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Pakistan’s military in standoff with militants holding about 250 train hijacking hostages

Pakistani forces were in a tense standoff Wednesday with hundreds of militants holding about 250 people hostage on a train they had hijacked in the remote southwest the day before, officials said. The security forces held off from full-out battles as militants wearing vests loaded with explosives had barricaded themselves inside the train with the hostages. Read More
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Rubio Says a Cease-Fire in Ukraine Could Happen in ‘Days’ if Russia Agrees

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said top diplomats from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada should focus on ending the war. And he shrugged off President Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

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“Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Ireland on Wednesday. “Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery.”
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Trump says Chuck Schumer is ‘not Jewish anymore’: ‘He’s become a Palestinian’

President Trump said Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is “not Jewish anymore” — building upon his prior taunts that the New York Democrat had become a “Palestinian” while increasingly criticizing Israel’s government. “Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I’m concerned. He’s become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He’s not Jewish...

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Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says minister

Israel Katz reaffirms IDF will continue holding Mount Hermon area beyond contested Israeli northern borders

Israel’s defence minister has reaffirmed the country’s intention to occupy a swath of Syria territory beyond Israel’s contested northern borders for an “unlimited amount of time” during a visit to the strategic Mount Hermon.

“The IDF is prepared to stay in Syria for an unlimited amount of time. We will hold the security area in Hermon and make sure that all the security zone in southern Syria is demilitarised and clear of weapons and threats,” Israel Katz said on a visit to the peak on Wednesday.

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© Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA

© Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA

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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works on two of the most urgent U.S. health problems and has generally received bipartisan support.
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A look back on AOC’s 10 cringiest moments amid her latest ethics scandal

AOC could be the future of the Democratic Party — if she doesn’t blow up the cringe-o-meter first. Relive Bronx Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s most cringe-worthy moments, from her tone-deaf “Tax the Rich” dress at the 2021 Met Gala to the “fake” accent she donned during her fiery DNC speech. During the 2024 election cycle, she...

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Mahmoud Khalil Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers

Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.

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Ramzi Kassem, one of Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers, said that the detention was interfering with his client’s access to the courts.
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Anti-Israel activists disrupt ‘Peace’ event at Cornell University

Foul-mouthed anti-Israel protesters disrupted an event at Cornell University, where former Palestinian and Israeli officials came together to discuss peace in the region. The “Pathways to Peace” discussion — which featured Israel’s former foreign minister and vice prime minister, Tzipi Livni — descended into chaos when unruly activists broke out in antisemitic chants and hurled...

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Ayo Edebiri ‘got insane death threats’ after Elon Musk shared fake report about Pirates of the Caribbean casting

The Bear actor called Musk a fascist and an idiot after his reaction to a post from a rightwing account that claimed she was replacing Johnny Depp

Ayo Edebiri, the actor best known for her Emmy-award winning work on The Bear, has said she received “insane death threats” after Elon Musk shared a fake news report about her being cast in a film.

On her Instagram, Edebiri recalled the furore that met Musk’s reposting of a story by “Unlimited L’s”, a rightwing account with no apparent Hollywood connection or insight, that she was to replace Johnny Depp in a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

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© Photograph: John Salangsang/REX/Shutterstock

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What to Know About Measles Cases in New York and New Jersey

A child in Suffolk County became the latest known person in the region to contract measles. Experts recommend vaccines as the best defense against the viral illness.

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People who receive both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are 97 percent immune to the measles virus.
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