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This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

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TikTok sues federal government over free speech; U.S. pauses an Israel bomb shipment

7:56am May 08, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

TikTok is challenging a new law that would ban the app if it doesn't find a buyer, citing free speech supression. The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over fears they could be used in Rafah.

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Baby Lasagna of Croatia performs the song Rim Tim Tagi Dim during the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday.

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests

5:36am May 08, 2024

by The Associated Press

Performers representing countries across Europe and beyond took the stage in the first of two Eurovision semifinals in the Swedish city of Malmo, against a backdrop of both parties and protests.

President Biden arrives to speak at the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7.

Biden decries surge of antisemitism since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel

6:43pm May 07, 2024

by Tamara Keith

President Biden spoke out against harassment of Jewish students on college campuses, part of what he called a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" seen since Oct. 7.

A new plot to assassinate Ukraine's president has come to light

5:35pm May 07, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's security services says it has exposed a network of agents working for Russia who were plotting to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials.

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An American family is home after years in a Syrian camp for ISIS militants' relatives

5:35pm May 07, 2024

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A family of 10 American citizens who were held for years in a Syrian refugee camp and detention center for relatives of ISIS militants have been repatriated to the United States.

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How John Kirby became the voice of President Biden's foreign policy

5:26pm May 07, 2024

by Asma Khalid

John Kirby has become the public face of the White House as it navigates the war in Gaza. Which means he's on the front lines for criticism.

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What's next for Rafah

4:55pm May 07, 2024

by Greg Myre

Israeli tanks rumbled into southern Gaza and seized control of the critical Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Israel and Hamas are trying yet again to work out a ceasefire in Egypt's capital Cairo.

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The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind for Palestinians in Rafah

4:33pm May 07, 2024

Israeli tanks rolled into the southern Gaza city of Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt.

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The annual Eurovision song contest is underway in Sweden

4:33pm May 07, 2024

by Willem Marx

Thirty-seven nations Compete in Europe's Song Contest: Kitsch, Peace, Politics. The countries hope their entry will be named best song of 2024, though some of the greatest drama happens offstage.

A woman carries a child as she walks through the al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria in October 2023.

After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S.

4:29pm May 07, 2024

by Sacha Pfeiffer

The complex deal also brought home two sons of a Minnesota man who fought for ISIS.

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