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Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options

While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians, he also is bolstering his own military options.

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“I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,’’ Mr. Trump said in a statement on Thursday.

Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was reintegrating into the global financial community.

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People lined up to use an A.T.M. on Tuesday in Damascus, Syria. This week, the country completed its first electronic transfer in 14 years with a Western bank.

Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai Leader Who Set Off Bloody Protests, Dies at 91

A top general, he was appointed prime minister in 1992, a short-lived tenure that immediately incited the Black May uprising — and a violent backlash by his military.

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Gen. Kraprayoon Suchinda at the annual Trooping the Color military parade in Bangkok in 1991. He assumed the prime ministership after saying he would not, inciting four days of violent protest in Thailand’s capital.

Why Israelis View the Prospect of a Nuclear-Armed Iran as a Threat

Much of the world views Iran’s nuclear program with alarm, and experts say its stockpile of highly enriched uranium has grown fast.

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An Israeli strike on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken against a nuclear Iran for decades.

Iranian Missile Hits Israeli Hospital as Trump Appears to Put Off U.S. Action

President Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether the United States would intervene militarily in the war against Iran, according to the White House press secretary.

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Emergency workers and hospital staff at the Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel after a strike on Thursday.

How the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Reveals a Shift

In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision.

They Followed a Truck for 300 Miles. Then They Stole $100 Million in Jewelry.

Seven men have been indicted in the July 2022 theft at a rest stop north of Los Angeles, which federal prosecutors believe was the largest jewelry heist in United States history.

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Seven men were charged after bags of jewels and luxury watches were stolen from a Brink’s semi truck at a rest stop in Lebec, Calif., in 2022.

Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say

Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct.

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Karen Read in court on Wednesday, after the verdict was read.

Why Israelis View the Prospect of a Nuclear-Armed Iran as a Threat

Much of the world views Iran’s nuclear program with alarm, and experts say its stockpile of highly enriched uranium has grown fast.

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An Israeli strike on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken against a nuclear Iran for decades.
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