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Zelensky Tours Kherson as Allies Send More Arms
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on March 2023
New Day of Strikes in France as Pension Anger Persists
Demonstrators in Paris on Thursday. It was the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests over French pension changes.
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John
on March 2023
Netanyahu Digs In on Court Overhaul, in the Face of Mass Protests
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv on Thursday protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul Israel’s judicial system.
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John
on March 2023
Migration Tops Agenda as Biden Meets With Trudeau During Canada Visit
President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during the Summit of the Americas last year. Migration will be a key topic of discussion when Mr. Biden visits Canada this week.
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John
on March 2023
Ukrainian Commanders Frustrated With Slow Pace of Western Tank Deliveries
Servicemen from the Adam Battalion preparing to head toward the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine
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John
on March 2023
The U.K.’s Wave of Strikes Explained: Why Is It Ending?
Demonstrators gathering in Parliament Square in London to rally in support of striking Royal Mail workers in December. Though few of the labor disputes from last year are fully settled, agreements are taking shape in many.
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John
on March 2023
Canada Grew by a Record 1 Million People From Immigration
Migrants arriving at the Roxham Road border crossing in February in Quebec.
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John
on March 2023
Centuries of Stargazing Leave Jesuit Names Written in the Heavens
Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican’s observatory near Rome, in 2017. The observatory, or Specola Vaticana, has roots dating to Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th century.
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John
on March 2023
Rahul Gandhi Is Sentenced in Defamation Case
Rahul Gandhi speaking in Jammu, India, in January. Mr. Gandhi is the de facto leader of the Indian National Congress and has been trying to revive the party’s fortunes.
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John
on March 2023
At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict
Renovations in September on a window in the Qibli Mosque, one of two main structures inside the Aqsa compound.
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John
on March 2023
Macron Denounces Violent Protests in France
President Emmanuel Macron of France spoke on Wednesday in a televised interview with two journalists, his first remarks since pushing through a rise in the retirement age.
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John
on March 2023
Uganda Passes Strict Anti-Gay Bill That Imposes Death Penalty for Some
Ugandan legislators debated the anti-gay bill in Parliament in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday. It passed by a vote of 387 to 2.
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John
on March 2023
Russian Faced Prison Time for Instagram Post About War in Ukraine
Olesya Krivtsova in court in Russia. She said she later fled the country because she did not believe her chances of being exonerated were high amid a broader Kremlin crackdown on free speech.
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John
on March 2023
That Missing Trump Portrait? Found, Next to Some Old Yoga Mats.
Francisco Antonio López Benavides, who painted a portrait of former president Donald J. Trump, showing a detail of the painting.
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John
on March 2023
As Zelensky Visits Kherson, World Bank Says Ukraine Needs $411 Billion to Rebuild
A photograph released by the Ukrainian president’s office on Thursday showed Volodymyr Zelensky during a visit to the Kherson region. He said he saw evidence of rebuilding during his trip.
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John
on March 2023
Track and Field Keeps Ban on Russia and Belarus, Adding to Debate on Olympics
From left, Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, Jon Ridgeon, the group’s chief executive, and Rune Andersen, the leader of the group’s Russia task force, in Rome in November.
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John
on March 2023
American Hopes for Canadian Military Leadership in Haiti Likely to Be Dashed
Canadian special forces soldiers with the Haitian police at the Port-au-Prince airport in 2004, after the overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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John
on March 2023
U.S. and Canada Reach an Agreement on Diverting Asylum Seekers
President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada greeting each other in Ontario on Thursday while their wives, Jill Biden and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, do likewise. The two North American leaders are said to have a “Justin and Joe” relationship.
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John
on March 2023
Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O.
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John
on March 2023
Spain’s Prime Minister to Visit Xi in China to Discuss Ukraine
Primer Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain says he intends to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with President Xi Jinping of China during a visit to Beijing next week.
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John
on March 2023
Slovakia Makes Its First Delivery of Pledged Soviet-Era Fighter Jets to Ukraine
A MIG-29 fighter jet flying near an air base in Malacky, Slovakia, in August of last year.
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John
on March 2023
The Threat of TikTok
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John
on March 2023
West African Commandos Train to Battle Terrorists by Land and Sea
The waterborne mission included this year reflects rising concern about security in the Gulf of Guinea.
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John
on March 2023
Your Thursday Briefing
In a photo released by the Ukrainian government, Volodymyr Zelensky met soldiers near Bakhmut.
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John
on March 2023
Zelensky Makes Morale-Boosting Trip to Bakhmut
In a photo released by the Ukrainian government, President Volodymyr Zelensky met soldiers on Wednesday near Bakhmut.
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John
on March 2023
The DeSantis Foreign Policy: Hard Power, but With a High Bar
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has worked to align himself with the increasingly nationalistic Republican base, which he will need to win the 2024 presidential primary if he runs.
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John
on March 2023
Your Thursday Briefing: U.S. Raises Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference to announce a new interest rate decision, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
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John
on March 2023
Prince William Visits Poland to Thank Troops Supporting Ukraine
Prince William met with the Polish defense minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, and visited British and Polish troops stationed in Rzeszow, Poland, on Wednesday.
