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A conflict is happening between Israel and Iran. Iran attacked Israel early on Sunday. Israel is now retaliating against Iran by firing missiles. ABC News reported that Israeli missiles hit targets in Iran. There are also reports of attacks in Syria and Iraq, but American officials haven’t confirmed them. Loud explosions were... https://tinyurl.com/26pcram2
Iran’s mission to the UN asserted that its attack on Israel, initiated late on Saturday, has already concluded, but warned the United States to stay out of the conflict.
For the first time, relatives of hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the Gaza Strip joined the anti-government protests, demanding an agreement facilitating the release of the 130 captives still held in the enclave.
Aichi will become the first prefecture in Japan to recognize sexual minorities and common-law couples and their children as families under a “family ship” oath system that will come into effect on April 1.
Authoritarians across the globe are shutting down independent media and locking up reporters. More than 520 journalists are currently imprisoned worldwide, according to the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders. The Wall Street Journal has lifted its paywall to this article that reports on the surge in government crackdowns on the press. https://flip.it/UNAbgy #News#WorldNews#ReportersWithoutBorders#Navalny#EvanGershkovich
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