What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war – AP News

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  1. What to know about the Kurds and their potential involvement in the Iran war  AP News
  2. Why the First Shots in an Iran Ground War Could Come From the Kurds  WSJ
  3. Trump says Iranian Kurdish attack on Iran would be "wonderful," but will he help?  CBS News
  4. Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support  The Washington Post
  5. Israel and America want the Kurds to join the fight in Iran  The Economist
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Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border – Reuters

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  1. Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border  Reuters
  2. Iran Live Updates: U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Bombs in Beirut and Trump War Powers Vote  The New York Times
  3. Lebanon Reels Under Waves of Israeli Strikes, Displacements  Bloomberg
  4. Israel pounds Hezbollah targets, daring Lebanon to reclaim sovereignty from Iran-backed terror proxy  Fox News
  5. Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation order  AP News
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Ukraine to help US and its allies counter Iranian drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy

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Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’

The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Various countries, including the US, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late on Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation.

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Iran’s ‘Missile Cities’ Turn Into Strategic Weak Spots – Newser

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  1. Iran's 'Missile Cities' Turn Into Strategic Weak Spots  Newser
  2. Iran's Shahed drone: How 'the poor man’s cruise missile’ is shaping Tehran’s retaliation  CNBC
  3. US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones  CNN
  4. Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months  Reuters
  5. US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn  The Guardian
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How US sinking of Iranian warship blew hole in Modi’s ‘guardian’ claims – Al Jazeera

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  1. How US sinking of Iranian warship blew hole in Modi’s ‘guardian’ claims  Al Jazeera
  2. Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India  AP News
  3. The US sank an Iranian warship and didn’t rescue the survivors. Is this legal in war?  The Conversation
  4. Iran’s warship was torpedoed 2,000 miles from its shores. Was it a legitimate target?  CNN
  5. Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven  The New York Times
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Bernard LaFayette, civil rights leader who helped launch Voting Rights Act, dies aged 85

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Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

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Minneapolis killings and deportation outrage: Kristi Noem’s scandal-plagued DHS tenure

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Backlash grew against homeland security secretary after slew of controversies from Trump’s immigration crackdown

Kristi Noem’s year-long tenure as homeland security secretary has been plagued by controversies as she led an aggressive immigration crackdown that hasprompted protests and lawsuits.

There have been scandals, legally dubious deportations condemned by human rights groups, taxpayer-funded publicity campaigns, and false claims about US citizens.

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Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order – The Guardian

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  1. Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order  The Guardian
  2. Iran Live Updates: U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Bombs in Beirut and Trump War Powers Vote  The New York Times
  3. Exclusive: Hezbollah elite fighters return to south Lebanon to fight Israeli troops, Lebanese sources say  Reuters
  4. The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon  The New Yorker
  5. Israel bombards Beirut with strikes as conflict with Iran widens  ABC News
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