Dagestan attack rekindles Russian terrorism fears
At least On Sunday, 20 people were killed in what appeared to be a coordinated attack The attack took place in the southern Russian region of Dagestan. It was the worst attack in the region in 14 years.
Russian authorities have characterized the attack as a terrorist act, but it is not yet clear who the attackers were. Gunmen attacked a police station, a synagogue and an Orthodox church. Fifteen of the victims were police officers. One was an Orthodox priest who was killed in a church. It is not yet clear whether the attackers specifically targeted law enforcement officers.
The five attackers were eventually shot dead by security forces, officials said.
The attack recalled the intense violence that engulfed the mostly Muslim North Caucasus in the late 1990s and early 2000s. That bloodshed was the result of a combination of Islamic fundamentalism and organized crime. Suppressing that violence became a point of pride for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he came to power in 1999.
Today, a resurgence of violence threatens that tradition. In March, four gunmen killed 145 people at a concert hall near Moscow. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
analyze: Sunday’s attack underscores the growing challenges facing Russia as the war in Ukraine places enormous strain on its economy and security institutions.
Israel says Gaza war will soon enter new phase
Recent comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant suggest the country may soon Reduce military operations in Gaza and shift focus to Hezbollah In Lebanon.
“The intense phase of the war with Hamas is coming to an end,” Netanyahu said on Sunday. But he added that did not mean the war was about to end and denied suggestions a ceasefire was imminent.
Yesterday, Galant discussed Gaza and Hezbollah with the CIA director and other US officials in Washington as the US tries to prevent a new Israeli military offensive into Lebanon.
In Gaza City: A senior official in charge of coordinating the movement of ambulances to Gaza Killed in Israeli airstrikesThe region’s health department said yesterday.
The Court: The lawsuit filed in New York alleges that senior officials at the UN Palestinian aid agency knew about Hamas $1 billion in aid funds were misappropriated. The case faces high legal hurdles.
Deaths from high temperatures expose the underworld pilgrimage industry
more than 1,300 deaths This month, they encountered scorching heat during a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
It was not clear whether the death toll this year was higher than in previous years — Saudi Arabia does not regularly release the data. Officials said most of the dead were not registered for the Hajj, which has air-conditioned buses and tents for pilgrims without passes, while those without them have little protection from the summer heat.
The death toll exposes fraudulent practices by tour operators and smugglers who profit from Muslims eager to reach India.
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The reporter learned about his father’s past
My colleague Edward Wong, who first worked as a reporter in China and later as Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, knew his father had served in the Chinese military. But he didn’t know the full story until he was researching his new book, “On the Edge of Empire: One Family and China’s Reckoning.”
In 1952, Ed’s father Huang Yugen was stationed in Xinjiang, northwest China. There, he participated in This laid the foundation for China’s rule over the region. Later, after experiencing famine, he knew he had to escape China. He arrived in the United States in 1967.
“I marveled at how my family’s story stretched like a Möbius strip across generations and across Chinese history,” Ed wrote.
