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With Fate of Ukraine’s Top General in Question, All Eyes Turn to Zelensky
[ad_1] He deftly defended his country in Europe’s largest ground war in decades, stalling Russia’s invasion and then pushing it back with everything at hand: natural barriers like rivers, aging weapons and lethal drones, trickery and elements of surprise. But the fate of Ukraine’s top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, now appears to be hanging by a thread — not over…
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A Journey Through a West Bank on the Brink
[ad_1] Ben-Gvir and others on the Israeli right have said that they would like settlers to move into Gaza and rebuild it to expand Israel’s borders. That is far-fetched. The formal position of the government is vague, but it has suggested that it does not want to administer the territory beyond controlling it enough to prevent terror attacks. The most…
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An Israeli Charity for Palestinians Grapples With Oct. 7 Attacks
[ad_1] Nearly every week for a decade, Iri Kassel picked up sick Palestinian children at Israel’s Erez border crossing with Gaza and drove them with their guardians to Israeli hospitals for treatment. But on Oct. 7, the crossing was raided by Palestinian militants who blasted the passport control booths and magnetic scanners as they stormed into southern Israel. The deadly…
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They Took Their Horses to the Swiss Alps for Snow Polo. They Got Slush Instead.
[ad_1] The horses were all set. The players were ready. As were the spectators, many of whom had arrived at the idyllic winter wonderland of St. Moritz, Switzerland, with soft fur coats and stylish moon boots. Everything was in place for the Snow Polo World Cup. But the weather didn’t play along. Because of high temperatures, the frozen lake of…
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News Outlet Blames Photoshop for Making Australian Lawmaker’s Photo More Revealing
[ad_1] A lawmaker in the Australian state of Victoria sat down to watch the nightly news on Monday, expecting to see herself featured as a prominent opponent of duck hunting. But the member of Parliament, Georgie Purcell, noticed that in one photo used on 9News, the tattoos on her midriff were missing. “I saw the image come up on the…
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A Stunningly Well-Preserved 600-Year-Old Gauntlet Is Found in Switzerland
[ad_1] A medieval knight returns to a Swiss castle after a victorious battle. With a hearty whoop he tosses aside his prized gauntlets at the blacksmith shop. As he rushes off to a celebratory feast, they sit out of sight in a dark corner. Not too long after, a fire breaks out, the shop is destroyed and the gauntlets are…
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Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates – The New York Times
[ad_1] In a surprise move, an Iran-linked militia in Iraq that the Pentagon said was likely responsible for a lethal drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan over the weekend announced on Tuesday that it was suspending military operations in Iraq under pressure from the Iraqi government and from Iran. The announcement came shortly after President Biden said that…
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Thailand Court Rules Against Pita, Move Forward Party
[ad_1] The most popular political party in Thailand won its following last year, and the ire of the conservative establishment, by campaigning to end military rule and to weaken the draconian law that prohibits criticism of the country’s monarchy. But on Wednesday the Move Forward Party and its push for change were dealt a severe blow. Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled…
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Russian Figure Skaters Will Get Olympic Bronze After Valieva Disqualification
[ad_1] International skating’s governing body on Tuesday sought to put an end to a two-year-old controversy by revising the disputed results of a marquee figure skating competition at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. But in stripping Russia of its victory in the team event, awarding the gold medal to the United States and denying Canada the bronze it had been…
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D.U.P. Deal With U.K. to Restore Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland
[ad_1] Britain, Ireland and the United States on Tuesday welcomed a deal to end almost two years of political deadlock in Northern Ireland that will, for the first time, hand the territory’s top leadership role to Sinn Fein, a party that mainly represents Roman Catholic voters committed to a united Ireland. The breakthrough came in the early hours of Tuesday…
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