Is Social Media the New Tobacco?

A landmark court ruling in an online addiction case could be very bad news for big tech companies.

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US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Was Abducted in Iraq, Officials Say

The freelance journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, who has worked for various news organizations, including Al-Monitor, which called for her safe and immediate release.

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Female U.S. journalist was abducted in Iraq, security officials say.

Iraq’s interior ministry said it is

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Removing Unfriendly Leaders

The Trump administration appears to have embraced a new foreign policy tactic: getting rid of leaders it doesn’t like. Here’s how that can go wrong.

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Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats

President Trump threatened to hit vital infrastructure in Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened, but he also said that “regime change” had already been achieved.

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Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?

The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.

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Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday

Israeli police stopped clergymen from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time in centuries,” church officials said.

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Australian Sky Turns an Apocalyptic Blood Red

Winds from Tropical Cyclone Narelle stirred up rust-colored dust from iron-rich soil, tinging the sky over Western Australia with a reddish Mars-like hue.

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Israel’s military posted two images of Ali Choeib in what it said was a Hezbollah uniform. One was fake.

The

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‘No Kings’ Protests Decry Trump and His Agenda

Thousands of organized demonstrations stretched across the country. Minnesota was a focal point of the protests after a tumultuous immigration crackdown.

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Man in Paris Accused of Attempted Attack on Bank of America

Prosecutors say the police thwarted an attacker as he was trying to detonate explosives. The episode is being investigated as possible terrorism.

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Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists

Fertilizer prices are climbing as a result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk.

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After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table

Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.

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Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic Ties a Record Low

Ice plays a vital role in reflecting away planet-warming sunlight. The Arctic is warming much faster than most other parts of the world.

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Pakistan’s Army Chief Uses Relationship With Trump to Foster Talks with Iran

Syed Asim Munir’s role demonstrates Islamabad’s acute exposure to regional instability and newly found geopolitical relevance.

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Republicans Block Democrats’ Push for Public Testimony on Iran War

Representative Brian Mast, a Republican and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the closed-door war briefings were enough.

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Lebanon Expels Iranian Envoy as Rift With Tehran Deepens

The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.

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Italy’s Meloni Seemed Unbeatable. A Referendum Defeat Has Dented Her Aura.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had led one of Italy’s most stable postwar governments. Now she’s under pressure after failing to convince Italians to back a judicial overhaul.

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Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage

President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday

Conflicting signals about whether any negotiations to end the fighting were in progress created confusion.

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Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating With Iran, Which Publicly Denies His Claim

“Very, very strong talks,” President Trump claimed. Fake news, replied an Iranian parliamentary leader.

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Iran Negotiations — or Not?

President Trump’s shifting statements don’t necessarily signal an end in sight to the war, but they do buy him some time.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday

The Israeli military said its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon would intensify, while Iran threatened to attack civilian infrastructure if President Trump followed through with an ultimatum.

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Iran War Underscores the Diverging Aims of Trump and Netanyahu

The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

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Iranian missile strikes Israeli city near main nuclear research facility.

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With Fire and Song, Kurds in Turkey Hail the Start of Spring

The Newroz holiday comes at a critical time, as Kurds in Turkey push for peace while their brethren in Syria and Iran fear further conflict.

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Administration Bypasses Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan

Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The Trump administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.

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Trump’s Reaction to Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies

President Trump said he complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.

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‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 assassination.

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U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge

The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.

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Iran’s South Pars Gas Field Is Attacked, Sending Energy Prices Soaring

The field is part of a vast gas reservoir shared by Iran and Qatar. The strike appeared to be one of the most significant attacks on an energy site since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began.

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Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War

Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He is also known for his support of conspiracy theories.

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China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus

The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.

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What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence.

The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war.

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In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency

The branding of the U.S. military operation against Iran is a quintessentially Trumpian choice for a leader whose tenure has been marked by anger.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday

Five missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport and injured four people. Israeli and Iranian attacks continued as global economic concerns about the war mounted.

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The Iran War’s Global Reach

The fighting is raising energy prices, hitting farmers and reshaping geopolitics. We look at the ripple effects worldwide.

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Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians

Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.

