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Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden hugged when the US president visited Israel after the October 7 attacks

Netanyahu, Biden To Meet On Elusive Gaza Deal

Netanyahu will also meet Vice President Kamala Harris -- the likely new Democratic presidential nominee -- at the White House on Thursday, one day after he gave a speech to the US Congress vowing "total victory" against Hamas.
The remains of  Bangladesh state broadcaster after students set it on fire during protests against government jobs quota system

Bangladesh PM Surveys Destruction As Unrest Recedes

Last week's violence killed at least 193 people including several police officers, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals, in one of the biggest upheavals of Hasina's 15-year tenure.
US authorities have stepped up security in the capital Washington ahead of Netanyahu's address

Israel PM To Rally US Congress Support Amid Tensions With Biden

Washington has been increasingly critical of the mounting toll on civilians from more than nine months of war in the narrow coastal territory, while protests in Israel by families of hostages taken by Hamas are also causing headaches for Netanyahu at home.
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2024, about the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania

Biden To Address US As Clock Ticks On Presidency

With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation that he still has work to do despite his historic decision to bow out.
Taiwan closed schools, suspended the stock market, and issued a typhoon holiday on Wednesday as Gaemi barrelled towards the island

Taiwan Shuts Down As Typhoon Gaemi Approaches

Typhoon Gaemi, packing sustained wind speeds of 190 kilometers (118 miles) per hour, also affected Japan and the Philippines -- which announced government offices would close for the day.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stands between senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk (R) and Fatah envoy Mahmud al-Aloul at the signing ceremony in Beijing

Beijing Deal For Post-war Gaza Leaves Analysts Skeptical

The agreement, signed by more than a dozen Palestinian factions on Tuesday, aims to find common ground for future Palestinian political institutions, which are currently divided between the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Map showing the approximate area of the deadly landslide in Southern Ethiopia

Search Goes On After Ethiopia Landslides Kill 229

Humanitarian agencies were also scrambling to rush emergency relief aid to the stricken community after the deadliest such incident recorded in Ethiopia, a country highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.
Visitors role play as researchers in a mock burger laboratory at an adults-only event at KidZania in Seoul

Theme Park's Novel Bid To Fix South Korea Youth Unemployment

Part of a Mexican-owned global chain, KidZania typically offers young children the chance to play at dozens of different jobs, from firefighter to dentist, in giant indoor centers, including one in Seoul that receives hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.
Palestinian factions including Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing

Hamas Announces 'National Unity' Deal With Palestinian Rivals

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who hosted senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk, Fatah envoy Mahmud al-Aloul and emissaries from 12 other Palestinian groups, said they had agreed to set up an "interim national reconciliation government" to govern post-war Gaza.
US President Joe Biden announced his shock ending of his reelection campaign after weeks of pressure to step aside for a younger candidate

Biden Exits 2024 Election, Endorses Harris

Biden, 81, said he was acting in the "best interest of my party and the country" by bowing to weeks of pressure after a disastrous June debate against Donald Trump stoked worries about his age and mental fitness.

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