Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
via NYT > World News A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.
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Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say
via NYT > World News Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.
Glitz and Boycotts at Eurovision
via NYT > World News The song contest has camp, glitter and pyrotechnics. And, this year, protests over Israel’s participation.
Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles
via NYT > World News Although at odds over issues like trade and Taiwan, the U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing with a show of friendly gestures.
A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
via NYT > World News Adm. Brad Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military had been near perfect in avoiding civilian casualties.
More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba
via NYT > World News As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.
What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
via NYT > World News Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.