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Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
[ad_1] The Chinese spies wanted more. In meetings during the pandemic with Chinese technology contractors, they complained that surveillance cameras tracking foreign diplomats, military officers and intelligence operatives in Beijing’s embassy district fell short of their needs. The spies asked for an artificial intelligence program that would create instant dossiers on every person of interest in the area and analyze…
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Blinken Heads to Mexico as Migrant Caravan Moves Toward U.S. Border
[ad_1] Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed to Mexico City on Wednesday to discuss a surge in illegal immigration as thousands of migrants trek through southern Mexico in a mass movement toward the United States. Mr. Blinken will meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a time when border crossings have hit record numbers. There have been days…
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Australia Storms Kill at Least 9 and Cause Power Outages
[ad_1] At least nine people were found dead in Australia after storms and floods in the eastern part of the country caused power outages and damaged infrastructure over the Christmas holiday period, the authorities said. The extreme weather this week has mainly affected people in the eastern states of Queensland and Victoria. Even as rainfall tapered on Wednesday, search and…
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The 8 Most-Read Travel Stories of 2023
[ad_1] Another year in travel, another 12 months of meltdowns and debacles. As one analyst put it, 2023 “took chaos to a new level.” Yikes. Still, travelers kept flying, including in record-breaking numbers on Thanksgiving weekend. Whether they decided to enter the fray or just armchair travel, our readers loved stories that took them away, whether it was about a…
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Indian Envoy Hails Ties With Russia, Despite Western Pressure
[ad_1] India’s foreign minister has met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Wednesday, as part of a diplomatic visit highlighting the two countries’ close economic ties even as international pressure to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine has mounted. From the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, India has taken a neutral stance on the conflict, citing…
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Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] Israel reports more gains in Gaza Israel is focusing its military efforts in the southern region of Gaza and expects the war to continue for “many more months,” Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the Israeli military chief of staff, said. More than 1.7 million displaced Gazans are registered in shelters in the south, including many who are sleeping along roads…
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‘Parasite’ Actor Lee Sun-kyun Dies Amid Drug Use Allegations
[ad_1] Lee Sun-kyun, the South Korean actor who rose to international fame after starring in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” was found dead in Seoul on Wednesday. He was 48. Mr. Lee had recently been under police investigation on suspicion of illegal drug use, and he denied the accusations. The police said they were investigating the death as a suicide. The…
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Ukaraine’s Stolen Children: Forced Separations and Abductions by Russia
[ad_1] From the start of the invasion, the Russian authorities purposefully removed children from Ukraine, aiming to turn them against their homeland. Some have returned to tell their stories. Thousands of others have not been as lucky. Wounded in the eye from an explosion, Oleksandr Radchuk, an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy from the destroyed city of Mariupol, waited calmly in a…
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Satellite Images Show Israel’s Expanded Fighting in Central Gaza
[ad_1] The Israeli military crossed into central Gaza between Dec. 24 and 26, new satellite images obtained and analyzed by The New York Times showed, giving a fuller picture of the latest front in Israel’s war to eradicate Hamas from the embattled enclave. By Tuesday, Israeli forces had reached the outskirts of Al Bureij, a densely built-up neighborhood in the…
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Israel Vows to Complete Its Mission to Dismantle Hamas
[ad_1] Israel insisted on Tuesday that its war in Gaza would not end soon and pledged to complete its mission of dismantling Hamas no matter how long it took, despite widespread international calls for a cease-fire. Israeli forces were “striking continuously” in the Gaza Strip, said Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, the military’s chief of staff. The fighting, he added, would…
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