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White House Eyes Possible Threat to Good Friday Agreement
[ad_1] The British government’s effort to salvage its contentious policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is drawing attention from the White House, which wants to make sure any revamped legislation does not undermine the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, according to two Biden administration officials. “Definitely all keeping an eye on Northern Ireland,” said a senior official, who…
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As Pakistan Expels Afghan Migrants, Families Are Ripped Apart
[ad_1] On the day Baz Gul’s world was shattered, he was out scavenging garbage with his 10-year-old son, hoping to earn a few dollars to provide for his family of five. He and his son were arrested on Sept. 12 in the Pakistani city of Karachi during a raid on Afghan migrants. Mr. Gul, 30, was born and raised in…
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Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] Israel and Hamas work through details of their deal A temporary cease-fire paired with the releases of hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is not likely to begin until tomorrow at the earliest, Israeli officials said, as negotiators continued to hammer out details of an agreement between Israel and Hamas. The new timing appeared…
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Thursday Briefing: Waiting for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
[ad_1] Gaza and Israel await a cease-fire and freed hostages Israel and Hamas haven’t announced details of a deal for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza, including when it will start. It could begin today. The deal, announced yesterday, includes a planned exchange of at least 150 Palestinian women and children jailed by Israel for at least 50 Israeli women and…
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Student’s Killing Pushes Italy to Confront Violence Against Women
[ad_1] When Italian senators debated a new law on Wednesday to strengthen protections for women, one name was at the center of their discussions: Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old university student whose violent death has dominated newspaper front pages, newscasts, talk shows and the political discourse for more than 10 days. Ms. Cecchettin went missing on Nov. 11, prompting a search…
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Deal to Free Child Hostages in Gaza Inspires Hope and Anguish
[ad_1] A 12-year-old forced to make a propaganda video for his kidnappers. A 9-year-old snatched while visiting a friend’s house for a sleepover. A 3-year-old whose last memory of her parents was seeing them both murdered. And an infant, now all of 10 months, who has spent about a tenth of his life in captivity. They are among the more…
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Israel-Hamas Pause in Fighting May Start Friday at Earliest
[ad_1] A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas — the first extended break in almost seven weeks of war — will most likely not begin until Friday at the earliest, Israeli officials said on Wednesday night, as negotiators hammered out details of an agreement between Israel and Hamas that would pause the fighting to allow the release of hostages and…
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How the Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Came Together
[ad_1] When it was all said and done, the deal to release some of the hostages held by Hamas came down to two critical phone calls ultimately forcing each side to make a tough concession. The Israelis were insisting that it was not enough to free just 50 of the roughly 240 hostages. They had to have more, they said.…
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Far-Right Party Predicted to Win Dutch Elections in Landslide
[ad_1] The Netherlands on Wednesday took a startling turn in national elections with the potential to ripple through Europe, as Dutch voters threw most support behind the party of a far-right icon with an incendiary reputation who had campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform. Geert Wilders, a political provocateur long known for his anti-Islam and anti-Europe stances, appeared poised to come…
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Cameron Ortis Found Guilty of Providing Secrets to Criminals
[ad_1] In his lawyer’s telling, the stakes were high when Cameron Ortis took on a secret mission while he was working at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, where he was the civilian director of an elite intelligence unit. “He protected Canada from serious and imminent threats,” the lawyer, Mark Ertel, told a jury in Ottawa. But prosecutors and witnesses at…
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