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Today — 22 December 2024Main stream

Niger Buckles Under Relentless Jihadist Fire

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By: Elian Peltier
22 December 2024 at 13:01
In the West African nation of Niger, killings by insurgents have surged since the military seized power in a coup, expelled U.S. and European troops and stopped negotiations with Islamist groups.
Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

Pakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism

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By: Zia ur-Rehman
21 December 2024 at 13:01
Political instability, dwindling public support and economic constraints are eroding the costly gains that the country made in combating militancy after a ghastly school attack in 2014.

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Shagufta Tahir, the mother of Muhammad Shaheer Khan, one of the students killed in a militant attack on a school in December 2014 in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Why Luigi Mangione Faces 2 Murder Cases Tied to One Killing

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By: Lola Fadulu
21 December 2024 at 05:45
Federal and state prosecutors will follow a delicate legal choreography after characterizing Mr. Mangione’s actions differently in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson.

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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers, Karen Friedman Agnifilo and her husband, Marc Agnifilo, leave federal court in Manhattan. Ms. Agnifilo said the two prosecutions were unprecedented in her experience.

Driver Rams Into Christmas Market in Germany, Killing at Least 2 and Injuring Dozens

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By: Christopher F. Schuetze
21 December 2024 at 06:59
Video showed a car plowing into a large crowd in the city of Magdeburg. The driver, identified as a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian citizen who worked as a doctor, was arrested.

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Emergency services at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday.

Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin

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By: Neil MacFarquhar
21 December 2024 at 03:14
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

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A portrait of former President Bashar al-Assad, defaced after his ouster, hanging along a highway on the outskirts of Homs, Syria, on Monday.

Virginia Student Accused of Plot to Attack Israeli Consulate in New York

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By: Isabelle Taft
21 December 2024 at 02:44
A freshman at George Mason University, who is a citizen of Egypt, was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of planning an attack.

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A freshman at George Mason University in Virginia is accused of plotting a mass casualty attack at the Israeli consulate general in New York.
Before yesterdayMain stream

More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously Disclosed

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By: Helene Cooper
20 December 2024 at 11:15
A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early December.

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The Pentagon has said that the troops in Syria are scattered among several bases, including al-Tanf, on the Syria-Iraq border.

Suspect in Insurance C.E.O.’s Murder Is Said to Face Federal Charges

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By: Chelsia Rose Marcius， William K. Rashbaum and Hurubie Meko
19 December 2024 at 11:38
The nature of the potential charges against Luigi Mangione was unclear, but they could allow federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

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Luigi Mangione already faces state murder charges that brand him a terrorist, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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