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☆ How impactful are U.S. sanctions against Russia?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow impactful are U.S. sanctions against Russia? Hagar Chemali, former spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations, and CNBC’s Eamon Javers join 'The Exchange' to discuss the geopolitical implications of recent developments from Ukraine and Russia, the effects of U.S. sanctions and more.

Persons: Hagar Chemali, CNBC’s Eamon Javers Organizations: Russia, U.S, United Nations Locations: Ukraine, Russia

Admittance to Davis' event is notoriously challenging to receive. When it came time to introduce Clive Davis to the stage, actor Tom Hanks did the honors. Clive Davis, Clive Davis, Clive Davis,” he told the cheering crowd. "Clive Davis is the chef, in the kitchen, of the food of love of music, music, music. “We concentrate on the pure celebration of music,” Davis said at the start of the night — and by the end, that was evident.

Persons: Serena Williams, “, Clive Davis, Beverly Hilton, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, ” Wonder, ” Knight, Jon Platt, ”, Platt, —, Usher, Jay, Drake, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, “ Jon, Harvey Mason, “ He's, ” Davis, Davis, Barry Manilow’s, Mandy, Smokey Robinson, Meryl Streep, Babyface, Jon Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Gayle King, Ted Danson, Shania Twain, Diane Warren, Cameron Crowe, Sammy Hagar, Cher, Jack Antonoff, Gloria Esteban, Busta, Megan Thee, David Foster, Mark Ronson, Tom Hanks, Isley, ” Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Ken, Lainey Wilson, Ryan Gosling, Noah Kahan's, Josh Groban, Treaty's Michael Trotter, Jelly Roll Organizations: ANGELES, Beverly, Warwick, “, Sony Music Publishing, ” Recording Academy, Sony, Arista Records, Spice Locations: Beverly Hills , California

☆ Israel expands its Gaza offensive and bombards the south of the strip
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli flares light the sky above Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2023. Said Khatib | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Gaza Strip faced heavy bombardment for a third night since the seven-day pause in fighting ended on Friday, as the Israeli offensive shifts to the refugee-packed south of the enclave. "We fought strongly and thoroughly in the northern Gaza Strip, and we are also doing it now in the southern Gaza Strip," Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi told reservists on Sunday. Israeli attacks in southern GazaIn the Gaza Strip, Israeli attacks have coalesced around the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israel suspects that Hamas leadership is entrenched in a spiderweb of underground tunnels. "Despite what has been assured, attacks in the south of #Gaza are every bit as vicious as what the north endured," he added on social media.

Persons: Said Khatib, Staff Herzi Halevi, Daniel Hagari, Haitham Khuwajari, Hagar Mizrahi, Khan Younis, Israel, James Elder Organizations: Afp, Getty, Israel Defense Forces, Staff, IDF, Hamas, Shati Battalion, CNBC, UNICEF Locations: Gaza, Israel, Khan, Palestinian, Wadi Gaza, U.S

☆ Israeli medical experts declare some Gaza hostages dead in absentia
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Her committee, she said, addresses "the desire of the families of loved ones abducted to Gaza to know as much as possible". Since the truce expired, Israeli authorities have declared six civilians and an army colonel dead in captivity. It has previously said dozens of hostages were killed in Israeli airstrikes, has threatened to execute hostages itself and suggested that some hostages were in the hands of other armed Palestinian factions. Additional considerations have been hostages' rough handling by captors, the reduced chances of them getting adequate medical care in Gaza and accounts of deaths by former fellow hostages. The military has recovered the bodies of one captive soldier and two civilian hostages, and freed one soldier in a rescue operation.

Persons: Janis Laizans, Hagar Mizrahi, Israel's Kan, Mizrahi, Emily Hand, Tom, Shaked, Sigalit, Dan Williams, Howard Goller, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Health Ministry, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, remarrying

“I wish I were there to hold her.”She was the first American hostage to be released under terms of the cease-fire. She ran to a neighbor’s home for shelter, and the Brodutch family — mother Hagar and her three children — took Abigail in as the rampage raged. Before the cease-fire, the first hostages were released on Oct. 17 — Judith and Natalie Raanan, an American woman and her teenage daughter. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesAlong with Abigail, the Brodutch family was in the group, ranging in age from 4 to 84, released Sunday. “Critically needed aid is going in and hostages are coming out,” Biden said.

