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Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually.
[ad_1] Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, sought on Friday to play down differences between the United States and Israel over the war against Hamas in Gaza, emphasizing that both allies expected the pace of the fighting to ultimately slow down. Israel “was clear from the beginning that this war would proceed in phases,” Mr. Sulivan told reporters in…
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The U.S. Wants Israel to Scale Back the Gaza War. What Leverage Does It Have?
[ad_1] In recent days, U.S. officials have said they want Israel to consider scaling back its large-scale ground and air campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. President Biden has criticized Israel for the “indiscriminate bombing” of civilians. And Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security adviser, traveled to Israel to discuss the next phase of the war. This signals a…
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John Kerry on the COP28 Agreement and What Comes Next
[ad_1] The deal 198 nations struck this week to transition away from fossil fuels is “the most important decision since the Paris agreement,” in 2015, John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said Friday. The global agreement made in Dubai at the annual U.N. climate summit was the first time in the nearly three decades that diplomats have…
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Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s The Latest.
[ad_1] Over the last three years, a highly contagious, often deadly form of bird flu has taken a staggering toll on animals around the globe. The virus, known as H5N1, has infected birds in more than 80 countries. It has infiltrated big commercial poultry farms and tiny backyard henhouses, affecting 72 million farmed birds in the United States alone, according…
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Knowledge Is Power in Soccer. But Is It Fun to Watch?
[ad_1] Few things degrade quite so rapidly as the element of surprise, once exposed to the pressurized, accelerated conditions provided by elite soccer. In most cases, its half-life will extend no more than 90 minutes. Even in extreme, extenuating circumstances, it is unlikely to be more than twice that. Two games — one at home, one away — is all…
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What I’m reading: Historical memory edition
[ad_1] My mind has been restless this week. Though I’ve never been a morning person, I’ve been waking at 5 a.m., thoughts churning in my head like flotsam. Recent events in news and politics float among reminders to buy Christmas presents, book doctors’ appointments and confirm play dates — the usual chaos of life as a parent and journalist, turned…
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An Israeli Hostage Speaks of Her 7 Weeks in Hamas Captivity
[ad_1] She and the surviving children — another daughter, Agam, 17, and two sons, Gal, 11, and Tal, 9 — were released in late November as part of the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas that has since ceased. In an interview this week, she shared details about her ordeal. She said she and the children were held together,…
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Biden Adviser Says Israel Will Slow Military Campaign in ‘Phases’
[ad_1] new video loaded: Biden Adviser Says Israel Will Slow Military Campaign in ‘Phases’ transcript Back transcript Biden Adviser Says Israel Will Slow Military Campaign in ‘Phases’ Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, played down differences between the U.S. and Israel on the war against Hamas in Gaza and declined to publicly discuss a timetable for Israel to scale back…
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As Israel Weighs Honoring Oct. 7 Victims, Exhibit Memorializes Trance Festival
[ad_1] A backgammon set suspended midgame. Tents and folding picnic chairs dotted among the trees. A psychedelic dance floor with downtempo and chillout trance playing in the background as video screens show images of flushed, ecstatic young people moving to a silent beat. The items, salvaged from the Oct. 7 “Tribe of Nova” trance festival at Re’im in southern Israel,…
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A British Boy, Missing for 6 Years, Turns Up in France
[ad_1] A British boy who disappeared at age 11 while on vacation six years ago in Spain has turned up in France, prosecutors there said. A delivery driver found the boy, who is now a teenager, walking in the rain early Wednesday carrying a skateboard and a flashlight. The boy, Alex Batty, from Oldham, England, disappeared in 2017 while visiting…
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