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Thursday Briefing: Blasts in Iran Kill Dozens
[ad_1] Blasts in Iran killed at least 95 people A pair of explosions yesterday at a commemoration for Iran’s former top military general, Qassim Suleimani, killed at least 95 people and wounded another 211, according to Iranian officials. The blasts heightened tensions in the broader region a day after an explosion killed several Hamas officials in a suburb of Beirut,…
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Al-Arouri’s killing is a blow to Hamas, though likely not a debilitating one, analysts say.
[ad_1] The killing of Saleh al-Arouri deprives Hamas of one of its most skilled tacticians, who helped route money and weapons to its operatives in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East and integrated the group more tightly into Iran’s network of forces committed to fighting Israel, according to analysts. But it was far from clear that his death would…
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Blasts Kill More Than 100 People in Iran
[ad_1] Two bombs exploded along the road near the burial site of Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s former top general, during a commemoration on the four-year anniversary of his assassination by the United States. [ad_2] Source link
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Charred Remains of Japan Airlines Plane Crash
[ad_1] Investigators inspected the wreckage of a Japan Airlines passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard plane that collided at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. [ad_2] Source link
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First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska
[ad_1] Why It Matters: The virus is a new threat for many wild mammals. The infected polar bear provides further evidence of how widespread this virus, a highly pathogenic form of H5N1, has become and how unprecedented its behavior has been. Since the virus emerged in 2020, it has spread to every continent except for Australia. It has also infected…
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Netanyahu Allies Signal No Immediate Countermoves to Supreme Court Ruling
[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition signaled on Tuesday that for the sake of national unity with Israel at war, it was not planning any immediate countermove against a Supreme Court decision striking down the government’s signature campaign to rein in the court’s powers. Across the Israeli political divide, supporters and opponents of Mr. Netanyahu’s plan stressed the need to…
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Hamas blames Israel for the death of a senior official in Lebanon.
[ad_1] Israel and the surrounding region were on edge Wednesday, a day after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon heightened worries that the war in Gaza could spill over into a broader conflict. Hamas blamed Israel for the death of Saleh al-Arouri, the senior-most official of the group to be killed since the Oct. 7 attacks in…
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‘World’s Oldest Pyramid’? A Study’s Claim Troubles Archaeologists
[ad_1] In a mountainous corner of Indonesia lies a hill, dotted with stone terraces, where people come from around the country to hold Islamic and Hindu rituals. Some say the site has a mystical air, or even that it might hold buried treasure. The partially excavated site, Gunung Padang, is a relaxing place to spend an afternoon. It’s also at…
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Attack on Opposition Leader Raises Alarms in Divided South Korea
[ad_1] The man accused of stabbing Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, in the neck had been stalking him in recent weeks, including attending a political event where Mr. Lee was present on Dec. 13, apparently captured on video there wearing a blue paper crown, the police say. At a rally on Tuesday, a man wearing…
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‘It’s State Propaganda’: Ukrainians Shun TV News as War Drags on
[ad_1] Since the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the people of Ukraine have had access to a single source of television news — an all-day broadcast packed with footage of Ukrainian tanks blasting Russian positions, medics operating near the frontline and political leaders rallying support abroad. The show, Telemarathon United News, has been a major tool of…
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