A senior Hamas official has said the terrorist group accepts a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution adopted on Monday that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza. Sami Abu Zuhri confirmed the militant group’s decision to Reuters on Tuesday, saying Hamas is ready to negotiate over the details, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel …
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4 US college instructors stabbed in attack at Chinese public park
Four university tutors from Iowa were stabbed by an assailant in an attack at a public park in China on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials. A suspect is now in custody, Chinese officials said. A Chinese person who sought to intervene was also stabbed, according to police. The educators from Iowa’s Cornell College were attacked during a …
Read More »Parents of US missionaries killed in Haiti speak out for first time: 'Darkest places need the light'
The parents of American missionaries who were murdered in Haiti broke their silence during an exclusive “Fox & Friends First” interview, remembering the pair for their devotion to God and unparalleled love for one another. Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker and his wife Naomi lost their daughter Natalie and son-in-law Davy to the unrest in war-torn Haiti. They discussed their …
Read More »US consulate in Sydney vandalized with suspected anti-Israel graffiti: report
The U.S. consulate in Sydney was vandalized by a sledgehammer-wielding suspect who smashed windows and spray painted anti-Israel graffiti on its doors, reports say. The incident that unfolded around 3 a.m. local time Monday in the suburbs of Australia’s largest city is now drawing condemnation from the country’s prime minister, according to Reuters. “I would just say that people should …
Read More »Man sent to mental hospital for trying to start gay club in Pakistan: report
A Pakistani man is currently in a mental hospital after he tried establishing the first gay club in the country, according to a recent report. The man, whose identity has not been released, was interviewed by the Telegraph on Sunday shortly before he was institutionalized. The man explained that he filed an application to the deputy commissioner of Abbottabad to …
Read More »Biden admin weighs going around Israel to negotiate release of US hostages directly with Hamas: report
President Biden’s administration has held discussions about potentially negotiating with Hamas for the release of American hostages in Gaza, skirting around Israel’s involvement, according to a new report. Such discussions would only begin if the current cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas break down, NBC News reported. U.S. representatives would negotiate with Hamas through Qatari representatives, much as Israel’s own …
Read More »UN halts food distribution from US-built Gaza pier due to security concerns
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) is temporarily pausing its food distribution operations from a U.S.-built pier in Gaza after its warehouses were hit by rockets, representing the latest blow to efforts to get humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip from the pier. The U.S. has spent some $320 million building the pier in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate …
Read More »Body of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley believed found on Greek island
British TV doctor Michael Mosley is believed to have been found dead on the Greek island of Symi following a multi-day search along the coast for the missing man. Mosley, 67, appeared to have fallen down a steep slope near the rocky coast above Agia Marina beach, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, the island’s mayor, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Papakalodoukas said …
Read More »Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu's emergency government
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government, saying the prime minister was making “total victory impossible.” In announcing his resignation Sunday, Gantz said the government needs to put the return of the hostages seized Oct. 7 by Hamas “above political survival.” “Months after the October disaster, the situation in the country and in the decision-making …
Read More »Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia
A missing woman was found eaten alive by a massive python after locals cut her body out of the snake in Indonesia. Farida, 45, went missing on Thursday night. Her body was discovered inside the reticulated python Friday by her husband and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province, a local official said, according to AFP. The search for …
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