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WATCH: Blinken speaks to media with Poland's foreign minister after Ukraine meeting

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland on Thursday after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia.

Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

By Gene Johnson, Associated Press

The 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle was killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank. Many attendees Wednesday night carried photographs of Eygi in her graduation cap.

Israel's crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths as war rages in Gaza

By Adam Geller, Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press

Scores of teenagers have been killed, shot and arrested. Many have died in nearly daily raids by the Israeli army that Amnesty International says have used disproportionate and unlawful force.

Airstrike on UN school in Gaza kills dozens, Israel claims it was targeting militants

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

It was a violent day as Palestinians say Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza. Israel says the targets were Hamas militants who took shelter at a UN school that has become a shelter for the displaced. In the West Bank,…

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Aysenur Eygi's friends reject Israeli explanation of her killing and demand justice

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

President Biden responded to Israel's claim that the killing of an American in the West Bank was unintentional by saying the death of Aysenur Eygi is "totally unacceptable." Eygi’s family said those statements weren’t enough, and accused Biden of "complicity"…

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WATCH: Blinken and top UK diplomat jointly pledge almost $1.5 billion in more Ukraine aid

By Matthew Lee, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $700 million in humanitarian aid, while British Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirmed that his country would provide another $782 million in assistance and loan guarantees.

Hospitals report dozens dead after Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The deadliest strike came Wednesday afternoon, targeting the U.N.’s Al-Jaouni Preparatory Boys School in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp.

Mexican protesters storm Senate chamber before approval of controversial judicial overhaul

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

Mexico’s Senate cleared the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicize the judicial branch and threaten Mexico’s democracy.

Harris suggested that Russia could target Poland if Ukraine loses the war. That resonates with Poles

By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump twice refused to directly answer a question during the debate about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win the war.

Blinken travels to Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

By Associated Press

For months, Ukraine has been requesting approval to use long-range weapons from the United States and Western allies to strike targets in Russia, and is expected to press harder given Russia’s latest reported weapons acquisition.