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Why isn’t desperately needed aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza?

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military's refusal to facilitate deliveries and the breakdown of order inside Gaza make it increasingly difficult to bring vital aid to much of the coastal enclave.

More than $400 million needed for Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

The magnitude 6.3 quake on Oct. 7, one of the most destructive in the country's recent history, flattened entire villages in Herat province and also left thousands injured and homeless.

Hundreds of tractors line the streets of Madrid as farmers protest EU farming policies

By Alicia León, Associated Press

The demonstration Wednesday, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, including a rally outside the Agriculture Ministry.

Leaked hacking files show Chinese spying on citizens and foreigners alike

By Frank Bajak, Dake Kang, Associated Press

Among the apparent targets of tools provided by the impacted company, I-Soon, are ethnicities and dissidents in parts of China that have seen significant anti-government protests like Hong Kong or Xinjiang.

Zelenskyy invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmer protest affecting weapon shipments

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could happen before the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Saturday.

Germany says Europe’s largest economy is in ‘troubled waters’ and cuts growth forecast

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Germany is recovering slowly from the shock of Russia cutting off most natural gas supplies after its invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. says top UN court shouldn’t recommend Israel withdraw from Palestinian-claimed land

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice not to seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”…

Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least 67 Palestinians, including in civilian refuge areas

By Associated Press

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah says it received 44 bodies after multiple strikes in central Gaza.

Putin denies U.S. claims that Russia intends to deploy nuclear weapons in space

By Associated Press

Putin said Tuesday that "we always have been categorically against and continue to be against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space."…

Assange went beyond journalism and should face espionage charges in the U.S., government lawyers say

By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

The lawyers were setting out arguments at Britain's High Court in response to a last-ditch bid by Assange's defense to stop his extradition from the U.K. to the United States.