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Despots hate cities and the mayors who run them.

Editorial Note: The dates cited in Eugene Politovsky’s account are from the old Russian Orthodox calendar, which is 13 days behind that of the (Gregorian) calendar system used in this article.A recent War on the Rocks article on the failure of the Spanish Reserve Fleet to prepare for war with the Un

Iran says Ukrainian attack on vessel in Caspian Sea killed sailor Reuters

Israeli strike kills a top Hamas security official in Gaza, medics and police say Reuters

Main land crossing between Kuwait and Iraq reopens, Iraq's state news agency says Reuters

Trump is giving Iran talks 'a little bit of room,' US ambassador to UN says Reuters

Iran foreign minister says Ukraine's attack on Iranian vessel 'cannot go unanswered' Reuters

After Trump calls off bombing, Iran signals it will halt strikes as long as US does Reuters

Japan PM Takaichi's approval rating sinks 10 points to 58% in Nikkei poll

A dystopian vision of the future may not come to pass