eastern

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It remains divided between a UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The Times has published a series of investigations into the late evacuation alerts in west Altadena and other response disparities compared to the more affluent eastern half of the unincorporated town.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Last year, a Rwanda-backed rebel group, M23, seized control of major eastern cities, including Goma, in North Kivu Province, and Bukavu, in South Kivu Province, severing a vast amount of territory from government reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Satellite images reveal the enormous scale of ice loss at Hektoria Glacier on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

When the Trojans had taken leave of their kind hosts and had successfully rounded the eastern tip of Italy, they kept on sailing southwestward around Sicily with all confidence in their prophetic guide.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton