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US and Iran Trade Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Closes and Gulf States Come Under Fire
US and Iran Trade Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Closes and Gulf States Come Under Fire Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to shipping early Sunday after firing what it called a warning shot at a Cyprus-flagged container ship it said was using an unauthorized route through the waterway. U.S.…
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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Provinces as Unpaid Health Workers Walk Off the Job
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Provinces as Unpaid Health Workers Walk Off the Job The death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak reached 600 as of a government report released Thursday, with confirmed cases nationwide climbing to 1,759. New suspected cases have surfaced for the first time in the previously unaffected…
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US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Both Sides Trade Strikes Over the Strait of Hormuz
US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Both Sides Trade Strikes Over the Strait of Hormuz President Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire established under last month’s memorandum of understanding “over” after Iranian forces fired on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the US military struck roughly 90 Iranian military targets in a second consecutive night of…
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Nine Months Into a Ceasefire, Israel Now Controls Nearly 70% of Gaza
Nine Months Into a Ceasefire, Israel Now Controls Nearly 70% of Gaza Nine months after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect between Israel and Hamas on October 10, Israeli forces now control nearly 70% of the Gaza Strip, well beyond the roughly 53% “yellow line” demarcation set under the original truce [1]. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Congo’s Ebola Fighters Walk Off the Job as Unpaid Strike Halts a Deadly Outbreak Response
Congo’s Ebola Fighters Walk Off the Job as Unpaid Strike Halts a Deadly Outbreak Response Doctors, nurses and community health workers responding to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak went on strike this week in the northeastern towns of Bunia and Rwampara, citing months of unpaid wages and inadequate protective equipment. In a letter…
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Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister — Without a Single National Vote
Andy Burnham Set to Become UK Prime Minister — Without a Single National Vote Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, secured the backing of 322 of Labour’s 403 members of Parliament by the end of the first day of the party’s leadership contest, making it all but certain he will become Labour leader and…
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Ceasefire Shattered: US and Iran Trade Fire for a Second Day as Congress Fumes
Ceasefire Shattered: US and Iran Trade Fire for a Second Day as Congress Fumes The U.S. military struck roughly 90 Iranian targets on Wednesday, July 8, marking a second consecutive day of attacks after hitting more than 80 sites the day before — bringing the two-day total to nearly 170 targets. U.S. Central Command said…
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Armed Chinese and Japanese Ships Face Off for Seven Hours Near Senkaku Islands Days After Beijing’s Missile Test
Armed Chinese and Japanese Ships Face Off for Seven Hours Near Senkaku Islands Days After Beijing’s Missile Test Chinese and Japanese vessels engaged in a roughly seven-hour standoff early Wednesday near the disputed Senkaku Islands (called Diaoyu in China), after two Chinese coast guard ships equipped with naval guns entered Japanese territorial waters off Taisho…
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Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over” as U.S. Strikes 90 Targets and Tehran Fires Back at U.S. Gulf Allies
Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire “Over” as U.S. Strikes 90 Targets and Tehran Fires Back at U.S. Gulf Allies The United States military struck approximately 90 targets across Iran early Thursday, including air defenses, radar sites and small boats, hours after President Donald Trump declared the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran “over” following Iranian attacks…
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Trump Hands Ukraine the Keys to Patriot Missiles While Denmark Fights Off His Greenland Grab — Same NATO Summit, Same Breath
Trump Hands Ukraine the Keys to Patriot Missiles While Denmark Fights Off His Greenland Grab — Same NATO Summit, Same Breath President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday that the United States will license Ukraine to manufacture its own Patriot air defense interceptors, a long-sought request Kyiv…