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November 24, 2023

Middle East

25 hostages, including a two-year-old, released by Hamas during four-day truce with Israel

Twenty-five hostages were released by Hamas on Friday, including a child as young as two, at the start of a four-day truce with Israel.

By Editors Desk

People attending a demonstration to show solidarity with Israel and against anti-semitism hold up photographs of hostages taken by Hamas on October 22, 2023 Getty Images

November 23, 2023

Canada

US-Canada Bridge Expected to Reopen in Day or Two, Mayor Says

By Editors Desk

The Rainbow Bridge border crossing into the US in Niagara Falls, Ontario.Photographer: Peter Power/AFP/Getty Images

November 23, 2023

People

New York Mayor accused of sexual assault in 1993

Eric Adams denies the allegations, which date back to his time working as a police officer in New York.

By Editors Desk

November 22, 2023

Middle East

Inside the 'excruciating' work of a secret US cell that secured the release of 50 hostages

Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire deal for at least four days in exchange for the release of hostages held by Hamas and prisoners in Israel.

By Editors Desk

US President Joe Biden / ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS, AFP Via Getty Images

November 22, 2023

Canada

Car blast hits US-Canada border crossing

The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion near Rainbow Bridge that has killed two people

By Editors Desk

Smoke billows from a checkpoint at the Rainbow Bridge, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Niagara Falls © WKBW-TV via AP

November 21, 2023

Society

Severe weather sweeping across US threatens Thanksgiving travel

Today will be the worst day weather-wise for airport delays and road conditions.

By Editors Desk

November 19, 2023

Politics

Rosalynn Carter, Who Wielded Influence in Turbulent Presidency, Dies at 96

The former first lady sat in on cabinet meetings and served as an envoy during Jimmy Carter’s

By Editors Desk

Rosalynn Carter in 2011. She was a key adviser to her husband during his presidential term. NIKKI KAHN/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

November 17, 2023

World

China hails Xi-Biden meeting despite 'dictator' remark

The picture of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden on a stroll in a Californian country estate continues headlining Chinese media a day after what Beijing has hailed as a "historic" summit.

By Editors Desk

Reuters | Beijing has hailed the meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden as "historic" and "constructive"

November 16, 2023

World

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden working to ‘enhance trust’ between US and China, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi after summit

The two presidents announced deals on resuming military communications and tackling the US fentanyl crisis at their meeting in California

By Editors Desk

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters after the Xi-Biden summit. Photo: CCTV

November 15, 2023

World

Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery

Hypocrisy, double standards and a failure to understand the region. These are the charges being levelled at the West, primarily the US, by leaders of 57 Arab and Muslim countries who convened at the weekend in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Reuters / Leaders warned of the "disastrous repercussions" of what they called Israel's "retaliatory aggression"

November 15, 2023

World

Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters

When Xi Jinping stepped off his plane in San Francisco for the Apec summit, it was in circumstances very different to the last time he landed on American soil.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES | Mr Xi faces a host of problems at home as he arrives in San Francisco

November 15, 2023

United States

Biden set to sign spending bill with no Ukraine aid

The stopgap funding to avoid a government shutdown was approved by the House in a bipartisan vote

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

November 12, 2023

Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert shutdown draws criticism from conservatives

The House approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for Israel, but it featured a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden.

By Editors Desk

November 10, 2023

World

Biden, Xi Set to Meet Nov. 15 on Sidelines of APEC Summit

Leaders to speak for first time since meeting at G-20 in 2022

By Editors Desk

Biden, Xi Set to Meet Nov. 15 on Sidelines of APEC Summit

November 10, 2023

Middle East

Netanyahu reveals Israel’s long-term plan for Gaza

The prime minister insists there is no intention to “conquer” or “occupy” the Palestinian enclave

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 17, 2023. © AP / Maya Alleruzzo

November 08, 2023

National Security

What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?

Inside the highly secretive military branch responsible for protecting American interests in a vulnerable new domain.

By Editors Desk

A patch for the Assured Access to Space Directorate, the Space Force division in charge of space mobility and logistics.Credit...Christopher Payne for The New York Times

November 07, 2023

Middle East

Netanyahu: Israel must have security responsibility for Gaza after war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu floated a plan for Israel to be responsible for Gaza’s overall security for an “indefinite period” after the war in an interview with ABC News. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, but had not offered a vision of who would administer the enclave after the war.

By Editors Desk

photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90

November 07, 2023

Russia-Ukraine War

Zelensky says ‘not the time’ for presidential elections in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion.

By Editors Desk

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on November 3, 2023 shows President Volodymyr Zelensky inspecting artillery and engineering weaponry during a visit to a training at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

November 02, 2023

Europe

Putin signs law revoking Russia's ratification of nuclear test ban treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move strongly criticised by the United States.

By Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. © Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik via Reuters

November 01, 2023

Society

In Protests Against Israel Strikes, G.O.P. Sees ‘Woke Agenda’ at Colleges

As the Mideast war escalates, the party’s politicians and activists are casting antisemitic incidents and progressive protests as part of a larger cultural battle over education.

By Editors Desk

A pro-Palestinian demonstration last week at the University of California, Los Angeles. Republicans have called for campus crackdowns on such protests. Credit...Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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