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Yesterday — 16 September 2024Main stream

Ukraine Steps Up Strikes Into Russia as Moscow Pushes Ahead in the East

24 August 2024 at 10:21
Ukraine struck a port across from Crimea and damaged a cargo ferry. But Kyiv’s forces continued to struggle in eastern areas under a relentless Russian assault.

© Thomas Peter/Reuters

People carry children as local residents rush to board an evacuation train on Thursday amid Russian troop advances in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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How Israeli Forces Destroyed a Secret Weapons Facility in Syria

14 September 2024 at 08:31
Here is what to know about Israel’s deadly raid on a Hezbollah weapons production facility in Syria.

© Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Syrians inspect the damage at the site of overnight Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Masyaf in Syria’s central Hama Province on Monday.

As Ukraine Presses Its Attack in Kursk, Russia Stiffens Its Defenses

Soldiers and military analysts say that Ukraine is largely holding onto land it seized in the Kursk region, even as Moscow has begun a counterattack.

Digging through the wreckage of a home after a missile strike on a neighborhood in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday.

The Long-Range Weapons Ukraine Wants to Use on Russia, Explained

14 September 2024 at 16:15
The United States and its allies are once again considering expanding the capabilities they provide to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion.

© John Hamilton/White Sands Missile Range, via Associated Press

Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, have a range of 190 miles.

Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders

14 September 2024 at 22:41
The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker.

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Members of an Iraqi counterterrorism force during a military exercise in Baghdad last year. The United States and other allied forces have helped Iraqi forces carry out more than 250 counterterrorism missions since October.

Starmer, Meeting Biden, Hints at Ukraine Weapons Decision Soon

As the president deliberated with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the question of whether to let Ukraine use long-range weapons in Russia was a rare point of contention between allied nations.

© Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

President Biden and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain during a bilateral meeting at the White House on Friday.

With Russia in Mind, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Goes to Washington

14 September 2024 at 07:12
A trip to Washington by Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, came after President Vladimir Putin of Russia warned that the allies’ next step could mean war for NATO.

© Rod Lamkey Jr. for The New York Times

President Biden meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, right, at the White House on Friday.

How Hamas Uses Brutality to Maintain Power

The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war.

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Women mourning three children who were killed in an Israeli attack targeting Muhammed Deif, a senior Hamas commander, that killed some 70 Palestinians in July.

Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General

29 August 2024 at 20:38
Jake Sullivan also met with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, who said the United States should “find a correct way for the two major countries to get along.”
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