Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘stand alone’ if it has to after Biden comments on Rafah invasion | AP News

Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘stand alone’ if it has to after Biden comments on Rafah invasion | AP News

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed that Israel will “stand alone” if it has to, brushing off comments by US President Joe Biden that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed that Israel will “stand alone” if

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Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. The national agency that manages Chad’s election released results of Monday’s vote weeks earlier than planned. The figures

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UN seeks $430 million for drought-hit Zimbabwe, saying millions of people need food and water

UN seeks $430 million for drought-hit Zimbabwe, saying millions of people need food and water

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — About half of Zimbabwe’s population urgently needs food and water after the country’s worst drought in four decades, the U.N. humanitarian agency said Thursday as it launched an appeal for $430 million to help those most in need. About 7.6 million of the country’s 15 million people need “lifesaving and life-sustaining”

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