After the earthquake: what lies ahead for Afghanistan?

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Brief: US pauses Iran strikes, Israel continues attacking Gaza

This week: 298 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,191 Palestinians in Gaza. The US paused its attacks on Iran. Israel continued to strike Gaza. Israeli settlers and soldiers carried out attacks in the occupied West Bank. Israel has killed at least 73,305 Palestin ...  Show more

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

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