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Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions Columbia University president Nemat Shafik during a House committee hearing on antisemitism in higher education last month.

In Knesset speech, GOP's Elise Stefanik calls for unrestricted U.S. war aid to Israel

8:37pm May 19, 2024

by Brian Mann

Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth."

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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Rescuers are searching for the helicopter that was carrying the president of Iran

7:14pm May 19, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The state-run IRNA media outlet reported that the aircraft carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials went down as the president returned from an event on the border with Azerbaijan.

Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather for a protest in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 3, 2023.

U.S. troops and equipment will leave Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says

6:33pm May 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country.

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Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that was carrying Iran's president

5:19pm May 19, 2024

by Peter Kenyon

A helicopter with the Iranian president on board made a "hard landing," according to state-run media.

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Israel's growing isolation

5:19pm May 19, 2024

by Jackie Northam

Despite widespread condemnation, Israel appears intent on pushing further in Rafah. That's raising questions of whether it's slipping toward international isolation.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2024.

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U.S. national security adviser and Saudi Arabia crown prince hold security deal talks

12:50pm May 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

President Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.

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Anger at Netanyahu cuts through a somber Tel Aviv rally to bring home the hostages

8:56am May 19, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The families of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7th attack held a rally Saturday night. A number of Western ambassadors attended.

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A London court will rule on Julian Assange's extradition to the U.S.

8:56am May 19, 2024

A London court could decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday: Will he be freed, or will he be sent to the U.S. to face 18 charges under the Espionage Act?

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Meet the woman who escaped two conflicts — as a Palestinian refugee, then in Ukraine

8:05am May 19, 2024

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Palestinian-Ukrainian refugee Zoya El-Miari, who grew up in a Lebanese refugee camp only to move to Ukraine right before the Russian invasion and flee to Switzerland.

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Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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An airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza as Israel's leaders air wartime divisions

7:22am May 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, on Sunday, as fighting raged and Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war.