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Friday Briefing – The New York Times
[ad_1] Distant plans for a postwar Gaza What could happen to Gaza in the aftermath of Israel’s war? A clear line between war and peace in Gaza is deeply implausible, with Israeli forces likely to come in and out of the territory for a long time, and the future is murky at best, Steven Erlanger, our chief diplomatic correspondent, writes…
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Norwegian Official Resigns Over Plagiarism After Cracking Down On It
[ad_1] As Norway’s higher education minister, Sandra Borch was responsible for making sure that students played by the rules. When one of those students was acquitted of the offense of plagiarism, Ms. Borch appealed, taking the case to the nation’s Supreme Court. So it shocked the country when, just a few days later, Ms. Borch had to resign after it…
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Sweden’s Leader Says He Will Meet With Orban to Advance NATO Bid
[ad_1] Bowing to a Hungarian demand for negotiations over the expansion of NATO, the prime minister of Sweden on Thursday agreed to hold talks with Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, the last obstacle blocking the Nordic nation’s admission to the military alliance. The decision by the Swedish leader, Ulf Kristersson, to accept an invitation from Mr. Orban to visit Budapest for…
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Indigenous Australians Plan to Go Bigger on Australia Day
[ad_1] The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter based in the Northern Territory. Parades, Union Jack themed barbecues, angry protests, and reflective vigils — it’s 2024, and Jan. 26 in Australia remains a day that inspires many different reactions…
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In Bali Bombing Trial, Victims Describe Their Pain and Prisoners Apologize
[ad_1] Relatives of tourists killed in the 2002 terrorist bombing in Bali, Indonesia, spoke of endless, devastating grief, and two prisoners who conspired in the attack renounced violence in the name of Islam on Thursday for a U.S. military jury assembled at Guantánamo Bay to deliberate their sentence. The prisoners, Mohammed Farik Bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep, both…
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Haiti Threatened by Armed Environmental Group
[ad_1] In Haiti, as the number of murders soar and kidnappings rise, even the police are fleeing. With no elected president in office and a prime minister widely seen as illegitimate, calls for the government’s ouster are now being heard from an unlikely source: a brigade of armed officers ostensibly responsible for protecting environmentally sensitive areas. Armed uniformed members of…
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France’s Immigration Law Struck Down in Parts by Constitutional Council
[ad_1] France’s Constitutional Council struck down large chunks of a tough new immigration law on Thursday, issuing a widely expected ruling that many provisions added by President Emmanuel Macron’s government under right-wing pressure were unlawful. But legal experts said the ruling, which relied heavily on procedural arguments, would do little to settle France’s raging immigration debates. The nine-member council, which…
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C.I.A. Director to Meet With Israeli Officials to Try to Advance Hostage Negotiations
[ad_1] American officials said Israel was now proposing a 60-day pause in the fighting in exchange for a phased release of hostages. That proposal, the American officials said, could provide a basis for renewed talks. News of Mr. Burns’s travel was earlier reported by The Washington Post. The Biden administration is anxious to cut a deal that will halt the…
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Friday Briefing: Will North Korea Attack?
[ad_1] Watching North Korea for signs of lethal military action North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could take some form of lethal military action against South Korea in the coming months after having shifted his policy to one of open hostility, U.S. officials say. The officials have assessed that Kim’s recent declarations have been more aggressive than previous statements and should…
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Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire
[ad_1] Britain’s postal service could consider cutting deliveries to five days a week, or even three, from six, the country’s regulator said on Wednesday, drawing resistance from lawmakers and businesses. The Royal Mail, like the U.S. Postal Service, has been increasingly plagued by service issues and financial pressures. Given rising costs, the organization risks becoming “financially and operationally unsustainable in…
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