Washington Times - World

• Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths

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  Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, intensifying a renewed offensive that followed a weeklong truce with Hamas and...

• Police charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running 'beauty queen coup' plot

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 31

  Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, accusing her of intentionally rigging contests so...

• Bolivia's Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 23

  When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under their crampons. These days, it's the sound of melted...

• South Korea launches its first SpaceX spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 21

  South Korea on Friday launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into...

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• Pentagon forges new high-tech deal with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 41

  From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as...

• Protester sets themself on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 22

  A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security...

• Global Red Cross suspends Belarus chapter after its chief boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 26

  The International Red Cross on Friday suspended the Belarusian chapter after its chief stirred international outrage for boasting that it was...

• Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip, even as Israel pledges to protect civilians

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 42

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week pressing for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release...

• House panel chairman demands release of imprisoned Nicaraguan Catholic bishop

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 25

  House lawmakers are urging Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to release Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, the only remaining cleric still jailed in...

• Putin orders Russian military to add 170,000 troops for a total of about 1.32 million

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 22

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the country's military to increase the number of troops by nearly 170,000 to a total of 1.32...

• Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 18 months for film violations but still not charged over mass graves

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 31

  The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for the illegal distribution of films and operating a film...

• The digital battleground: Israel, Hamas in fierce social media fight to shape Gaza narrative

  2-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 40

  Even during the just-ended seven-day pause in fighting on the ground, there was no let-up in the digital war between Israel and Hamas.