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President Biden Leaves White House for First Time Since Getting COVID-19

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Ending his most recent COVID-19 isolation, President Joe Biden on Sunday left the White House for the first time since becoming infected with the coronavirus last month, settling in for a reunion with first lady Jill

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Yesh Atid MK apologizes for saying Netanyahu has ‘mental problems’

Ram Ben Barak tells radio station that opposition leader ‘doesn’t give credit to anyone, it’s all me, me, me’; later says his remarks were ‘out of place’

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Israeli messaging on deadly Jabaliya explosion makes inroads on international media

Effort by Israeli officials to show children killed Saturday were victims of failed rocket launch, not IDF strike, is widely picked up by news outlets reporting on conflict

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Head of African Union accuses Israel of targeting civilians in Gaza airstrikes

Commission that leads continental alliance ‘strongly condemns’ Israel for allegedly violating international law, reiterates support for Palestinians

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Russian Aggression Brings High Anxiety to Polish Border Towns

NATO is concerned about the Suwalki Gap, a Poland-Lithuania border region between Kaliningrad and Belarus. “What comes in the near future, who can say?”

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Islamic Jihad expands rocket range, firing at Jerusalem and Beersheba

On 3rd day of Gaza-Israel conflict, terror group launches large barrages at south and central Israel; military says some 780 rockets launched at country so far

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Ukraine Ships More Food as Worry About Nuclear Plant Grows

A third shipment of food products left Ukrainian ports, but explosions near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant raised the specter of the war unleashing a nuclear catastrophe.

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After a police officer sent a racist text, a town disbanded the entire department

Officials in Vincent, Ala., have fired the police chief and assistant chief. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said it will provide emergency law enforcement in the meantime.

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Zelensky calls for new sanctions on Russia for Zaporizhzhya shelling

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on as he addresses the opening ceremony of the 26th Annual Economist Government Roundtable in Lagonisi. -/Ukraine Presidency/dpa Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for new sanctions against Russia in response to the shelling the

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Four more cargo ships set to depart Ukraine as Russia moves to defend southern front

Agriculture shipments okayed to set sail as part of ongoing UN-brokered deal, while war enters new phase with Ukrainian army trying to retake occupied cities in south

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