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Nearly 100 Britons are listed among foreigners and Palestinians who will be allowed to leave Gaza and cross into Egypt on Friday.

Italy’s parliament has approved a plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge between Sicily and the mainland, an area prone to 170-mph winds, powerful riptides, and earthquakes. WSJ explains the technical plans that may make it feasible.

Indian shares were higher, led by gains in auto and tech stocks, as concerns ease about borrowing costs and policy tightening by central banks.

Israel has sent ground troops into Gaza to eradicate Hamas, after the militant group launched a surprise assault on Oct. 7. WSJ looks back at Israel’s previous ground offensives into the Palestinian enclave to see what that reveals tells us

Trade and investment flows settle into new patterns around two rival power centers—with major risks.

Spooked by the war in Ukraine and the international sanctions that followed, Russia’s neighbors and allies are busy diversifying their relationships, hedging against Moscow by deepening ties with China and the West.

Some 2,500 survivors to receive direct compensation of 5,000 euros this year, which Claims Conference says ‘will go a long way for some of the more vulnerable’ The post Austria increases payments to Holocaust survivors for first time in decades

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Crisis in Gaza as Israel warns of long war with Hamas: Live updates  CNN Hundreds evacuate as Gaza border opens; Israel’s troops advance  WRAL More foreign citizens, including about 400 Americans, are set to depart Gaza  KPBS Dozens of Palestinian Americans cross Rafah