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Foreigners killed, abducted or missing after Hamas attack

Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

The worst attack in Israel's 75-year history killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, inside the country, according to Israeli officials.

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What we know about the deadly blast at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital

A huge explosion at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday killed hundreds of Palestinians, sparking international outrage and all but wrecking a high-stakes diplomatic mission by US President Joe Biden. Here is what we know about the deadly blast at al-Ahli hospital, which Palestinian and Israeli officials have blamed on each other.

  • The blast

Early on Tuesday evening in Gaza, reports emerged of an explosion at al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, which was crowded both with victims of 10 days of Israeli air strikes and with families and others who have taken refuge on the hospital grounds.

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Musk's X starts charging new users for basic features in two countries

The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines for basic features such as posting messages in a trial aimed at reducing spam.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who bought Twitter last year for $44 billion, has long complained about fake accounts, bots and spam on the platform, introducing a number of controversial changes that have been sharply criticized by users around the world.

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For classical star Lang Lang, musicians must 'bridge' cultures

Lang Lang, one of the world's most influential classical artists, says that musicians must always act as a "bridge" between cultures, but even more so during times of crisis.

Speaking to AFP after an intimate performance at the Steinway piano showroom in Manhattan, the 41-year-old renowned pianist said "every musician is an ambassador for their own culture."

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Nice suspend defender Youcef Atal for alleged anti-Semitic post

Ligue 1 side Nice suspended Algerian international Youcef Atal "until further notice" on Wednesday after he shared a controversial post on social media linked to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

Even though he quickly deleted the post and apologized, the club said in a press release that, given the "seriousness" of the post, it was taking immediate disciplinary action "prior to any action that may be taken by the sporting and legal authorities".

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Biden visits Israel as Gaza hospital deaths stoke regional fury

US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame.

Biden has expressed "iron-clad" support for Israel in its war against Hamas over the bloody October 7 attacks and was welcomed on the tarmac by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Netanyahu to Biden: West has to help defeat Hamas' 'sheer evil'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on the West to join forces in defeating Hamas after the massacre by the Palestinian extremist organization on October 7 had shown the group's "sheer evil." Meeting with US President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Netanyahu said "the civilized world must unite to defeat Hamas," comparing the militant organization which rules the Gaza Strip to the Nazis and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist network. Hamas has committed the worst crimes in Israel, Netanyahu said. Women have been raped, soldiers beheaded and children murdered, he added. ...

Biden considering $100 billion funding request that includes Israel, Ukraine aid -sources

By Patricia Zengerle, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden may consider a supplemental request of about $100 billion that would include defense aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, multiple sources familiar with the request told Reuters on Tuesday. Biden has been widely expected to ask Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill within days, as Washington responds to the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants while looking to continue to support Ukraine as it grapples with a Russian invasion. The news broke as Biden prepared to depart fo...

More than 30 Israel-Hamas war protesters arrested in shoving clashes at White House gates

The White House gates were being manned by security officers shoving and reportedly nabbing dozens of protesters.

The Secret Service confirmed to Fox 5 that they arrested more than 30 protesters who rushed the barricaded gates of 1600 Pennsylvania.

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'War is coming': Marjorie Taylor Greene tests new conspiracy theory about violence

It has been just a few weeks since Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) begged the anti-war group Code Pink for a photo with their activists, but she's now anticipating a war.

"The war in Ukraine must END!" posted Greene the first week of October. "Today, I met brave @codepink activists who protested for peace in Bernie Sanders’ office. He had 11 of them arrested! Peace & free speech shouldn’t be a partisan issue. We don’t agree on most things, but we do agree Congress should STOP fueling the war in Ukraine!"

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Netanyahu with Scholz: Hamas committed 'worst crimes since Holocaust'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the Hamas attack on Israel as the "worst crimes committed against Jews since the Holocaust." At a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Netanyahu said people had been beheaded, and children with their hands tied behind their backs had been shot in front of their parents. Hundreds of Islamist militants crossed the border from the Gaza Strip into Israel in a surprise attack on October 7 on behalf of the Palestinian Hamas movement, which controls the coastal enclave. Israel responded with a massive bombardment of...

Many dead and injured after strike on Gaza hospital

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect updated claims of responsibility.

Many were killed and injured in a hospital in the Gaza Strip following an errant weapon strike that Israeli officials say was fired by a Palestinian terrorist group and Hamas says was the result of an Israeli airstrike. Experts suggested the more likely cause was an errant strike by a Palestinian terrorist group, in part due to the composition of weapon fragments found at the scene.

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Greta Thunberg arrested in direct action at Global Fossil Fuel summit in London

Climate leader Greta Thunberg was among at least 27 people arrested in London on Tuesday at a rally against the Energy Intelligence Forum, where fossil fuel CEOs rubbed elbows with policymakers including British Energy Minister Graham Stuart and, as one campaigner said, continued "hijacking our politics to keep us hooked on their dirty fuel."

Thunberg gathered with advocates from Fossil Free London, which organized the direct action, and others outside the Intercontinental Hotel for the first of three days of protests.

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