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U.S. evacuating Americans from Haiti as humanitarian crisis worsens
Widlore Merancourt, Amanda Coletta
Commercial means for leaving Haiti effectively evaporated this month after gangs attacked the main airport in the crisis-racked Caribbean nation.
Middle East conflict live updates: Blinken meets with Egypt's Sisi, is set to stop in Israel on regional tour
Frances Vinall, Michael Birnbaum, Bryan Pietsch, Sammy Westfall
Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as cease-fire talks in Doha falter. The IDF said its raid of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City was ongoing.
India arrests Delhi chief minister as crackdown on opposition spreads
Gerry Shih
His supporters say the arrest, in an alleged money-laundering case, has been trumped up by the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mexico, a key U.S. ally on migration, pushes back hard on Texas law
Mary Beth Sheridan
Mexico vows it won't accept migrants deported by Texas under a controversial state law, setting up potential clashes at the border.
Would you want to be a communications assistant to the royals right now?
Jennifer Hassan
Britain's royal family is facing questions about the status of Catherine, Princess of Wales. Many say the $32,000-plus communications assistant salary isn't nearly enough.
Scientists found an amazingly well-preserved village from 3,000 years ago
Adela Suliman
The Bronze Age settlement at Must Farm, unearthed by University of Cambridge archaeologists in Whittlesey, Peterborough, has been described as a "time capsule."
Nervous Europe explores using profits from Russian assets to arm Ukraine
Emily Rauhala, Beatriz Rios
European Union leaders will discuss a proposal to use windfall profits generated by immobilized assets to help Kyiv.
Dozens of Rohingya rescued from hull of capsized boat off Indonesia
Victoria Bisset
Crammed into overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh with dwindling food supplies, many Rohingya are taking boats to Indonesia out of desperation.
What to know about Gaza's police force, which Israel is targeting
Miriam Berger, Bryan Pietsch
The dwindling of Gaza's police has had dire consequences for the humanitarian response to Israel's war on Hamas: a growing struggle to safeguard aid deliveries.
Two years after start of Ukraine war, Russian titanium keeps flowing to West
Adam Taylor
Despite pledges to break economic ties with Russia, the West remains dependent on a Russian metals firm vital to aerospace, raising security concerns
Rafah was Gaza's last refuge. The overcrowded city is now a target.
Julia Ledur, Adam Taylor, Jennifer Hassan, Niha Masih
Israel has launched deadly strikes in Rafah and said it will expand operations in the city, where more than 1.4 million Palestinians are already sheltering.
Trump's vague peace plan casts a shadow over Ukraine
Adam Taylor
Donald Trump holds no elected office, but the Republican presidential candidate's vague Ukraine policy is already being felt in that country.
Blinken to visit Israel amid tensions over plan to invade Rafah
Rachel Pannett, Michael Birnbaum, Sammy Westfall
The United States is set to host an Israeli delegation to discuss Israel's plans to send forces into Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where Palestinians have sought refuge.
Gaza cease-fire talks falter in Doha as Blinken arrives in region
Susannah George, Loveday Morris, Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch
Hamas said Wednesday that Israel provided a "generally negative response" to its latest cease-fire proposal.
Top White House aide makes secret trip to Ukraine amid U.S. aid impasse
John Hudson, Siobhan O'Grady
National security adviser Jake Sullivan is in Ukraine for high-level meetings as a multibillion-dollar U.S. aid package remains stalled in Congress.
A U.K. man sent unwanted nudes. He's going to prison under a new law.
Maham Javaid
Nicholas Hawkes, 39, was sentenced to 66 weeks in prison after sending photos of his genitals to a 15-year-old girl and a woman on WhatsApp.
History of royal portrait retouching includes chins lifted, waists cinched
Karla Adam
Heavy editing of royal photos was common when the public had somewhat different expectations about authenticity and when media outlets had different standards.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces 'surprise' resignation
Bryan Pietsch
When Varadkar assumed the office in 2017, he made history as the youngest, first openly gay and first person from an ethnic minority background to lead Ireland.
America's happiness score drops amid a youth 'midlife crisis'
Victoria Bisset
The United States is no longer among the world's 20 happiest countries, according to the World Happiness Report 2024 -- with young people hit particularly hard.