Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade

ROME — Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organizers said. The sailing boat Madleen — operated by activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition — will embark from the Sicilian port of Catania, in southern…

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Targeting DOGE, labor group puts up billboards warning of heat deaths at national parks

An early-season heat wave has scorched much of the West with dangerously hot conditions, prompting an extreme heat warning that extended from Friday to late Saturday. Triple-digit highs were widespread across southern Nevada, and temperatures over 115 degrees were expected in Death Valley. Such extreme heat weeks before the official start of summer added urgency…

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As Hamas mulls U.S.-backed ceasefire proposals, here’s what’s at stake for Gaza and Israel

Tensions remained high Saturday as Hamas considered a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal that could bring an end to the fighting in Gaza, which ramped up after Israel launched a major military operation in the enclave earlier this month. President Donald Trump told reporters at the Oval Office on Friday that the deal, which would pause hostilities…

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