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Russia’s Push in Eastern Ukraine Leaves Avdiivka in Ruins
Ukrainian soldiers of the Azov regiment taking a break during training in the Kyiv region on Sunday.
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John
on March 2023
Russian Girl Sent to Orphanage After Father Criticizes War
Mr. Moskalyov in a Russian courtroom on Monday, the day before he escaped from house arrest.
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John
on March 2023
At Least 40 Killed in Fire at Mexico Migration Center Near U.S. Border
A fire broke out at a government-run migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Monday night, killing dozens of migrants who were inside.
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John
on March 2023
Behind Protests’ Fury in Israel, Fear of a Quiet Slide From Democracy
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John
on March 2023
Torture and Turmoil at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Plant: An Insider’s Account
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as seen from across the Dnipro River from the Ukrainian town of Nikopol last summer.
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John
on March 2023
France Fears Pensions Protest Standoff Is Getting More Violent
A protest in Marseille, southeastern France, on Tuesday. The latest demonstrations in France against the president’s pension measure were not as widely attended as those last week.
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John
on March 2023
How to Lift the Fog of War in Ukraine? Try These Playing Cards.
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John
on March 2023
With Judicial Overhaul on Hold, Israeli Negotiators Seek Compromise
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose judicial overhaul plan has prompted severe unrest and tensions with Washington, in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
2 Killed in Knife Attack at Ismaili Center in Lisbon, Portugal
Police officers outside the Ismaili Center in Lisbon after an attack on Tuesday. “The Ismaili community is shocked and saddened by this incident,” it said in a statement.
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John
on March 2023
Lebanon Backtracks on Delaying Daylight Saving Time After Outrage
Adjusting the clocks at a shop in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Paul Rusesabagina, ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Dissident, Lands in Qatar
Paul Rusesabagina, center, arriving at Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2020.
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John
on March 2023
Scotland’s National Party Picks Humza Yousaf to Succeed Sturgeon
Scottish National Party leader candidates Ash Regan, left, and Kate Forbes applaud as Humza Yousaf, center is announced new SNP leader, at Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Restoring a Giant Plane: Ukrainian Resilience or Folly?
The wreckage of the Mriya, the heaviest plane ever flown, at an airfield outside Kyiv, last week as workers began dismantling it to salvage parts.
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John
on March 2023
Some Ukrainians Refuse to Leave Avdiivka Despite Russian Bombardment
Collecting wood in Avdiivka, Ukraine, this month. In the last few weeks, Russia has intensified its bombardment of Avdiivka and outlying villages.
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John
on March 2023
Kamala Harris, at Former Slave Port in Ghana, Ties Past to Present
“This continent, of course, has a special significance for me personally, as the first Black vice president,” Ms. Harris said.
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John
on March 2023
Your Wednesday Briefing: China’s Billions in Bailouts
Sri Lanka, which received financing from China for construction in Colombo in 2018, is among the debt-ridden countries receiving emergency loans from Beijing.
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John
on March 2023
Lawmakers Rebuke Biden for Bypassing Congress in Trade Deal With Japan
Representative Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts, the Democratic ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, left, called the deal “unacceptable” in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
Biden’s Defense of Global Democracies Is Tested by Political Turmoil
President Biden has said that “democracies have become stronger, not weaker” during his tenure.
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John
on March 2023
King Charles Will Travel to Germany for First Visit as Monarch
King Charles III greeted well-wishers at an event in London last week. He begins his first state visit as monarch on Wednesday.
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John
on March 2023
Russian Father Flees Before Conviction That May Leave His Daughter in Orphanage
Aleksei Moskalyov looking out from a window of his apartment in Yefremov, Russia, about 150 miles south of Moscow, last week.
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John
on March 2023
Belarus Says It’s Willing to Host Russian Nuclear Weapons
Belarusian and Russian flags at a joint military exercises training site near Asipovichy, Belarus, shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
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John
on March 2023
A Win for Israel’s Protesters
Demonstrators in Jerusalem yesterday.
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John
on March 2023
Royal Fakes: King Charles Impersonators Take Center Stage
Ian Lieber, left, and Charles Haslett both impersonate King Charles III and have seen increased interest in their services.
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John
on March 2023
Elusive ‘Einstein’ Solves a Longstanding Math Problem
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John
on March 2023
The I.O.C. defers discussion on whether Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete in the 2024 Olympics.
Protesting a proposal to allow Russian athletes to return to the Olympics in front of the I.O.C. headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday.
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John
on March 2023
Your Tuesday Briefing
Watching Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech from a store in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
U.S. and Japan Reach Deal on Battery Minerals
Katherine Tai, the U.S. trade representative, is expected to sign the agreement on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
Netanyahu Attempts Another Juggling Act, Maybe His Toughest Yet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed his plans for a judicial overhaul on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Inside the U.S. Pressure Campaign Over Israel’s Judicial Overhaul
President Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel that “democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship,” according to the White House.
