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Friday Briefing: A New Plan for Gaza Aid
Also, President Biden’s annual address and Oscar predictions.
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Zelensky Names Ukraine’s Ex-Top General Ambassador to U.K.
The former top general, Valery Zaluzhny, was dismissed last month amid tensions with the civilian leadership. He has been a very popular figure in Ukraine.
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Hundreds Are Feared Seized in Nigeria, as Kidnapping Epidemic Worsens
A mass abduction reported in a region terrorized by Boko Haram, and another days later at a primary school, highlighted the government’s inability to control crime and armed insurgency.
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Canadian Jailed by China in Tit-for-Tat Dispute Gets a Settlement
Michael Spavor, a Canadian businessman, was arrested by China in what his lawyers said was an act of retaliation for Canada’s detention of a Chinese tech giant executive.
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Hamas Negotiators Leave Cairo With No Breakthrough in Cease-Fire Talks
Hamas negotiators left Cairo on Thursday without a breakthrough in talks over a cease-fire in Gaza, the group said, as hopes for an imminent truce in its five-month-long war with Israel continued to dim. International mediators have sought to broker ...
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South Africa Asks U.N. Court to Intervene to Avert ‘Genocidal Starvation’ in Gaza
South Africa has asked the United Nations’ highest court to issue emergency orders for Israel to stop what it called the “genocidal starvation” of the Palestinian people, citing U.N. warnings that Gaza was at risk of imminent famine. The request on ...
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Opposition Blasts Macron for Risking Escalation in Ukraine
The French president attempted to forge a united front on a harder line against Russia. But few were persuaded.
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Sweden Officially Enters NATO Alliance, a Strategic Blow to Moscow
Sweden applied to become a member two years ago after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Mutual Frustrations Arise in U.S.-Ukraine Alliance
Ukrainian officials are disheartened about stalled aid. The Pentagon wants Kyiv to heed its advice on how to fight.
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Six People Found Dead in Ottawa Home
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the killings Wednesday of four children and two adults.
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