Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the move was in response to continued attacks on US forces in Syria and Iraq. The United States has attacked an alleged weapons storage facility in eastern Syria it believes was being used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-backed groups. In a statement on Wednesday, US […]
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Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory,” wrote Winston Churchill. “He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king.” Churchill, considered one of the greatest English orators of all time, wrote those words when he was but 22,
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Israeli cabinet minister’s statement that an atomic bomb is an option for Gaza raises global alarm. Israel’s nuclear programme is widely seen as one of the Middle East’s worst kept secrets. It is believed to have originated in the 1950s. Today, Israel possesses about 90 nuclear bombs, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Nuno took Al Ittihad to the Saudi Pro League title last season, but the club have lost five matches this season as well as a match in the Asian Champions League. Al Ittihad have sacked their Portuguese manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, after a poor run of results, the Saudi champions say. Nuno was under pressure
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3:23 a.m. ET, November 8, 2023 Shortage of vital supplies forces all bakeries to close in northern Gaza, UN agency says From CNN’s Manveena Suri A Palestinian man and his son sit holding a bag of bread outside a destroyed bakery at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on November 4. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
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Wrongly convicted as a teenager over a 1989 rape, Salaam campaigned on easing poverty and tackling gentrification. Yusef Salaam, who gained international attention as one of the wrongfully accused United States teenagers in the Central Park Five case, has won a seat on the New York City Council. Salaam, a Democrat, was elected unopposed to a
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Will diplomatic pressure force the US and Israel’s other Western allies to reconsider their support for the war? Israel’s bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its second month. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to authorities in Gaza, and large swathes of the territory have been reduced to rubble. As public
A month after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, a devastated aunt is uniting her family to raise awareness about the hostages still held by Hamas, a pressure campaign she hopes will lead to the release of her teenage nephew, who she sees as a son. Ofir Engel, a high school student, was taken hostage by Hamas
Mohammad Abu Hasira is one of dozens of journalists to be killed by the month-long bombardment of Gaza. An Israeli air raid has killed Palestinian journalist Mohammad Abu Hasira along with 42 family members near Gaza City, according to local media reports. The Israeli bombing “targeted his house” overnight between Sunday and Monday, the Wafa
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In recent months, Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region has been largely free from the conflict and violence that has engulfed much of the country since the military seized power in February 2021. The delta, hemmed in by the Bay of Bengal, is isolated from other parts of Myanmar where anti-coup forces have expanded, and is without a
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