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Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during a surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has left 800 people dead, mostly Israelis.
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US President Joe Biden has been questioned as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents found at his home and former private office, the White House said Monday.
US says Americans likely held by Hamas after 'ISIS-level savagery'
President Joe Biden said Monday that 11 Americans are dead and others are likely being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas after a surprise attack on Israel using what a US official called "ISIS-level savagery."
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered Monday in the heart of Manhattan, denouncing the Israeli government and demanding that the United States stop supporting its ally in the Middle East, after a massive weekend raid by Palestinian militants into Israel.
Biden says Americans likely held by Hamas, 11 dead
President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans are likely being held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas after its surprise attack on Israel, and that at least 11 US citizens were killed in the assault.
Hamas war sparks renewed sense of unity among Israelis
At Israel's Ramla military base, civilian volunteers and reservists gather in a show of unity that comes after nearly a year of unprecedented political division in the nation.
Hamas threatens hostages as Israel tightens Gaza siege
Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 hostages in its surprise weekend assault on southern Israel, threatened on Monday to kill them if Israeli air strikes continue "targeting" Gaza residents without warning.
Israel accused of killing 3 Hezbollah members in border escalation
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members Monday, the Iran-backed group said, as tensions surged after Palestinian militants tried to infiltrate into Israel from Lebanon.
Turkey's jailed Osman Kavala wins Europe rights prize
The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Hamas threatens to kill hostages over Israeli strikes
Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 hostages in its surprise weekend assault on southern Israel, threatened on Monday to kill them if Israeli air strikes continue "targeting" Gaza residents without warning.
Ukrainian village buries its dead after Russian attack
Grieving families buried their loved ones on Monday in the eastern Ukraine village of Groza, which was targetted by Russian missiles in an attack that killed more than 50 people.
Turkey's jailed Osman Kavala wins Vaclav Havel rights prize
The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iran lauds Hamas attack even as it denies involvement
Iran took the lead in celebrations following the surprise attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Tehran's arch-enemy Israel, even as it rejected accusations of direct involvement.
Confident UK Labour activists eye return to power
Cheery, expectant, yet uncomplacent: Britain's Labour activists were in buoyant mood at the party's annual gathering Monday as they sense a return to power in an election expected next year.
Scottish first minister says in-laws 'trapped' in Gaza
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf on Monday said his wife's parents have been caught up in the aftermath of Hamas's weekend attack on Israel.
Scholz's coalition faces calls for reset after poll drubbing
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's beleaguered coalition faced calls for a reset Monday after heavy losses at regional polls that also rang alarm bells anew about the far right's growing popularity.
Inquiry hears Afghan unlawful killings claims against UK special forces
UK special forces allegedly had a policy of executing "fighting age" males in Afghanistan even if they posed no threat, an independent inquiry probing claims of unlawful killings was told on Monday.
Israel imposes total siege on Gaza after Hamas surprise attack
Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks.
Fears over future of Armenian culture in Nagorno-Karabakh
Most ethnic Armenians have fled the breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh since last month's lightning offensive by Azerbaijan, and some fear that the territory's culture is under threat.
UN alarmed by Russia's 'mass' passports move in Ukraine
The United Nations on Monday voiced deep concern over Moscow's "mass conferral" of Russian passports in Ukrainian territory it controls and denying essential services to people who refuse them.
Scholz's coalition weakened by 'disastrous' far-right gains
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Israel army says defeated Hamas fighters in towns near Gaza
Israel's army declared Monday it had regained control of southern areas near the Gaza Strip on the third day of gruelling gun battles to dislodge holdout Hamas fighters whose surprise attack the shocked nation has likened to 9/11.
Xi tells top senator US-China relations impact 'destiny of mankind'
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China-US ties would impact the "destiny of mankind", as he met with a group of American senators in Beijing.
Risks escalating in well-planned Hamas assault on Israel: analysts
The surprise assault by Hamas against Israel was a meticulously planned offensive that the Palestinian militant group is capable of keeping up, with a risk of even greater escalation, analysts say.
Israel battles Hamas, masses near Gaza after attack 'like 9/11'
Israel battled Hamas fighters still holed up in southern towns Monday and massed tens of thousands of troops near the Gaza Strip after vowing to defeat the Palestinian militant group whose surprise attack the shocked nation has likened to 9/11.
Top diplomat Wang hopes US, China can 'rationally' manage differences
China's top diplomat said Monday he hoped Washington and Beijing could manage their differences "more rationally" as he met with visiting senior American lawmakers.
Scholz's coalition counts cost of poll losses as far right gains
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's beleaguered coalition was counting the cost Monday of heavy losses at two state elections halfway into its term, that also saw the far right make strong gains.
Top US senator Schumer meets Chinese foreign minister
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his delegation met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday, agency pool video showed.
Australia warned of 'shame' if Indigenous referendum fails
Voters will bring "shame" on Australia if they reject an October 14 referendum on Indigenous rights, a leading advocate warned Monday, as polls pointed to defeat.
Leaderless US House braces for chaotic speaker election
The race to replace the ousted Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives intensifies this week amid questions over whether anyone is capable of unifying the chaotic party's warring factions.
France wins suit over history-making shipwreck off US coast
More than 450 years ago, a three-masted ship sank in a hurricane off the coast of Florida, taking with it France's hopes of colonizing the peninsula.