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Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86  The Associated Press Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, ruler of oil-rich Kuwait, dead at 86  Fox News World reacts to the death of Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf  Al Jazeera

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Large parts of Australia on Saturday sweltered under heat wave conditions that prompted the nation’s weather forecaster to issue bush fire warnings in several states. In New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, more than 50 fires were

3 Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, military says  Axios Accidental Killings of Hostages Stun Israel: Live Updates  The New York Times Israel mistakenly kills 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza  POLITICO Europe Latest Israel, Gaza news and updates as war

Protesters block traffic near LAX to demand Gaza Strip cease-fire  Los Angeles Times Cease-fire protest shuts down 110 Freeway in Los Angeles  KABC-TV Shutting a freeway in traffic-clogged L.A. gets attention. But is it effective activism?  Los Angeles Times Over 30 protesters arrested

Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by the IDF had been holding a white flag, an Israeli military official has said.

Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag, official says  Reuters Accidental Killings of Hostages Stun Israel: Live Updates  The New York Times Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag, says official  The Indian Express Latest Israel, Gaza

In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city’s Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations. (Image credit: Ayman Oghanna for NPR)

The White House says no, but questions about Joe Biden pardoning his son persist  NBC News

Amal Murtaja was still writing her blog, Hope in Gaza, when I met her roughly a decade ago. My work as Jerusalem Bureau Chief for TIME had taken me to the seaside enclave, whose 2 million residents accounted for about