Politics
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Why Australia’s Climate Bill Matters
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. CANBERRA, Australia…
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U.S. and Russia Ready to Negotiate Griner’s Release
On the day after Brittney Griner was sentenced to a Russian penal colony, the top diplomats of the United States…
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Griner’s Sentence Renews Pressure on President Biden
WASHINGTON — Immediately after a Moscow judge handed down Brittney Griner’s nine-year prison sentence on Thursday, calls grew louder for…
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A U.S. diplomat warns African countries against buying anything from Russia except grain and fertilizer.
Ahead of a trip to Uganda and Ghana this week, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said…
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‘This Broke Me’: Parkland Trial Reveals Depths of Families’ Sorrow
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Peter Wang’s mother has four tattoos memorializing her 15-year-old son, one inked on Feb. 14 each…
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Putin and Erdogan, both partners and foes, meet in Sochi, Russia.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were meeting on Friday in the southern…
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‘Most Severe’ Drought Grips France as Extreme Heat Persists in Europe
PARIS — France declared Friday that it was in the grip of its “most severe” drought, one that has also…
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They Got to the Premier League. Staying? That’s the Hard Part.
LONDON — The thing about Aleksandar Mitrovic is that he is not just a striker, barrel-chested and shaven-headed and keen-eyed.…
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Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill Senior Figure in Palestinian Militant Group
TEL AVIV — Israel carried out a number of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday, and the Palestinian militant…
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Iran Targets Its Baha’i Community With Arrests and Home Demolitions
Iran has begun a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority, arresting dozens of people and destroying…