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Iran’s Missile Capability Is Forcing the West to Weigh a Response
[ad_1] When Iran launched a barrage of airstrikes this week into Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, it was not just showing off the reach and sophistication of some of its newest missiles but also staking a claim: This is a new era in which Iran can flex its muscles at will and, as an added benefit, bolster its credentials as an…
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U.S. Strikes Houthis as Tensions in Middle East Rise: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
[ad_1] A picture taken from southern Israel shows destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.Credit…Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The chairman of the Palestinian Investment Fund estimated on Wednesday that it would cost at least $15 billion to rebuild destroyed housing units in the Gaza Strip. Mohammad Mustafa, chairman of the fund — a state-owned corporation overseen by…
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In a Rare Move, Singapore Charges Official With Corruption
[ad_1] It was an unprecedented set of events in Singapore: a government minister charged with corruption and then hauled to court. S. Iswaran, the transport minister, was formally accused on Monday of taking bribes including a ride on a private jet and tickets to the musical “Hamilton” and soccer games in Britain. By the time he appeared in court on…
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Germany’s Economy Stalls Amid Falling Output and Political Bickering
[ad_1] Germany started the year with Berlin’s streets choked with tractors and farmers blaring horns in furious protest of proposed budget cuts. Then train engineers walked off the job to demand better pay, stranding commuters and carloads of freight and leaving the country angry and gridlocked. The same could be said for the state of the German economy. Last year…
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In Guatemala, New Utopian Neighborhood? Or a Testament to Inequality?
[ad_1] Try going for a stroll in much of Guatemala City: It is a pedestrian’s nightmare. Motorcycles speed down crowded sidewalks. Rifle-grasping guards squint at each passerby, sizing up potential assailants. Smoke-belching buses barrel through stop signs. But tucked within the chaotic capital’s crazy-quilt sprawl, there is a dreamlike haven where none of that exists. In the City of Cayalá,…
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How Violent Riots Engulfed Papua New Guinea’s Capital
[ad_1] Bullets flew. Stores and warehouses burned. At the edge of the prime minister’s compound, hundreds of protesters tugged at the gates and set a guard booth on fire. Inside, on the 10th floor of the beige building that housed the office of the country’s leader, he was facing calls to respond forcefully, perhaps even ask the former colonial ruler…
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Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] ‘We are a missile power in the world’ After hitting targets in neighboring Pakistan, Iraq and Syria with missiles, Iran has played up not only its military capabilities but its determination to strike enemies at will. Iran’s show of strength was meant to reassure conservatives domestically and militant allies abroad as well as to warn Israel, the U.S. and…
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Pakistan Retaliates With Strikes Inside Iran as Tensions Spill Over
[ad_1] In an expansion of hostilities rippling out from the Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out strikes inside Iran. The military action came a day after Iranian forces attacked what they said were militant camps in Pakistan. The Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the country’s forces had conducted “precision military strikes” against what it…
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Fireworks Factory Explodes in Thailand
[ad_1] The deadly blast in Suphan Buri Province left a pile of rubble behind in a field. [ad_2] Source link
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Johnson Casts Doubt on Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden
[ad_1] Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday dug in against President Biden’s efforts to revive stalled legislation to send aid to Ukraine, saying the Republican-led House would not entertain it unless Democrats agreed to a far more severe crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border than they have been willing to consider. Mr. Johnson’s latest ultimatum cast further doubt on the prospects of…
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