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John
on March 2023
Ship Owned by U.S. Navy Tips Over at Edinburgh Port, Injuring Dozens
The Petrel, a 250-foot-long research vessel, toppled over at a shipyard in Edinburgh on Wednesday. The ship had been fitted to take part in expeditions to explore shipwrecks around the globe.
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John
on March 2023
U.K. Defends Sending Ukraine Weapons with Depleted Uranium
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Kremlin on Tuesday, following talks with President Xi Jinping of China.
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John
on March 2023
In Paris, Protests Over Pension Law Take On a Hint of Menace
Protesters gathering for a demonstration in the Place de la Concorde in Paris last week. Unofficial protests have spread since the government pushed through an unpopular pension law.
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John
on March 2023
U.K. Lawmakers Approve Stormont Brake in Northern Ireland Brexit Deal
The strong backing for the measure was good news for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has championed the broader trade deal.
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John
on March 2023
Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Japan. So Why Doesn’t It?
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John
on March 2023
Boris Johnson Faces Inquiry Over Whether He Lied to U.K. Parliament
The former British prime minister Boris Johnson, center, on his way to to attend a hearing that could result in his suspension from Parliament, or even his ejection.
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John
on March 2023
The I.C.C.’s Arrest Warrant for Putin is More Than ‘Just Symbolic’
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday in a photo released by Russian state media.
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John
on March 2023
In a Brother Act With Putin, Xi Reveals China’s Fear of Containment
A photo released by Russian state media on Tuesday showing the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, who was greeted with pomp and pageantry on his visit to Moscow.
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John
on March 2023
The Fed’s Unpleasant Choice
Federal Reserve building on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
As Haiti’s Police Retreat, Gangs Take Over Much of the Capital
People walk past members of the Haitian National Police in March as they attempt to repel gangs in a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince.
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John
on March 2023
U.K. Inflation Swings Upward, to 10.4 Percent
Oxford Street shoppers in London. The Bank of England has raised rates nearly four percentage points in an effort to stem high inflation.
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John
on March 2023
Your Wednesday Briefing
During an appearance with President Xi Jinping of China, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said China’s plan could be taken as a basis for peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Kyiv’s Western allies have criticized the framework as unreasonable.
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John
on March 2023
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine
A photo released by Russian state media on Tuesday shows President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
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John
on March 2023
Pulling the Plug on TikTok Will Be Harder Than It Looks
The TikTok app has 150 million users in the United States, but some fear that its Chinese parent company might give Beijing access to American users’ data.
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John
on March 2023
Report of Wuhan Market Samples Found Covid and Raccoon Dog Genetic Material
Security at the entrance to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan on Jan. 11, 2020.
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John
on March 2023
A ‘Rocking Chair Rebellion’: Seniors Call On Banks to Dump Big Oil
Two protesters outside a Chase Bank in Washington, part of a demonstration organized by Third Act, a group for older climate activists, on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
Your Wednesday Briefing: China, Japan Divided on Ukraine
This photograph released by Russian state media showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
Here Is What Putin and Xi Agreed to During Their Moscow Meeting
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and China’s president, Xi Jinping, following their talks at the Kremlin on Tuesday.
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John
on March 2023
Ukrainian Soldiers Speed Through U.S. Training on Patriot Missiles
A U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Zamosc, Poland, in February.
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John
on March 2023
Macron Appears Ready to Tough Out France’s Pension Crisis
Emmanuel Macron during the presidential election last year, when he promised to raise the legal retirement age in France.
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John
on March 2023
U.S. Plans to Send Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Far Sooner Than Expected
M1A1 Abrams battle tanks during an exercise in Latvia in 2021.
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John
on March 2023
Its Forces Under Siege, Ukraine Hits Distant, Russian-Held Crimea
A soldier from Ukraine’s 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade firing a grenade on Monday in the Donetsk region. Russian forces have gained ground around the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka, also in Donetsk.
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John
on March 2023
Israel Votes to Scrap Law Barring Settlers at Four Evacuated West Bank Sites
Israeli soldiers guard the road outside the former settlement of Homesh in 2021.
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John
on March 2023
A Massive Trump Painting Is Mysteriously Missing
Francisco Antonio López Benavides, a Salvadoran artist, showing part of a life-size portrait of former President Donald J. Trump that he was commissioned to paint in 2020.
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John
on March 2023
Boris Johnson Admits Misleading U.K. Parliament Over Lockdown Parties
“When the statements were made, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what I honestly knew and believed at the time,” former Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain wrote in a statement to a parliamentary committee.
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John
on March 2023
Justice Dept. Embraces Supporting Role in Pursuing War Crimes in Ukraine
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, center, has said that U.S. prosecutors had identified “several specific” Russians suspected of war crimes against Americans.
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John
on March 2023
Saudi Arabia Frees Saad Almadi, U.S. Dual Citizen Jailed for Dissent
Saad Almadi, right, with his son, Ibrahim. Mr. Almadi, a retired project manager, was arrested during a visit to Saudi Arabia in 2021.
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John
on March 2023
Macron Plots Next Move in French Pensions Dispute
Legislators in the National Assembly in Paris on Monday protesting against the increase in the pension age.
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John
on March 2023
A Translation Problem
A thermometer reading greeting visitors at Death Valley National Park in California in 2021.
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John
on March 2023