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Biden tells Netanyahu to accept truce in ‘very direct’ call

US President Joe Biden told Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas as the White House’s frustrations over the continuation of the war in Gaza grow.

Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount
Half a dozen masked assailants have ransacked the headquarters of Venezuela’s opposition in an escalation of violence against President Nicolás Maduro’s opponents after the disputed presidential election.

Kremlin hails return of spies but says swap won’t end fight over Ukraine
Russia released 16 prisoners, including some of Russia’s most prominent opposition figures. In return, Western nations released eight prisoners plus two children whose parents were captured Russian spies.

Turkey blocks access to Instagram. It’s in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief, reports say.

Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country.

At least 4 dead in apartment block collapse following gas explosion in Russia’s Ural Mountains
According to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, the explosion of a natural gas tank was the likely cause.

US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election
The US government on Thursday recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of the country’s presidential election, discrediting the results announced by electoral authorities.

Rights group says 13 killed during protests over Nigeria’s economic crisis. Hundreds arrested
Authorities confirmed four people killed by a bomb and the arrests of hundreds in the protests that triggered curfews in several states.

An Australian inquiry blames Israeli military failings for a fatal drone attack on a Gaza aid convoy
An Australian investigation has found the Israeli military’s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people resulted from serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification, and bad decisions.

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Israel confirms death of Hamas commander amid funerals for 2 senior militants

The Israeli military said Thursday it had killed Muhammad Deif, the Hamas commander who is believed to have been a planner of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in an airstrike last month, which would make him the third Iranian-backed militant leader slain in recent weeks.

Bomb smuggled into Iran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas leader

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and a US official.

A stabbing attack, viral falsehoods, and fears of a summer of unrest in the UK

Seeking to quell a surge of misinformation-fueled unrest, a British judge Thursday took the unusual step of naming the 17-year-old suspect in a stabbing rampage that left three children dead and eight injured in northwestern England this week.

With strife at home, security concerns grow for Israeli Olympians in Paris

Concerns for the Israeli team — which has been shrouded in protection at every Games since 11 of its athletes and coaches were killed at the Munich Olympics in 1972 — have substantially increased since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, the subsequent war in the Gaza Strip, global protests, and continuing threats.

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

They include journalists, veteran political activists, and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. The youngest is 19, the oldest 71.

For Iran and Hezbollah, calibrating response to Israeli strikes leaves no room for error

Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hamas and Hezbollah, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary.

Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war

After the funeral services in Tehran, Haniyeh's remains are to be transferred to Qatar for burial Friday.

Israel says it has confirmed Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif was killed in a July strike

The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’s top political leader.