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Video Shows Scene of Hezbollah Commander’s Assassination
[ad_1] The Hezbollah commander Wissam Hassan al-Tawil was targeted and killed in a strike while traveling by car in the southern Lebanese village of Khirbet Selm on Monday. [ad_2] Source link
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Gabriel Attal Is France’s Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister
[ad_1] PARIS — In a typically bold bid to revitalize his second term, President Emmanuel Macron named Gabriel Attal, 34, as his new prime minister, replacing Élisabeth Borne, 62, who made no secret of the fact that she was unhappy to be forced out. Mr. Attal, who was previously education minister and has occupied several government positions since Mr. Macron…
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2023 Was Hottest Year on Record by a Lot
[ad_1] The numbers are in, and scientists can now confirm what month after month of extraordinary heat worldwide began signaling long ago. Last year was Earth’s warmest by far in a century and a half. Global temperatures started blowing past records midyear and didn’t stop. First, June was the planet’s warmest June on record. Then, July was the warmest July.…
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A.I. Giant Tied to China Under Scrutiny
[ad_1] A U.S. congressional committee has asked the Commerce Department to look into whether a giant technology company controlled by the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates should be put under trade restrictions because of its ties to China. The company, G42, specializes in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, and is overseen by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the…
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Blinken Visits Israel
[ad_1] Israel has long seen Hezbollah, with thousands of trained fighters and a deep arsenal of rockets and other weapons, as the most formidable foe on its borders. And Israeli officials say Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, in particular, poses a major threat. A strike on Monday in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah’s stronghold, killed a Radwan force commander, Wissam Hassan al-Tawil, the…
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A Glimpse Inside a Devastated Gaza
[ad_1] For a few fleeting moments, the two-story house on the edge of Bureij, a ruined town in central Gaza, still felt like a Palestinian home. Bottles of nail polish, perfume and hair gel stood untouched on a shelf. A collection of fridge magnets decorated the frame of a mirror. Through a window, one could see laundry, hanging from a…
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India and Maldives Trade Barbs After Modi’s Beach Visit
[ad_1] It started with a postcard-perfect snapshot. An image of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, lounging in a chair on a secluded white-sand beach, provoked heated words from officials in the Maldives, a tiny archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Indians on social media reacted with a ferocious wave of indignation, causing ripples all the way to Beijing. Mr. Modi…
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Pakistani Justices Reject Ban for Politicians With Past Convictions
[ad_1] Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a law that barred politicians with past convictions from seeking political office, in a move that paves the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run in parliamentary elections in February. A seven-justice panel of the country’s top court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, ruled 6-1 that a person could…
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South Korea Bans Dog Meat, a Now-Unpopular Custom
[ad_1] South Korea’s lawmakers on Tuesday outlawed the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, a centuries-old practice that is unpopular and rare today. Dog meat was once more common, and remained so in the decades after the Korean War when the country was destitute and meat was scarce. It is used in a well-known dish that Koreans…
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Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] Israel announced a new military phase in Gaza Israel said its military was starting to shift from a large-scale ground-and-air campaign in the Gaza Strip to a more targeted phase, with fewer troops and airstrikes, in its war against Hamas. Israeli officials have privately told their U.S. counterparts that they hoped the transition would be completed by the end…
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