Belarus Says It’s Willing to Host Russian Nuclear Weapons
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia floated the idea of positioning nuclear w…
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Biden Officials Hold Off on More Airstrikes in Syria, for Now
The administration says it is seeking to avoid a wider war with Iran and its pr…
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U.N. Investigators Protest to U.S. Over Health Care at Guantánamo Bay
The rapporteurs filed the complaint with the United States on Jan. 11 but kept …
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How Mia Couto’s Words Help Weave the Story of Mozambique
Couto’s language is enriched by his country’s idioms, voices — and possibilitie…
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The leaders of Britain and France met in Paris with Ukraine on the agenda.
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Mass Protests Against the Israeli Government’s Judicial Overhaul Plan
Demonstrators blocked roads in several Israeli cities, including the route to t…
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These Morning-After Pills May Prevent STI’s, Researchers Say
Taking a common antibiotic after sex greatly reduces the chances of developing …
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Your Thursday Briefing
Criticism in the U.S. of Israel’s judicial overhaul plan. http://dlvr.it/SlZ3xV
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Here’s What to Know About the Protests in Georgia
Demonstrators worry that Georgia is reneging on commitments to foster closer ti…
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
New York’s pre-9/11 music scene is revisited in this suitably lo-fi documentary…
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Conditions Have Deteriorated, Ukraine Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency last week warned that the situation at t…
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Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say
New intelligence reporting amounts to the first significant known lead about wh…
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Fire Engulfs Refugee Camp in Bangladesh
A large fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, o…
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He Heeded Russia’s Call to Enlist. Five Months Later, He Was Dead.
Pvt. Ivan Ovlashenko was one of at least 16,000 Russians who have died in Ukrai…
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Residents Near Bakhmut Struggle to Get Food as Fighting Continues
Ukrainian forces continue to defend the eastern city, Bakhmut, against brutal R…
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Belarus Sentences Exiled Opposition Leader to 15 Years in Prison
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fled the country after running for president in 2020 a…
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South Korea Offers a Resolution to Wartime Labor Dispute With Japan
Seoul said it would create a fund to compensate Koreans who were forced into la…
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What Trench Warfare on Ukraine’s Front Line Looks Like
The Ukrainian military calls it the zero position, where Russian soldiers are c…
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Provincial Governor Is Fatally Shot in the Philippines
Three men have been arrested in the attack on Gov. Roel Degamo, who died on Sat…
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China’s Economy Will Expand About 5 percent, A Cautious Target
Last year China’s economy grew 3 percent, one of its worst performances. Now le…
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What to Expect at China’s National People’s Congress as Xi Tightens Grip
When its top legislature meets, Beijing will lay out a vision for reviving econ…
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Biden’s World Bank Pick Looks to Link Climate and Development Goals
Ajay Banga will begin a monthlong “global listening tour” to drum up support fo…
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U.S. Attorney General Garland Meets Zelensky in Ukraine During Surprise Visit
A major topic of talks was how to hold Russia accountable for any war crimes co…
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The U.S. Will Send $400 Million in New Military Aid to Ukraine
Western leaders have warned of a looming artillery shortage for Ukraine as its …
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Two Kansas Men Illegally Sold Aviation Equipment to Russia, U.S. Says
The Justice Department sad that the scheme was uncovered as the United States h…
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Blinken Confronts Lavrov in First Meeting Since Ukraine War
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said he told Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian…
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Your Friday Briefing: G20 Sparring Over Ukraine
Also, a suspected poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran and a crackdown on migrants …
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It’s time for action in the explosive first trailer for How to Blow Up a Pipeline
A cross-cultural coalition plots to disrupt an oil supply chain in Daniel Goldh…
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Leave Russia? A Year Later Many Companies Can’t, or Won’t.
Not all Western companies packed up and left Russia after its invasion of Ukrai…
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Your Thursday Briefing: Nigeria’s New ‘Big Boss’
Also, a major tank battle in Ukraine and a deadly train wreck in Greece. http:/…
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China’s Factories Report Surge in Activity After Lockdowns End
Manufacturing activity rose in February to its highest level in more than a dec…
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Denmark Scraps ‘Great Prayer Day,’ Adding Money to Military Budget
The government estimated that eliminating Great Prayer Day would produce $430 m…
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Greece Train Crash Kills 32
A train with about 350 passengers aboard collided with an oncoming freight trai…
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