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The U.S. handed over its major Syrian military bases to the government earlier this year, nearly a decade after the Obama administration first sent troops to the country to fight Islamic State.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Medication, glasses, books and basic hygiene products sent to the couple by the British Embassy in Tehran have been withheld, Hrana has reported.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

Bušić and his accomplices were taken into custody by Parisian authorities and then sent to the United States.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

The plumber was sent to a fearsome maximum-security prison in Eswatini -- formerly known as Swaziland -- where he is still being held without charge a year later.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

The first axe-blow sent splinters of ice rattling into the chasm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver