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Israelis and Palestinians See Problems With Sanctions on West Bank Settlers
[ad_1] Among Israeli and Palestinian leaders, reactions to Biden administration sanctions against West Bank settlers fell predictably along ethnic and ideological lines, from far-right Jewish nationalists who denounced the penalties as unjust to Arabs who said they did not go far enough. The sanctions announced on Thursday came in response to violence by Jewish settler extremists, which has increased sharply…
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Biden Imposes Sanctions on Israelis Over West Bank Violence
[ad_1] But since the attacks by Hamas and Israel’s response in Gaza, polls show the president losing support among Arab Americans. One poll late last year showed Mr. Biden’s support in that population plummeting from 59 percent to 17 percent, a more than 40 percentage point decrease since the last election. Mr. Biden has been dogged by people protesting his…
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Who Are the Israelis Under U.S. Sanctions Over West Bank Violence?
[ad_1] The United States issued financial sanctions on Thursday against four Israelis accused of escalating violence against civilians, intimidating civilians or destroying property in the West Bank. “The United States has consistently opposed actions that undermine stability in the West Bank and the prospects of peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” the U.S. State Department said in a…
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Iran Tries to Avoid War With U.S. After Stoking Mideast Conflicts
[ad_1] Iran’s Supreme National Security Council held an emergency meeting this week, deeply worried that the United States would retaliate after an Iran-aligned militia in Iraq killed three American soldiers and wounded more than 40 others in Jordan. The council, including the president, foreign minister, chiefs of the armed forces and two aides to the country’s supreme leader, debated how…
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Friday Briefing: The E.U.’s Ukraine Aid Deal
[ad_1] The E.U. reached a Ukraine aid deal The E.U. reached a multiyear funding deal for Ukraine worth about $54 billion yesterday, providing a critical lifeline for the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked his neighbors and quickly nodded to a $60 billion aid package languishing in the U.S. Congress. Europe’s commitment, Zelensky said, would “send a signal across the Atlantic.”…
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Russia’s New Threats to Exiles: Seized Assets and Forced Returns
[ad_1] In Bangkok this week, members of an antiwar Russian-language rock group were fighting deportation to Russia, detained in what supporters described as a cramped, hot, 80-person immigration holding cell. On Wednesday in Moscow, the lower house of Parliament passed a law that will allow the Russian government to seize the property of Russians living abroad who, in the words…
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Austin Says Iran Trains and Funds Militias Targeting U.S. Troops
[ad_1] Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stopped short on Thursday of blaming Iran for attacks that killed three U.S. service members on Sunday in Jordan but said that Tehran trained and funded the militia groups that have targeted American troops and commercial shipping in the Middle East. Mr. Austin, in a rare show of bravado, continued the Biden administration’s…
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Paris Police Investigating $1.6 Million Wine Theft From Famed Restaurant
[ad_1] More than 80 bottles of rare wine disappeared from the cellar of La Tour d’Argent, a renowned restaurant in Paris, according to a complaint filed last week that left investigators scrambling to find who was responsible. The stolen wine was worth an estimated 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million), the Paris prosecutor’s spokeswoman said in a statement. The third division…
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Iran Slows Production of Enriched Uranium, U.N. Official Says
[ad_1] In another indication that Iran may be seeking to de-escalate its confrontation with the United States, United Nations nuclear inspectors are seeing some signs that Tehran is lifting its foot, if just a bit, on the acceleration of its nuclear program. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in an interview that Iran…
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The Dogs That Live Longest, by a Nose
[ad_1] There are exceptions to those broad trends, and the findings might not apply to dogs outside Britain, where breeding practices — and gene pools — may be different, the researchers noted. More research will be needed to determine why some breeds have shorter life spans than others. Some breeds are genetically predisposed to serious health problems, but breed-related differences…
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