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The Biden administration said it would be asking questions about reports of Israel illegally using white phosphorus in Lebanon in October. Israel denied the claims.

The British prime minister faced a test of his authority as he sought to protect his flagship immigration policy from threats within his divided party.

The official was fired after investing millions in U.N. funds in housing and energy projects that went badly. He is contesting the order.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington at a critical moment, both on the battlefield and on Capitol Hill.

With pledges already lagging badly for this year, the global organization said that it had been forced to pare down its request for 2024 to focus on only the most life-threatening cases.

As fighting surged in the territory, Arab leaders condemned the move as a “mark of shame,” one that will haunt the United States for years.

The veto came amid a warning that “civil order is breaking down” in Gaza, and a day after the Biden administration warned that Israel’s military had not done enough to reduce harm to civilians.

The Biden administration is pressing Israel to do more to protect civilians. But it has not publicly discussed any consequences if it does not.

The United States has signaled that it will block the effort.

The government said a group linked to Russia’s intelligence service carried out sustained operations to undermine trust in Britain’s political system.