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American journalist abducted in Iraq, security officials say
New York Times, Published on 01/04/2026
» NEW YORK — An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad by “unknown individuals” Tuesday evening, and government security forces have begun operations to find her and track down the abductors, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry.
Netanyahu hopes strikes on Iran will lead to uprising and regime change
New York Times, Published on 18/03/2026
» NEW YORK — Israeli attacks on Iran have been targeting the country’s internal security services as part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategy to destabilise the authoritarian government and create the conditions for a popular uprising.
New Iranian leader was wounded early in the war, Iranian and Israeli officials say
New York Times, Published on 11/03/2026
» NEW YORK — Three days after Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his slain father as Iran’s supreme leader, he has not appeared on video or in public nor issued any written statements.
Trump officials sue to loosen DC’s gun laws
New York Times, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration sued Washington, DC, on Monday in an effort to loosen the city’s strict gun laws, the latest move in its effort to reimagine public safety in the nation’s capital, where it has deployed thousands of National Guard and other federal forces.
Trump says he ordered submarines repositioned in rare nuclear threat to Russia
New York Times, Published on 02/08/2025
» United States President Donald Trump said on his social media feed Friday that he had “ordered two nuclear submarines” to be repositioned in response to online threats from Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, a rare case of potential nuclear escalation between the superpowers.
Jurors in Sean Combs trial reach verdict on all but one count
New York Times, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK — A jury in Manhattan reached a partial verdict Tuesday in the federal case against music mogul Sean Combs, but it did not announce its decision because it was deadlocked on a final charge of racketeering conspiracy. The jury left for the night and will return to continue deliberating Wednesday morning.
Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile defence system
New York Times, Published on 21/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump unveiled plans for his "Golden Dome" missile defence shield Tuesday, predicting that the ambitious plan to expand the country’s air defence system would be completed by the end of his term.
Military fires on Chinese aid convoy in Myanmar, rebels say
New York Times, Published on 02/04/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — Soldiers in Myanmar opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying relief supplies from the Chinese Red Cross for earthquake victims in the badly hit city of Mandalay, according to a rebel armed group in Myanmar.
'Make Greenland great again'? No, thank you, Greenlanders say.
New York Times, Published on 09/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen remembers how this all started.
Massacre in Haiti leaves nearly 200 dead
New York Times, Published on 10/12/2024
» PORT-AU-PRINCE — More than 180 people were killed in a massacre over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, the United Nations (UN) human rights chief said Monday.