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Yesterday — 18 September 2025Main stream

Rifts Grow Between Netanyahu and His Security Chiefs

18 September 2025 at 16:45
As Israel expands its war in Gaza, decision-making has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of one person: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday, seen from across the border in Israel.

The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers

18 September 2025 at 17:20
Cheaper than advanced air defenses and more versatile than low-tech options, lasers have become a popular choice for nations worried about drone attacks.

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An Israeli police officer demonstrates a laser defense system near the Israel-Gaza border in 2020.

U.K. Offers Trump a Royal Welcome of Maximum Pomp and Minimum Politics

18 September 2025 at 04:48
A day of military and monarchical pageantry demonstrated Britain’s eagerness to appeal to a president who has seemed intent on upending the post-World War II order.

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As part of his arrival at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, President Trump was welcomed by a guard of honor representing three colors: the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards.

Denmark to Buy Long-Range Weapons in ‘Paradigm Shift’

Denmark says Russia is a threat. Russia calls the Danish plans “pure madness.”

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark framed the country’s decision to purchase long-range weapons as a response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Israel Pounds Gaza City as Fears Mount for Those Inside

With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route. The U.N. warned that food supplies in northern Gaza would soon run out.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinians fled Gaza City along a coastal road on Tuesday.

Israel’s Assault on Gaza City Stifles Hope of Diplomatic Resolution to War

17 September 2025 at 19:04
A negotiated settlement to end the fighting remains distant, in part because of the maximalist positions of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and of Hamas.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinian families fleeing Gaza City, on Tuesday, as Israel launches a major offensive in the area.

Ex-Midshipman Is Charged in Threat That Led to 2 Injuries at U.S. Naval Academy

17 September 2025 at 06:03
The threat, which was made on social media, caused fears of an active shooter on the campus last week, leading to one person being shot and another injured.

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The threat against the campus in Annapolis, Md., was made during a time of heightened concern after the murder of a conservative activist on a Utah college campus.

Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza City, Sowing Chaos

The long-anticipated military assault is aimed, the Israelis said, at routing the militants of Hamas, but it deepened the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in Gaza City on Tuesday and headed south in search of safety.

Satellite Images Show Israeli Military Buildup Around Gaza City

17 September 2025 at 01:00
The images show Israeli armored vehicles in multiple places along the outskirts of the city on Tuesday morning, after Israel said it had begun its armed offensive into the city.

This Is What Criticism of the President Cost Me

10 September 2025 at 01:41
As a civilian humanist, my presence might — for some attendees — invalidate my arguments; I wouldn’t be heard because of what I represent to the right.

The Return of the ‘War Department’ Is a Message From Trump

6 September 2025 at 06:43
President Trump and his defense secretary say they want to return to the era when America won wars. They largely ignore the greatest accomplishment of the past 80 years: avoiding superpower conflict.

Trump Tests the Limits of His Power With a New Airstrike

5 September 2025 at 21:34
The Trump administration seems to be betting that Americans are so inured to the war on terrorism that they’ll be indifferent to extrajudicial executions.

China’s Latest Missiles, Drones and Submarines, Up Close

4 September 2025 at 22:45
At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United States.
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