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In addition to our world news and video, Post World News offers discussions and blogs on major international news and economic issues.https://www.washingtonpost.comWed, 16 Oct 2024 17:13:36 +00001hourly1Israeli siege plan for Gaza under scrutiny as U.S. demands urgent changehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/israel-northern-gaza-generals-plan-siege/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/israel-northern-gaza-generals-plan-siege/Steve Hendrix, Hazem BaloushaWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:42:32 +0000The so-called “General’s Plan” is being pushed by some members of Netanyahu’s far-right government, despite pushback from the Israeli military and the White House.Live updates: Israel strikes southern Beirut; U.S. demands restraint in Lebanon, aid for Gazahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/israel-iran-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hamas-hezbollah/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/israel-iran-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hamas-hezbollah/Rachel Pannett, Leo Sands, Annabelle Timsit, Vivian Ho, Bryan Pietsch, Kelsey BakerWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:31:22 +0000Israeli forces targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes, ending several days of relative calm in the Lebanese capital.Cholera case confirmed in Lebanon as U.N. warns of health riskshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comBryan Pietsch, Mohamad El ChamaaWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:31:22 +0000Italy passes anti-surrogacy law that effectively bars gay couples from becoming parentshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/italy-surrogacy-ban-gay-parents/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/italy-surrogacy-ban-gay-parents/Anthony Faiola, Stefano PitrelliWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:25:38 +0000The West’s most restrictive law against international surrogacy threatens would-be parents who use birth mothers abroad with jail time and severe fines.Israeli airstrikes resume in southern Beirut; Nabatiyeh mayor killedhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMohamad El Chamaa, Rachel Pannett, Annabelle Timsit, Vivian HoWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:18:30 +0000Zelensky reveals ‘victory plan,’ calls for urgent NATO membershiphttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-ukraine-nato-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-ukraine-nato-russia/Siobhán O'Grady, Kostiantyn KhudovWed, 16 Oct 2024 16:14:27 +0000The plan includes permission for strikes inside Russia and assistance with air defenses, but Western reaction to it has been muted so far.Immersive replica of Anne Frank’s secret annex goes to New York exhibithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/10/16/anne-frank-annex-new-york-exhibit/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/10/16/anne-frank-annex-new-york-exhibit/Adela SulimanWed, 16 Oct 2024 13:44:12 +0000A walk-through replica of the rooms where the Jewish teen Anne Frank and others hid from Nazi occupiers will help a new audience to learn about antisemitism.Weekly rally for return of hostages to resume after brief hiatushttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comVivian HoWed, 16 Oct 2024 13:16:06 +0000Lebanon’s prime minister queries diplomatic efforts after Nabatiyeh strikehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comRachel Pannett, Leo Sands, Vivian HoWed, 16 Oct 2024 12:21:33 +0000At least 94 killed, 50 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeriahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-jigawa/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/nigeria-fuel-tanker-explosion-jigawa/Annabelle TimsitWed, 16 Oct 2024 11:10:29 +0000The driver of the tanker lost control of the vehicle, which tipped over in Nigeria’s Jigawa state. As locals rushed to retrieve the fuel, the tank exploded.U.S. warns Israel it may withhold arms unless Gaza aid starts flowinghttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMissy Ryan, John Hudson, Michael Birnbaum, Karen DeYoungWed, 16 Oct 2024 06:08:33 +0000As U.S. election nears, gloom settles over Ukrainehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-us-election/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/16/zelensky-victory-plan-us-election/Ishaan TharoorWed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:26 +0000Zelensky’s victory plan will likely be a far cry from the outright “victory” many hoped for, as cynicism and fatigue set in among Ukraine’s western allies.U.S. warns Israel arms transfers could halt unless humanitarian situation in Gaza improveshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/israel-iran-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hamas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/israel-iran-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hamas/Frances Vinall, Leo Sands, Victoria Bisset, Missy Ryan, Bryan PietschTue, 15 Oct 2024 23:49:34 +0000Since the spring, the amount of aid delivered to Gaza “has dropped by more than 50 percent,” the United States says.Conkers championship caught up in chestnut-of-steel cheating commotionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/conkers-championship-cheating-scandal/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/conkers-championship-cheating-scandal/Kelsey