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President Biden called for \u201cless intrusive action\u201d around hospitals in Gaza, as Israeli troops battled to seize control<\/a> of what Israel says is a Hamas command complex that lies below the enclave\u2019s main medical center, Al-Shifa Hospital. Hamas and hospital officials have denied the allegation. Here\u2019s the latest<\/a>.<\/p>\n U.S. officials \u201cremain in contact with the Israelis\u201d to secure a pause in the fighting to allow for the release of Israeli hostages, Biden said, adding: \u201cI remain somewhat hopeful, but hospitals must be protected.\u201d Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, said at a briefing shortly afterward that the U.S. and Israel \u201cdo not want to see firefights in hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n Thousands of people fled Al-Shifa over the weekend as Israeli troops encircled it, and the W.H.O. has warned of a \u201cdire and perilous\u201d situation for patients. The health organization said in a statement that Al-Shifa \u201cis not functioning as a hospital anymore\u201d after it ran out of fuel and water, risking the lives of patients.<\/p>\n In the hospital: <\/strong>Medicine and food are running out for the hundreds of patients and thousands of people sheltering there. Without electricity or fuel, dozens of corpses are decomposing, a chief nurse and a health official said, and hospital staff members are trying to keep premature babies warm after removing them from now-useless incubators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Displacement: <\/strong>In Israel, more than 125,000 people have been evacuated from areas<\/a> where tensions have escalated in recent days. The Israeli state is paying to house the evacuees indefinitely in hotels and guesthouses.<\/p>\n In a dramatic reshuffle, Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of Britain, fired Suella Braverman<\/a>, the hawkish former home secretary and one of his most senior and divisive ministers, and unexpectedly brought a centrist predecessor<\/a>, David Cameron, back into government as foreign secretary. Here\u2019s a list of the new cabinet members<\/a>.<\/p>\n After 13 years in Downing Street, the Conservatives\u2019 grip on power appears to be slipping, with the party trailing Labour in the polls and a public sector under acute strain after years of austerity. A general election is expected next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Braverman: <\/strong>The hard-right politician has now been fired<\/a> from the home secretary\u2019s position twice, once by Sunak, and once by his predecessor, Liz Truss. Her hard-line stances and inflammatory rhetoric on law enforcement, immigration and national security have often stoked divisive cultural debates in Britain.<\/p>\n Cameron: <\/strong>The former prime minister will return to government without needing to face an election, thanks to an unusual mechanism<\/a> that will award him a lifetime place in the House of Lords. But the new foreign secretary comes with political baggage of his own, as the leader who called the vexed referendum on Brexit in 2013.<\/p>\n But trees are far from a silver bullet, even as they provide shelter, shade and food and remain essential to tackling the climate and biodiversity crises. If we protect all current forests, where will people get timber, rubber and palm oil? Would forests be able to store carbon quickly enough? And how much forest carbon would be lost to natural disasters?<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>In the U.S., the great hope for the future of nuclear power, which does not emit planet-warming carbon dioxide, is to go small<\/a>. Meanwhile, a group of start-up companies is trying to ignite fusion energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n The British entertainer Russell Brand built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast. Now, as he faces a host of sexual assault claims, they have become his whole world<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s almost like cancel capital,\u201d Nick Marx, a professor of film and media studies at Colorado State University, said. \u201cIt\u2019s something he recognizes as having a value distinct from money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Inside an instant Premier League classic:<\/strong> Long stoppages weren\u2019t enough to slow a torrid goal-scoring pace between Chelsea and Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n A women\u2019s soccer crossroad: <\/strong>Megan Rapinoe, who helped define the sport for a decade, is retiring<\/a>, while Emma Hayes, her former coach, is returning to the U.S.<\/p>\n The Premier League\u2019s biggest questions:<\/strong> Will Man City regret letting its young striker go? Also, why would Liverpool consider selling Mohamed Salah in January<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For 157 years, the woman at the center of the painting \u201cThe Hesitant Fianc\u00e9e\u201d by Auguste Toulmouche has issued a withering glare at those who dare to regard her. Lately, her gaze has landed on a new generation of appreciators, becoming a surprise hit on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n Modern viewers have come up with wide-ranging interpretations of the painting and its applications to modern life \u2014 seeing it as a take on women bristling at societal expectations, or using it as a punchline in response to phrases like \u201cYou\u2019re overreacting\u201d and \u201cYou really should smile more.\u201d<\/p>\n
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