[ad_1] TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue the war in Gaza despite mounting international pressure to wrap up the conflict, now stretching into its 100th day, and…
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Homicide Rates Fell Sharply in 2023 After Rising During Pandemic
[ad_1] Homicides in big U.S. cities fell in 2023 after skyrocketing during the first two years of the pandemic. Killings were down about 15% in the 10 largest cities last…
Disney’s Mickey Mouse Copyright Expired. Now He’s on a Rampage.
[ad_1] The company’s famous mascot, in the public domain after 95 years, is getting reworked by film and videogame makers—mostly as a killer In ‘Mickey’s Mouse Trap,’ out in March,…
Essay | Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?
[ad_1] By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the…
U.S. Killing of Militia Leader Marks Bid to Stop Attacks on Its Forces in Iraq
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) A deadly American drone strike Thursday in Baghdad was the first known targeted killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader by the Biden administration, marking…
Sixth-Grade Student Killed, Five Others Injured in Iowa School Shooting
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 4, 2024 5:37 pm ET A 17-year-old student shot and killed a sixth-grader and injured five others at a high school in the rural community of Perry,…
Opinion | Give Yahya Sinwar the Eichmann Treatment
[ad_1] Two top Palestinian commanders—Hezbollah’s Wissam Hassan Al-Tawil and Hamas’s Saleh al-Arouri—were both killed over the past two weeks in suspected Israeli airstrikes. Hamas’s figurehead and the suspected mastermind of…