Persons: God she’s, ” Biden, “, Biden, Hagar, —, Abigail, Judith, Natalie Raanan, “ They’ve, ”, ” Israel, Jake Sullivan, ABC's, ’ ’, Benjamin Netanyahu, ___ Long, Sara Burnett Organizations: Red Cross, Health Ministry, Hamas, Associated Press Locations: Kfar Azza, Gaza, American, Israel, Egypt, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, Qatar, Washington, Chicago

☆ Israel confirms 17 hostages released, including four-year-old American girl
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Israeli Prime Minister's office confirmed that 17 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released on Sunday, including four-year-old Israeli-American Abigail Mor Edan. The Prime Minister's office said that 14 of the individuals were Israeli citizens, while the other three were foreign nationals. Fifty Hamas hostages are due to be freed over the four days under the terms of an agreement between Israel and Hamas. In the first two days of the temporary cease-fire, 24 hostages were released from Gaza in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. There is a clause within the current Israel-Hamas agreement that would extend the military pause if Hamas agrees to release additional hostages beyond the initial 50.

Persons: Abigail Mor Edan, Abigail Edan, Alma Avraham, Aviva Adrian Siegel, Ron Cariboy, Hagar Brodetz, Yuval Brodetz, Uriah Brodetz, Chen Goldstein Almog, Agam Goldstein Almog, Gal Goldstein Almog, Tal Goldstein Almog, Ella Elikim, Joe Biden, Abigail, she's, Liz Hirsh Naftali, Noa Naftali, Edan's, Biden, presser, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Ronen Neutra, Omer Neutra, Orna, We're, Omer's Organizations: Aviva, United States National, Qatari, CBS, U.S, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Press Locations: Israel, Rafah, Gaza, Israeli, Qatar, Egypt, Long Island , New York

REUTERS/Joseph Campbell Acquire Licensing RightsSHEFAYIM, Israel, Nov 6 (Reuters) - It's been a month since Avihai Brodutch spoke with his wife, Hagar. Hamas gunmen took her and their three children into Gaza in their deadly assault on Israeli villages on Oct 7. His family was abducted from Kfar Aza, a kibbutz around 3 km (2 miles) from Gaza. All he can do now, Brodutch says, is tell his family's story, wherever he can, to whomever he can. So, now I've got nothing," he said while children ran around the hotel garden of Shefayim, an Israeli kibbutz which is hosting many survivors, including Brodutch.

Persons: Brodutch, Joseph Campbell, It's, Avihai Brodutch, Hagar, Ofri, Yuval, Uriah, Kfar, I've, Brodutch's, somebody's, Rodney, I'm, It’s, Maayan Lubell, Crispian Balmer, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Kfar Aza, Shefayim, Israel, Gaza, Israeli, Tel Aviv, I'm

☆ Expect Israel to win this battle but not the war, says fmr. Treasury spokesperson Hagar Chemali
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExpect Israel to win this battle but not the war, says fmr. Treasury spokesperson Hagar ChemaliHagar Chemali, former spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the United Nations, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Hamas' motivations for their surprise attack Saturday, sympathy for civilians, and more.

Persons: Hagar Chemali Hagar Chemali Organizations: Treasury, U.S, United Nations

☆ A world in three islands on the Mediterranean
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Pavlo Fedykovych | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

CNN —In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea lies a small country made up of three inhabited islands and irresistible allure. Across its three inhabited islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – you’ll find every sun-soaked aspect of the perfect vacation. The solution: Marsaskala, towards the southeastern tip of Malta island. Mellieħa Bay and St. Paul’s BayBugibba is a classic seaside resort town in St. Paul's Bay. The population is a modest two people, there are no cars, and no signs of globalization – just the untouched Mediterranean.

☆ 1 dead and 1 in custody after a shooting at an Arkansas hospital, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

One person died following a report of an active shooter inside an Arkansas hospital Wednesday morning, authorities said. CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Sherwood, Ark. Little Rock police said in a tweet they assisted in the investigation by detaining a "potential suspect" at an Exxon gas station. The Sherwood Police Department said earlier Wednesday in a statement: “We can confirm an active shooter at SVI. “@ATFNewOrleans special agents are responding to reports of a shooting incident at St. Vincent Hospital in Sherwood, AR.

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