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"Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project" exhibition, featuring artwork by incarcerated artists critiquing the US Justice System, is seen earlier this month at Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.

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Up First briefing: Strike kills U.S. troops in Jordan; Israel-Hamas talks continue

7:40am January 29, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

President Biden vows to respond after a drone strike linked to Iran killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens in Jordan. Hamas and Israel are negotiating a deal to free hostages and pause fighting.

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Residents walk through a partially shuttered Evergrande commercial complex in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.

Hong Kong court orders China's Evergrande, which owes $300 billion, to liquidate

3:51am January 29, 2024

by The Associated Press

China Evergrande is one of the biggest Chinese developers that have collapsed under pressure to rein in surging debt the ruling Communist Party views as a threat to China's slowing economic growth.

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

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Iran launches 3 satellites into space as tensions rise

11:35pm January 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

Iran says it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

A soldier takes a break during the "Eager Lion" multinational military exercises that the U.S. is part of in Jordan in September 2022.

Biden vows to respond after 3 U.S. troops were killed and 34 wounded in a drone attack

8:25pm January 28, 2024

by Juliana Kim

A coalition of militias backed by Iran claimed credit for the attack on a base in Jordan. It comes amid the conflict in the Middle East that the U.S. has been working to keep from spreading.

Pelosi accuses some protesters demanding Gaza cease-fire of having ties to Russia

7:22pm January 28, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The former House speaker on Sunday suggested that some anti-war protesters are connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin, without offering evidence. She wants the FBI to investigate the matter.

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3 U.S. troops killed, 25 injured in drone attack near Syrian border

4:07pm January 28, 2024

We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

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A peace initiative is the latest casualty of Israeli military raids in the West Bank

4:07pm January 28, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

The Jenin Freedom Theatre was ransacked by Israeli soldiers, its staff thrown in jail. Once celebrated as a peace initiative, it's the latest casualty of near-daily military raids on the West Bank.

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A bench is seen at the entrance of the Freedom Theatre in the Jenin refugee camp 10 days after a raid by Israeli forces, Dec. 23, 2023.

How a West Bank Palestinian theater went from symbol of hope to casualty of war

3:59pm January 28, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Jenin's Freedom Theatre was ransacked by Israeli soldiers, its staff thrown in jail. Once celebrated as a peace initiative, it's the latest casualty of near-daily military raids on the West Bank.

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during presidential election in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

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NATO newcomer Finland's presidential election is headed for a runoff

2:55pm January 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, who represents the conservative National Coalition Party, will face former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, who is making his third run for the office, on Feb. 11.

Yousef al-Hindi holds a puppet, also named Yousef, that he created using materials found in his camp in Rafah.

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Gaza puppeteer doesn't let the war stop his passion

11:24am January 28, 2024

Yousef al-Hindi, a puppeteer from Gaza, continues his passion despite the war between Israel and Hamas by using whatever materials he can find.