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Netanyahu asks Israeli government to back Hamas hostage deal
JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked his government on Tuesday to back a deal to clear the way for the release of some of the hostages that Palestinian Hamas militants took to the Gaza Strip during an Oct. 7 assault on Israel. In a recorded message at the start of a…
Bank of England halves UK growth projection and cuts main interest rate to 4.50%
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year as it cut its main interest rate Thursday for the third time in six months. In a statement, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee lowered its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.50%,…
Baghdad, Iraq violence leaves at least 30 dead, cleric tells protesters to withdraw
Influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on supporters to stop violent protests: ‘This is not a revolution’ At least 30 were confirmed dead in Iraq Tuesday as fighting continues in Baghdad following the resignation of a top Shiite leader Monday. Gun fire has continued to ring out in the nation’s capital as leaders grapple with Iraq’s…
Hezbollah deputy Naim Qassem elected as chief after Israeli strike killed Nasrallah
Oct. 29 (UPI) — Hezbollah on Tuesday announced that its deputy secretary general, Nasim Qassem, will serve as its new leader. Qassem was elected to replace long-time Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, ending an ongoing succession crisis to lead the Iran-backed terror group. Nasrallah was killed last month in Beirut in airstrikes Israeli Prime Minister…
Biden invokes executive privilege to shield Robert Hur interview tapes from House
Biden’s assertion of executive privilege came as two House committees planned to vote on contempt resolutions for Attorney General Merrick Garland, who refused to turn over the recording. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden invoked executive privilege Thursday to keep the recording of his deposition about storing classified documents at his home confidential, as House Republicans…
