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Brazilian authorities refused to grant visas to two senior U.S. officials out of concern they planned to sow doubt about the security of the country’s voting systems. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/lJYHybC

President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has now lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/5VX2CvZ

President Trump threatened attacks on Houthi militants after the Iranian ally said it had hit two Saudi Arabian-flagged vessels. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/wYUrEAh

Saudi Arabia has long said that a condition of normalizing relations with Israel would be a pathway toward Palestinian statehood, a prospect that Israel’s current government has rejected. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/u3szlPG

A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/AMzfeNH

Two Israeli financial firms have long served as partners to Palestinian banks, handling transactions that make possible much of West Bank imports and exports. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/OBo5zFv

Several days of airstrikes have hit water and energy plants in Kuwait, a nation that relies on desalination for 90 percent of its drinking water. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/oae4vhQ