In their inhumanity, conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine offer a shared, brutal vision of the future of war | Simon Tisdall
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In their inhumanity, conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine offer a shared, brutal vision of the future of war | Simon Tisdall
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy condemns Russian attack on hospital as death toll rises
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Israel’s strike on Hezbollah leader is an alarming escalation in conflict
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Ukraine war briefing: China and Brazil push peace plan at UN despite Zelenskyy opposition
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Israel-Hamas war in Gaza the deadliest on record for journalists who describe killings, attacks and arrests
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Trump vows to resolve Ukraine-Russia war ‘very quickly’ as he meets Zelenskyy
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Grim new death records as brutal heat plagues US south-west into the autumn
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Hands-on with Meta's Orion AR glasses prototype and the possible future of computing
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Trump promises quick end to Ukraine war after meeting Zelenskyy
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Israel's Netanyahu addresses U.N. amid conflicts with Hezbollah, Hamas
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Fed Looks to Jobs Data to Set Pace of Future Rate Cuts
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Israel Likely to Have Enough Weapons for Multiple Conflicts
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The Hill - Politics
Trump, Zelensky meet to discuss ending Ukraine war
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Netanyahu lashes out at U.N. as he defends Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected criticism of Israel's war in Gaza and against Hezbollan in Lebanon at the United Nations General Assembly.Yesterday - Israel -
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Myanmar's opposition rejects a military appeal for talks on a political solution to armed conflict
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Stark lessons from the failure of the Gaza pier
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'Rape me, not my daughter' - women tell BBC of sexual violence in Sudan's civil war
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Gaza war journalists face unprecedented peril to report on the conflict
More than 100 reporters have been killed in Gaza, according to the International Federation of Journalists. In addition to the threat to life, the media face crackdowns and restrictions. NBC News' ...Yesterday -
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The US cannot allow Israel to turn Lebanon into a second Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi
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Wired - Tech
Tesla’s Cybertruck Goes, Inevitably, to War
A handful of Tesla’s electric pickup trucks are armed and ready for battle in the hands of Chechen forces fighting in Ukraine as part of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Can the EV take the heat?Yesterday -
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Financial Times - World
The Israel-Hamas war — in maps and charts
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Vance’s Mother Deals With Her Past and His Future
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Biden, Zelenskyy meet at White House on Russia war
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New Data: Amazon Employees Are Rethinking Their Futures Following the Return-to-Office Mandate
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