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USS Abraham Lincoln scheduled to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea

Deployment for nearly a year was marked by reports of supply shortages, and deteriorating morale and mental health among crew The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon. It marks the end of a deployment that has been described as “one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era” and that became marked

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USS Lincoln carrier to return to port in San Diego after record-breaking deployment – US politics live

Vessel spent over 260 consecutive days at sea without a port call, a US navy record Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The USS Abraham Lincoln will return home to San Diego later today after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea. In remarks in San Antonio, Texas, Donald Trump tried to channel the anti-Muslim racism that helped get him elected in 2016, by skipping straight from a dire warning that Iran would use a nuclear weapon if i

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Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs timing - Axios

Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes as Trump weighs timing  Axios Trump weighs Iran strikes ahead of midterms as White House warns of 'easy way or hard way'  Fox News U.S. military prepares new Iran war options ahead of midterm elections  NBC News Oil Edges Higher on Iran Strike Options Report and Storm Impact  Bloomberg.com Trump says he is not keen on a deal with Iran as U.S. reportedly prepares for 'massive bombing'  CNBC

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British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband

Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational ⁠and serving Palestinian people The foreign secretary, ⁠Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general ⁠building in ⁠East Jerusalem ​will not be closing but will ⁠be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational ⁠and serving Palestinian people. Israel had ​ordered the ‌British consulate ‌in East Jerusalem to close ‌on Thursday over the UK’s plans to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank

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Mamdani draws bipartisan backlash for criticizing Israel on Oct. 7 anniversary - Politico

Mamdani draws bipartisan backlash for criticizing Israel on Oct. 7 anniversary  Politico Mamdani Draws Anger With Oct. 7 Statement Denouncing Israel’s Gaza Attacks  The New York Times Mike Waltz fights back tears revealing what Hamas hostage refused to do before release  Fox News Three Years After October 7, I Moved Back to Nahal Oz  The Atlantic Former IDF soldier speaks at Holocaust Center, marking three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel  Newsday

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Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks on airports killed three foreign nationals - Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks on airports killed three foreign nationals  Al Jazeera Yemen war live: Houthi attacks on two Saudi airports kill three civilians  Al Jazeera 3 Killed and Dozens Injured in Attacks on Saudi Airports, as Houthis Claim Strikes  The New York Times Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen  Reuters Houthi rebels target Riyadh and Aden in new missile barrage  Financial Times

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Three years after Oct.7, Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel and his wife reflect on survival and hope - WRAL

Three years after Oct.7, Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel and his wife reflect on survival and hope  WRAL For Twin Brothers Abducted in the Oct. 7 Attacks, Adjusting to Freedom Is a New Challenge  The New York Times For freed Israeli hostages, every moment is now precious  Reuters ‘Time makes you more hungry’: Hostage’s mom on grief 3 years after Oct. 7 attack  NBC News How Omer Shem Tov Found God in a Hamas Tunnel  Aish.com

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EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia launches air safety probe into flydubai incident, sources say - Reuters

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia launches air safety probe into flydubai incident, sources say  Reuters The Mother’s Scream That Sent Passengers to the Rescue  The New York Times Saudi Arabia launches its own probe into flydubai flight attack, say sources  The Times of Israel Co-pilot planned flydubai attack before joining airline, two Israeli officials say  Reuters Israel was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane after attack on captain, sources say  CBS News

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Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio - The Guardian

Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio  The Guardian Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas prices  Axios Ken Paxton Trashes Trump in Leaked Audio Ahead of Texas Visit  The New Republic Paxton faces awkward rally in Texas as newly leaked audio reveals him trashing Trump  The Independent Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says  Politico

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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from London Israel marks three years since 7 October attack – live The UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs that it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this week, with little movement around the high-walled building save the fluttering of the union jack and the occasional car exiting the compound. The mission is to shut its doors on Thursday aft

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