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US Conducts Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen

US Conducts Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen

Ephrat Livni and Ismaeel Naar
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Politics

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas, and the U.S. attacks were aimed at securing international waterways.


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Biden Cautions Israel on Plans to Retaliate Against Iran

Biden Cautions Israel on Plans to Retaliate Against Iran

Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Politics

The president suggested that Israel should consider alternative ways to retaliate against Iran.


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Here Are the Hezbollah Leaders Israel Has Targeted

Here Are the Hezbollah Leaders Israel Has Targeted

Aaron Boxerman and Lauren Leatherby
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Politics

Israeli strikes have aimed to kill the leaders of the Lebanese militia, most recently Hashem Safieddine. It was not immediately clear whether he had been killed in an overnight strike near Beirut.


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Champions League’s New Format Creates a New Reality

Champions League’s New Format Creates a New Reality

Rory Smith
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Politics

This year more than ever is showing that the competition means different things to different clubs. And that’s a good thing.


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Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Oct. 7 Attacks and Warns Israel in Rare Sermon

Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Oct. 7 Attacks and Warns Israel in Rare Sermon

Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar
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Politics

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led Friday prayers for the first time in several years, called for pan-Muslim unity against Israel and the United States at a memorial service in Tehran for his friend and ally, Hezbollah’s assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah.


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Israel Expands Evacuation Warnings in Southern Lebanon After Renewed Strikes

Israel Expands Evacuation Warnings in Southern Lebanon After Renewed Strikes

Liam Stack
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Politics

Israeli soldiers were also waging a ground invasion in southern Lebanon targeting what military officials said were Hezbollah sites in the rugged border area.


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What to Know About the 2024 Nobel Prizes

What to Know About the 2024 Nobel Prizes

Derrick Bryson Taylor
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Politics

The annual prizes will be announced beginning Monday.


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Friday Briefing: Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Remaining Leaders

Friday Briefing: Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Remaining Leaders

Justin Porter
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Politics

Plus, a billion-dollar plan to protect trees.


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A Rest, a Reset and a Thanks for the Banter

A Rest, a Reset and a Thanks for the Banter

Damien Cave
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Politics

After more than 350 editions, we are putting this newsletter on pause, with the editor who opened the Australia bureau departing and his successor set to arrive.


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Yazidi Woman Taken Captive by ISIS Has Been Rescued in Gaza, Israel Says

Yazidi Woman Taken Captive by ISIS Has Been Rescued in Gaza, Israel Says

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

She was returned to her family in Iraq after a complex operation involving the United States, Jordan and others, the Israeli military said.


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Who Is Hashem Safieddine, a Possible Nasrallah Successor Targeted by Israel?

Who Is Hashem Safieddine, a Possible Nasrallah Successor Targeted by Israel?

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

A cousin and possible successor to Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader assassinated by Israel, Safieddine joined the group soon after it was formed and rose quickly up its ranks.


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Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 18 People in the West Bank

Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 18 People in the West Bank

Aaron Boxerman and Ephrat Livni
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Politics

The high toll and Israel’s use of a warplane were unusual for the Israeli military’s operations in the West Bank, which have escalated during the war in Gaza.


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How 2 Offhand Remarks by Biden Caused Waves in the Markets and the Middle East

How 2 Offhand Remarks by Biden Caused Waves in the Markets and the Middle East

Michael D. Shear
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Politics

The president’s casual disclosures underscored the power of his words — and how quickly they travel.


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Friday Briefing: Israel Expands Evacuation Orders in Lebanon

Friday Briefing: Israel Expands Evacuation Orders in Lebanon

Gaya Gupta
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Politics

Plus, paying countries to protect trees.


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What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak

What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak

Annie Correal and April Rubin
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Politics

In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.


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