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John
on March 2023
U.N. Official Heads to Ukrainian Nuclear Plant as Safety Fears Grow
A photograph released by the Ukrainian presidency shows President Volodymyr Zelensky with Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, during a visit to the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Biden Officials Hold Off on More Airstrikes in Syria, for Now
After a strike in Syria killed an American contractor, President Biden said the United States would “act forcefully to protect our people” while on a state visit in Ottawa.
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John
on March 2023
Netanyahu Delays Bid to Overhaul Israel’s Judiciary as Protests Rage
Watching Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech from a store in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Leopard 2 and Challenger Tanks Arrive in Ukraine
A Leopard 2 tank in Augustdorf, Germany, last month.
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John
on March 2023
Your Tuesday Briefing: Netanyahu Shifts Course
Protesters on their way to a major demonstration in Jerusalem on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Who Is Itamar Ben-Gvir?
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the leader of the Jewish Power party, in Jerusalem on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Global Economy May Be in a ‘Lost Decade,’ World Bank Warns
Container ships at the port in Oakland, Calif. The Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supply chains and strained international trade ties.
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John
on March 2023
Biden Acts to Restrict U.S. Government Use of Spyware
President Biden’s executive order covers only spyware developed and sold by commercial entities, not tools built by American intelligence agencies.
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John
on March 2023
Biden’s Northern Ireland Visit Stirs Concerns About Slighting King Charles
Charles and President Biden at the climate-change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021.
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John
on March 2023
Transport Workers Go on Strike in Germany
A strike demonstration at the piers in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday.
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John
on March 2023
Have AI Chatbots Developed Theory of Mind? What We Do and Do Not Know.
Cognitive scientists have been exploring ways to test what sorts of mental capacities large language models like ChatGPT do and don’t possess.
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John
on March 2023
A Republican Spending Problem
U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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John
on March 2023
The World Bank estimated the cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion. Support is growing to use Russian funds for it.
A house destroyed by a Russian missile in Hlevakha, Ukraine, in January. Western banks have frozen about $300 billion in Russian central bank assets.
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John
on March 2023
Germany Wants More Chip Makers, but They Won’t Come Cheap
A site in Magdeburg, Germany, where Intel will build its first European semiconductor factory, with a government subsidy of about $7.5 billion.
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John
on March 2023
The Ukrainians hold on with old tanks, but relish the idea of advancing with modern Western battle tanks.
Members of a Ukrainian tank unit preparing to head toward the front line near Bakhmut this month.
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John
on March 2023
What to Know About Protests Over Israel’s Judiciary Overhaul Plan
Protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
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John
on March 2023
Taiwan’s Ex-President, Ma Ying-yeou, Heads to China in a Historic Visit
In 2015, Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s president at the time, met with China's leader, Xi Jinping, in Singapore. Mr. Ma will go to China this week, the first visit there by any sitting or former Taiwanese leader.
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John
on March 2023
Your Monday Briefing
Israelis demonstrated after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed a member of his cabinet who had called for a halt to the government’s planned judicial overhaul.
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John
on March 2023
Kamala Harris Looks to Deepen Relations With Africa Amid China’s Influence
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John
on March 2023
U.N. Investigators Protest to U.S. Over Health Care at Guantánamo Bay
The medical clinic at Camp 5 at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2019.
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John
on March 2023
Your Monday Briefing: Arms Race in Asia
A plane departing Tinian Island during military exercises.
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John
on March 2023
Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul
A raucous demonstration erupted in Tel Aviv late Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the defense minister and his government pressed on with a judicial overhaul.
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John
on March 2023
History in the Rubble
Much of the old town district of Antakya was destroyed during the earthquakes on Feb 15, 2023.
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John
on March 2023
Putin Says He Could Put Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus by Summer
Belarusian military personnel took part in joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus last year. Belarus was used as a staging ground for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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John
on March 2023
Wagner Fighters Left as Convicts. Will Russia Bury Them as Heroes?
The burial of Wagner soldiers last month at a cemetery in the Krasnodar region of Russia. After a local mayor asked the burials to be stopped due to the publicity, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Wagner founder, threatened to stack corpses in his home.
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John
on March 2023
In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up
Officials in an eastern Chinese city organized a mass wedding to encourage residents to resist “bad habits,” such as high “bride prices,” payments that grooms make to their prospective wives’ families.
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John
on March 2023
Honduras Switches Relations to China, a Blow to Taiwan
Taiwan’s embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Thursday. Taiwan recalled its ambassador to Honduras on Thursday over a visit by the Honduran foreign minister to China, Taipei’s government said in a statement.
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John
on March 2023
Migrants on Foot Make Last Dash Into Canada Before Rules Tighten
The Canadian authorities tightened passage through Roxham Road, a country lane between New York State and Quebec long used by migrants to enter Canada, on Saturday morning.
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John
on March 2023
Israel’s Defense Minister Says Government Should Halt Contentious Judicial Plan
Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, speaking at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv earlier this month.
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John
on March 2023
Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis for Indigenous Tribe in Brazil’s Amazon
Members of Brazil’s environmental special forces team during a mission to destroy illegal mining equipment in the Yanomami Indigenous territory.
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John
on March 2023
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
Pope Francis last week in the Vatican. He expanded a sexual abuse law to include a broader definition of vulnerable adults.
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John
on March 2023