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Iran and Saudi Arabia Demand Gaza Cease-Fire
[ad_1] After the Saudi and Iranian leaders finished their speeches, they left the main conference hall for a bilateral meeting. Prince Mohammed’s welcoming of Mr. Raisi amounted to a remarkable departure for the Saudi leader, who once bluntly warned Iran not to pursue expansionist policies in the region. “We won’t wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia,” he…
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Macron Mourns Civilian Deaths, Urges an Israeli Cease-Fire
[ad_1] Against a backdrop of mounting international outrage over civilian casualties as Israel wages war on Hamas, President Emmanuel Macron of France on Friday called on Israel to stop the killing in Gaza. “De facto, today, civilians are bombed — de facto,” he told the BBC in an interview. “These babies, these ladies, these old people are bombed and killed.…
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Iran’s president visits Saudi Arabia for the first time since the two mended ties.
[ad_1] President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a summit on the war in Gaza, his first visit since the regional rivals agreed early this year to restore diplomatic ties after years of hostility. Saudi Arabia had initially scheduled two summits over this weekend, one for members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the…
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Chapter 4: The Wedding – The New York Times
[ad_1] For Indian families, a modest wedding is an oxymoron. No matter how meager a household’s earnings, no expense can be spared. It was no different for Arti Kumari’s parents, despite their limited means as an NGO worker and a subsistence farmer. Her parents, Meena and Anil, had put aside whatever money they could save. They pleaded with extended family…
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They Left Gaza to Work in Israel. Now They’re Stranded.
[ad_1] Thousands of workers from Gaza have been trapped in the West Bank since the Hamas attacks on October 7. Their Israeli work permits have been canceled, and they’re deeply worried about their families back home. [ad_2] Source link
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Our Merch, Ourselves – The New York Times
[ad_1] If you want to recreate the 1960s winged eyeliner that Cailee Spaeny wears in “Priscilla,” you’ll have to do so without the aid of the limited-edition makeup kit produced by the film’s studio, A24. It’s sold out. Ditto the dark gray sweatshirt with tonal “Priscilla” embroidery across the front. You can, however, still purchase a baby-doll T-shirt bedizened with…
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For Both Trudeau and Biden, Polls Suggest an Uphill Political Path
[ad_1] When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Biden next meet, they will have something to commiserate over: their dismal standings in polls. For months now, Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party has been rapidly sinking in public opinion surveys, while more recent polls suggest that the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre would win any election held now. Similarly, new polls by The…
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Australia Offers Climate Refuge to Tuvalu Citizens, but Not All
[ad_1] The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu once comprised 11 islands. It is now down to nine flecks of land totaling less than 10 square miles, which, like their lost siblings before them, risk gradually being eaten away by the rising tides of the world’s warming oceans. For decades, Tuvalu’s leaders have warned about the effects of the world’s emissions…
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Life in Gaza City: Privation, Rationing and Desperate Fear
[ad_1] For years, Mohammad Matar worked on constructing pipelines that moved water across the Gaza Strip — from northern Beit Lahia to southern Rafah. Now, he can barely access water himself. Mr. Matar, a 35-year-old civil engineer, was reached by phone on Thursday evening in Gaza City, where he and his family have chosen to remain even as Israeli ground…
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After a Scare, Croatian Authorities Declare Coca-Cola Products Safe
[ad_1] Coca-Cola brand beverages have been deemed safe to drink in Croatia, government officials said on Thursday, following illnesses in the country that had raised fears that the bottles had been contaminated. A man in the northern port city of Rijeka was hospitalized last weekend after consuming Romerquelle Emotion, a flavored, carbonated drink distributed by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, a…
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