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Biden Administration Chooses Military Supplier for First Chips Act Grant
The award, which will go to BAE Systems, is part of a new government program aimed at creating a more secure supply of semiconductors.
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Battle for Influence Rages in Heart of Wagner’s Operations in Africa
In palmier times, the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, appeared at a Russian cultural center in the capital of the Central African Republic, sitting with schoolchildren and promising them free laptops. But Mr. Prigozhin’s death in ...
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Why U.S. Security Assistance to Israel Hasn’t Led to Security
On Oct. 18, I resigned from the State Department because I could not support the provision of U.S. weapons into the conflict in Gaza, where I knew that they would be used to kill thousands of civilians. I saw no willingness to re-evaluate a long-term ...
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Netanyahu Apologizes After Blaming Security Chiefs for Failure in Hamas Attack
The rifts and disarray among Israel’s top leaders erupted into the open on Sunday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to blame the military and security establishment for the failures that led to the surprise Hamas assault on Oct. 7 ...
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Who Is in Israel’s War Cabinet?
Before the deadly Hamas attack on Oct. 7, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was running a divisive government widely seen as the most conservative in Israel’s history. Amid anticipation of a protracted campaign to eradicate Hamas, Mr. Netanyahu ...
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Biden is expected to request $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other crises.
President Biden is expected to ask Congress in the coming days to approve about $100 billion in emergency funds to arm Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and fortify the U.S.-Mexico border, according to multiple people familiar with the plan. The funding ...
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Israel-Hamas War Brings Tensions to Europe: What Travelers Need to Know
The intensifying war in the Middle East has led to demonstrations in London, Paris, Rome and beyond. Here’s what to expect amid the disruptions.
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U.S. officials say that there is no immediate threat to national security, but they are watching.
Top American counterterrorism officials on Thursday said there was no credible or specific intelligence pointing to a current threat to the United States related to the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel or the ensuing war. However, intelligence ...
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With Iranian Girl in Coma, Suspicion Falls on Government
Exactly what happened to 16-year-old Armita Geravand is unclear, but the circumstances have fueled accusations that Iran’s morality police must have harmed her.
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Turkey Thwarts Attack on Police Headquarters in Ankara
Two assailants with explosives were killed near Parliament, which was set to convene with a speech by the Turkish president.