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Biden calls for 'significant de-escalation' of Israel-Hamas violence

The White House says President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he "expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire." With attacks ongoing, NBC News' Richard Engel goes inside an Israeli hospital that has moved underground. In Gaza, clinics are damaged and most homes are without power or running water.
Biden calls for 'significant de-escalation' of Israel-Hamas violence
Biden calls for 'significant de-escalation' of Israel-Hamas violence

Travel restrictions are changing. See which countries are open to Americans.

NBC News is tracking travel restrictions for U.S. citizens in countries around the world.

Biden comes under fire from Congress after waiving sanctions on Russian gas pipeline company

Republicans accused Biden of placating German Chancellor Angela Merkel and handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a geopolitical win.
Image: FILE PHOTO: A specialist works onboard the Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire to prepare a pipe for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea
Image: FILE PHOTO: A specialist works onboard the Allseas' deep sea pipe laying ship Solitaire to prepare a pipe for Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea
7h ago

Cuba baseball team says U.S. has started processing visas for Olympics qualifier

Cuban baseball fans have been worried their team might not receive the visas they need to compete in the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
Image: Players of the Cuba's national baseball team wait to enter the U.S. Embassy in Havana
Image: Players of the Cuba's national baseball team wait to enter the U.S. Embassy in Havana
11h ago

Ex-U.S. Marine arrested in Thailand over multimillion dollar kidnap ransom plot

Louis William Ziskin, with the help of three other accomplices, allegedly nabbed Taiwanese businessman Wen Yu Chung.
14h ago

Cuba baseball team has no visas to travel to the U.S. as Olympic qualifier nears

The athletes and managers presented documents to the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, whose consular area was closed in 2017 by former President Trump. They haven't gotten a response.
Image: Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba, on May 18, 2021.
Image: Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba, on May 18, 2021.

European Union set to allow U.S. travelers as Covid restrictions lift

Europe is eager to kick-start tourism this summer after the number of foreign visitors dropped by 70 percent in 2020.
Image: A woman sunbathes at Falaserna beach on the western coast of Crete, Greece
Image: A woman sunbathes at Falaserna beach on the western coast of Crete, Greece
16h ago

Rebel group says Colombian troops killed ex-FARC leader Jesús Santrich in Venezuela

Santrich was one of the chief FARC negotiators in peace talks with the Colombian government, but gave up on the deal after he was indicted in the U.S. for alleged cocaine trafficking.
Seuxis Hernandez,Jesus Santrich
Seuxis Hernandez,Jesus Santrich
17h ago

France reopens cafe and bistro terraces after six months

Some cafes have spent days preparing for Wednesday's milestone, even though rain is forecast for large swaths of the country, including Paris.
Image: A customer enjoys a coffee on a terrace of the cafe and restaurant Les Deux Magots in Paris as cafes, bars and restaurants reopen after closing down for months amid the Covid-19 outbreak in France
Image: A customer enjoys a coffee on a terrace of the cafe and restaurant Les Deux Magots in Paris as cafes, bars and restaurants reopen after closing down for months amid the Covid-19 outbreak in France
18h ago

Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice pregnant with first child

The queen has 10 great-grandchildren, with another — a second child for Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex — due in the summer.
Image: Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozziconi attend the Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate
Image: Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozziconi attend the Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate
18h ago

Spain vows to restore order after thousands swim into Ceuta from Morocco

Armored vehicles were guarding Ceuta's beach on Tuesday, and soldiers and police used batons to clear migrants from the beach.
Image: Migrants wait to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the border of Morocco and Spain,
Image: Migrants wait to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the border of Morocco and Spain,