Israel Cuts Off Gaza’s Southern City Of Rafah And Vows To ‘Vigorously’ Expand In The Territory

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza. The military said Saturday it would soon expand “vigorously” in most of the small coastal territory. Palestinians are further squeezed into shrinking areas of land. It…MORE

Russia And Ukraine Accuse Each Other Of Failing To Pause Strikes After US Envoy Leaves Moscow

Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats have used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure. The two foreign ministers spoke at separate events at the annual Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Saturday, a day after U.S. envoy Steve witkoff met with with…MORE

Potential Impact of Trump’s Trade War On Jobs And Inflation Sends US Consumer Sentiment Plunging

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April for the fourth straight month as the trade war has fueled worries about the health of the job market and inflation. The University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, fell 11% to 50.8, the lowest since the depths of the pandemic. The decline…MORE