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Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News: U.S. and World Leaders Pledge to Support Kyiv ‘For as Long as It Takes’
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John
on October 2023
Town’s Revolt Reveals Larger German Concerns About Arming Ukraine
A fighter jet and a missile on display at an airfield in Grossenhain, Germany, that was home to the Red Baron during World War I, the Nazis in World War II and the Soviets in the decades that followed.
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John
on October 2023
New Delhi Police Raid Journalists in India
Security officers with confiscated material after a raid at the office of the website NewsClick in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
Israeli Herders Spread Across West Bank, Displacing Palestinians
A Palestinian shepherd in the West Bank, a few miles from Al Baqa.
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John
on October 2023
India Moves to Expel Canadian Diplomats
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Inches Closer to Being Done
The Sagrada Familia under construction.
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John
on October 2023
Sunak’s Conservative Party Conference Haunted by Truss, Braverman and Other Rivals
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, center, at the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester, where he is hoping to cast himself as a man of action.
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John
on October 2023
14-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 2 at Mall in Bangkok, Officials Say
An ambulance outside the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok after a shooting there on Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan
Praying on Sunday for the victims of a suicide attack that killed more than 50 people last week.
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John
on October 2023
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons
From left, Pierre Agostini, Anne L’Huillier and Ferenc Krausz, recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, announced Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
Ethnic Serbs in Northern Kosovo Feel ‘Trapped’ by Politics
Serb kids walk past Kosovo’s police special operation unit in the village of Banjska in Kosovo, on Sunday.
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John
on October 2023
Mexico Church Collapse Leaves at Least 11 Dead
A handout picture released by officials in the state of Tamaulipas showed the site where a church roof collapsed during Sunday mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico.
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John
on October 2023
UN Approves Kenya’s Mission to Stabilize Haiti
A Haitian gang called for the removal of the prime minister, Ariel Henry, during a protest in September in Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital.
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John
on October 2023
What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?
Pope Francis leading a Mass at a previous synod, on the church in the Americas. The latest synod is more wide-ranging.
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John
on October 2023
Venice Bus Plunge Kills at Least 21
Firefighters working at the site of a bus accident in Mestre, near Venice, on Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
Greenland Indigenous Women Demand Compensation for Involuntary IUDs
Britta Mortensen told the AFP she was forced to have an IUD implanted, without her parents’ knowledge, while she was living at a boarding school in Greenland in 1974.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Daring to Hope That Democracy Will Prevail
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John
on October 2023
At the Athens Democracy Forum, Climate, Technology, Ukraine and Youth Dominated
A firefighting plane made a water drop as a wildfire burned near the village of Provatonas in Greece in September. More than 20 people died in wildfires in Greece.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Are Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Compatible?
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Local Forces Are Leading the Way in the Global Warming Crisis
Greece has suffered an ongoing series of climate-related catastrophes, including flooding in the Volos area recently after a storm, Elias, dumped heavy rains.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Rethinking Security When So Many Threats Are Invisible
As companies like Microsoft helped Ukraine on the cybersecurity front with information and documentation, evidence of the physical war — destroyed Russian military equipment — was on display near Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry in Kyiv.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: The Disunited States of South America
Supporters of reforms by the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, gathered in Bogotá.
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John
on October 2023
Senate Delegation to Travel to China During Congressional Recess
Senator Chuck Schumer’s trip takes place at a challenging moment in the U.S.-China relationship.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Across Africa, Young Leaders Emerge
Namatai Kwekweza, of Zimbabwe, was awarded the inaugural Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize at the Athens Democracy Forum. Her organization, WeLead, provides leadership training and development as well as civics education.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: China and the U.S. Are Intertwined, but Share a Distrust
President Biden meeting President Xi of China in Indonesia last November.
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John
on October 2023
Athens Democracy Forum: Africa Looks Ahead With Hope
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John
on October 2023
Russian Ruble Briefly Weakens to 100 Against U.S. Dollar
The Russian Central Bank called an emergency meeting over the summer amid worries about the economy.
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John
on October 2023
A Rural Michigan Town Is the Latest Battleground in the U.S.-China Fight
Lori Brock hosted a “No Gotion” rally at her Majestic Friesians Horse Farm in Green Charter Township, Mich.
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John
on October 2023
Tuesday Briefing
A judge could impose an array of punishments on Donald J. Trump, including a $250 million penalty and a prohibition on operating a business in New York.
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John
on October 2023
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New York Fraud Trial Begins
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John
on October 2023
Spanish Nightclub Fire Investigators Work to Identify Victims
Police officers blocking access to the disco complex in Murcia, Spain, where a deadly fire erupted.
