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The Israeli military said Sunday it has discovered a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to what was once a busy crossing into Israel, raising new questions about how Israeli surveillance missed such conspicuous preparations by Hamas for the militants’

Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza  The Associated Press Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages: live updates  CNN Gaza Hostage Deaths Weaken Netanyahu’s Grip on Power  The New York

Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Faces Trial  Bloomberg Television Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon faces his biggest trial yet  CNN Witness against Hong Kong media mogul was mistreated, Post examination finds  The Washington Post Landmark national security trial opens in

Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel.

The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step down as police investigate a rape accusation

Florida GOP suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation  NPR Florida Republican leaders vote to strip authority from party chairman accused of rape  NBC News Embattled Chair Christian Ziegler censured by Florida Republican Party amid rape allegation  The Hill Florida Sex

Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records. (Image credit: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

The country dodged a constitutional coup, but it still needs an economic revival.

The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections was between President Aleksandar Vucic’s governing Serbian Progressive Party and the centrist coalition that sought to undermine the populists who have ruled the troubled Balkan state since 2012.

Psaki: White House would ‘probably’ like Hunter Biden to ‘go away’  The Hill