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As tensions in the Middle East escalate, negotiators are set to meet in Qatar to try to reach an agreement to end the war in Gaza. President Biden said he was “not giving up” but that it was “getting harder” to remain optimistic.

The unpopular prime minister is bowing to pressure within his party. But it is unclear whether the party is truly ready to choose a candidate who will meet the public’s concerns.

Russia has begun moving some troops from Ukraine to deal with a Ukrainian incursion, the U.S. and Ukraine say. But Moscow appears reluctant to withdraw units from hot spots in eastern Ukraine.

Turkish officials have bashed Israel and praised Hamas, complicating their country’s place in diplomacy aimed at ending the war.

Israel has severely set back Hamas but will never be able to completely eliminate the group, U.S. officials said.

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The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen African countries.

The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.

Extreme rainfall made 10 percent heavier by human-caused climate change triggered landslides that killed hundreds, according to a new study.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was considered a figurehead leader in a behind-the-scenes power struggle. He was ousted on ethics charges.