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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Russia today reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s air force. It would be the first known use of ICBMs in history. Anastasiia Malenko, Tom Balmforth, and Max Hunder report for Reuters.
Ukraine yesterday fired the British-French-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles at targets inside Russia, according to Russian military blogs and an anonymous official. Anastasiia Malenko, Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder report for Reuters.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
The International Criminal Court today issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah and former Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. The Court also issued an arrest warrant against Hamas’s military chief Muhammad Deif, who Israel claimed to have killed in August, for crimes against humanity. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Aaron Boxerman report for the New York Times.
Palestinians are “facing diminishing conditions for survival” with no aid delivered to the territory in 40 days, the U.N. warned, adding that all its delivery attempts this month had been denied or impeded. David Gritten reports for BBC News.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE
The United States yesterday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza because it was not contingent on the release of hostages. Farnaz Fassihi reports for the New York Times.
The U.S. Senate yesterday blocked three resolutions that would have halted some U.S. arms transfers to Israel. Roughly a third of Senate Democrats supported blocking the sales, underscoring party divisions. Patricia Zengerle reports for Reuters; Jacob Magid reports for the Times of Israel.
A U.S.-Israel panel will meet for the first time next month to investigate reports of civilian harm in the Gaza war, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday. Matthew Lee reports for AP News.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
The Israeli military bombed at least five homes in northern Gaza early today, resulting in scores of casualties, Palestinian health officials said. Hamas media put the fatality count at 57, though no official health ministry figure was immediately available. Nidal Al-Mughrabi reports for Reuters.
Hamas’ acting Gaza chief yesterday said there will be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war ends. Nidal Al-Mughrabi reports for Reuters.
Israel last week formally promised the Biden administration, in a letter, that it has no intention of forcibly displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza or starving the civilian population there. Barak Ravid reports for Axios.
ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH WAR
Biden administration envoy Amos Hochstein has arrived in Israel to continue ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah after reporting “additional progress” following talks in Beirut. Meanwhile, Israel’s foreign minister and defense ministers said yesterday that Israel will agree to a ceasefire only if it retains the freedom to strike Hezbollah if the deal is violated. Hugo Bachega reports for BBC News; Tia Goldberg and Kareem Chehayeb report for AP News.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem yesterday said that the ceasefire is now in Israel’s hands following the group’s review of a U.S.-drafted proposal. He rejected the notion that Israel could keep striking Hezbollah if the deal is violated after a truce is reached. Maya Gebeily reports for Reuters.
Israeli strikes on residential buildings and an industrial area killed at least 36 people and injured 50 others in the Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian state media reports. David Gritten reports for BBC News.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION AND NEW CONGRESS
House Ethics Committee Republicans yesterday blocked the release of a report into sexual misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Annie Karni, Robert Draper, and Maya C. Miller report for the New York Times.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday requested the evidentiary file on Gaetz’s alleged sex trafficking from the FBI Director. Liz Goodwin, Jacqueline Alemany, and Perry Stein report for the Washington Post.
Some House Republicans are prepared to vote against any motion to use recess appointments procedure to confirm Gaetz, according to information obtained by Axios. Hans Nichols and Andrew Solender report.
A police report made public late yesterday offers the first detailed account of sexual assault allegations against President-elect Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth. Sharon LaFraniere reports for the New York Times.
Trump has selected Matthew Whitaker to be nominated as NATO ambassador. Devlin Barrett and Chris Cameron report for the New York Times.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday said Trump’s plan to deploy the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would be a “huge mistake” and misuse of military personnel. Greta Reich reports for POLITICO.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) yesterday called for Trump’s health administration picks to face “extensive committee investigations” during the confirmation process. Avery Lotz reports for Axios.
TRUMP LEGAL MATTERS
Trump’s lawyers yesterday urged a judge to dismiss the hush money case against the President-elect, which would erase his conviction. Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz report for AP News.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
The International Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a Malian Islamist who helped run the police force imposing sharia law on Timbuktu in 2012 to 10 years in prison. Stephanie van den Berg reports for Reuters.
Doctors without Borders yesterday halted its operations in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince “until further notice” due to an escalation in violence and threats to its staff from Haitian police. Steven Aristil and Harold report for Reuters.
At least 38 people were killed after gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in northwestern Pakistan today, a local official said. No group immediately claimed responsibility. Mushtaq Ali reports for Reuters.
The U.N. nuclear agency on Tuesday confirmed Iran has offered to keep uranium below purity levels necessary for developing a nuclear weapon, with the agency’s chief calling the move “a step in the right direction.” Patrick Wintour reports for the Guardian.
Swedish police investigating the suspected sabotage of two Baltic Sea fiber-optic undersea cables said a Chinese ship off the coast of Denmark was “of interest.” Miranda Bryant and Pjotr Sauer report for the Guardian.
U.S. FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Gautam Adani, an Indian billionaire, energy mogul, and ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been indicted in the United States on bribery charges, federal prosecutors said yesterday. Shayna Jacobs and Bryan Pietsch report for the Washington Post.
The Federal Aviation Administration yesterday modified a ban on U.S. airlines operating in Haiti, permitting flights over northern parts of the country. Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland report for Reuters.
OTHER U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
A Jan. 6 rioter was yesterday found guilty of plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him over his crimes at the Capitol. Ryan J. Reilly reports for NBC News.
The FBI arrested a Florida man in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to charging documents unsealed yesterday. Cara Tabachnick reports for CBS News.
A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets including Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors have alleged. Dennis Romero reports for NBC News.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) yesterday said transgender people would not be allowed into Capitol restrooms that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth, weeks after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. Maegan Vazquez and Mariana Alfaro report for the Washington Post.
Two former Georgia election workers yesterday asked a federal judge to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for repeating the false claims that led to a defamation judgment against him. Kyle Cheney and Erica Orden report for POLITICO.