Biden’s ability to hold together a Western alliance central to the defense of Ukraine in its war against Russia was at the forefront when he arrives Wednesday when he arrived for the G-7 industrialized nations summit in southern Italy’s Puglia region...
Hamas hardened its position on a Gaza cease-fire proposal with Israel that has faced intransigence from both sides despite heavy U.S. lobbying, including by Biden. Meanwhile, violence flared on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
The Southern Baptists voted to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization as it is commonly practiced, aligning the church with a right-wing stance on the issue.