southern

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Bush recently sailed around the southern cape of Africa to join U.S. operations against Iran, rather than taking the shorter route transiting through the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Hezbollah has not officially mourned the fighters it lost in more than six weeks of war, but mass funerals have been held by relatives in southern towns like Kfar Sir.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"The earlier group resembles Stone Age farming populations from northern France and Germany, while the later group shows strong genetic links to southern France and the Iberian Peninsula."

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

It visited Zhuhai port in southern China twice in March, said Brown, who has documented nine other Iranian ships that visited there since the start of the Iran war in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Until now, most of the investigation and manhunt were focused on southern Maryland.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson