American last to see missing Pitt student alive has left the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — An American who was the last person believed to have been seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki boarded a plane and took off from the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after he said authorities forced him to stay in the Caribbean nation and confiscated his passport. Joshua More...

Israeli military has begun a new ground operation in Gaza
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has sent ground troops back into the Gaza Strip, the spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces announced, just over a day after it broke a two-month long ceasefire with a sprawling More...

The world’s ugliest animal is celebrated as New Zealand’s fish of the year
Beauty is in the eyes of Mr. Blobby’s beholders. The blobfish, a deep-sea creature, has been described as the world’s ugliest animal because of its gelatinous, tadpole-like body. But voters in a New Zealand More...

Explaining the gang at center of Trump’s immigration crackdown
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Families of deported Venezuelans are distraught their loved ones were sent to El Salvador
Family members of recently deported Venezuelan immigrants said they were anguished and shocked to discover their loved ones were sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador after recognizing them in a social More...

Netanyahu blames Hamas for civilian deaths in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
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Israeli airstrikes destroy tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza
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At least 200 killed in Gaza as Israel resumes airstrikes
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U.S. bombs over 30 Houthi targets in Yemen
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Fire satellite launches into orbit to help early detection of wildfires
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