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Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones.At 180 “colleges”, the middle schools French children attend between the ages of 11 and 15, a scheme is being trialled to ban the use of mobile phones …

KYIV — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has submitted his resignation to the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, its speaker announced on Wednesday. Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk shared a photo of Kuleba’s resignation letter on Facebook, stating that it will be reviewed during an upcoming plenary session. Neither Stefanchuk …

Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis  CNN Hamas murders 6 more hostages. Have we learned nothing from history about antisemitism?  USA TODAY Why are hundreds of thousands of people protesting across Israel?  Al Jazeera English Eden Yerushalmi, a Slain Israeli Hostage, Is Seen in Hamas Video  The New …

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders at a banquet in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city’s biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education. China, the world’s number two economy, is Africa’s largest trading partner and has sought to …

WASHINGTON — Former US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will plead not guilty to criminal charges in a revised indictment accusing him of obstructing the results of the 2020 presidential election. In a court filing, Trump stated, “I, President Donald J. Trump, the above-named defendant…do hereby waive my …

Bhim Kohli: Police given more time to hold murder suspect, 14  BBC.com Indian-origin grandfather in UK dies after assault, 5 minors arrested  India Today Boy, 14, held on suspicion of murdering 80-year-old man in Leicestershire  The Guardian ‘Kicked him in the spine’: How Indian-origin grandfather Bhim Sen Kohli was tragically beaten to death …

The family of a British aid worker killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza in April on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into his death.James Kirby, from Bristol in southwest England, was one of seven people killed in a strike on a World Central Kitchen food convoy. The deaths …

BRUSSELS — Possible names for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s new team have emerged as member states complete their nominations, German daily Die Welt reported Tuesday. Von der Leyen is now set to evaluate the proposed candidates, with her decisions expected to be announced soon. Despite her call …

Gaza just had its first polio victim in 25 years. This war cannot continue | Moustafa Bayoumi  The Guardian Middle East Crisis Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Are Beating Goals, W.H.O. Says  The New York Times How a disease the world (mostly) vanquished reared its head in Gaza  Vox.com ‘He can’t move at all’: …

RAMALLAH — The Israeli army on Wednesday deployed additional forces to the occupied northern West Bank amid a major offensive that has entered its eighth day. The Israeli army reinforced its presence in specific areas in Jenin and Tulkarem, with military convoys arriving amid ongoing exchanges of fire with Palestinian …