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Russian Arrests of Navalny Mourners Lead to Fears of Big Crackdown
[ad_1] A bishop who planned a public prayer for the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny was detained as he left his house. Two men were arrested for having a photograph of Mr. Navalny in a backpack. Another man who lay flowers at a memorial said he was beaten by police officers for the small act of remembrance. As thousands…
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U.S. Says it Struck Houthi Targets, Including Underwater Drone, in Yemen
[ad_1] The United States struck five Houthi military targets, including an undersea drone, in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, the U.S. military announced on Sunday. The use of the underwater drone is believed to have been the first time that Iran-backed Houthis had employed such a weapon since they began their campaign against ships in the Red Sea and…
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Brazil’s Lula Angers Israel After Comparing War in Gaza to the Holocaust
[ad_1] Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, drew the ire of Israeli authorities on Sunday after he compared Israel’s actions in the war against Hamas to the Holocaust, in which Nazis killed six million Jews in a systematic roundup in Europe during World War II. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has no parallel…
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Monday Briefing: Avdiivka Falls to Russia
[ad_1] Avdiivka falls to Russia Ukrainian forces retreated from Avdiivka, which had been a stronghold in the Donetsk region for more than a decade, giving Russia its first significant victory in almost a year. Now, Ukraine’s outgunned troops may be in their most precarious position since the first months of the war almost two years ago. The fall of Avdiivka,…
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Navalny’s Death Shocked the World, but Will It Galvanize Opposition to Putin?
[ad_1] In Munich, world leaders were left hushed and hollow-eyed, their annual security conference suddenly transformed into a wake. In London, demonstrators projected a giant image of Aleksei A. Navalny on to the facade of the Russian embassy. In Washington, an angry President Biden called a news conference to declare, “Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death.” Rarely…
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As Putin Threatens, Despair and Hedging at Munich Conference
[ad_1] As the leaders of the West gathered in Munich over the past three days, President Vladimir V. Putin had a message for them: Nothing they’ve done so far — sanctions, condemnation, attempted containment — would alter his intentions to disrupt the current world order. Russia made its first major gain in Ukraine in nearly a year, taking the ruined…
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For Harris, Promises to Ukraine Prove Harder to Make Amid G.O.P. Resistance
[ad_1] When Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Germany for the Munich Security Conference last year, she made an unequivocal promise. “The United States,” she said, “will continue to support Ukraine, and we will do so for as long as it takes.” When Ms. Harris returned to the same forum and took the same stage this past week, her message…
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How Ukraine and Russia May Shift War Strategy After Avdiivka’s Fall
[ad_1] With the Russian military’s capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka on Saturday, the front line has shifted substantially, setting the stage for the war’s next grueling chapter as Ukrainian forces retrench and Russian troops reform for future assaults. Ukraine’s defeat in the embattled city, under attack since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists fought government forces for control of…
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Against a Canvas of Despair, Gaza’s Artists Trace Their Struggle
[ad_1] The incessant buzzing of an Israeli drone fills the room. On one large wall, scenes of death and desperate rescues by hand through twisted metal and crushed rock play out on a video loop. A large mound of rubble — metal rods, bricks and broken plaster — extends nearly the length of the exhibition hall. Along blue walls meant…
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Pakistani Official Admits to Helping Rig Vote
[ad_1] A senior Pakistani official confessed on Saturday to helping manipulate results in the country’s elections — a startling claim strengthening a sense that the vote was among the least credible in Pakistan’s history, and deepening the turmoil that has seized the country ever since people went to the polls this month. The official, Liaquat Ali Chatha, is a top…
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