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The opposition had hoped to ride a wave of public revulsion at back-to-back mass shootings, but it was unable to convert the energy of street protests into a successful election challenge.

The authorities warned that the storm would bring heavy rainfall and intense winds to the capital, Buenos Aires, as it moved north.

The State Department says the monthslong blockade has damaged U.S. national security. Several Republican senators have objected to advancing the slate of nominees.

He was defense minister when Iraq invaded his tiny but oil-rich country, and he became ruler in his 80s.

Twelve months of counterprogramming from the Australia bureau.

The laws of armed conflict consider the intentional destruction of religious sites without military necessity a possible war crime.

Tanzania’s foreign minister said that Joshua Mollel, an agricultural student, was “immediately killed after being kidnapped by Hamas.”

A former liberal government official, he saw little chance of full reconciliation with Palestinians in “the foreseeable future” but nevertheless sought to ease tensions.

It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, which are controversial because of the civilian death toll from Israeli airstrikes.