Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Monday claimed responsibility for a bombing in Tel Aviv, calling it a "suicide operation" and threatening more attacks in Israel as the Gaza war drags on. Israeli police earlier said the blast in Israel's commercial hub was a "terror attack" that prompted heightened alert. The bombing comes as the US tries to broker a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the Middle East as mediators continued to reach agreement on a ceasefire deal.

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Cases of the mpox virus are rising in Democratic Republic of Congo, as the central African country awaits vaccines from the US and Japan. The World Health Organization called on affected countries to step up vaccination programs to counter a more deadly strain of mpox. DRC has registered 16,700 mpox cases and "a little more than 570" deaths since the start of the year. The US has promised 50,000 vaccine doses for DRC, while Japan on Monday agreed to send 3.5 million doses.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine and Poland, the foreign ministry said Monday, just weeks after Kyiv condemned him for hugging President Vladimir Putin during a visit to traditional ally Russia. New Delhi's foreign ministry did not give a date for the visit, but media reports suggest it will take place later this week. Modi is trying to strike a delicate balance between maintaining his country's historically warm ties with Moscow while courting closer partnerships with the West.

MODI SEEKS TO ALIGN HIS COUNTRY AGAINST RIVAL CHINA

When was the last time a sitting US president who was elected to the office was denied his party's nomination for a second term?

Monday's answer: Bermuda has the world's highest concentration of golf courses, with eight world-class layouts spread over 21 square miles.