Israeli airstrikes on a school in Gaza killed at least 40 people, including children, on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials. The attack on the United Nations-run school in the Jabalya refugee camp was the deadliest single incident in the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

President Biden will use a speech in Normandy on Thursday to link the United States’ commitment to Ukraine with the Allied victory in World War II, arguing that the United States must continue to stand up for democracy and freedom around the world.

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The BBC’s Andrew Neil is a fixture of British politics, and he’s not afraid to ask the tough questions. By Alexandra Schwartz The BBC’s Andrew Neil is a fixture of British politics, and he’s not afraid to ask the tough questions.

By Rakesh Raman Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was once considered invincible, is now struggling to stay in power. Modi, who is known for his aggressive and autocratic style of governance, is facing a tough challenge from the opposition parties in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) where he is trying to win the assembly elections to be held in February 2017.

LONDON—Britain’s two main political leaders clashed in a bad-tempered debate Thursday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson accusing his Labour Party rival Jeremy Corbyn of being a Marxist who would wreck the economy and the opposition leader saying the Conservative leader was a liar.

Ukraine has launched a series of strikes into Russian territory using Western-supplied weapons, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday, a move that could mark a significant escalation in the conflict.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is struggling to maintain its majority in the country’s parliament, according to exit polls released Sunday. The polls suggest that the BJP will win between 151 and 206 seats in the 543-seat Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, falling short of the 272 seats needed for a majority.

U.S. President Joe Biden has suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the conflict with Hamas in Gaza to stay in power. Biden made the remarks during a press conference on Thursday, saying that he had spoken to Netanyahu and told him that the violence had to stop.

By JAMES BARRON Published: June 6, 2014 OMAHA BEACH, France — The men who stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago are getting old, and many are dying.