Map Shows How Houthis Threaten Vital Global Shipping
The Houthis began targeting commercial shipping on November 19, 2023, and claimed their first attack on a U.S. warship on January 9, 2024. In response, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2722 ...
Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.
The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread ...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to ...
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Taliban Release U.S. Detainee and Other Headlines of the Day
Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Subscribe to the Daily News Brief to receive it every weekday morning.Top ...
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Taliban Release American Held for Over Two Years in Gesture Toward U.S.
The Taliban government agreed to release [Glezmann] as a sign of goodwill toward the U.S. president and the American people.
American detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been released
George Glezmann, a mechanic for Delta Air Lines, has left Kabul and is on his way back to the U.S., Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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Dancing on Ice 2025: How to watch the ITV finale this week
The winner of Dancing on Ice 2025 will be announced this week with only hours to go before the finale. This year's series started in January and has since seen a number of well-known figures ...
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Texas governor requiring state employees return to office full-time: 'Present and engaged'
Abbott, a Republican, announced this week that he will require all state employees to return to the office full-time, in person, five days a week. The move comes after President Donald Trump ...
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Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s a Week After Betsy Arakawa; Wife’s Cause of Death Determined to Be Hantavirus
Gene Hackman likely died about a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died due to hantavirus, a medical examiner announced Friday. Hackman died of cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease ...
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This Week's D.C. Deal Sheet: Short-Term Rental Operator Signs On For First D.C. Building
Gilbane Development Co. has acquired and plans to convert a 1990s-era Arlington office building into 94 apartment units, it announced this week. The developer paid $14.9M for the 121K SF ...
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Here’s everything Apple unveiled this week
I think the M4 MacBook Air might just be the best MacBook value Apple has ever released. The week’s biggest surprise was the introduction of a new Mac Studio. The new Mac Studio is available ...
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Apple delays AI-improved Siri features as far as 2026
Apple has announced this week that it will be delaying the release of planned features for Siri that would have included AI-improved capabilities to make it a more personalized and sophisticated ...