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Nov 11, 2025
In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of Islamic State. On Monday, Syria's president, a former associate of that leader, will take another step to strengthen his alliance with the White House.
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Nov 11, 2025
For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.
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Nov 11, 2025
Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.
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Nov 11, 2025
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
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Nov 10, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara's meeting with President Trump in Washington signifies a new turn for al-Shara, a former Islamist rebel leader who was once designated by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head. Our reporter Christina Goldbaum describes the meeting.
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Nov 10, 2025
The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.
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Nov 10, 2025
The visit by President Ahmed al-Shara is another step in the transformation of the former rebel leader once wanted by the United States as a terrorist.
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Nov 10, 2025
In 2019, President Trump sent U.S. commandos to to a small village in Syria to kill the leader of the terror group Islamic State. On Monday, Syria's president, a former associate of that leader, will meet Mr. Trump in the White House.
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Nov 10, 2025
We pieced together the details, from Riyadh to Nairobi.
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Nov 10, 2025
A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats and police officers turned the mothers away.
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Nov 09, 2025
Hamas returned to Israel the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in a 2014 war in Gaza.
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Nov 09, 2025
Hamas returned to Israel the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in a 2014 war in Gaza.
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Nov 09, 2025
Facing Iran's worst drought in 60 years, the country's president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.
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Nov 09, 2025
With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran's stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.
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Nov 09, 2025
A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city.
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Nov 09, 2025
Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel's international isolation over its conduct in Gaza.
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Nov 08, 2025
Saad Aljabri, feuding with the de facto Saudi ruler, wants former U.S. officials to help him fend off Saudi corruption claims.
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Nov 07, 2025
The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
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Nov 07, 2025
Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.
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Nov 07, 2025
Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.
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Nov 07, 2025
The film captures the friendship between an Iranian filmmaker and a Gaza City resident. They never actually meet but speak movingly via video calls.
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Nov 06, 2025
The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.
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Nov 06, 2025
Osama Elmasry Njeem was arrested in Italy in January but sent back to Libya, as critics accused the Italian government of failing to stand up for human rights.
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Nov 06, 2025
Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son's bar mitzvah, they said.
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Nov 06, 2025
At least some of the fighters are believed to be in the enclave's vast tunnel network, marooned behind the "yellow line" that Israeli forces withdrew to as part of the cease-fire.
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Nov 06, 2025
The museum's most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen's tomb. Egyptians say it's time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.
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Nov 05, 2025
Israeli officials told Itay Chen's family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.
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Nov 05, 2025
Osama Elmasry Njeem was arrested in Italy in January but sent back to Libya, as critics accused the Italian government of failing to stand up for human rights.
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Nov 05, 2025
"The Big Apple has fallen," a right-wing lawmaker said, reflecting broader worries in the Mideast country. Palestinians hailed the election as a sea change in the United States.
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Nov 05, 2025
The Off Broadway shows "Hannah Senesh," "Jewish Plot" and "Playing Shylock" take stock of discussions around casting and storytelling.
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Nov 05, 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran.
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Nov 05, 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran.
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Nov 04, 2025
The fallout from a legal case has reignited a highly charged debate within the country over whether Israeli soldiers accused of abusing Palestinians are held accountable.
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Nov 04, 2025
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
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Nov 03, 2025
A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
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Nov 02, 2025
The chief legal officer of Israel's military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.
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Nov 02, 2025
Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.
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Nov 01, 2025
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is pushing for a security pact and a nuclear deal with the United States yet is not expected to recognize Israel soon, despite President Trump's wishes.
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Oct 31, 2025
Senesh fled Hungary just before World War II. But unlike most Jews who escaped the Nazis, she went back to fight. Today, she is regarded as a hero in Israel.
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Oct 31, 2025
A soccer governing body that both countries have helped bankroll gave them extra rest and home-field advantage to set up World Cup qualification.
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Oct 30, 2025
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against efforts to end an exemption from military service for Israel's Haredi religious students.
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Oct 30, 2025
Mass demonstrations are planned in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to end a decades-old exemption from military service for Israel's Haredi religious students.
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Oct 30, 2025
More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.
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Oct 29, 2025
The visit by the envoy, Morgan Ortagus, coincided with a spike in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in recent weeks that has stoked fears of a renewed conflict.
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Oct 29, 2025
Noam Shuster Eliassi spreads the message that Palestinians and Israelis should live as equals.
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Oct 29, 2025
Israel said the cease-fire had resumed after what appeared to be the deadliest day since the truce deal was agreed this month.
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Oct 28, 2025
The office of the Israeli prime minister said Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes," accusing Hamas of firing on Israeli troops and failing to return hostages' bodies.
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Oct 28, 2025
The office of the Israeli Prime Minister said on Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes" after Hamas fired on Israeli troops and failed to return hostages' bodies.
