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The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Not the time for a ceasefire in Gaza, says US, with Hamas still holding hostages

Some Palestinians returning to north of Gaza owing to lack of food; Emmanuel Macron visits Israel

The Guardian - UK

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 18

Hamas releases two more hostages on ‘humanitarian and poor health grounds’; Emmanuel Macron visits Israel

The Guardian - UK

Hamas releases two more hostages, as UN calls for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

Two elderly Hamas hostages were airlifted to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with family Tuesday, as the United States demanded Palestinian militants release more than 200 other captives before Gaza ceasefire talks are considered.

Radio France Internationale

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Afternoon Update: US rejects calls for ceasefire; Céline Dion on loudspeaker causes anger in NZ; and Yotam Ottolenghi’s 10 spring recipes

Biden administration insists all hostages held by Hamas must be freed before negotiations

The Guardian - AU

China’s Wang Yi to pay rare visit to US as two countries try to repair ties

Visit takes place amid Israel-Hamas war and escalating tensions in the disputed South China Sea.

Al Jazeera

Australian rugby league chief Peter V’landys invited to White House state dinner

Head of ARLC expected to discuss sports diplomacy in Pacific as Anthony Albanese in US for talks with Joe Biden

The Guardian - AU

How ironclad is Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system?

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system enjoys a near-mythical status among Israelis

The Independent UK

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UN chief calls Gaza situation ‘dire’ – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can follow the Guardian’s continuing live coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict here.

The Guardian - AU

Trump suggests Kim Jong-Un has been in contact with him to criticise Biden

The former president said the North Korean leader was ‘getting very anxious again’ and had called Mr Biden ‘a very bad word’

The Independent UK

Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: 'We're not even allowed to grieve'

Some Palestinian Americans in the U.S. say they feel abandoned by the U.S., and fear rising anti-Palestinian sentiment and Islamophobia at home.

WEKU

Australian hydrogen company boss joins PM on Biden visit to explore US clean energy opportunities

Paul Barrett says company working to produce commercial-scale electrolysers could achieve one gigawatt of capacity within years

The Guardian - AU

Obama warns Israel’s actions in Gaza could ‘worsen a growing humanitarian crisis’

The former president said he ‘fully supported’ Joe Biden’s call for support of America’s ‘long-standing ally’ Israel

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers weigh spending $1.5 billion on more border barriers. Experts say walls alone won’t stop migrants.

The House Appropriations Committee passed House Bill 6 on Monday. If it becomes law, the bill would fund an estimated 50 miles of new barriers at the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border.

The Texas Tribune

Australians exit war zone ahead of PM talks with Biden

Jordan has helped four Australians and a permanent resident cross the Palestinian border, as concerns grow about a humanitarian disaster.

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The Independent UK

Top Chinese diplomat to visit Washington ahead of possible meeting between Biden and Xi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come to Washington for a three-day visit starting Thursday

The Independent UK

Biden abruptly ends Middle East remarks to go to Situation Room

The precise reason for the Mr Biden’s departure was not made clear

Reason

What Joe Biden Got Right—and Wrong—Last Week in the Middle East

Plus: A listener asks the editors about mandatory maternity leave.

The Independent UK

Biden says that Hamas should release hostages before any ceasefire

President responds to question from The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg on Hamas’ release of two hostages and the possibility of a ceasefire

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Roll Call

Top groups’ lobbying spending drops in divided Congress - Roll Call

The biggest spenders on lobbying saw their outlays drop this year compared to 2022 as a divided Congress was passing fewer big bills.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel could see political fallout in wake of Hamas attack, Emanuel says

“You’ve got to look at history in Israel,” Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor now serving as ambassador to Japan, told the Sun-Times. “It’s pretty clear how the public reacts ... when it comes to protecting Israel.”

The Conversation

The Israel-Hamas war deepens the struggle between US and Iran for influence in the Middle East

As Israel readies for a ground invasion of Gaza, and Palestinian and Israeli civilian deaths continue to mount, a broader struggle for influence continues in the Middle East between the United States and Iran.

The Independent UK

40 years after Beirut's deadly Marines bombing, US troops again deploying east of the Mediterranean

Forty years after the bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the United States is again sending troops to the eastern Mediterranean as tension between Israel and Iran increases over the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

ABC host shuts down Tim Scott’s war comments as ‘beyond the pale’

‘When you pay $6 billion, do not be surprised when the result of that $6 billion leads to more conflict in the Middle East,’ the South Carolina senator said

WEKU

2 more hostages held in Gaza are freed, while Gaza officials say death toll tops 5,000

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

Al Jazeera

Russia says US will not be at the centre of ‘new world order’

Kremlin backs US President Joe Biden’s call for a new order but says any new system should not revolve around the US.

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