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[wawr] / wɔr /




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Since Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, the army has disarmed various nonstate actors, played intermediary between rival political factions and has cracked down on drug smuggling and Islamist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors also took heart from news that Iran and Israel said Monday they had halted hostilities after exchanging strikes that threatened to reignite the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The escalation also highlights three points about the current trajectory of the war:

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"If there was a war in Taiwan today, the likelihood that China is going to militarise these humanoids and fight effectively is fanciful," he adds.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

England, France, and Germany were at war; their stations carried mostly war reports or code messages and many frequencies were jammed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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