A helicopter with the Iranian president on board made a "hard landing," according to state-run media.
Despite widespread condemnation, Israel appears intent on pushing further in Rafah. That's raising questions of whether it's slipping toward international isolation.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252378724/israels-growing-isolation
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252367711/joe-biden-morehouse-college-gaza-ceasefire-democracy
Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth."
The state-run IRNA media outlet reported that the aircraft carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials went down as the president returned from an event on the border with Azerbai...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252364122/iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-helicopter
The families of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7th attack held a rally Saturday night. A number of Western ambassadors attended.
An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, on Sunday, as fighting raged and Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war.
President Biden's national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries.
Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/1252324720/american-doctor-gaza-israel-hospital-interview
The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partne...