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Israel-Hamas war: Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an ...

Israel-Hamas war: Palestinians ordered to evacuate parts of Rafah as assault looms

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David Turner

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to start ...

US expected to provide $6 billion to fund long-term weapons contracts for Ukraine, officials say

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David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is expected to announce Friday that it will provide about $6 billion in long-term military aid to ...

Ukraine strikes two more fuel depots in Russia, defying US warnings – POLITICO

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David Turner

The strikes on the two fuel storage and pumping bases in the Smolensk region, some 500 km from the border with Ukraine. ...

Pentagon set to send initial $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is poised to send an initial $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said ...

Israeli military says 99% of drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted

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Amanda Smith

JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and ...

US seeks greater coordination with Israel before potential Iran attack

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Sarah Wilson

The Biden administration asked Israel to update and hold consultations with the United States before any Israeli response to a potential ...

U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs ...

Biden Is ‘Outraged.’ But Is He Willing to Use America’s Leverage With Israel?

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin back in hospital, transfers duties

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Amanda Smith

(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in Washington on Sunday for treatment of “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue”, ...