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UEFA’s Ceferin Says He Won’t Seek Another Term as President
[ad_1] European soccer leaders on Thursday fell squarely in line behind their powerful president, Aleksander Ceferin, by approving a change to term-limit rules that would have allowed him to retain his post through 2031, years beyond the organization’s 12-year term limit. The vote, though, may have been meaningless: About an hour after winning the right to pursue a new four-year…
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Russia Bars Antiwar Candidate in Election Putin Is All But Sure of Winning
[ad_1] Russian authorities on Thursday banned from the presidential race the only candidate who had openly contested President Vladimir V. Putin’s hold on power in Russia, and who made his opposition to the war in Ukraine central to his campaign. The move by Russia’s Central Electoral Commission, the body that administers elections in Russia, was the latest predictable twist in…
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Netanyahu Says Israeli Soldiers Will Push Into Crowded Area in Gaza
[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel dismissed a Hamas counterproposal for a cease-fire, saying on Wednesday that an Israeli victory in Gaza was “within reach.” “There is no solution besides total victory,” Mr. Netanyahu said during a news conference in Jerusalem, shortly after meeting with the U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, to discuss peace proposals. “If Hamas…
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Russia Bars Antiwar Candidate in Election Putin Is All But Sure of Winning
[ad_1] Russian authorities on Thursday banned from the presidential race the only candidate who had openly contested President Vladimir V. Putin’s hold on power in Russia, and who called the decision to invade Ukraine a “fatal mistake.” The move by Russia’s Central Electoral Commission, the body that administers elections in Russia, was the latest predictable twist in a campaign that…
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Australia Introduces the ‘Right To Disconnect’ For Workers
[ad_1] When it’s after hours, and the boss is on the line, Australian workers — already among the world’s best-rested and most personally fulfilled employees — can soon press “decline” in favor of the seductive call of the beach. In yet another buttress against the scourge of overwork, Australia’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill giving workers the right to…
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Volcano Erupts in Iceland for Third Time Since December
[ad_1] A volcano system in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, for the third time since December, with fountains of bright orange lava visible from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, about 30 miles away. The eruption occurred at 6 a.m., according to the country’s Meteorological Office, on a mountain ridge on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where a significant share of Iceland’s population of about…
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Prince William Returns to Royal Duties After News of King Charles’s Cancer
[ad_1] Prince William, the heir to the British throne, stepped back onto the public stage Wednesday, trying to project a steely sense of normalcy, two days after the announcement that his father, King Charles III, had been struck by cancer. But as William carried out an honors ceremony at Windsor Castle and attended a charity fund-raiser in London, a shadow…
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Pakistan Votes in an Election Widely Seen as Predetermined
[ad_1] Pakistanis have labeled it a “selection” — not an election. Human rights monitors have condemned it as neither free nor fair. As voters headed to the polls on Thursday, the influence of Pakistan’s powerful military and the turbulent state of its politics were on full display. Few doubted which party would come out on top, a reflection of the…
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Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] A U.S. strike killed a militia commander A U.S. Special Operations drone strike in Baghdad killed a senior leader of Kata’ib Hezbollah, a militia that U.S. officials blame for recent attacks against American personnel, the Pentagon said. A senior Kata’ib Hezbollah official and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps both said that two commanders had been killed in the strike. A…
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Pakistan Election: Everything You Need to Know
[ad_1] Pakistan heads to the polls on Thursday for an election that analysts say will be among the least credible in the country’s 76-year history, one that comes at a particularly turbulent moment for the nation. For nearly half of Pakistan’s existence, the military has ruled directly. Even under civilian governments, military leaders have wielded enormous power, ushering in politicians…
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