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Ukraine beats back Russian attempt to cross border as Moscow seeks Kharkiv buffer zone: report

The Ukrainian military has claimed it pushed back an attempted Russian incursion amid fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make renewed efforts to capture the city of Kharkiv. “Russia has launched a new wave of counteroffensive operations in the Kharkiv sector,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday, claiming the Russians fought against his forces and that a fierce battle …

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2 ISIS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad

Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State group militants suspected of involvement in mass killings of Iraqi soldiers in 2014, a war monitor said Friday. The report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights came a day after the Iraqi National Intelligence Service said it had brought back to the country three IS members from …

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US troops in standoff in African nations as Cold War-like tensions take hold on continent

FIRST ON FOX – U.S. troops in the West African country of Chad are ‘accounted for’ after multiple reports of gunfire and five alleged deaths, Fox News Digital has learned. Various videos have been posted on social media which show rifles and even what appears to be truck-mounted heavy weapons being fired indiscriminately at civilians, after results of the country’s …

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Israel bombs Rafah, prepares for ground invasion after ceasefire talks with Hamas fall apart

Israel continues a missile strike on the city of Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza, after ceasefire talks with the terrorist regime once again fell apart. During negotiation efforts in Cairo, Egypt, Hamas reportedly demanded an initial 12-week ceasefire, double the six-week timeframe offered by the Israeli Defense Force. Air strikes continue on Rafah as the IDF marshals manpower and …

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California group calls on universities, state leaders to restore nixed commencements amid anti-Israel protests

California Republican Steve Hilton and former state Sen. Gloria Romero, a Democrat, on Friday jointly called on state colleges and universities to bring classes back to campus and reinstate graduation commencements canceled amid anti-Israel protests. “We feel very strongly that nobody has been speaking up for the majority of hardworking students who want and expect to complete their studies in …

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US promises to squash Palestinian membership push at UN following vote

The U.S. has promised to vote against any resolution that would seek to grant the Palestinians full membership in the United Nations after a General Assembly resolution passed with significant support from member states. “Our vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood,” U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood said after the vote. “We have been very clear …

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As Russia advances, Ukrainian relief group evacuates towns near the front lines

Anzhelika Sharonova and her 86-year-old mother held out in their battered eastern Ukrainian town for as long as they could before finally fleeing this week with just a few bags between them. Russian forces are steadily advancing north and south of Toretsk as they press on multiple parts of the eastern front, threatening to eventually envelop the former coal-mining town …

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Many Israelis feel 'betrayed' following Biden threat to withhold arms to defeat Hamas in Rafah

JERUSALEM — After President Biden compared Hamas to the Nazis in a Holocaust remembrance day speech on Tuesday, his Israeli critics argue he is now backpedaling from his ironclad commitment to the Jewish state by delaying deliveries of vital precision weapons to Jerusalem. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are closing in on the last major bastion of Hamas terror in …

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Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel shows he 'favors a Hamas victory,' Republicans argue

Republican senators on Capitol Hill accused President Biden on Thursday of favoring a “Hamas victory over Israel” and being a “propaganda tool” for the Palestinian terrorist group after he vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if it follows through with an invasion of Rafah. Biden, during an interview with CNN released Wednesday, said “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as …

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Speaker Johnson calls Biden 'off script' with threats to pull Israel support: 'I hope it’s a senior moment'

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said President Biden’s recent threat to withhold munitions shipments to Israel was completely unexpected and probably “off script.” Biden said in a Wednesday CNN interview that his administration will halt munitions shipments to Israel if the nation continues with plans to invade the city of Rafah. “My reaction honestly was — ‘Wow, that is …

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