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Oct 28, 2025
Weeks into a tenuous cease-fire with Hamas, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister said on Tuesday evening that he had ordered "forceful strikes" in Gaza.
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Oct 28, 2025
The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.
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Oct 28, 2025
A militant group allied with Hamas confirmed the deaths, which were part of an increase in fighting in the Palestinian territory during a surge of settler violence.
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Oct 28, 2025
Aid to the devastated territory has increased since the cease-fire took effect and prices have fallen. But many trucks going into Gaza are bringing food and commercial goods to sell that most people cannot afford.
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Oct 28, 2025
The smaller, less visited parts of the United Arab Emirates offer a window into the past of a country whose riches once came largely from pearls.
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Oct 27, 2025
Qualcomm, which is known for its chips in smartphones, also announced a deal with Humain, a Saudi-backed A.I. company. The news sent Qualcomm's share price soaring.
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Oct 27, 2025
Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Oct 27, 2025
Since an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal came into effect, the U.S. effort to sustain it appears to have constrained Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Oct 27, 2025
The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.
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Oct 27, 2025
A U.S. colonel has gone public with his concern that official findings about the 2022 killing of a Palestinian American reporter were soft-pedaled to appease Israel.
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Oct 26, 2025
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, clarified a succession plan after more than two decades in control. He said if he vacated his role, his deputy would rule for a short period until elections could be held.
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Oct 26, 2025
The assistance is part of an international effort to reinforce the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
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Oct 26, 2025
As a guarantor of the cease-fire, Turkey is keen to play a role in Gaza's future, seeing political and economic benefits. Israel is having none of it.
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Oct 24, 2025
Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.
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Oct 24, 2025
The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.
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Oct 24, 2025
Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
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Oct 24, 2025
There are many questions about whether a plan to rebuild Israeli-held parts of the enclave is feasible or doomed from the outset.
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Oct 24, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.
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Oct 24, 2025
There are many questions about whether the idea is feasible or doomed from the outset.
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Oct 24, 2025
Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
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Oct 23, 2025
Vice President JD Vance also called symbolic votes in Israel's Parliament to take territory a "very stupid political stunt."
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Oct 23, 2025
Vice President JD Vance calls symbolic votes in Israel's Parliament to annex West Bank territory a "very stupid political stunt."
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Oct 23, 2025
Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.
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Oct 23, 2025
The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.
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Oct 22, 2025
Under the terms of a cease-fire deal, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging remains, but Gaza's medical authorities have not been able to identify many of them.
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Oct 22, 2025
The International Court of Justice said Israel should work with U.N. agencies, not hinder their relief efforts in Gaza. The court's opinions are not legally binding but carry symbolic weight.
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Oct 22, 2025
Vice President JD Vance, on the second day of a trip to the country, said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not "in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler."
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Oct 22, 2025
Ten months after rebels toppled the long-entrenched Assad regime, little-checked bloodshed has led many Syrians to abandon hope that the years of brutality may be over.
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Oct 21, 2025
Israel and Gaza have signed a cease-fire that mediators hope will bring two years of deadly war to an end. The deal is based on the first phase of President Trump's plan, but Phase 2 remains uncertain. David Halbfinger, our Jerusalem bureau chief, walks us through the four main stumbling blocks ahead.
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Oct 21, 2025
The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his release and had held out hope until the end that after two years in Gaza, he would return alive.
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Oct 21, 2025
The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.
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Oct 21, 2025
With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.
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Oct 21, 2025
With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.
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Oct 20, 2025
The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
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Oct 20, 2025
Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani oversaw a brutal crackdown on women, but traditional notions of Islamic morality were little on display at his daughter's wedding.
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Oct 20, 2025
The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
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Oct 20, 2025
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has suspended its aid operations because of the cease-fire, but it is also running low on funds and faces logistical obstacles to resuming its work.
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Oct 20, 2025
A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
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Oct 20, 2025
A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
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Oct 20, 2025
Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes Mr. Kushner's role in cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
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Oct 19, 2025
Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
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Oct 19, 2025
A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.
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Oct 19, 2025
Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after it accused Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.
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Oct 19, 2025
Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.
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Oct 18, 2025
Gaza's rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.
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Oct 18, 2025
Gaza's rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.
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Oct 18, 2025
The conflict over compulsory service for the nation's ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country's right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.
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Oct 17, 2025
A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.
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Oct 17, 2025
Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online a struggle and prompting Iranians' fears of greater surveillance.
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Oct 17, 2025
Since its brief June war with Israel, Iran has throttled internet traffic and jammed GPS, making day-to-day tasks online challenging and prompting fears of greater surveillance.
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Oct 17, 2025
Confrontation has shadowed Israeli teams' games in Europe since the start of the Gaza war. Local authorities sought to bar visiting fans at a game in central England next month.
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Oct 17, 2025
A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.
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