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‘They Come in Waves’: Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Foe
[ad_1] His unit decimated by Ukrainian fire, the last surviving soldier in a Russian assault took cover in a shallow crater while Ukrainians shouted at him to surrender. As he lifted two grenades in the air, a Ukrainian drone swept in from above and exploded. Soon, the smoke cleared, a surveillance drone overhead showed, revealing the Russian soldier’s corpse. That…
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Portraits of Gazans and the Destruction of the Israel-Hamas War
[ad_1] By Declan Walsh and Samar Abu Elouf Photographs by Samar Abu Elouf Samar Abu Elouf, a photojournalist, spent weeks documenting five Palestinians in Gaza whose lives had been shattered by the war. Declan Walsh is an international correspondent for The New York Times. Feb. 4, 2024 A toddler, a teenager, a mother, a photojournalist. Their lives were ripped apart…
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Crafting an Aboriginal Reality Out of History, Myth, and the Spiritual Realm
[ad_1] Long before Alexis Wright was a towering figure in Australian letters, she took notes during community meetings in remote outback towns. Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand. The work was laborious, and it soothed her youthful fervor for the change that seemed all too slow to arrive. “It…
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U.S. Strikes in Yemen, Syria and Iraq: A Timeline
[ad_1] The United States has led a major wave of retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, hitting scores of targets belonging to Iranian-backed armed groups since Friday. The strikes are a sharp escalation of hostilities in the region, one that President Biden had sought to avoid since the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza began in October. Here is…
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El Salvador’s Bukele Expected to Win Re-Election: What to Know
[ad_1] In El Salvador’s presidential contest on Sunday, there is no real competition: Nayib Bukele, the millennial president who reshaped the country with a crackdown on gangs and civil liberties, is expected to win re-election in a landslide. Legal scholars say Mr. Bukele, 42, is violating a constitutional ban by seeking a second consecutive term, but most Salvadorans don’t seem…
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U.S. Strikes in Yemen, Syria and Iraq: A Timeline
[ad_1] The United States has led a major wave of retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, hitting scores of targets belonging to Iranian-backed armed groups since Friday. The strikes are a sharp escalation of hostilities in the region, one that President Biden had sought to avoid since the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza began in October. Here is…
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Israel-Hamas War and Middle East Crisis News: Live Updates
[ad_1] Iran projects its military power through dozens of armed groups across the Middle East, but how much does it control their actions? That question has taken on new urgency as the United States considers its next steps after an attack by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia on an American base in northwest Jordan. The attack on Sunday killed three soldiers…
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House GOP Plans Vote on Israel Aid as Senate Tries to Close Ukraine Deal
[ad_1] Speaker Mike Johnson pledged Saturday that the House would hold a vote next week on legislation to speed $17.6 billion in security assistance to Israel with no strings attached, a move likely to complicate Senate leaders’ efforts to rally support for a broader package with border security measures and aid to Ukraine. Mr. Johnson’s announcement to members of his…
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Fear and Ambition Propel Xi’s Nuclear Acceleration
[ad_1] Nineteen days after taking power as China’s leader, Xi Jinping convened the generals overseeing the country’s nuclear missiles and issued a blunt demand. China had to be ready for possible confrontation with a formidable adversary, he said, signaling that he wanted a more potent nuclear capability to counter the threat. Their force, he told the generals, was a “pillar…
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After the Quake: One Turkish Family’s Struggle
[ad_1] Finally, 106 days after the ambulances rushed their battered bodies to the hospital, the couple were cleared to leave. Ibrahim Karapirli hobbled back from physical therapy on crutches to protect his aching leg. His wife, Pinar, wrangled their twin toddlers, unsure how she would care for them with her one remaining arm. The couple were still mourning their two…
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