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U.S. Strikes in Iraq Target Militias Backed by Iran
[ad_1] Buildings and cars were destroyed in Qaim, Iraq, after retaliatory American airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria. [ad_2] Source link
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U.S. Strikes Test Iran’s Will to Escalate
[ad_1] As Iran and the United States assessed the damage done by American airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, the initiative suddenly shifted to Tehran and its pending decision whether to respond or take the hit and de-escalate. The expectation in Washington and among its allies is that the Iranians will choose the latter course, seeing no benefit in getting into…
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Gaza Rescuers Go Missing on Mission to Save a Girl Trapped in a Car
[ad_1] The post by the Palestine Red Crescent was a haunting plea, hoping to learn the fate of three people not heard from for five days. “Where is Hind? Where are Ahmed and Yousef? We need to know,” it said. Two of the group’s rescuers were dispatched on Monday to find 6-year-old Hind Rajab, believed to be trapped in a…
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Senegal’s President Calls Off a National Election. His Critics Call It a Coup.
[ad_1] Senegal’s president has canceled the election for his replacement three weeks before voting was set to take place, saying that a dispute between the legislative and judicial arms of government over accusations of corruption needed to be resolved first. Speaking on Saturday afternoon from the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, his words live-streamed on his social media platforms,…
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Exploring the Backyard – The New York Times
[ad_1] For more than 20 years, the British adventurer Alastair Humphreys roamed the planet. He rowed across the Atlantic, traversed India on foot, cycled around the world. In his lovely essay “A Single Small Map Is Enough for a Lifetime,” published last month, he writes that climate change and familial commitments have caused him to narrow his horizons of late,…
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Northern Ireland Has a Sinn Fein Leader. It’s a Landmark Moment.
[ad_1] As Michelle O’Neill walked down the marble staircase in Northern Ireland’s Parliament building on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday, she appeared confident and calm. She smiled as applause erupted from supporters in the balcony. Only the seriousness of her gaze conveyed the gravity of the moment. The political party she represents, Sinn Fein, was shaped by the decades-long,…
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The 8 Days That Roiled the U.N.’s Top Agency in Gaza
[ad_1] When a senior U.S. diplomat called the Israeli military last week to request further details about Israeli allegations against a United Nations agency in Gaza, military leaders were so surprised that they ordered an internal inquiry about how the information had reached the ears of foreign officials. The allegations were grave: 12 employees of the organization, the United Nations…
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Middle East Crisis: U.S. Strikes Over 85 Targets at 7 Sites in Iraq and Syria Against Iran’s Forces and Proxies
[ad_1] Pro-government Iranians gathering near a banner that warns Iran’s enemies — in Farsi and in Hebrew — to “Prepare your coffins,” this month in Tehran.Credit…Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times 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…
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Germany Braces for Decades of Confrontation With Russia
[ad_1] Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has begun warning Germans that they should prepare for decades of confrontation with Russia — and that they must speedily rebuild the country’s military in case Vladimir V. Putin does not plan to stop at the border with Ukraine. Russia’s military, he has said in a series of recent interviews with German news media, is…
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Bank of America Reverses Its Pledge Not to Finance Fossil Fuels
[ad_1] Two years ago, Bank of America won kudos from climate activists for saying it would no longer finance new coal mines, coal-burning power plants or Arctic drilling projects because of the toll they take on the environment. The bank’s latest environment and social-risk policy reneged on those commitments. The policy, updated in December, says that such projects will instead…
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