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Russian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Cities Amid Fears Over Air Defenses
[ad_1] Russia launched a combination of cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities on Tuesday in a large volley that killed at least five people and wounded another 63, including children, according to local and military authorities. The assault added to concerns about the state of Ukraine’s air defenses as Russian barrages continue on its largest cities. Ukraine’s air force…
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Israel Says 24 Soldiers Were Killed in Gaza, Deadliest Day of Invasion: Live Updates
[ad_1] The United States and Britain carried out large-scale military strikes on Monday against eight sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to the two countries. The strikes signaled that the Biden administration intends to wage a sustained and, at least for now, open-ended campaign against the Iran-backed group that has disrupted traffic in vital international sea lanes. The…
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Israel’s Treatment of Gaza Detainees Raises Alarm
[ad_1] Cold, almost naked and surrounded by Israeli soldiers with M16 assault rifles, Ayman Lubbad knelt among dozens of Palestinian men and boys who had just been forced from their homes in northern Gaza. It was early December and photographs and videos taken at the time showed him and other detainees in the street, wearing only underwear and lined up…
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E.U. Presses Israel on Gaza’s Future and Palestinian Statehood
[ad_1] On Monday, Mr. Netanyahu told representatives of hostage families that there was “no real proposal” from Hamas, but that Israel had put forward its own offer, without elaborating on its details, according to a statement from his office. As Israel has wound down its operations in northern Gaza, it has pushed ahead with its invasion of Khan Younis, where…
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Turmoil at Australia’s ABC After Hiring and Forced Departure of Antoinette Lattouf
[ad_1] The social media post simply pointed to a report from Human Rights Watch, but it was critical of Israel and came from a Lebanese Australian journalist whom critics considered biased. Antoinette Lattouf, a well-known figure in the Australian media, was on a brief contract with the country’s main public broadcaster when she posted the Instagram story with the caption:…
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Even Rats Are Taking Selfies Now (and Enjoying It)
[ad_1] When Augustin Lignier, a professional photographer in Paris, was in graduate school, he began to ponder the point of picture-taking in the modern world: Why did so many of us feel compelled to photograph our lives and share those images online? It was not a novel question, but it led Mr. Lignier to a surprising place, and before long…
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Shih Ming-teh, Defiant Activist for a Democratic Taiwan, Dies at 83
[ad_1] Shih Ming-teh, a lifelong campaigner for democracy in Taiwan who spent over two decades in prison for his cause and later started a protest movement against a president from his former party, died on Jan. 15, his 83rd birthday, in Taipei, the island’s capital. The cause was complications of an operation to remove a liver tumor, said his wife,…
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Remote African Hub Reopens for Migrants Headed Toward Europe
[ad_1] The bus station in Agadez, a remote city of low mud-brick buildings in the West African nation of Niger, is buzzing again. Every week, thousands of migrants from West and Central Africa leave from the station in this gateway city to the Sahara aboard a caravan of pickup trucks, traveling for days toward North Africa, where many will then…
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Storm Isha Diverts Dozens of Flights From England and Ireland
[ad_1] A powerful storm diverted dozens of flights in Britain and Ireland on Sunday and Monday, sending passengers to Germany, France and northern Britain, and stranding some at airports overnight. At Dublin Airport, 166 flights were canceled Sunday night, another 29 flights were canceled on Monday, 36 flights were diverted to other airports and 34 aircraft performed what are known…
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Appeals Court Revives Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Gunmakers
[ad_1] A federal appeals panel in Boston ruled on Monday that a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers whose weapons are used by drug cartels can proceed, reversing a lower court that had dismissed the case. The decision, which is likely to be appealed, is one of the most significant setbacks for gunmakers since passage of…
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