Kategori: World
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Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
He opened the door for future generations of poets of color to use their own voices. Source link
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Friday Briefing: Israel Says Hamas Fired Rockets From Near Shelters
Plus, “Oppenheimer” is coming to Japan. Source link
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Key Events in Israel and Gaza Since Oct. 7 Attack
On Oct. 7, Hamas and other militant groups launched an attack in Israel that killed hundreds. Israel responded with a military campaign that has devastated Gaza. Source link
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UK Accuses Russia of Yearslong Cyberattacks
The government said a group linked to Russia’s intelligence service carried out sustained operations to undermine trust in Britain’s political system. Source link
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Particle Physicists Offer a Road Map For the Next Decade
A “muon shot” aims to study the basic forces of the cosmos. But meager federal budgets could limit its ambitions. Source link
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Lawmakers Press Biden Administration for Tougher Curbs on China Tech
Republican legislators argue that the Biden administration has been ill-equipped and unmotivated in a technology fight with Beijing. Source link
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U.S. Marshal Arrested After Unruly Behavior on Flight to London
The police in London said the 39-year-old “was disruptive and had sexually assaulted other passengers and crew.” Source link
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Ukraine Carries On Fight While Pondering an Erosion of U.S. Aid
The government in Kyiv remains hopeful of further American assistance, but it is also looking to other resources — and trying to make clear what could be at stake. Source link
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U.N. Secretary General Invokes Article 99, Asking to Declare a Cease-Fire in Gaza
The secretary general of the United Nations on Wednesday called on the Security Council to declare an immediate and binding cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, invoking a rare and powerful tool in the U.N. Charter known as Article 99. The move was a dramatic step in the push by the secretary general, António Guterres, to…
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Israel Claims Hamas Fired Rockets From ‘Humanitarian Zones’ in Gaza: Live Updates
Time is running out for the hostages. That is the message both those released from captivity in the Gaza Strip and their families have been giving to Israeli leaders with growing urgency in the days after the cease-fire with Hamas expired and a stream of hostages stopped returning home. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Climate Change Makes East Africa’s Deadly Floods Worse, Study Finds
Heavy rain and floods in East Africa that started in October have killed at least 300 people and displaced millions more. Locations in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, including the giant Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya, have suffered the most, but the extreme rains have affected the whole region and are ongoing. East Africa has an…
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Ukrainian Troops Feel the Bite of Polish Trucker’s Protest
A monthslong border blockade by Polish truckers is starting to have an effect on Ukrainian soldiers in frozen trenches defending against unrelenting Russian assaults, making already fierce battles even more difficult. One Ukrainian soldier, Oleksandr, fighting in eastern Ukraine, said that his unit was still waiting for delivery of two night vision devices, critical for…