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By: John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz
Celebrity chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen, among the largest providers of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, is pausing its operations following the death of seven workers in an Israeli airstrike, the organization said Tuesday.
By: John Bacon
Family members and government leaders of the seven World Central Kitchen members killed in an Israeli missile strike were pressing Israel for answers Wednesday as details of the attack began to emerge.
By: John Bacon, Santucci
The death toll rose to nine and scores of people were missing or trapped in rubble Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck Taiwan − and authorities warned that dangerous aftershocks could rock the densely populated island nation for several more days.
By: John Bacon
USA TODAY Show Caption Family members and government leaders of the seven World Central Kitchen members killed in an Israeli missile
By: John Bacon
Three former British Supreme Court justices and more than 600 members of the British legal profession called for their government to halt arms sales
By: John Bacon
The Israeli military said Sunday that it had withdrawn most ground troops from the Gaza Strip after completing a withering offensive in the southern
By: Doyle Rice, John Bacon, Rick Jervis
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Israel is purchasing 40,000 tents to prepare for the evacuation of Rafah after a defiant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a date has been set for the globally condemned invasion of the southern Gaza city.
By: John Bacon
UN chief's comments came as Tehran warned it has the ability to strike Israeli nuclear sites if Israel targets Iran's nuclear facilities.
The Jean Genie (GBR 43, Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairidh Scott) extended their lead at the 2024 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Riva del Garda after the second day of racing, which brought significantly more wind. Girls on Film (GBR 41, Louise Morton, Sam Haines, Andrew Mills) moved up to second, while Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Saether) is now in third with just two races two sail on Saturday.
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