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World
Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza
Israel’s military leadership wants a cease-fire with Hamas in case a bigger war breaks out in Lebanon, security officials say. It has also concluded that a truce would be the swiftest way to free hostages.
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Zelensky Removes a Top General Amid Criticism of Excessive Casualties
The announcement by Ukraine’s president on Monday came hours after a scathing social media post implicitly accused the general of “killing more Ukrainian soldiers than any Russian general.”
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Russia Detains Another Defense Official, in New Sign of Putin Shake-Up
Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin is accused of “large-scale” bribery, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests that have coincided with the appointment of a new defense minister.
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World
Russia Detains Senior General, Widening Military Purge
Lt. Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov became the second senior defense official to be detained on an accusation of corruption in the past month.
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News
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete.
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World
A New General Takes Over as Ukraine Struggles on the Battlefield
Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky is taking a job vacated by a general who is well-regarded by the army, in what is widely perceived as a politicized shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership.
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News
S.E.C. Social Media Hack That Sent Bitcoin Soaring Prompts Investigation
Legal experts said investigators would look into how the security breach occurred and whether anyone tried to profit from it.
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World
Abrupt Dismissals Point to Xi Jinping’s Quiet Shake-Up of China’s Military
The purge of several commanders from China’s legislature was the latest sign of widening investigations focused on the sensitive arms sector, experts say.
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US
As Trump’s Legal Woes Have Escalated, So Have His Violent Remarks
Recent incendiary statements by the former president, including that shoplifters should be shot, come at a time when his supporters are already angry over his indictments.
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World
Xi’s Surprise Shake-Up Exposes Problems at Top of China’s Nuclear Force
The Chinese leader’s replacement of two commanders has fanned speculation about corruption or failings in the force that manages China’s nuclear missiles.
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