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Families of Jimmy Lai, Min Zin plead in Washington for their release ahead of Xi’s visit
The son of imprisoned former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai appealed for his father's release at a congressional hearing in Washington on Wednesday, one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S.
Top Democrat places hold on Trump administration’s plan to sell heavy bombs to Israel
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he's going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that the powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law.
Texans LB Al-Shaair fined for writing name of Palestinian girl on eye black
The NFL fined Houston Texans Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,941 for writing the name of a Palestinian girl on his eye black for Sunday's season opener against the Buffalo Bills.
Joint Chiefs chairman: 9/11 shaped 25 years of U.S. combat strategy
Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. by al Qaeda largely set the pace of American combat over the past 25 years.
House GOP flees D.C. to avoid Hegseth impeachment vote
House Republican leaders sent members home Wednesday until after the November election, condensing their pre-midterm schedule in Washington for the second time.
Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 others
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in southern Ukraine early Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least seven in the latest in a series of Russian strikes on civilian transportation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack an atrocity with no military purpose.
Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21 people, and other Mideast developments
A building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone headed toward the holy city of Mecca.
A Hague court convicts Kosovo’s former President Thaci of war crimes and sentences him to 25 years
Kosovo's former President Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of war crimes committed during the war for independence from Serbia in 1998-99.
Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a ‘red line’ as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels of trying to attack Islam's holiest city, as the region responded with condemnation Wednesday but no sign of military support. The kingdom, a key U.S. ally, declared Mecca a "red line" as it slid deeper into the new front of the Iran war.
Saudi-backed forces in Yemen step up strikes against Houthis as oil crisis escalates
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia accelerated attacks against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels Wednesday.
Latin Americans lured by Russian, Ukrainian job offers end up on war’s front lines
Latin American governments have begun taking more forceful action against Russia-linked recruitment networks drawing their citizens into the war in Ukraine.
House passes third war powers resolution to end Iran conflict, picks up three new GOP supporters
House Democrats wanted to squeeze Republicans one more time before November's midterm elections on the Iran war, and it worked. They picked up three new Republican supporters as they forced a third successful vote Tuesday night on a war powers resolution to end the monthslong conflict.
