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2024-10-22 06:03:21 UTC

New Zealand airport caps goodbye hugs to 3 minutes to avoid traffic jams
“I’m not a big hugger. Twenty seconds tops for me,” joked the airport chief as he demonstrated a hug for his staff. Longer embraces can be had away from the drop-off zone. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/10/22/new-zealand-airport-hugs-dunedin/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-22 06:03:21 UTC

Live Briefing: Israeli strike near Beirut hospital kills 4; Blinken heads to Middle East
At least 24 were injured in the strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Israel’s military said it had hit a Hezbollah target. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/22/israel-iran-war-news-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-17 14:11:02 UTC

Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhs
Canada on Monday ordered six Indian diplomats to leave the country, including India’s top diplomat in Ottawa, Sanjay Kumar Verma, officials said. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/canada-modi-sikhs-violence-india/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-17 03:39:23 UTC

What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war
Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/14/israel-united-states-military-aid/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-17 03:38:57 UTC

Zelensky reveals Victory Plan, calls for urgent NATO membership
The plan includes permission for strikes inside Russia and assistance with air defenses, but Western reaction to it has been muted so far. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-ukraine-nato-russia/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-16 11:17:38 UTC

50 years later, German Stasi agent is convicted of murder, gets 10 years
The trial, largely based on historical documents and fading memories, underlined the difficulties Germany faces in bringing ex-East German officials to justice. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/germany-stasi-verdict-martin-naumann/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-16 11:17:18 UTC

After years of spinning on his head, a breakdancer grew a scalp tumor
Copenhagen neurosurgeons said in a case study that a tumor created a cone-shaped bump atop a breakdancer’s head. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/headspin-breakdance-hole-mri-study/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-16 11:17:11 UTC

A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery
Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/10/15/mount-everest-andrew-sandy-irvine-foot/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-16 11:16:51 UTC

Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say
The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-iran-strike-nuclear-oil-military/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-16 04:03:48 UTC

As U.S. election nears, gloom settles over Ukraine
Zelensky’s victory plan will likely be a far cry from the outright “victory” many hoped for, as cynicism and fatigue set in among Ukraine’s western allies. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-us-election/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-07 09:54:18 UTC

Russia sentences U.S. citizen to nearly 7 years for fighting for Ukraine
Stephen Hubbard, who moved to Ukraine in 2014, was captured by Russian soldiers in Izyum in April 2022, and was charged with serving in a territorial defense unit. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/07/russia-stephen-hubbard-ukraine-convicted-mercenary/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-10-05 21:55:58 UTC

Mossad’s pager operation: Inside Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah
New details emerge of Israel’s elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or main thousands of its operatives. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-09-02 16:15:37 UTC

Putin travels to Mongolia, defying international court arrest order
Signatories to the Rome Statute are expected to carry out its arrest warrants, but Mongolia has close ties to Russia. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/02/russia-mongolia-putin-icc/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-09-02 13:35:12 UTC

Hvaldimir, beloved beluga whale and alleged Russian spy, found dead
The beluga whale was found in Norway wearing a St. Petersburg-marked harness, prompting speculation he was a Russian intelligence asset. His cause of death is unknown. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/02/russian-spy-whale-beluga-dead-norway/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-16 05:56:37 UTC

Gaza cease-fire, hostage release negotiations to continue in Qatar
Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt return to the negotiating table in talks that are “moving forward,” a White House official said, though Hamas has not attended. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/16/israel-gaza-war-ceasefire-news-hamas/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-09 00:56:55 UTC

U.S., Egypt, Qatar urge Israel, Hamas to restart Gaza cease-fire talks
Israel said it would send a delegation to the resumed negotiations, to be held in Cairo or Doha, Qatar. Hamas made no immediate response. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/08/08/gaza-cease-fire-israel-hamas/?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-01 08:01:10 UTC

Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman killed in Gaza strike
Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed in an attack after reporting near the house of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. #press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/01/al-jazeera-journalist-killed-gaza/?utm_source=press.coop