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Retired US general calls for 'violent' response to Iran over proxy attacks – The Times of Israel
Retired US general calls for ‘violent’ response to Iran over proxy attacks The Times of Israel Continue Reading News Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/retired-us-general-calls-for-violent-response-to-iran-over-proxy-attacks/
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Tensions in the Middle East are escalating beyond Israel. Here’s where.
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The simmering crisis in the Middle East, sparked by the start of the war in Gaza nearly three months ago, threatens to boil over amid strikes and violence across the region. Notably, tensions are growing despite few indications that actors in the region are eager…
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Sinking cities on the U.S. coastline are a real threat, study claims
The glaciers around our planet are slowly melting, releasing more water into the oceans. We’ve seen plenty of studies discussing what will happen if the ice shelves collapse, and many scientists are even trying to find ways to reverse climate change altogether. A new study claims that the U.S. Atlantic coast is sinking, raising concerns…
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Biggest male funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hercules’ found north of Sydney | Spiders
With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance. The potentially deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on…
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Bangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina expected to win fourth term amid opposition boycott | Bangladesh
An opposition boycott looks set to usher prime minister Sheikh Hasina to a fourth straight term in the Bangladesh election this weekend. The election has been described as a “sham” designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman. Rahman’s party staged a months-long protest campaign in 2023 demanding the prime minister’s resignation…
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Police probe ‘suspicious’ fire at Melbourne ice cream shop, two months after competitor was firebombed | Victoria
A fire at a Melbourne ice cream shop is being treated as suspicious by police, two months after the firebombing of a nearby competitor. Emergency services were called to the blaze at Capriccio gelateria in Williamstown, which is located on the coast in Melbourne’s southwest, about 3.45am on Friday. Forensic investigators at the scene of…
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Second wave of court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein unsealed | Jeffrey Epstein
A new batch of documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein’s sexual abuse were released on Thursday. The additional 19 documents, totaling around 300 pages, add to the more than 900 pages of documents already unsealed on Wednesday evening, the release of which prompted an online frenzy that crashed a website hosting the documents.…
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True blue: Neptune only slightly deeper colour than Uranus, say Oxford scientists | Planets
It’s a colour beloved by interior designers, but it seems duck-egg blue is also splashed across our solar system, with research suggesting it is the true colour of both Uranus and Neptune. The new work puts paid to the popular belief that Neptune has a deep blue hue, suggesting instead both planets are a similar…
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‘A must-watch show’: David Tennant to present this year’s film Baftas | Baftas
David Tennant has been named as the new host of the Baftas in his first high-profile hosting engagement. The actor, best known for his work on the TV series Doctor Who, Good Omens and Broadchurch, will take the stage at the Royal Festival Hall for the ceremony on 18 February. After lengthy stints by Stephen…
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New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like
Sign up for a full digest of all the best opinions of the week in our Voices Dispatches email Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter New images reveal what the most distant planets in the solar system – Neptune and Uranus – really look like. Many people will think of Neptune as being…
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