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Chantal Da Silva

Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London.

Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London.


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Kamala Harris won't preside over Netanyahu's speech to Congress as he looks to shore up U.S. support

Vice President Kamala Harris will not preside over or attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress on Wednesday.

Israeli settlements violate international law, U.N.'s top court says in a landmark opinion

Policies and practices used by Israel in its occupation of Palestinian territories are in breach of international law, the United Nations’ top court said in a landmark opinion Friday.

Journalist Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years by Russian court in case U.S. slams as a sham

American journalist Evan Gershkovich was jailed for 16 years by a Russian court Fafter he was found guilty of espionage.

Drone strike near U.S. Embassy office in Tel Aviv leaves one dead, Yemen's Houthi rebels claim attack

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone strike near a U.S. Embassy office in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv that saw at least one person killed.

Israel's Knesset votes overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood as Netanyahu prepares for U.S. visit

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state, reflecting the deepening decline in support for a two-state solution among wider Israeli society.

Clean water becomes an increasingly scarce resource in Gaza amid Israeli offensive

Clean water in Gaza is becoming scarce as the Israel-Hamas war rages, prompting warnings from aid agencies and the U.N. about disease and dehydration.

'We're here to speak for the people who can't': Palestinian Olympians hope to draw attention to Gaza

Palestinian-American athlete Valerie Tarazi has arrived in Paris on a mission: To “speak up for the people who can’t” and raise hopes in Gaza as she prepares to represent them at the Olympics.
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9 killed, including 3 suspects, in rare shooting near mosque in Oman's capital

At least nine people were killed, including three suspects, and dozens of other people were injured in a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital, Muscat, in a rare flare of violence in the Middle Eastern sultanate.

French soldier stabbed on patrol in Paris ahead of Olympics

A French soldier has been hospitalized after being stabbed Monday while on patrol outside a train station in Paris, as the city prepares to host the Olympics.

Israeli military abandoned kibbutz for hours during Hamas' attack Oct. 7, IDF inquiry finds

The Israeli military released an assessment on its failures to protect the residents of Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities hardest hit in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks.

Israel again orders residents to evacuate areas of Gaza City it once said were cleared of Hamas

The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City and head south as it expanded operations in the north of the enclave, an area it previously said it had cleared of Hamas fighters.