Another Take: You can run from Belarus, but can you hide?

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Brief: US strikes Iran for 8th straight night, Iran kills US soldiers in Jordan

This week: 291 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,100 Palestinians in Gaza. The US continued to strike Iran, killing at least 50 Iranians in the past two weeks. Iranian strikes killed two US soldiers in Jordan. Israel continued striking Gaza and once more expande ...  Show more

Brief: US attacks Iran again, Hamas dissolves government in Gaza

This week: 284 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,093 Palestinians in Gaza. The US attacked Iran multiple times. Israel continued killing Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas dissolved its government there. Israel has killed at least 73,221 Palestinians in Gaza since Oc ...  Show more

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