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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a meeting of Israel’s political security cabinet on Friday to approve the Gaza cease-fire deal after Israeli and Hamas negotiators worked out their remaining differences. Mr. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement early Friday that he had ordered the meeting to approve the deal for later in the day. Lawmakers […]

To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies an act of patriotism. And yet, for the third year in a row, its population got smaller. Not even a surprise uptick in the number of babies born, a first in seven […]

Britain’s government on Thursday bowed to pressure and announced new investigations into child sexual exploitation and abuse, less than a month after Elon Musk, the billionaire tech mogul, used his social media platform X to highlight the issue in a series of vitriolic posts. Speaking in Parliament, Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, said she had […]

One of the Final Fantasy series’ few recurring settings is the world of Ivalice, where games like Final Fantasy XII, Vagrant Story, and Final Fantasy Tactics take place. Ivalice has many recognizable elements that set it apart from the many other Final Fantasy settings, including its unique rabbit-like Moogles and focus on monster-hunting clans–and a […]

The economic scars of China’s real estate crash are evident at the country’s many street markets for construction materials. Proprietors of once-bustling shops that sell everything from lighting fixtures and doors to toilet bowls are aching for customers. At the same time, China’s exports have climbed sharply. Companies are shipping cars, smartphones and many other […]