Antony Blinken, America’s foreign secretary, visited Kerem Shalom, an Israeli border crossing with Gaza where humanitarian aid trucks are stationed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blinken in Israel; Fed holds rates steady, and more

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In pouring rain outside 10 Downing Street, a soggy Rishi Sunak, Britain’s prime minister, called a general election, to be held on July 4th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunak calls July election; three countries to recognise Palestinian state, and more

The UN’s refugee agency in Gaza said it suspended food distribution in the southern city of Rafah, citing lack of supplies and security risks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UN suspends food aid in Rafah; America reacts to ICC, and more

President Joe Biden rebuked the International Criminal Court for seeking arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar. Also, Iran set new elections for June 28th, following the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s president, in a helicopter crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Outrage at Netanyahu’s arrest warrant; Iran’s election date set, and more

President Joe Biden issued an unambiguous rebuke of the International Criminal Court’s application seeking arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ICC seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Palestinian leaders; Iran’s president dies, and more

A search for Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, was under way after his helicopter was forced into a “hard landing” in the country’s mountainous north-west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blinken in Israel; Fed holds rates steady, and more

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