US defends 'robust' COP28 team despite Biden snub
WASHINGTON, United States — The White House said on Monday a "robust" US delegation would attend a key UN climate summit in Dubai despite the fact that President Joe Biden is planning to miss it.
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Hamas has command center at Gaza hospital — White House
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Palestinian militants have a command center at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, the White House said Tuesday, backing up a key Israeli justification for military moves on the facility.
Worldwide concern for Israel-Hamas war increasing rapidly
Videos and images of the atrocities committed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas when it launched a deadly attack on Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 are horrific and appalling – with infants, young children, men, women and the elderly killed, and hundreds dragged away as hostages.
Israel PM rejects Gaza ceasefire as 'surrender to Hamas'
JERUSALEM, unidentified — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas "will not happen", as the UN warned not enough aid was coming in to meet "unprecedented humanitarian needs".
Agreement reached for Biden-Xi talks, but details still being worked out, official tells AP
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, according to a U.S. official familiar with the planning.
World concern over Israel's Gaza evacuation order
PARIS, France — Israel's ultimatum to more than a million Gazans giving them 24 hours to evacuate to the south of the coastal enclave was condemned Friday by countries and organizations around the world.