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Iran Appears to Play Down Significance of Israeli Strike
The Israeli strike on a military base near the Iranian city of Isfahan was part of a cycle of retaliation that has alarmed world leaders, but it produced a largely muted response from both on Friday. Television networks and some officials in both ...
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A Show of Might in the Skies Over Israel
Iran’s retaliation for Israel’s killing of senior military leaders was a highly choreographed spectacle. But fears of a wider war still loom.
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Protesters in Niger Call for U.S. Military Exit as Russian Force Arrives
Trainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S. military personnel there in doubt.
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A Look at Iran’s Military Capabilities as It Threatens Israel
The possibility of a direct military confrontation between Iran and Israel has brought renewed attention to Iran’s armed forces. What are they capable of?
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Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive Looms
The fall of Myawaddy, on the Thai border, was one of the most significant gains by resistance forces since a 2021 military coup.
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Israel Announces New Operation Against Hamas, After Killing Top Leader’s Sons
The Israeli military announced what it called a precise operation to kill members of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday, a day after a strike there killed relatives of one of the group’s most senior leaders. Ismail Haniyeh, who leads the political wing of ...
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Bill in Congress Would Force Action on U.S. Troops’ Blast Exposure
The Pentagon would be required to modify weapons, update safety guidelines, train medical staff and track individual troops’ exposure to repeated blasts that can injure their brains.
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Which Countries Are the Biggest Suppliers to Israel’s Military?
Mounting international condemnation of the civilian suffering wrought by Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has put a spotlight on countries that are the biggest suppliers of funding and arms to Israel’s armed forces. In the United States, by far ...
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Workers Comb Devastated Al-Shifa Hospital for Bodies
United Nations workers and Gazan health officials returned to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday to beginburying the unidentified remains of scores of people who died there during a 12-day Israeli raid on the complex in March. The raid pitted ...
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Israel says it recovered the body of a hostage who was taken from a kibbutz on Oct. 7.
Israel’s military said on Saturday that it had recovered the body of a man who was taken hostage from one of the communities hardest-hit during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, almost six months to the day after his abduction. The man, Elad Katzir, 47 ...
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