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Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran in retaliation for a strike almost two weeks ago that killed seven Iranian military officers. Iran has vowed to take revenge for Israel killing its commanders, who…

3:26 a.m. ET, April 11, 2024 Iran's foreign minister speaks with counterparts in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, UAE…

3 hours agoUS President Joe Biden has said he believes that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a "mistake" in his handling of Gaza."I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," he said in an interview.He said Gaza should have "total access to all food and medicine" for the next six to eight weeks.Last…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said.March 2024 averaged 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees…

Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), who chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday that it was “absolutely true” that some Republican members of Congress were repeating Russian propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine instigated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Turner did not specify which members he was referring…

4:38 p.m. ET, April 6, 2024 Israeli hostage Elad Katzir may have been saved if a deal had happened earlier in the…

Israeli strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza earlier this week were “carried out in serious violation” of the military’s procedures and were a “grave mistake stemming from a serious failure due to a mistaken identification” of vehicles as carrying Hamas operatives, according to the findings of an Israeli military…

5 hours agoImage caption, Jens Stoltenberg said that the Nato alliance "must be doing something right" as it had grown from 12 countries to 32 in 75 yearsEurope and the US need each other and are "stronger together", the secretary-general of Nato has said. Jens Stoltenberg was speaking at a ceremony marking the alliance's 75th anniversary.While…

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring more…

LONDON -- A 12-year-old was killed and two others were injured Tuesday morning during a shooting carried out by another student at a school in Finland, police officials said."The police arrested the suspect. The investigation of the act continues," Finnish police said in a statement.Police officers stand guard outside Viertola comprehensive…