Israel has agreed, for now, to a request from the U.S. to delay its expected ground invasion of Gaza so the Pentagon can place air defenses in the region to protect U.S. troops, according to U.S. officials and people familiar with the Israeli planning. The Pentagon is rushing to deploy nearly a dozen air-defense systems […]
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Media network condemns ‘indiscriminate assault’ by Israeli forces. Below is Al Jazeera Media Network’s statement on the killing of journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh’s family members: The Al Jazeera Media Network extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to our colleague Wael Al-Dahdouh on the loss of his family in an Israeli airstrike. The indiscriminate assault by the
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Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region’s worst drought in more than a century. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their
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Two dozen American military personnel were wounded last week in a series of drone attacks at American bases in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command told NBC News on Tuesday. The Pentagon confirmed the attacks last week, but the number of U.S. casualties has not been previously disclosed. Twenty American personnel sustained minor injuries on
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Decision is latest instance of regulatory agencies expressing concern over safety of autonomous vehicles. The United States state of California has suspended testing of Cruise self-driving cars developed by General Motors (GM), citing safety concerns after a series of accidents and mishaps. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced on Tuesday that it had suspended
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Israeli FM rejects calls for Gaza ceasefire, says Hamas ‘new Nazis’ | Al Jazeera Newsfeed Al Jazeera English Kirby warns to expect more civilian casualties in Gaza as Israel targets Hamas: ‘This is war’ Fox News Not the time for a ceasefire in Gaza, says US, with Hamas still holding hostages The Guardian Full Ceasefire In Gaza ‘Only
Sharif returns to Pakistan in hopes of overturning corruption conviction and running for political office again. A Pakistani court has granted bail to three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases. Sharif was convicted in the two cases after his removal as prime minister in 2017. The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday gave
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The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war. Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its naval forces have destroyed three unmanned Ukrainian boats in the northern part of the Black Sea off the Crimean Peninsula, the latest in a series of attacks around the contested
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Hamas released two Israeli hostages — Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79 — into Israel Defense Forces custody Monday, according to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s office. The Israeli government thanked the Egyptian government and the International Committee for the Red Cross, while The Washington Post reported that Qatar was also involved
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Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after incident on Horizon Airlines flight to San Francisco. An off-duty pilot in the United States has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to turn off a commercial plane’s engines in midflight. The pilot, who was occupying the cockpit jump seat,
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