Middle East Crisis: Live Updates: Muted Reactions to Israeli Strikes on Iran Hint at De-Escalation
Israel had vowed retaliation for Iran’s attack last weekend, but the strikes reported overnight were limited, and Iran downplayed them.
Israel had vowed retaliation for Iran’s attack last weekend, but the strikes reported overnight were limited, and Iran downplayed them.
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From the battlefield to battered cities, soldiers and civilians are counting on Congress to approve $60 billion in military support. Without it, Ukrainian officials say, its prospects in the war are grim.
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More than 300 people were killed when temblors toppled an upscale residential complex. Survivors hope a court will punish the men who built it.
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Greece Announces New Plan to Protect Some of Its Pristine Beaches
The government has pledged to crack down on rapid development, and on seaside businesses seeking to take advantage of a tourist boom. But some residents and conservationists are unimpressed.
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Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows
Abshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a makeshift cinema. Now, he’s creating dramas that draw millions of online views in a country inching toward stability.
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Why India’s Opposition Can’t Get It Together
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party got less than 40% of the vote in the last election. But his fractured and dysfunctional rivals have struggled to capitalize on that.
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Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More
Few doubt the popular prime minister will win a third term in voting that starts Friday. His strong hand is just what many Indians seem to want.
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Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.
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U.S. Restarts Deportation Flights to Haiti
The Biden administration had paused deportations of Haitian migrants in recent months as their home country was wracked by violence.
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Germany Arrests 2 in Spying and Sabotage Case Linked to Russia
The two men, dual citizens of both countries, were accused of being part of a plot to undermine aid to Ukraine by trying to blow up military infrastructure.
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Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know
Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.
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3 Reasons This Country Is a Top ISIS Recruiting Ground
Hundreds of Tajik men have joined an Islamic State affiliate, analysts say.
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A Trove of ByteDance Records Mistakenly Went Public. Here’s What They Say.
The records briefly surfaced in a lawsuit involving the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.
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War or No War, Ukrainians Aren’t Giving Up Their Coffee
Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in Ukraine’s capital, their popularity both an act of wartime defiance and a symbol of closer ties to the rest of Europe.
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5-Star Bird Houses for Picky but Precious Guests: Nesting Swiftlets
To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.
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Israeli Army Withdraws From Major Gaza Hospital, Leaving Behind a Wasteland
Al-Shifa Hospital lies in ruins after a battle there between Israeli soldiers and Gazan gunmen. Shortly before withdrawing, the Israeli military brought journalists from The Times to witness the damage.
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A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey
Thirteen years ago, a stork landed on a fisherman’s boat looking for food. He has come back every year since, drawing national attention.
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The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil
Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Yukihiro Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.
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Even Before the Olympics, a Victory Lap for a Fast-Moving French Mayor
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Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals
Her movies try to explain why Japan is the way it is, showing both the upsides and downsides of the country’s commonplace practices. Her latest film focuses on an elementary school.
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From New England to Notre-Dame, a U.S. Carpenter Tends to a French Icon
Hank Silver, a timber framer based in Massachusetts, is one of a handful of foreigners who are helping to rebuild the Paris cathedral after the devastating fire in 2019.
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Insooni Breaks Racial Barrier to Become Beloved Singer in South Korea
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An American Who Has Helped Clear 815,000 Bombs From Vietnam
Chuck Searcy has spent decades of his life redressing a deadly legacy of America’s war in Vietnam: unexploded ordnance.
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A Soccer Team Stopped Charging for Tickets. Should Others Do the Same?
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The country’s raucous fan culture will be on display when Major League Baseball opens its season in Seoul. Here’s how to cheer and what to eat.
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Adidas Stops Customization of Germany Jersey for Fear of Nazi Symbolism
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Canadian Skaters Demand Bronze Medals in Olympics Dispute
Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians filed three cases, asking for the gold.
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In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico
For the first time, women professional softball players in Latin America have a league of their own, another gain for women seeking more opportunities.
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Lo que sabemos del ataque de Israel a Irán
Israel arremetió contra Irán a primera hora del viernes, según funcionarios de ambos países, en lo que parecía ser su primera respuesta militar al ataque iraní contra Israel del fin de semana pasado.
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Es el robo de oro más grande registrado en Canadá, según las autoridades, que añadieron que el oro se utilizó en parte para comprar armas de fuego.
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Un memorable y accidentado viaje por Yucatán con el Tren Maya
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¿Fue misoginia? Australia se cuestiona tras el ataque masivo
Quince de las 18 víctimas del sábado eran mujeres. Aunque es posible que nunca se conozcan los motivos del agresor, muchos afirman que el incidente pone de manifiesto un problema mayor.
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La ofensiva iraní dejó en evidencia un error de cálculo de Israel
Israel se había acostumbrado a atacar a funcionarios iraníes sin sufrir represalias directas por parte de Irán. Dicha suposición fue revertida por los ataques del sábado.
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A string of arrests, including two Poles accused of attacking a Navalny aide and a third for ties to a possible plot against Ukraine’s president, have amplified worries of Russian infiltration.
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.
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Though it was not immediately clear if the missiles struck targets inside Iran, their use would mean more sophisticated firepower was involved in the attack than first reported.
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Despite significant progress, Scotland was falling short on cutting vehicle emissions, switching to heat pumps and even restoring peatland, the government said.
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Merchants will be required to put signs in front of all products that have been reduced in size without a corresponding price cut.
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The decision by a Massachusetts solar company to abandon plans to build a $1.4 billion U.S. factory highlights the risks amid a flood of Chinese clean energy exports.
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Out of the Champions League but on top of the Premier League, Manchester City shows that it takes more than trophies to make a villain.
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A recent round of strikes has brought the conflict more clearly into the open and raised fears of a broader war.
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Iranian officials said that an attack Friday used small drones possibly launched from inside Iran, and that radar systems had not detected unidentified aircraft entering Iranian airspace.
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The relatively limited scope of the attack, as well as a muted response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation, analysts said.
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