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U.S. Pressed Israel to Reduce Civilian Suffering in Gaza, Blinken Says
[ad_1] new video loaded: U.S. Pressed Israel to Reduce Civilian Suffering in Gaza, Blinken Says transcript Back transcript U.S. Pressed Israel to Reduce Civilian Suffering in Gaza, Blinken Says Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken described the war’s toll on civilians in Gaza as “gut-wrenching” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. What we’re seeing every single day in…
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After Strikes, Iran Says It Won’t Hold Back on Using Military Might
[ad_1] Iran said it had launched the missiles at targets connected to a major terrorist attack earlier this month, the country’s deadliest ever, as well as in retaliation for the targeted killings of Iranian and Iran-allied commanders, which Iran has blamed on Israel. Analysts say Iran is walking a fine line, hoping to flex its strength to show conservative supporters…
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After Iran Strikes, Pakistan Weighs Options for Response
[ad_1] An Iranian airstrike inside Pakistan on Tuesday that Iran said was aimed at militant training camps has left Pakistani officials facing a difficult decision about whether to retaliate and potentially expand the turmoil that has swept the Middle East. Relations between Pakistan and neighboring Iran reached a new low after Iran’s attack in the restive Baluchistan region, with Pakistan…
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Israel-Hamas War and Yemen’s Houthi Militia: Latest News
[ad_1] The Biden administration plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, partly reimposing penalties it lifted nearly three years ago on the Iran-backed group whose attacks on Red Sea shipping traffic have drawn a U.S. military response. Beginning in mid-February, the United States will consider the Houthis a “specially designated global terrorist” group, according to a U.S.…
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Hundreds of Flights in Germany Canceled Because of Snow and Ice
[ad_1] Heavy snow and freezing rain grounded hundreds of flights in Germany on Wednesday, including at Frankfurt Airport, one of Europe’s busiest, where half of the scheduled flights were canceled as a blast of Arctic air made its way across the continent. At Frankfurt Airport, about 500 of the 1,030 scheduled flights were canceled because of the weather on Wednesday,…
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3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation
[ad_1] By now, they were supposed to be well into the first leg of the three-year Life at Sea cruise, sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia. Instead, more than a month after the cruise was abruptly canceled, one couple is stranded in an Istanbul hotel and on the verge of becoming homeless; another woman has moved…
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New Zealand Lawmaker Golriz Ghahraman Resigns After Shoplifting Allegations
[ad_1] A lawmaker from New Zealand quit her job on Tuesday after allegations emerged that she had shoplifted from two clothing stores, actions she said were caused by stress affecting her mental health. “I fell short. I’m sorry,” said the lawmaker, Golriz Ghahraman, in a statement on Tuesday. “The best thing for my mental health is to resign as a…
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Was Bobi Really the World’s Oldest Dog? His Guinness Record Is in Doubt.
[ad_1] When Bobi died in October in Portugal, he was hailed as the oldest dog ever to have lived, at 31 years, 5 months. But doubts about his true age have led the Guinness Book of World Records to say on Tuesday that it will “temporarily pause” the record for an investigation. Bobi was a Rafeiro do Alentejo, a type…
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Why Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives Have Splintered Into Factions
[ad_1] Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain faces a litany of woes, from a double-digit deficit in the polls to a grinding cost-of-living crisis. But this week, his biggest source of agita comes from the “five families,” a loose coalition of right-wing factions in his Conservative Party that is threatening, yet again, to torpedo his asylum policy. That these Tory…
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Wednesday Briefing
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