Gaza's Health Ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in a 10-month-old Palestinian child
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Gaza's Health Ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in a 10-month-old Palestinian child.
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CNN‘All the streets were destroyed:’ Palestinians count the cost as Israel pulls back from Jenin
Residents of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, are taking stock after nine days of what they say has been the most intense and sustained Israeli military operation in their city since October 7.
- CNN
‘People are suffocating.’ Bedouins in Israel say Gaza war has worsened decades of marginalization
In southern Israel’s Negev desert, residents of the Bedouin village of Khirbet Karkur live in tents and metal-clad makeshift homes. Not far from the border with Gaza, they hear the sounds of the war unfolding next door.
- Euronews
US citizen shot dead by Israeli army during protest in occupied West Bank
The 26-year-old activist was attending a weekly protest against settlement expansion in a town south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
- CNN
American activist shot dead by Israeli forces at West Bank protest, eyewitnesses say
The 26-year-old University of Washington grad was shot in the head, according to witnesses and medical officials.
- Reuters
Exclusive-US-Iraq deal would see hundreds of troops withdraw in first year, sources say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States and Iraq have reached an understanding on plans for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The plan, which has been broadly agreed but requires a final go-ahead from both capitals and an announcement date, would see hundreds of troops leave by September 2025, with the remainder departing by the end of 2026, the sources said. "We have an agreement, its now just a question of when to announce it," a senior U.S. official said.
- PA Media: UK News
Eight arrests at latest pro-Palestinian protest in London
Thousands of campaigners set off from Piccadilly Circus shortly after 1.30pm on Saturday.
- France 24
Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to finalise ‘90 percent agreed’ Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a Gaza truce, stating that "90 percent" of a deal is "agreed". Blinken added that the US would offer further ideas via Egypt and Qatar. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied the claim in an interview with Fox News, saying "it's not close". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged both Israel and Hamas to finalize a Gaza truce, standing by US assessments that 90 percent of a deal
- Sky News
Ukraine war: Iran 'sends hundreds of missiles to Russia' in 'dramatic escalation'
Iran is believed to have sent more than 200 ballistic missiles to Russia - a move security chiefs say would be a "dramatic escalation" of its defence partnership with Moscow. A Russian ship delivered the short-range Fatah-360 missiles from Tehran to a port in the Caspian Sea, a Ukrainian source told Sky News on Saturday. Ukraine and its allies in the West have long feared that Iran has been supplying Russia with ballistic missiles.
- HuffPost
Rights Experts Warn A Besieged West Bank Could Face The Same Fate As Gaza
Israeli forces are using war-like tactics against Palestinians in what has become the deadliest operation in the settler-occupied West Bank in decades.
- The Hill
Man charged for plotting Oct. 7 attack on Jewish Center in New York
A Canadian resident was arrested this week over a terror plot against a Jewish Center in New York City that was planned for Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s initial attack on Israel which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. The plotter, according to the Justice Department (DOJ), was a supporter of the Islamic…
- CNN
Major roadblocks in Gaza ceasefire talks raise doubts over whether war can be ended before Biden leaves office
The Biden administration has hit major roadblocks in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations after months of feverish work, raising doubts within the White House about whether the Israel-Hamas war can come to an end before the end of Joe Biden’s one-term presidency, officials told CNN.
- Euronews
Ukrainian village hit by Russian drone debris as Lviv mourns attack victims
The Ukrainian military is trying to draw Russia's attention and resources away from a crucial city whose fall could leave other parts of the country more vulnerable.
- Euronews
Sympathetic view of Russian soldiers creates controversy at Venice Film Festival
Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova has defended her film 'Russians at War' as an "attempt to see through the fog of war".
- BBC
Canada detains man accused of planning New York terror plot
Investigators say the Pakistani national was arrested while attempting to illegally cross into the US from Canada.
- BuzzFeed
There's Now Backlash Over Katy Perry's Recent Oral Sex Confession — Here's What Millions Of Women On TikTok Are Calling Out
At first it was relatable, but now women are having different thoughts.
- HuffPost
Trump Fumes Over 'Irrelevant' Dick Cheney In Meltdown After Harris Endorsement
Donald Trump said only he could "stop World War III" in a message going after the former GOP vice president and "Comrade Kamala Harris."
- Hello!
Jennifer Lopez rocks very risque dress as she joins estranged husband Ben Affleck's BFF on red carpet
Jennifer Lopez came out fighting on Friday September 6, as she made her first public appearance since news of her divorce filing from Ben Affleck emerged in a very risque gown. For her red carpet debut at Toronto International Film Festival, the actress boldly rocked a silver mirror embroidered column dress from Tamara Ralph, with cut out detailing, featuring black silk velvet bows. Jennifer stars in the new film Unstoppable, which was produced by Ben and his BFF Matt Damon; Ben chose not to attend the red carpet but Matt Damon was there, with his wife Luciana, who wore a slinky black gown with a plunging sweetheart neckline.
- NewsWire
Parent’s tragic confession after deaths
The father of two brothers killed on a surfing trip to Mexico has revealed a heartbreaking, six-word confession.
- CNN
Ukraine’s ‘dragon drones’ rain molten metal on Russian positions in latest terrifying battlefield innovation
Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars.
- The Daily Beast
Sir Ian McKellen Roasts the Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth Was ‘Quite Rude’
Sir Ian McKellen described the late Queen Elizabeth II as “quite rude” and said the British royal family “can’t do anything normal,” declaring in a recent interview that he was siding with Prince Harry in his rift with the crown. In a lengthy interview with The Times in which the legendary actor held little back, McKellen said that whenever he met the late queen, she would shake his hand like she was pushing him away. “It meant, ‘Go! Go!’” McKellen said. “The Queen, I’m sure she was quite mad at