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EU's Top Diplomat: The World Sucks, Start Drinking

Kaja Kallas' joke about throwing one back comes amid wars, protests, Iran sanctions push

(Newser) - Europe's top diplomat appears to be feeling the strain of global crises—enough to joke that now might be the moment to take up drinking. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief and former Estonian prime minister, reportedly told senior members of the European Parliament in a closed-door...

A Senator Backs the Ex-Army Surgeon Who Saved Her Life

Iraq war doctor Adam Hamawy launches bid for New Jersey congressional seat

(Newser) - Tammy Duckworth is backing the doctor who once kept her alive on a battlefield in his bid for a seat in Congress. Duckworth on Thursday endorsed Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former Army surgeon who helped save her after her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. Hamawy,...

US: Gaza Is Entering New Phase of Ceasefire

Trump envoy says Phase 2 will include establishment of new government

(Newser) - The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory, and establishing the group of Palestinian experts who will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervision. President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said...

Hamas Suggests When It Will End Government of Gaza

Under US plan, technocratic leadership committee will take control

(Newser) - Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the US-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur, the AP reports. Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the...

Pope's Stark Message: 'War Is Back in Vogue'

Pontiff decries nations using force globally to exert dominion, 'completely undermining' peace

(Newser) - In his most substantial critique of US, Russian, and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, "completely undermining" peace and the post-World War II international legal order. "War is back in vogue, and...

Israel Boots Doctors Without Borders Out of Gaza

Israeli mandate follows dispute with humanitarian aid group over staff data, war criticism

(Newser) - Israel is moving to push Doctors Without Borders out of Gaza, setting up a clash between one of the territory's most well-known medical-aid providers and the Israeli government. The group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres, says Israeli authorities have ordered it to stop bringing in supplies and foreign...

Israel Says It's Booting Doctors Without Borders From Gaza

Says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations starting in 2026

(Newser) - Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza. The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned on Jan. 1 did not meet new requirements...

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Rain Swamps Camps in Gaza

Harsh weather is 'compounding more than two years of suffering,' UN official says

(Newser) - Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. In the southern city of Khan Younis, blankets, and mattresses were soaked and clay ovens meant for...

Faithful Converge on Bethlehem After 2 Years of Chaos in Gaza

Holiday spirit s in full force on Christmas Eve in West Bank city of Jesus' birth

(Newser) - Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The city where Christians believe Jesus was born canceled Christmas celebrations for the past two years, with Manger Square instead featuring a Nativity scene of baby Jesus surrounded by...

Before Their Deaths, Hostages Seen Celebrating Hanukkah

Footage unearthed in Gaza shows 6 hostages honoring the holiday from captivity in a tunnel

(Newser) - New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed. Israel said all six were killed last August by Hamas, shortly before Israeli troops arrived. The videos and photos were published...

5 Nations Ditch Eurovision Over Israel's Participation

Organizer rejected calls to vote on expulsion over Gaza crisis

(Newser) - Iceland is closing its songbook for Eurovision 2026. The country's public broadcaster, RÚV, on Wednesday voted not to participate in or air next year's contest in Vienna, making Iceland the fifth nation to boycott over Israel's conduct in the Gaza war, reports the Guardian . Spain, Ireland,...

Israel: 'Findings' From Gaza Aren't Missing Hostages

Still no sign of remains of Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak, final 2 hostages in Gaza, officials say

(Newser) - Israel said Wednesday that the "findings" returned from Gaza don't match either of the hostages taken during Hamas' 2023 attack who remain in Gaza, posing yet another challenge to the region's fragile ceasefire. The material handed over Tuesday was found in Gaza's northern town of Beit...

Families of Oct. 7 Victims Sue Binance

Lawsuit claims crypto exchange moved $1B for terror groups including Hamas

(Newser) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is facing a lawsuit from the families of 300 American citizens who were injured or killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The families allege that Binance helped Hamas and other terrorist organizations move over $1 billion through its platform, effectively...

Security Council Approves Trump's Plan for Gaza

Proposal calls for international force to handle governing and demilitarization

(Newser) - The UN Security Council on Monday approved President Trump's peace plan for Gaza, a diplomatic victory for the US that provides a legal international mandate for rebuilding Gaza after two years of fighting. The resolution, which incorporates Trump's 20-point ceasefire proposal, passed with 13 votes in favor and...

BBC Bosses Resign Over Coverage of Gaza, Trump

Criticism involves editing of president's Jan. 6 speech, possible anti-Israel bias

(Newser) - Tim Davie, director general of the BBC, announced his resignation on Sunday after allegations of widespread bias in the broadcaster's coverage of major political issues, including President Trump, the fighting in Gaza, and transgender rights. Deborah Turness, the head of BBC News, also stepped down, the Guardian reports, saying...

Hamas Returns Body of Last American Hostage in Gaza

Itay Chen, 19, was killed fighting in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023

(Newser) - Hamas has returned the body of the last deceased American hostage in Gaza, 19-year-old Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen, bringing a measure of closure to families whose relatives were seized during the group's Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Chen, who also held German citizenship, was killed fighting alongside his...

After 'Frantic' Search, Ex-Israeli Military Lawyer Arrested

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is accused of leaking video showing abuse of Palestinian detainee

(Newser) - Israel has arrested Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the nation's former top military lawyer, after she admitted to leaking footage showing Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a Gaza detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center. Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned Friday as military advocate general, said she released the video to counter "...

Experts: Gaza Is in the Midst of an 'Ecocide'

Toxic waste, rubble, pollution, and disease reshape daily life amid Israel-Hamas war

(Newser) - Gaza's environmental crisis is deepening at a pace that experts now describe as "above imagination," with a new report highlighting catastrophic pollution, collapsing infrastructure, and rising health threats after years of war. The Arava Institute, an Israeli research center, reports that Gaza is now buried under an...

Israel: Hamas-Returned Remains Aren't of 3 Hostages

Yet another setback for the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire

(Newser) - The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week don't belong to any of the hostages, Israel said Saturday, the latest development that could undermine the US-brokered agreement for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The handover followed Israel's return on Friday...

Palestinian Militants Turn Over Remains

Israel will attempt to identify the two hostages

(Newser) - Israel's military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week. The two sets of remains were given to the Red Cross in Gaza, then transported into Israel under...

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