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Netanyahu orders Palestinians in Gaza’s crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of expected ground invasion

By Josef Federman, Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Shortly after midnight Friday, a residential building was struck near Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital, killing five people from the al-Sayed family, including three children and a woman. A second Rafah strike killed three more people.

Ukraine’s new army chief Syrskyi wants better troop rotation in front lines and high-tech weapons

By Samya Kullab, Alex Babenko, Associated Press

Syrskyi, who previously was the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said that "new tasks are on the agenda."…

Family says 2 American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The brothers would be the second and third Americans detained by Israeli authorities this week during Secretary of State Antony Blinken's latest trip to the region.

Russian destruction of Mariupol detailed in new report calling for Putin war crime charges

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

One of the most brutal Russian attacks against Ukraine took place in Mariupol two years ago. Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with two other organizations, released a report detailing what happened and who in Russia was responsible. Nick Schifrin reports.

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Blinken ends latest Middle East trip after Israel’s rejection of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday after getting a virtual slap in the face from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the war would continue until Israel is completely victorious and appeared to reject…

PHOTOS: Icelandic volcano begins erupting again, spewing lava and cutting off heat and hot water

By Marco Di Marco, Associated Press

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires top general, appoints ground forces commander as new leader of army

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said he thanks Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his two years of service and discussed possible replacements for the top military job. Zelenskyy said: "The time for such a renewal is now."…

Israel kills 13 in Rafah, southern Gaza town where many Palestinians have fled

By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

More than half of Gaza's population has fled to Rafah, on the mostly sealed border with Egypt. It is also the main entry point for humanitarian aid.

Ex-Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif expresses confidence in vote marred by violence and rival’s imprisonment

By Riazat Butt, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

A day before the election, at least 30 were killed in bombings at political offices, and sporadic attacks on Thursday appeared aimed at disrupting the balloting.