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Month: October 2023

Biden didn’t make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From its first months in office, the Biden administration made a distinctive decision on its Middle East policy: It would deprioritize a half-century of high-profile efforts by past U.S. presidents, particularly Democratic ones, to broker a broad and lasting peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Since

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China is celebrating a decade of the Belt and Road Initiative. What is it about?

By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China on Tuesday kicked off a summit marking the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative – an ambitious yet controversial undertaking to boost connectivity and trade across the world with Chinese money and know-how in infrastructure development. World leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin

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Colorado’s I-25 is partially closed after a coal train derailed off a bridge and killed a semi-truck driver, authorities say

By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A portion of Colorado’s Interstate 25 has been shut down in both directions after a coal train derailed off a bridge and onto the roadway Sunday afternoon, killing a semi-truck driver, state authorities said. Crews are working to clear toppled train cars and spilled coal at

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¿Quién es Delsa Solórzano y qué propone como precandidata de la oposición de Venezuela?

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Delsa Solórzano es una abogada venezolana con una especialización en Ciencias Penales y Criminológicas que se define como de centroderecha. Es presidenta y fundadora del partido Encuentro Ciudadano y aspira ganar las primarias opositoras previstas para el 22 de octubre. Otros tres han renunciado: Henrique Capriles (Primero Justicia), Roberto Enriquez (Copei-ODCA)

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Diplomatic aid efforts ramp up for ‘strangled’ Gaza as regional conflict fears grow

By Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Samantha Delouya, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza is being “strangled” by Israel’s week-long siege and aerial bombardment, UN experts have warned, as concerns grow that further escalation and a lack of safety for fleeing civilians risks drawing regional foes into the long-running

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