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The U.S. ambassador to Budapest raised the temperature in a long-running standoff, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russia, anti-U.S. stance and opposition to supporting Ukraine.

Her foundation rescued thousands of girls and young women from bonded slavery and secured meals and schooling for impoverished children.

Barack Obama drew one for Syria. George W. Bush drew several, for North Korea and Iran. Now President Biden has drawn one for Israel. The hard part is figuring out what to do when they are crossed.

The president’s call for aid to Ukraine and his pledge of assistance for Gaza came against a backdrop of Republican opposition, splits in his own party and tension with allies.

The French president attempted to forge a united front on a harder line against Russia. But few were persuaded.

Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, said after a meeting with Sweden’s leader, and a deal for more fighter jets, that the two countries are “ready to fight for each other.”

Shane Rose was briefly barred from competition after he wore a G-string bikini costume. The stunt won wide public support.

Conditions at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip were described as desperate after Israeli forces raided it in search of Hamas militants.

As it votes on Sunday for a new president, NATO’s newest member says Moscow is testing it by turning asylum seekers into a political pressure point.

The document was signed by government employees in 12 nations and E.U. institutions. Signers say their leaders’ policies could be contributing to war crimes in Gaza.