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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight fighters, one child, security sources say  Reuters.com Missile makes direct hit on air force base in North, IAF eliminates terror cell  The Jerusalem Post IDF launches ‘extensive’ strikes against Hezbollah in 10 areas of southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel Hezbollah rockets hit Golan Heights after Israel …

Scoop: Biden asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from part of Egypt-Gaza border  Axios Hamas to receive updated cease-fire proposal from Israel after ‘constructive’ talks in Egypt: report  Fox News Egypt agrees to present Hamas with Israel’s proposal for Rafah crossing, Gaza-Egypt border  Haaretz Egypt to hand Hamas a proposal for Philadelphi and …

US and 10 Latin American states reject Nicolás Maduro’s vote certification  The Guardian Venezuela’s Supreme Court, Loyal to Maduro, Rules Him Election Winner  The New York Times Regime-dominated Venezuelan Supreme Court rules Maduro election winner despite allegations of fraud  Fox News Venezuela Supreme Court validates Maduro’s re-election amid claims of vote fraud  FRANCE 24 …

US unveils massive tranche of sanctions targeting Russia  CNN US imposes sanctions on 400 more targets for aiding Russia’s war effort  Reuters US hits Chinese companies with new sanctions over Russia-Ukraine war  The Hill U.S. Unveils Sweeping Sanctions Against Russia’s Defense Sector  The Moscow Times US sanctions hundreds of firms accused of supplying Russia’s …

Last chance to escape: Ukrainians flee Pokrovsk as Russians advance  The Washington Post Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East as Kursk Offensive Slows  The New York Times ‘We gotta get out of here’: Pokrovsk residents flee strategic Ukrainian city  FRANCE 24 English Russia Bolsters Pokrovsk Offensive, Despite Ukrainian Gains in Kursk  Kyiv Post Ukrainian …

Volgograd: Four officials dead in Russian jail hostage-taking  BBC.com Snipers kill inmates who stabbed prison guards to death at Russia prison and held others hostage  CBS News ISIS prisoners killed after slashing guards, seizing hostages in Russian jail  NBC News Russia Quashes Deadly Prison Mutiny by Islamist Inmates  The New York Times Russian Inmates …

Sphen, partner in a same-sex penguin couple, dies — and a colony sings  NPR Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies  The New York Times Magic moment: Sydney aquarium filled with song after sea birds mourn death of gay penguin Sphen  The Guardian ‘Gay animals more common than you would …

India’s Modi visits Ukraine, urges Zelensky to hold peace talks  The Washington Post India ready to help find peace, Modi tells Ukraine’s Zelensky  BBC.com India’s ‘Strategic Partnership’ with Kyiv’s NATO Ally Deals Blow to Putin  Newsweek Indian Leader Visits Kyiv as Ukraine Pushes Diplomacy  The New York Times In Kyiv, Indian PM urges Zelenskiy …

As Israel Buries Dead Hostages, Gaza Talks Grow More Complex  The Wall Street Journal IDF confirms autopsies show signs of gunshot wounds on bodies of all six hostages recovered from Gaza this week  The Times of Israel Israeli military says recovered hostages’ bodies had gunshot wounds  The Washington Post IDF: ‘Indications of gunshots’ …

Russian snipers kill Islamist hostage-takers to end prison siege  Reuters.com Prison worker killed and several others taken hostage by inmates at Russian penal colony  CNN ISIS prisoners killed after slashing guards, seizing hostages in Russian jail  NBC News Knife-wielding Russian convicts take prison staff hostage and kill one guard  The Guardian Prisoners take hostages …