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What to know about the new direct talks between Lebanon and Israel
14+ hour, 10+ min ago (1011+ words) Officials have sought to temper expectations of what might come out of the negotiations, but the fact that they are happening at all represents a significant step. The two countries have had a rocky and often hostile relationship since Israel's…...
Serbia agrees to produce combat drones with Israel
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (218+ words) Vucic said that "we will have the best drones in this part of the world," according to the Tanjug news agency. He added that the drones won't be cheap but will be highly efficient in destroying armored vehicles, the report…...
Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (854+ words) Wafiq Safa, a high-ranking member of Hezbollah's political council, spoke on the eve of the talks expected in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the U. S. It will be the first time in decades that envoys from Lebanon and Israel,…...
Unsettled and uncertain: What the Iran war means around the world as US and Iran enter talks
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1446+ words) The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic…...
Trump's tenuous Iran exit plan isn't healing Republican rifts exposed by the war
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (861+ words) In the decade since Trump's "America First" movement rose to power by rejecting military intervention, his coalition has rarely been tested the way it is now. Trump's exit efforts " first through threats of annihilation, then with a ceasefire that is…...
Gunmen attack police near building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
1+ week, 1+ day ago (506+ words) Two police officers sustained slight injuries, Istanbul Gov. Davut Gul told reporters. The assailants were carrying long-barreled weapons. The consulate is located in a high-rise building in Levent, one of the city's main business districts. Officials said that there are…...
Why the manosphere has an antisemitism problem
1+ week, 5+ day ago (470+ words) Miriam Eve Mora, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Toward the end of Netflix's "Into the Manosphere," documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux chats in Marbella, Spain, with British influencer Ed Matthews. "The people who run the world, they don't have our best…...
Israeli parliament passes budget, allowing Netanyahu to avoid early elections
2+ week, 2+ day ago (503+ words) Israel needed to pass a budget before April 1 in order to avoid triggering early elections. Netanyahu still reserves the right to call early elections before then if he wants. Israel's opposition slammed the budget for increasing funding to Israel's ultra-Orthodox…...
How the National Security Council typically functions to plan and fully assess risks when presidents consider going to war
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (1126+ words) Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) Three weeks into the U. S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks. Besides appearing unprepared…...