French President Macron says recognition of Palestinian state is necessary to combat Hamas

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s criticism of France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, telling CBS News that doing so is necessary to combat Hamas.  Macron plans to formalize his country’s decision at the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York. Macron’s decision puts France…

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Cindy McCain shares firsthand account of famine in Gaza: “It’s truly a devastating situation”

[ad_1] World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain recently visited Gaza, where she said she witnessed the food crisis firsthand. McCain told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that she met with a family of 11 who shared photos of themselves from before the conflict with Israel, and she “didn’t even recognize these people.” [ad_2]…

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Dominican Republic hit with widespread power outage

[ad_1] A rare blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snarling traffic and paralyzing businesses in the country of nearly 11 million people. Officials blamed a failure in the grid’s transmission system, although it wasn’t immediately clear what caused it. Generation units in San Pedro de Macorís and the Quisqueya Power Plant shut down,…

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