China's quiet campaign to win over Middle Eastern countries has run into a problem Beijing isn't really ready to deal with

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An explosion on a residential tower caused by Israeli raids in the northern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.
An Israeli strike on a residential tower in Gaza City on October 12.

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Ohad Munder-Zichri, a child taken hostage by Hamas, turns 9 years old in captivity

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Child Ohad Munder-Zichri wearing glasses and a T-shirt.
This photo provided by Avi Zichri shows his son, Ohad Munder-Zichri, on Oct. 1, 2023. Ohad turned 9 on Monday, Oct. 23, but instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he was somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion.

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Israel now waging war on three battle fronts — Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria

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Israel is now waging war on three battle fronts — Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria. As the conflict escalates, the US is boosting its military presence and sending Israel air defense systems.

Oil prices would soar to $150 and market volatility would skyrocket in the most severe scenario for the Israel-Hamas war, EY chief economist says

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Oil prices have risen sharply following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Here's why gasoline prices could sink 9% by year-end despite oil's surge

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A New York City cab driver fills his taxi on July 2, 2008.

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US redirects Navy carrier strike group, deploys high altitude defense missile system and patriot battalions to the Middle East amid escalations by Iran in the Israel-Hamas war

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A combat-loaded F/A-18C launches off the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A combat-loaded F/A-18C launches off the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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I spent 4 hours running for my life at the Nova festival. A man in a white pickup truck rescued me, but I never learned what happened to him after he returned for more people.

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People walking out of the Nova Music Festival in Gaza

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50 years after another devastating surprise attack, Israel is facing a different kind of war that will be tougher to fight

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to soldiers near the Gaza border on October 19.

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More companies pull out of this year's Web Summit amid backlash over cofounder's Israel comments

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'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf threatens to pull funding from UPenn unless president resigns amid Israel-Hamas response backlash, CNN reports

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Dick Wolf speaks at the TCA WINTER PRESS TOUR 2020 on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA.

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