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• China announces the removal of defense minister missing for almost 2 months with little explanation

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 29

  China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported Tuesday. No...

• Israel increases strikes on Gaza; 2 more hostages are freed; U.N. says aid sent so far is a trickle

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 26

  Israel escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas...

• Released hostage, 85-year-old woman, says she was beaten with sticks when kidnapped

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 38

  Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old woman released by Hamas, told reporters Tuesday that the militants beat her with sticks, bruising her ribs and...

• Polish opposition groups say Donald Tusk is their candidate for prime minister

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 24

  The leaders of the opposition parties that collectively won the most votes in Poland's recent elections announced Tuesday that Donald Tusk, the...

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• Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 35

  Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy,...

• 4 suspected North Korean defectors found in a small boat in South Korean waters

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 25

  Four North Koreans were found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters on Tuesday in what is likely a rare case of North Koreans taking a...

• A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 32

  China's top diplomat will come to the United States on Thursday for a three-day visit, the latest move by Washington and Beijing to keep high-level...

• Pentagon outlines multiple Chinese attack plans for Taiwan

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 28

  China's military is building up forces for an attack on Taiwan that could take place in the coming years as part of a campaign by President Xi...

• Israel losing its window for ground attack on Gaza

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 36

  Israel's window of opportunity to launch a decisive ground assault on Hamas Palestinian militants seemed to narrow Monday amid reports of growing...

• Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 45

  A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world's oldest dog ever has died, his owner said Monday.

• Hamas frees two Israeli women as U.S. advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 27

  Hamas released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating...

• Long-blocked Sweden bid for NATO gets boost in Turkey

  24-10-2023 World Washington Times - World 28

  Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan submitted the formal protocol Monday to admit Sweden into NATO to his country's parliament, ending several...