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F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage

The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.

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Here’s What Happened in the U.S.-Israel War With Iran on Saturday

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked overnight. Israeli strikes continued to hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, as Iran refused to relinquish control over a vital oil route.

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Sandstorm Batters Gaza, Slamming Makeshift Shelters

Millions of Gazans have remained without proper housing since the war, according to the United Nations.

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Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollars

Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.

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U.S. Trade Deficit Falls in January

The data showed imports dipped and exports rose in the month before the Supreme Court struck down most of the president’s tariffs.

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Trump to Target Forced Labor in Global Tariff Scheme

The Trump administration is expected to begin a trade investigation into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.

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Israel Drops Case Against Soldiers Accused of Abusing Palestinian Detainee

After a prisoner arrived at a hospital with broken ribs and a torn rectum, Israelis were once again at odds over the issue of mistreatment and impunity.

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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.

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First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11 Billion, Pentagon Tells Congress

In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the number omitted several aspects of the operation.

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How Long Will the Iran War Last? Trump Offers Conflicting Answers.

Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on how long the United States intends the war to last.

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Higher Oil Prices Could Put the Fed in a Bind as Labor Market Softens

Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.

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U.S. Reaches Tentative Deal Ending Prosecution of Turkish Bank

Court papers submitted as part of the agreement with Halkbank, which was accused of doing business with Iranian entities, said Turkey’s assistance “was instrumental” in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.

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Iran’s Choice of New Leader Signals Defiance to Foes

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei could prove to be even more radical than his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by the U.S. and Israel at the start of the war.

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State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave

The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.

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Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran

The service member killed was not publicly identified, but U.S. Central Command said the death was caused by injuries after an attack on a Saudi military base.

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U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran

A senior U.S. military official said those targets included missile launchers and air-defense sites.

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Deadly Clashes in Lebanon as Israel Renews Search for Missing Airman

Dozens were killed in the Bekaa Valley overnight, the Lebanese health authorities said, amid airstrikes and intense violence in the town of Nabi Sheet.

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Recent U.S. Assessment Found an Attack on Iran Unlikely to Result in Regime Change

Intelligence officials have been skeptical that a popular uprising could dislodge the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which controls much of Iran’s security apparatus.

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New England Patriots’ Plane Ferried Americans Back From Middle East

The flight was arranged and paid for by the State Department, officials said, as part of the evacuations of citizens stranded by attacks in the Middle East.

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Israel Says It Struck Underground Bunker at Khamenei’s Compound

The Israeli military said the facility, under the site where Iran’s supreme leader was killed by a strike last week, was still being used after the first attack.

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Trump Says He Should Have Role in Picking Iran’s Leader

The president’s comments were the most explicit he has been yet about his vision of an American role in creating a new government in Tehran.

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Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More

Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground incursion.

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Hegseth will headline a campaign rally next week in the home district of a soldier killed in the Iran war.

The defense secretary planned to appear at a “Top Gun”-themed event for Representative Zach Nunn, Republican of Iowa, in the district where all four fallen soldiers had been stationed.

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Here’s where ships and energy facilities have been damaged.

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Emirati Leaders, Seeking to Project Calm, Go to the Mall

A video released by Dubai’s government of the Emirati president visiting a mall underscored the authoritarian country’s efforts to maintain its placid reputation amid spiraling violence.

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Western Governments Rush to Help Stranded Travelers in the Middle East

Hundreds of thousands have been stranded since the conflict started. The United States urged Americans to leave and said on Tuesday it was “actively working on plans” to help them do so.

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Satellite Images Show Burning Iranian Naval Ships

Smoke billows from at least four military ships that have burned for more than 24 hours, according to images released on Monday.

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Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors

The announcement was a significant step in forging a European deterrent as Russia grows more aggressive and the U.S. steps back.

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Strikes Destroyed Newly Built Structures at Khamenei’s Compound

Images showed new roofs and structures connecting existing buildings at the compound where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday.

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NYPD Steps Up Security After U.S.-Israel Attacks in Iran

Officers in the Police Department’s international liaison unit, including at outposts abroad, are gathering information about potential threats to New York City.

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