BakerTue, 15 Oct 2024 23:18:36 +0000“We think he’s innocent, but we’re just checking,” said a spokesman for the World Conker Championships, of allegations that the male champion swapped a chestnut for a steel nut.U.S. warns Israel it may withhold arms unless Gaza aid starts flowinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/15/us-weapons-israel-gaza-aid/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/15/us-weapons-israel-gaza-aid/Missy Ryan, John Hudson, Michael Birnbaum, Karen DeYoungTue, 15 Oct 2024 21:55:25 +0000The Biden administration set a 30-day deadline for Israel to improve Palestinians’ access to food, medicine and other necessities.Rare Israeli strike on northern Lebanon kills at least 21https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comLorenzo Tugnoli, Victoria Bisset, Lior SorokaTue, 15 Oct 2024 20:49:35 +0000Second round of polio vaccinations underway in Gazahttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comBryan PietschTue, 15 Oct 2024 19:40:15 +0000U.S. warns Israel it will withhold arms unless Gaza aid starts flowinghttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMissy Ryan, John Hudson, Michael BirnbaumTue, 15 Oct 2024 19:04:26 +0000Six people sought new organs. They ended up with HIV.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/hiv-organ-transplant-infection-brazil/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/hiv-organ-transplant-infection-brazil/Terrence McCoy, Marina DiasTue, 15 Oct 2024 17:12:19 +0000Officials in Brazil’s well-regarded public health system are scrambling to explain this week how six transplant patients received organs infected with HIV.Netanyahu tells U.S. Israel will strike Iranian military instead of oil or nuclear sites, officials say https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShira Rubin, Ellen NakashimaTue, 15 Oct 2024 15:51:23 +0000Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-iran-strike-nuclear-oil-military/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-iran-strike-nuclear-oil-military/Shira Rubin, Ellen NakashimaTue, 15 Oct 2024 15:35:59 +0000The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war. Hezbollah official says all of Israel is a target after attacks in Lebanonhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMohamad El Chamaa, Bryan PietschTue, 15 Oct 2024 15:14:52 +0000‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in ‘Indiana Jones’https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/buried-tomb-petra-jordan-indiana-jones/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/buried-tomb-petra-jordan-indiana-jones/Annabelle TimsitTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:40:13 +0000Underneath the Treasury in Petra, Jordan, archaeologists found remains and a ceramic vessel some said looked similar to the “Holy Grail” depicted in “Indiana Jones.”What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAdam Taylor, Leo Sands, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Adela SulimanTue, 15 Oct 2024 14:05:07 +0000Russian father jailed for his daughter’s antiwar drawing is releasedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/russia-alexei-moskalyov-penal-colony-daughter/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/russia-alexei-moskalyov-penal-colony-daughter/Robyn Dixon, Natalia AbbakumovaTue, 15 Oct 2024 13:24:25 +0000Alexei Moskalyov’s daughter Masha was waiting for him at the gates of the penal colony where he served a year and a half for “discrediting” the Russian army.Rescuers still searching for missing under rubble in north Gazahttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comVictoria BissetTue, 15 Oct 2024 13:20:42 +0000As Israeli war on Hezbollah expands, rescuers in east reach their limithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-bekaa-valley/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-bekaa-valley/Susannah GeorgeTue, 15 Oct 2024 12:24:48 +0000Israel’s military campaign, largely concentrated in southern Lebanon, has reached the Bekaa Valley, where deadly airstrikes often come without warning. U.N. Security Council expresses ‘strong concerns’ after peacekeepers hithttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comLeo SandsTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:54:40 +0000Trump wants a U.S. wealth fund that surpasses Norway’s. Some Norwegians aren’t sold.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/trump-wants-us-sovereign-wealth-fund-bigger-than-norways-norway-has-doubts/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/trump-wants-us-sovereign-wealth-fund-bigger-than-norways-norway-has-doubts/Adam TaylorTue, 15 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000Trump and the Biden White House both say the United States should have a sovereign wealth fund. Norway, home to the world’s largest, may offer a few lessons.Behind the mask: How a soccer star became a cocaine traffickerhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/behind-mask-how-soccer-star-became-cocaine-trafficker/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/behind-mask-how-soccer-star-became-cocaine-trafficker/Kevin SieffTue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:23 +0000A former star player for Ajax Amsterdam and the Netherlands became a major cocaine trafficker and has found refuge in the United Arab Emirates, where he continues to play.Sudan’s civil war fueled by secret arms shipments from UAE and Iranhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/sudan-war-weapons-uae-iran/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/sudan-war-weapons-uae-iran/Katharine Houreld, Hafiz HarounTue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000Despite denials, weapons inspection and confidential assessments reveal that both the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese military are supported from abroad.White House, VP Harris mourn Palestinian American boy on anniversary of his killing in Illinoishttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMikhail KlimentovTue, 15 Oct 2024 08:34:43 +0000A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mysteryhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/10/15/mount-everest-andrew-sandy-irvine-foot/https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/10/15/mount-everest-andrew-sandy-irvine-foot/Andrew JeongTue, 15 Oct 2024 08:12:54 +0000Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.U.N. official accuses Israel of ‘atrocities’ after tent shelters set ablazehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comFrances VinallTue, 15 Oct 2024 07:37:16 +0000Why North Korea is sending soldiers to the Russian front lineshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/north-korean-troops-ukraine-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/north-korean-troops-ukraine-russia/Michelle LeeTue, 15 Oct 2024 07:21:37 +0000Sending solders to help Russia’s war effort against Ukraine could earn valuable foreign currency for Kim Jong Un’s regime and bolster their strengthening ties.Israeli strike at Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital burns tents, killing at least 4https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comNiha Masih, Hajar Harb, Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz , Rachel PannettTue, 15 Oct 2024 06:01:29 +0000Tourist dies trying to climb Spanish bridge for social media contenthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/british-man-dies-spain-bridge-fall/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/british-man-dies-spain-bridge-fall/Rachel PannettTue, 15 Oct 2024 04:45:04 +0000The 26-year-old British man died while climbing the roughly 600-foot Castilla-La Mancha bridge, an act local authorities say is prohibited.After years of spinning on his head, a breakdancer grew a scalp tumorhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/headspin-breakdance-hole-mri-study/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/headspin-breakdance-hole-mri-study/Kyle MelnickTue, 15 Oct 2024 01:09:46 +0000Copenhagen neurosurgeons said in a case study that a tumor created a cone-shaped bump atop a breakdancer’s head.Israel strikes Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital grounds, 200 targets in southern Lebanonhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hezbollah-hamas/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-lebanon-war-news-gaza-hezbollah-hamas/Niha Masih, Rachel Pannett, Hajar Harb, Annabelle Timsit, Jennifer Hassan, Adam Taylor, Kelsey BakerMon, 14 Oct 2024 23:53:15 +0000Israel’s military struck what it said was a Hamas command center embedded inside a hospital compound in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza early on Monday.White House, VP Harris mourn Palestinian American boy on anniversary of his killing in Illinoishttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comMikhail KlimentovMon, 14 Oct 2024 23:42:47 +0000Israeli strike at Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital burns tents, killing at least 4https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-airstrike-gaza-hospital-tent-camp-fire/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/israel-airstrike-gaza-hospital-tent-camp-fire/Niha Masih, Hajar Harb, Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:05:57 +0000The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command center. The site was filled with tents erected by families displaced by fighting in the enclave. Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comShira Rubin, Ellen NakashimaMon, 14 Oct 2024 22:04:37 +0000Israeli strike at Gaza’s al-Aqsa Hospital burns tents, killing at least 4https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comNiha Masih, Hajar Harb, Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz , Rachel PannettMon, 14 Oct 2024 20:40:36 +0000What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of war https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAdam Taylor, Leo Sands, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Adela SulimanMon, 14 Oct 2024 20:28:00 +0000Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/canada-modi-sikhs-violence-india/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/14/canada-modi-sikhs-violence-india/Greg Miller, Gerry ShihMon, 14 Oct 2024 18:16:48 +0000Canada on Monday ordered six Indian diplomats to leave the country, including India’s top diplomat in Ottawa, Sanjay Kumar Verma, officials said.What to know about U.S. military support for Israel after a year of warhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/14/israel-united-states-military-aid/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/14/israel-united-states-military-aid/Adam Taylor, Leo Sands, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Adela SulimanMon, 14 Oct 2024 17:58:10 +0000Israel has received more U.S. military aid than any other country since World War II. Here is the assistance it has received since the war in Gaza began.