U.S. and Nigerian special forces killed Abu Bilal al-Munuki, ISIS’s second-in-command, in a joint operation in Africa.
Israel killed Is al-Din al-Haddad, a key planner of the October 7th Hamas attack, in a rail strike in Gaza.
3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers went on strike over unr
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