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Israel Says It Is Shifting to a More Targeted Stage in Gaza War
[ad_1] Israel said its military is starting to shift from a large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, and Israeli officials have privately told their American counterparts that they hoped the transition would be completed by the end of January, U.S. officials said. Israel’s disclosure came as Secretary…
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An Enforcer for a Strongman President Goes on Trial in Milestone Swiss Case
[ad_1] For roughly 16 years Ousman Sonko wielded sweeping power in Gambia’s security apparatus, crushing opposition to the West African country’s authoritarian president. On Monday, Mr. Sonko entered a Swiss court accused of crimes against humanity, in what lawyers call a significant milestone for Gambia, Switzerland and the wider international effort to prosecute war crimes and those who facilitated them.…
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Israel Says Its Military Is Starting to Shift to a More Targeted Gaza Campaign
[ad_1] Israel said its military is starting to shift from a large-scale ground and air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, and Israeli officials have privately told their American counterparts that they hoped the transition would be completed by the end of January, U.S. officials said. Israel’s disclosure came as Secretary…
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Hezbollah Says Strike Kills a Commander in Southern Lebanon
[ad_1] Hezbollah said on Monday that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Lebanon, adding to concerns about a wider regional war as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza. In a statement, Hezbollah identified the commander as Wissam Hassan Al-Tawil but gave few additional details. A Lebanese security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the…
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Pope Francis Calls For Global Ban on Surrogacy
[ad_1] Pope Francis on Monday called surrogate motherhood a “despicable” practice that should be universally banned for its “commercialization” of pregnancy, including the practice among wars, terrorism and other threats to peace and humanity in an annual speech to ambassadors. An unborn child must not be “turned into an object of trafficking,” Francis said, adding. “I consider despicable the practice…
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Hezbollah says a commander was killed in southern Lebanon.
[ad_1] Hezbollah said on Monday that one of its commanders was killed in a strike in southern Lebanon, adding to concerns about a wider regional war as Israel battles Hamas in Gaza. In a statement, Hezbollah identified the commander as Wissam Hassan Al-Tawil and said he was killed in a strike in Khirbet Selm, a village in southern Lebanon that…
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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon: Live Updates
[ad_1] Israel, which said over the weekend that it had successfully dismantled Hamas’s military structure in the north of the Gaza Strip, said it was taking a different tactical approach in the south, where a population that sought safety there fears how the war will play out over the coming months. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Saturday that the…
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China Says It Detained a Foreign Consultant for Spying for Britain
[ad_1] China’s top intelligence agency said Monday that it had detained the head of an overseas consulting agency for working as a spy for the British government to collect Chinese state secrets. The Chinese Ministry of State Security said it caught a consultant with the surname Huang, who collected China-related intelligence and found personnel on behalf of MI6. The British…
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Russian Missiles Pound Ukraine, Officials Say
[ad_1] Russia launched a large-scale air attack against Ukraine on Monday morning, Ukrainian officials said, pounding several regions with missiles that killed at least two people, wounded at least 33 others and caused heavy damage to residential buildings and industrial sites. Air raid alerts blared across the country from about 6 a.m. after the Ukrainian Air Force reported the takeoff…
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Monday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] The threat of a broader conflict with Iran Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip have emboldened a newly aggressive Iran. After launching scores of attacks across the region, Iranian proxy groups have come into direct conflict with U.S. forces twice in the past week, and Washington is openly threatening airstrikes if the…
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