Biden's Middle East mission was thrown into turmoil even before he left
President Joe Biden's mission to contain Israel's confrontation with Hamas was overtaken even before he left Washington on Tuesday evening by fast worsening events that threaten to spill over into a regional war.
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Trump-backed Jim Jordan chosen as Speaker nominee
It is still unclear whether Jim Jordan has enough support to win an overall majority in the House.
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America's political turmoil hampers its capacity to lead through yet another global crisis
A weekend of terror in Israel has sharpened already grave questions about the capacity of the politically fractured United States to lay out a unified and coherent response to a world spinning out of its control.
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Libya flood: Derna mayor's house burnt down in protests
Derna's mayor is targeted a week after devastating floods many residents blame on incompetence.
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Libya flood: The devastation of an Egyptian village 560 miles away
The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.
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'Worse than death itself': Survivors describe Libya floods
Residents of Derna tell the BBC how they got out alive as floodwaters smashed through the city.
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Libyan rivals 'co-ordinating over flood disaster'
More than 5,300 people died after dam bursts brought devastating floods to the eastern city of Derna.
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Libya floods: Families' heartbreak as rescuers search for survivors
In Libya, officials say at least 10,000 people are missing and thousands more are displaced.
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Israel judicial reform: Key bill becomes law amid mass protests
A bill which has caused uproar becomes law as protesters face water cannon outside parliament.
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Israel judicial reform: Netanyahu in hospital ahead of key vote
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had surgery to fit a pacemaker, days before a crucial vote on legal reforms.
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Israel judicial reform: Why is the country in turmoil?
Israel is in the throes of one of the biggest domestic crises in its history - here's why.
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