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John
on October 2023
Alice Shalvi, Hailed as a Mother of Feminism in Israel, Dies at 96
Alice Shalvi teaching in the 1960s at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She was well known for leading Pelech, an experimental school for Orthodox girls.
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John
on October 2023
Putin’s Next Target: U.S. Support for Ukraine, Officials Say
President Vladimir Putin, last week in Moscow in a photo released by Russian state media, believes he can influence American politics to weaken support for Ukraine.
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John
on October 2023
A New Satellite Outshines Some of the Brightest Stars in the Sky
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John
on October 2023
Kenyan-Led Security Mission in Haiti: What to Know
The Haitian gang G9 called for the removal of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in a protest last month.
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John
on October 2023
India’s Early Electronic Music From the ’70s Is Finally Being Released
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John
on October 2023
Tesla’s Sales Slip as It Readies Factories for New Models
The Tesla automotive company manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif.
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John
on October 2023
As Biden Urges Aid, Both Russia and Ukraine Expect U.S. Role to Continue
“Interparty squabbles are one thing, and support is another thing,” Sergei A. Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, said about U.S. aid to Kyiv. “They will find the money.”
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John
on October 2023
Iraq Investigators Call for Officials to Be Fired After Wedding Hall Blaze
Mourning over the coffin of one of the victims of the wedding hall fire in Hamdaniya, Iraq, on Friday.
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John
on October 2023
Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile
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John
on October 2023
Vatican Synod Puts Catholic Church’s Most Sensitive Issues on the Table
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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John
on October 2023
He Announces Baseball Games in Spanish. It Is Not His First Language.
Bill Kulik, a Phillies Spanish language radio broadcaster, from his broadcast booth in Philadelphia.
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John
on October 2023
Typhoon Koinu: Taiwan Prepares for Rain and Wind Ahead of Landfall
A satellite image showing Typhoon Koinu approaching Taiwan on Tuesday.
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John
on October 2023
E.U. Foreign Ministers Hold Surprise Summit in Wartime Kyiv
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John
on October 2023
Monday Briefing
Sniper training in Ukraine.
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John
on October 2023
Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner, the Austrian-born physicist, was a longtime collaborator of Otto Hahn, who won the Nobel Prize in 1944. She did not share in the award with him.
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John
on October 2023
Grizzly Bear Kills 2 People at Banff National Park in Canada
Park authorities in Canada said they received an alert from inside Banff National Park in Alberta, where two people were found dead.
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John
on October 2023
Slovakia Appears Set to Join the Putin Sympathizers After Election
Robert Fico, center, in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sunday, has said he will “not send a single cartridge” of ammunition to Ukraine.
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John
on October 2023
Monday Briefing: U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Uncertain
President Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last month.
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John
on October 2023
Polish Opposition Supporters March in Warsaw Ahead of Key Election
A huge crowd gathered in Warsaw on Sunday in a display of antigovernment sentiment ahead of an election this month.
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John
on October 2023
They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire
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John
on October 2023
Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic Rejects Kosovo Troop Buildup Claims
Standing guard on Wednesday near a monastery in northern Kosovo, near the border with Serbia, days after a shootout.
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John
on October 2023
At Least 13 Killed in Nightclub Fire in Spain
Firefighters outside the Teatre nightclub on Sunday in Murcia, Spain.
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John
on October 2023
Turkey Strikes Kurdish Rebels After Suicide Attack in Ankara
Securing an area of Ankara, the capital, after an explosion on Sunday. It was not immediately clear who the attackers were, or if they belonged to a larger group.
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John
on October 2023
Antakya, Turkey, Struggles to Recover From Earthquake
Central Antakya last month. Buildings set for demolition will soon add to a carpet of rubble and empty lots.
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John
on October 2023
Ukraine Downplays Uncertainty Over U.S. Support After Funding Bill Passes With No Aid
President Biden with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last month at the White House.
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John
on October 2023
Trailing in Polls, U.K.’s Conservatives Look to Unleash the ‘Real Rishi’ Sunak
Facing a big deficit in the polls, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hope to redefine himself at the Conservative Party conference, which starts on Sunday.
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John
on October 2023
Hunting Contest Reveals Rifts Over Invasive Species in New Zealand
Beau Moriarty with his 3-year-old son, Max, hunting in Waiau on the South Island of New Zealand.
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John
on October 2023
Four Seconds to Impact: On the Front Line With Ukraine’s Snipers
A sniper in the Da Vinci Wolves battalion storing one of his rifles before heading east.
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John
on October 2023
The Hottest New Accessory in Niger? A Russian Flag.
Supporters of Niger’s ruling junta holding a Russian flag at the start of a protest called to fight for the country’s freedom and push back against foreign interference in Niamey, Niger, in August.
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John
on October 2023