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Israeli settlers attack a West Bank village, killing 1 Palestinian and wounding 25

JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of angry Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire. The rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others, Palestinian health officials said. The violence was the latest in an escalation in the West Bank that has accompanied the war in …

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Rescuers in Ukraine pull 5 puppies from the rubble of a building destroyed by fire

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescue workers in Ukraine have pulled five puppies from underneath the rubble of a destroyed building, a video released by the country’s emergency services Friday showed. SITUATION IN UKRAINE IS ‘DIRE’ AS AMMUNITION SUPPLIES DROP ON US, EUROPE ‘STARVATION DIET’ Officials said the puppies were rescued from a non-residential building that was on fire in the …

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What would really happen if a civil war broke out? New dystopian movie depicts conflict in near-future USA

Online conversations around potential conflict in the United States have gone mainstream amid the release of Alex Garland’s “Civil War” film, with Americans questioning the probability of political upheaval and how they can survive the dire, though unlikely, event. Ajit Shipekar, a data analyst with Straits Research, noted to Fox News Digital that director Garland has depicted a virus-caused pandemic, …

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Prominent surgeon says he was denied entry to Germany for a pro-Palestinian conference

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war said he was denied entry to Germany Friday to take part in a pro-Palestinian conference — an event that police later ended early. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta said he arrived at Berlin airport on Friday morning before being stopped at …

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US intelligence finding shows China surging equipment sales to Russia to help war effort in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the sensitive findings Friday on the condition of anonymity, said that …

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Poland calls aid worker's killing in Gaza a murder, wants further investigation

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government on Friday called the killing of a Polish aid worker by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza a murder, and demanded Israel’s support for a Polish investigation into the case. Deputy Foreign Minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski told lawmakers in parliament that the April 1 death of Damian Soból, 35, and six other workers of the World …

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Johnson to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago amid speakership threat

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will meet former President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Friday as the embattled House leader faces a threat to his speakership from Trump loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Johnson and Trump have already been at odds on the House passing an additional $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, which Johnson has for months declined …

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Pro-Palestinian protester derails dinner at UC Berkeley law school dean’s home, refuses to leave

A congratulatory dinner held at the home of UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky was upended this week after a pro-Palestinian student started a heated speech about the Israel-Hamas war and refused to leave. The incident, which took place Tuesday evening, came after several soon-to-be law school graduates were invited to attend one of three backyard dinners at …

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More aid is supposed to be entering the Gaza Strip. Why isn’t it helping?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave. But days later, there are few signs of those promises materializing and international officials say starvation is widespread in hard-hit northern Gaza. FAMILIES …

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Morning Glory: We are in a war. Biden doesn't know it. Trump does.

Is the United States at war this April, 2024? Was it at war in November, 1941? Of course we are, just as we were on the eve of Pearl Harbor. Just as then, many Americans including the president were unaware of it. If you have any doubt ask the families of Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy …

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