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Sanders to Force Votes on Arms Sales to Israel

Measure targets sale of 22K bombs

(Newser) - Sen. Bernie Sanders is looking to put his colleagues on the spot over US weapons headed to Israel. The Vermont independent on Thursday is filing a series of resolutions to block roughly $658 million in planned munitions sales, according to his office, with Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley,...

Behind Mystery Flights Evacuating Palestinians From Gaza: Israeli Group
Israeli Group Quietly Ran
Flights Evacuating Palestinians
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Mar 16, 2026 10:41 AM CDT

Israeli Group Quietly Ran Flights Evacuating Palestinians

Gazans didn't know who was getting them out or why, and largely didn't care

(Newser) - The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November. It wasn't the only one. Since May, at least three flights filled with Gaza residents who'd signed up to leave the war-torn enclave...

Relations Between Spain, Israel Get Frostier

Spain has permanently pulled its ambassador

(Newser) - Spain just made a diplomatic snub to Israel permanent. Madrid on Tuesday formally ended its ambassador's posting to Israel, confirming that the role is being scrapped and the embassy in Tel Aviv will now be headed indefinitely by a charge d'affaires. The ambassador had been recalled in September...

Cindy McCain to Step Down From 'Honor of a Lifetime'

John McCain's widow is leaving top post at UN's World Food Programme due to health issues

(Newser) - Cindy McCain is stepping down as head of the UN's World Food Programme, saying lingering health problems won't let her keep up with the demands of the job. On Thursday, the 71-year-old called leading the agency "the honor of a lifetime" but said her recovery after what...

Middle East Nations Find Huckabee's Remark 'Dangerous'

Joint statement rips ambassador's comments about Israeli takeover

(Newser) - With what sounded like an offhand line about Israel's borders, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has touched off a regional firestorm. When pressed on whether Israel had a right to land stretching across parts of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan in a chat with host Tucker Carlson, Huckabee said it...

Trump Holds First Board of Peace Meeting

He said the US will commit $10B to Gaza reconstruction

(Newser) - At the launch of his "Board of Peace" on Thursday, Trump told leaders from roughly two dozen countries that Washington would commit $10 billion over 10 years to rebuilding Gaza, calling the new body "the most prestigious board ever put together" and saying it would both support and...

Gaza Deaths Exceed Health Ministry Estimate—by a Lot

Study indicates 75K deaths up to January 2025—a third more than the ministry estimated

(Newser) - A new analysis in a leading medical journal says Gaza's early-war death toll was far higher than anyone was publicly claiming at the time. Researchers writing in the Lancet Global Health estimate that more than 75,000 people were killed in the enclave between Oct. 7, 2023, and Jan....

Report Flags a Major Jump in Ukraine's Civilian Casualties

AOAV links rising Ukrainian toll to eroding norms in modern warfare

(Newser) - Civilian deaths and injuries from bombing in Ukraine climbed sharply last year, the fourth year of Russia's war, a new analysis finds. Action on Armed Violence reports that 2025 saw a 26% rise in Ukrainian civilian casualties from explosive weapons, with English-language accounts reporting 2,248 people killed and...

Gaza Strikes Hit Camp, Police Station
Gaza Strikes Hit Camp,
Police Station
Jan 31, 2026 12:20 PM CST

Gaza Strikes Hit Camp, Police Station

At least 30 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks

(Newser) - Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, including several children, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including an apartment building in...

After Nearly 2 Years, Gaza Crossing Into Egypt to Reopen

Though Israeli move to open Rafah crossing Sunday is for 'limited movement of people only'

(Newser) - Israel said on Friday that it will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend, allowing Palestinians to enter and leave the territory after nearly two years of closure. COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, said in a statement...

Israel's Latest Gaza Operation Could Mark a Turning Point

With Ran Gvili's recovery, Rafah crossing will be reopened, Israel says

(Newser) - Israel said Sunday its military was conducting a "large-scale operation" to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into the next phase of their ceasefire. The statement came as Israel's Cabinet met to discuss the possibility of opening...

Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

Israel: Sure, We'll Join Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Norway and Sweden join list of nays, however, amid fears Trump wants to replace UN

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he has agreed to join President Trump's Board of Peace, in a departure from an earlier stance when his office criticized the makeup of the board's committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. Norway and Sweden, meanwhile, said they wouldn't...

Trump May Be Trying to Build an Alternative to the UN
Trump May Be Trying to Build
an Alternative to the UN
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Jan 19, 2026 8:26 AM CST

Trump May Be Trying to Build an Alternative to the UN

President is asking other nations to join his Board of Peace for $1B

(Newser) - President Trump thinks the UN is a joke . The UN thinks Trump is a little out of control. What now? It appears Trump is aiming to build what some see as an alternative to the world body—one that would be run by him initially. Coverage:
  • The organization: Trump sent
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UN Chief Has Some Blunt Words for Trump's Moves

'There are those who believe the power of law should be replaced by the law of power'

(Newser) - The outgoing head of the United Nations is offering a blunt new criticism of American power under President Trump: "There are those who believe the power of law should be replaced by the law of power," Secretary-General António Guterres tells the BBC in an interview. Washington now...

Trump Names Board to Oversee Gaza, Drawing Israeli Complaint

Panel includes no Palestinians and no Israeli officials

(Newser) - President Trump has unveiled the first roster for a new international body he says will direct the rebuilding of Gaza, an announcement that immediately drew public pushback from Israel. The White House on Friday named Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff,...

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...

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