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Iranian Air Strikes Can't Touch Israel, But Are Killing Syrians All The Time
By Mosab al-Yassin & DARAJ IDLIB — Mohammed al-Sakaf was confident when he said that the drone launched by the Iranian militias , which injured his children while they were working in the olive farm south of Idlib, is the same type of drone that Iran launched on Israel earlier this Marconi's Shame — Why Italy Has Forgotten The Iconic Founder Of Wireless Communications
By Riccardo Luna & LA STAMPA -OpEd- ROME — I believe the time has come for us to come to terms with perhaps the most illustrious Italian citizen of the 20th century: Guglielmo Marconi. He was born in Bologna 150 years ago today, on April 25. Yet there are no celebrations planned tha Arab Regimes And Gaza: Caught Between Israel's War Crimes And "The American Trap"
By Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hafeiz & AL MANASSA -Analysis- CAIRO — When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked to explain the recent U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution that would recommend Palestine's full membership to the United Nations, the response sounded all too famili 50 Years Of Portugal's "Carnation Revolution" — It All Began In Africa
By Pierre Haski & FRANCE INTER - Analysis - It was 00:20 in Lisbon on April 25, 1974, when the forbidden song " Grandola, Vila Morena " was broadcast on Catholic radio. It was the signal the putschists had been waiting for to take action. In a matter of hours, 50 years ago, Europe's old Ukraine Fires U.S. Long-Range Missiles, Spain PM Considers Quitting, Moulin Rouge Sails Fall Off
👋 ¡Bonos díes!* Welcome to Thursday, where Ukraine starts using longer range ballistic U.S. missiles, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is considering resigning amid corruption allegations against his wife, and Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge has lost its sails. Meanwhile, Hong Kongers In The UK: The Hard Part About Political Asylum
By Chen Xi & THE INITIUM LONDON — In his messy room on the night of November 30, 2023, Justin went back to an email he received that morning. It was a rejection letter; his application for political asylum in the UK had been denied. He had waited more than two years for the bad ne This Happened — April 25: The End Of Fascist Rule In Italy
Updated April 25, 2024 at 11:450 p.m. On this day in 1945, Allied troops entered Milan and other major Italian cities, signaling the end of fascist rule and the Nazi occupation. The Italian resistance movement played a significant role in the liberation of the country. Get This Hap Iran-Israel: Why It's Not Over Yet
By Hamed Mohammadi & KAYHAN-LONDON -Analysis- Only Iranian officials know exactly the extent of damage caused by the Israeli airstrike near the central Iranian city of Isfahan on April 19. Yet the strike — in response to Iran's drone and missile attacks on April 14 — seems to have Prequels, Sequels And Spinoffs — Why We Don't Let Stories End Anymore
By Loredana Lipperini & LA STAMPA -Essay- TURIN — Italian author Enrico Brizzi has announced the sequel to Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band 30 years later, which of course it is entirely legitimate. It was also legitimate for American author Stephen King to write Doctor Sleep 36 y End Of Impunity? The Meaning Of U.S. Sanctions Of An Israeli Army Unit
By Pierre Haski & FRANCE INTER -Analysis- Just as the U.S. Congress was approving $26 billion in aid to Israel, the Biden administration announced that it would be sanctioning an entire Israeli army unit. This unprecedented move targeted an IDF unit operating in the occupied West B Biden Set To Sign Military Aid Law, Gaza Mass Graves, Orange Athens
👋 Timbaya!* Welcome to Wednesday, where the U.S. approves a $95 billion military aid package, the UN calls for a probe of mass grave reports in Gaza and Athens is shrouded in orange Saharan dust clouds. Meanwhile, Samer al-Mahmoud in Arabic-language independent digital media Dara Russia-Ukraine: How The Swiss Peace Summit Could Trigger Bonafide Negotiations
By Vazhnyye Istorii & Vazhnyye Istorii/Important Stories -Analysis- A peace conference will be held in Switzerland in June to discuss the situation in Ukraine. Approximately 100 states have planned to take part with the aim of bringing Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. T This Happened — April 24: Armenian Genocide Began
Updated April 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. The Armenian genocide began on this day in 1915, when the Ottoman government arrested and deported hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! S eDNA, The Cutting-Edge Tech That Could Help Identify Those Lost At Sea
By Rene Ebersole & UNDARK A band played as the Pewabic eased away from the docks at Houghton, Michigan on Aug. 8, 1865. Ladies in fine silk dresses and men in black top hats waved from the upper deck to a crowd onshore wishing them bon voyage for a 10-day journey to Cleveland. La How Iran's New Local Headscarf Crackdowns Blend With Looming Wars Abroad
By KAYHAN-LONDON -Analysis- The Islamic Republic of Iran has resumed its drive to enforce requirements of women wearing the hijab , after a lull for the Persian new year holidays that coincided with a threat of a major war with Israel and the West. The first day of the Persian year What Record Spending On Weapons Means In A World Where The Next War May Be Virtual
By Pierre Haski & FRANCE INTER -Analysis- PARIS — There's an extremely reliable barometer of international tensions: arms spending. SIPRI, the independent Stockholm -based institute that collects data from all over the world, published its annual report Monday — not surprisingly, 20 Israel Enters "Phase Two" Of Gaza War — With Same Disregard For Civilian Deaths
By Moustafa Ibrahim & DARAJ -Analysis- Last week, a widow named Ibtisam, 57, was killed in a nighttime Israeli airstrike on the Yabna refugee camp in central Rafah. She was killed along with her four grandchildren, daughter and her husband, who had been displaced from Gaza City ear Rafah Braces For Offensive, Trump Trial, Milan vs. Midnight Pizza
👋 Azul!* Welcome to Tuesday, where the prospect of an IDF offensive on Rafah gets closer, UK’s parliament approves a controversial deportation bill for illegal migrants, and Milan tries to fight noisy streets one late ice cream at a time. Meanwhile, Miguel Angel Escotet in Spanis Welcome To Vilnius, A New Silicon Valley Rising In Moscow's Backyard
By Karl De Meyer & LES ECHOS VILNIUS — "I'm not sure we're allowed to bring you here," Darius Zakaitis says as he climbs a dark staircase in the former textile factory he's renovating from top to bottom. Reaching the second floor, slaloming among metal objects, he points to the hi This Happened - April 23: The First Ever Iconic War Photo
Updated April 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Roger Fenton's photograph "the Valley of the Shadow of Death," is considered the first-ever iconic war image, and was taken on this day in 1885. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here . What is the Valley of the Shadow
