Israeli forces step up attacks in Gaza, and more - Five stories you need to know | Reuters

May 13, 2024:

1. Dozens of students walked out at Duke University’s commencement event
in protest of guest speaker Jerry Seinfeld’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza.

2. Israeli tanks pushed further into Jabalia in northern Gaza, residents and Hamas media say while airstrikes hammered Rafah in the south.

3. Russian President Vladimir Putin taps a civilian economist as his new defense minister in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilize the defense budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine.

4. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial in New York. The case could affect the Democrat's reelection prospects and help determine which party controls the Senate next year.

5. India’s general election enters its fourth phase as campaign rhetoric sharpens over economic disparities and religious divisions.

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