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Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83

Par : Dan Bilefsky
A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

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Ratko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. He was captured in 2011 and put on trial for genocide and war crimes.
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Saudi Response to Houthis’ Attacks on Ships May Be a New War

Par : Vivian Nereim
Analysts say that weeks of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets have brought the kingdom and the Iranian-backed militia to the brink of full-blown conflict, and could open a new front in the Iran war.

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A demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in support of the Houthi militia last month. The Houthis, who control northern Yemen on Saudi Arabia’s southern border, are supported by Iran.
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Airstrikes and Illegal Mining Add to Myanmar’s Troubles

Par : Nick Cumming-Bruce
A thriving ‘conflict economy’ is extracting minerals while the military and armed groups inflict abuse on civilians, according to a new report on the scale of recent violence in Myanmar.

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Destroyed buildings after military airstrikes in May in Kyauktaw, a town in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State.
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What Happened to the Coveted Western Tanks Sent to Ukraine?

Par : Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko
Ukraine pleaded for the expensive weapons, and ultimately got them, but drones have rendered them almost unusable.

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Soldiers replacing the engine of a Leopard tank at a repair and storage facility in the Kharkiv region last month.
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Lebanon’s Efforts to Tame Hezbollah Stall Amid Israel War

Par : Christina Goldbaum
President Joseph Aoun took office with a popular mandate to reassert control after the militant group dragged the country back into war with Israel.

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A demonstration showing support for Hezbollah and opposition to the decision of Lebanese authorities to engage in direct negotiations with Israel, in Beirut in April.
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Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists

Par : Zane Irwin
Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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A flotilla of about 50 boats carrying humanitarian aid departed Marmaris, Turkey, in May, intending to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Israeli forces boarded the boats and detained 400 people.
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2 Hijackings in 4 Days: Somali Piracy Rises

Par : Pranav Baskar and Hussein Mohamed
Experts worry that the conflict in Iran and other regional dynamics are setting the stage for a Somali pirates’ comeback.

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Security forces patrolling the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of the semiautonomous Somali region of Puntland, in 2024.
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Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

Par : Chris Cameron
The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.

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President Trump in transit from Maryland last week.
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Send Us Your Questions About the Iran War

Par : Katrin Bennhold
Times reporters who cover the war, diplomacy, energy and the broader Middle East are joining our “Ask a Correspondent” feature as the conflict nears the six-month mark. Let us know what’s on your mind.
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How the Iran War Made Africa’s Richest Man Even Richer

Par : Saikou Jammeh
Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial.

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Aliko Dangote at his refinery office in Lagos, Nigeria, in January.
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Houthis Claim Strike on Saudi Vessel as Red Sea Violence Escalates

Par : Ismaeel Naar
The armed group, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said it had launched missiles near the vital maritime trade route, in a conflict that shows no sign of abating.

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Flames and smoke rising from the port of Mokha in Yemen on Friday. The Houthis have bombarded the city with drones and missiles n recent weeks.
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Cholera Outbreak Sickens Over 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

Par : Jin Yu Young
Civil war and military rule have weakened Myanmar’s health care system, while heavy monsoon rains have increased the risk of waterborne disease.

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The emergency department of Yangon General Hospital on Friday.
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Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power

Par : Elian Peltier
The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one. But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control.

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Afghans celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan, early on Saturday.
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Will Sudan’s El Obeid Become the Next El Fasher? What to Know.

Par : Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.

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Women gathering for a hot meal in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people near the city of El-Obeid in the southern Kordofan region of Sudan last month.
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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

Par : Raja Abdulrahim
The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.

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President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.
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Trump Wants to Move On From the Middle East. It’s Not Letting Him.

Par : Anton Troianovski
President Trump is eager to declare success in Iran and Gaza, but he is struggling to impose his will in either conflict.

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President Trump boarding Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday. Over the weekend, he said his strategy is to be “low-keying” it in Iran.
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Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands

Par : Aurelien Breeden
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.

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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of southern Iran on Monday.
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Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence

Par : Raja Abdulrahim
After more than a year and a half of negotiations, Syria and Russia have agreed on new parameters of Russia’s military presence in Syria. Syria said it opens the way for a new phase in relations.

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The Russian naval facility at Tartus in coastal Syria in 2024.
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Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances

Par : Euan Ward · Eric Schmitt · Ronen Bergman and Hwaida Saad
Israel and the United States aren’t just targeting the Lebanese militant group’s weapons. They’re going after its money.

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The aftermath of a strike in March on a building in Beirut that Israel asserted was linked to Hezbollah’s financial arm.
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The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.

Par : Anton Troianovski · Jonathan Swan · Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.

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Buildings targeted by airstrikes in Tehran in April. Bombing Iran burned through thousands of multimillion-dollar missiles that contain precision parts from a global web of suppliers and can take years to produce.
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Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance

Par : Ismaeel Naar and Aaron Boxerman
While the Middle East waits to hear whether a deal can be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Yemeni government’s conflict with Iran-backed Houthi rebels escalated overnight.

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Damage at the Mail al-Saila camp for internally displaced people, on the outskirts of Marib, Yemen, on Friday.
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Houthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp

Par : Pranav Baskar and Shuaib Almosawa
Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.

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Houthi supporters during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, last week.
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Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation

Par : Adam Rasgon
At the same time, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators were holding talks in Rome aimed at fostering a long-term diplomatic settlement.

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A crater left by an overnight airstrike in the area of Burj al-Shamali, near Tyre, southern Lebanon on Thursday.
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Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strikes on Saudi Tankers

Par : Euan Ward and Ismaeel Naar
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claims by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and have vowed to close “all access routes” to Saudi oil shipments.

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Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, in a still from a televised message the group released on Wednesday. The Houthis claim to have attacked eight ships linked to Saudi Arabia since they declared a blockade on Saudi shipping last month.
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Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses

Par : Marc Santora
At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.

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Smoke rising over Kyiv, Ukraine, after a strike on Wednesday. It was the third major attack on the capital in a week.
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