Israel-Hamas war rages as Gaza awaits aid in worsening conditions5 hr 20 min agoFrom CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Oren Liebermann and Michael ConteJudith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie Raanan. Courtesy Saray CohenHamas has released US citizens Judith Tai Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie Raanan, who were kidnapped during the initial attack against Israel nearly
13 hours ago October 20, 2023, 4:00 pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain
Gerardo Blyde Perez, head of Venezuelan opposition's delegation, shakes hands with Venezuela's National Assembly's President Jorge Rodriguez after they signed an agreement to electoral guarantees for 2024 presidential elections in St. Michael, Barbados. REUTERS/Nigel R. Browne/Nu-Image Digital Media El gobierno y la oposición de Venezuela han alcanzado un acuerdo que sentaría las bases para unas
In his speech last night, President Biden is to be commended for his strong support of Israel and Israeli defenses, including the Iron Dome. If he had stayed on the message of Israeli support, it would've been a truly powerful speech, but where the speech goes wrong is his coupling of Israel and Ukraine. He spent
October 20, 2023 2023-10-20T16:00:24-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2IzXC8wMTNcLzE2OTc4MzIxNTZfMDEzLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19At the State Department, Secretary Blinken briefed reporters on the release of two Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terrorist attack against Israel. The former hostages were released into Israeli custody. Also, Secretary Blinken reported that 10 additional Americans remained unaccounted for--some of whom were hostages--and there
Reporters who have spent a long time covering the Middle East are rarely optimists. Indeed, the operative phrase has been that “it can always get worse.” In the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, things have gotten much, much worse. The civilian death tolls in Israel and Gaza surpass anything seen in
Gerardo Blyde Perez, head of Venezuelan opposition's delegation, shakes hands with Venezuela's National Assembly's President Jorge Rodriguez after they signed an agreement to electoral guarantees for 2024 presidential elections in St. Michael, Barbados. REUTERS/Nigel R. Browne/Nu-Image Digital Media Venezuela’s government and opposition have reached an agreement laying the groundwork for a free and fair presidential
Much academic work on international relations is, not surprisingly, quite academic, particularly if it is aimed at a scholarly audience and motivated by the aspiration to achieve scholarly advancement. It may also be that the growing professionalization of the academic field of international relations, with an emphasis on theory and methods, has led increasingly to
Political and Religious Leaders Push to Decriminalize FGM Members of the Gambian National Assembly may soon propose legislation to decriminalize female genital mutilation (FGM), which was banned in the country eight years ago. Support for repealing the law is not only limited to parliament, as the Supreme Islamic Council has also issued a fatwa condemning
Since its creation in 1982, Hezbollah rhetoric has been laden with inflammatory language threatening Israel’s existence and the U.S. presence in the Middle East. Its formal name is the Party of God. Its power base is among Lebanese Shiites, a sect that has historically been marginalized in Lebanese politics and the economy. Its fighters have