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Mike Sadler, Intrepid Desert Navigator in World War II, Dies at 103
[ad_1] At the end of a grueling day, Mr. Liebling related, “a G-2 (intelligence) officer came out of the staff tent” to talk to the Britons. “He had a bottle of whiskey with him, which was an excellent idea, because they were pretty well done in by that time. After half an hour, he climbed out and told us that…
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A Trophy in Ruins: Evidence Grows That Russia Controls Marinka
[ad_1] The Ukrainian military said on Thursday that its troops were fighting “in the vicinities” of a village behind the eastern frontline town of Marinka, a strong indication that Kyiv’s forces have lost control of the town, more than a week after Moscow claimed to have seized it. Open-source maps of the battlefield also show that Russian troops have a…
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More Than 100 People in Iran Killed in Blasts at Suleimani Memorial
[ad_1] More than 200 people were also injured after two roadside bombs exploded during a memorial for Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s former top general who was killed by a U.S. drone strike four years ago. [ad_2] Source link
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U.S. Says It Believes ISIS Was Behind Bombing That Killed Dozens in Iran
[ad_1] American officials believe that Wednesday’s bombing attack in Kerman, Iran, was most likely the work of the Islamic State — a preliminary assessment based on intelligence, according to four American officials, who cautioned that no final conclusions have been drawn. Two regional military officials also said they believed the Islamic State had perpetrated the attack, which killed 84 people…
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Iraq Condemns U.S. After Drone Strike in Baghdad
[ad_1] A drone strike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a senior figure in an Iran-linked militant group that is part of Iraq’s security apparatus and two others, drawing sharp criticism from the Iraqi government as well as allied groups. In an angry statement, an Iraqi government spokesman blamed the United States for the attack, calling it a “flagrant violation of…
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Experts See a Message in Chinese Balloons Flying Over Taiwan
[ad_1] The balloon flights may, nonetheless, be part of the “gray zone” tactics that China uses to warn Taiwan of its military strength and options, without tipping into baldfaced confrontation. The timing of the balloon flights, close to Taiwan’s election, was telling, said Ko Yong-Sen, a research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, a think tank…
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Iran Holds Day of Mourning for Those Killed at Suleimani Memorial
[ad_1] Iran was holding a national day of mourning on Thursday to honor victims of the twin explosions that killed 84 people a day earlier during a memorial ceremony for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, who was killed four years ago in an American drone attack. General Suleimani, the powerful military leader regarded as a malign force in the West, is…
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Israel-Hamas War: Latest Updates – The New York Times
[ad_1] A dozen nations, including the United States, warned the Houthi militia in Yemen on Wednesday of unspecified consequences if it continued to attack shipping in the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest commercial routes. “The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in…
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Putin’s Drive to Rewrite History Snares a Retired Lithuanian Judge
[ad_1] When the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant last year for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, a Moscow court launched a surprise counterattack: It ordered the arrest of a 70-year-old retired judge in Lithuania. The judge, Kornelija Maceviciene, was not connected in any way to the case against Mr. Putin in The Hague or to investigations into…
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Canada’s Boreal Forests Badly Damaged by Logging
[ad_1] Canada has long promoted itself globally as a model for protecting one of the country’s most vital natural resources: the world’s largest swath of boreal forest, which is crucial to fighting climate change. But a new study using nearly half a century of data from the provinces of Ontario and Quebec — two of the country’s main commercial logging…
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