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French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Bordeaux
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John
on April 2023
Biden Calls on Russia to Free Detained American Reporter
Cleaning up debris from a train track damaged by shelling in Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday.
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John
on April 2023
For Ukrainian Convicts, a Strange Odyssey Through Russian Prisons
Oleksandr Fedorenko in his hometown, Pryluky, in Ukraine, last month. He had been in prison in Kherson when he was forcibly taken into Russian territory.
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John
on April 2023
Oscar Pistorius, Olympian Convicted of Murder, Is Denied Parole
Oscar Pistorius in the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2014.
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John
on April 2023
Sanna Marin, Finland’s Political Rock Star, Could Be Slipping
Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland in Brussels in December. Ahead of the election, the country’s three main parties are essentially tied in the polls.
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John
on April 2023
Trump Indictment Is a First for the U.S. but Not for Other Nations
Former President Donald J. Trump in March. The United States has been an outlier in its reluctance to charge a former leader, until now.
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John
on April 2023
Pope Is Expected to Be Released From the Hospital on Saturday
Pope Francis met with children during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday before he was taken to the hospital.
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John
on April 2023
Iran Protests: People Executed or Sentenced to Death in Crackdown
In a one-month period, four men were executed after fast-tracked trials in Iran. They are, from left: Majid Reza Rahnavard, Mohammad Mehdi Karami, Mohsen Shekari and Sayed Mohammad Hosseini.
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John
on April 2023
Putin Allies Must Decide Whether to Host a Wanted Man
A photograph released by Russian state media of President Vladimir V. Putin at a Russia-Africa conference in Moscow in March. South Africa has faced particular scrutiny since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Putin, because it may host him this summer.
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John
on April 2023
In Taiwan’s Waters, a Hunt for Tiny, Wriggling ‘Gold’
Fishing for glass eels along the Lanyang River in Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan.
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John
on April 2023
As Israel’s Crises Pile Up, a Far-Right Minister Is a Common Thread
Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, seated, in a meeting at the Parliament in Jerusalem this month.
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John
on April 2023
In Arrest of US Reporter, Russia Doubles Down on Isolation From West
A photograph released by Russian state media of President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday. The Kremlin left little doubt that Mr. Putin had personally approved the arrest of a Wall Street Journal journalist.
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John
on April 2023
Russia Detains Wall Street Journal Reporter, Accusing Him of Espionage
Mr. Gershkovich has worked for The Journal in Moscow since January 2022.
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John
on April 2023
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan Is Trying to Make Due With Less
Amanullah, the pulao master at a popular restaurant in Kabul, preparing to serve the morning’s first customers last month. Since the Taliban took over, what people eat has changed.
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John
on April 2023
Israeli Police Fatally Shoot Arab Outside Jerusalem Holy Site
Crowds of worshipers outside the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, on Friday in Jerusalem.
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John
on April 2023
Russia and Ukraine Step Up Recruitment, Bracing for Fights Ahead
Ukrainian soldiers monitor movements of Russian troops from their fortified position on the front line in Toretsk, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday.
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John
on April 2023
Espionage Charge Adds Hurdle to Freeing a Reporter Detained in Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, is accused by Russia of trying to gain illicit information about the country’s “military-industrial complex.”
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John
on April 2023
Bodies of 8 Migrants Found in River Along U.S.-Canadian Border
Volunteers searching the marshland for bodies of missing migrants on Friday in Akwesasne, Quebec.
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John
on April 2023
What I’m Reading: Presidential Indictment Edition
Times Square in Manhattan after the news broke on Thursday that a grand jury had voted to indict former President Donald Trump.
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John
on April 2023
Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West
The Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, who has been shunned by the West, conducted the Mariinsky Orchestra in Beijing.
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John
on April 2023
Evan Gershkovich, WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia, Likely to Spend Months in Prison
Lefortovo, a high-security prison in Moscow where the American reporter Evan Gershkovich is reportedly being held on espionage charges.
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John
on April 2023
Belarus, Echoing Russia, Raises Prospect of Nuclear Conflict
A photograph provided by the Belarusian Presidential Press Service shows President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko delivering a state-of-the nation address in Minsk, Belarus, on Friday.
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John
on April 2023
In Finland, Leaders Celebrate NATO Membership Progress
Turkish lawmakers voting on Finland’s bid to join NATO in Ankara, the capital, on Thursday.
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John
on April 2023
Donald Trump Indicted
Donald Trump.
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John
on April 2023
In a Land With No Soccer, Group Hopes to Use It to Score Climate Goals
Marshall Islands’ delegation at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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John
on April 2023
Eurozone Inflation Falls to 6.9%, as Energy Prices Ease
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John
on April 2023
With its arrest of an American reporter, Russia doubles down on isolation.
A photograph released by Russian state media of President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday. The Kremlin left little doubt that Mr. Putin had personally approved the arrest of a Wall Street Journal journalist.
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John
on April 2023
Your Friday Briefing
Donald Trump has created an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment threatens to puncture.
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John
on April 2023
Turkey Approves Finland’s NATO Membership, a Defeat for Putin
President Sauli Niinisto of Finland and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met in Ankara earlier this month.
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John
on April 2023
In Berlin, King Charles Lauds Germany’s Support for Ukraine
King Charles III of Britain, front center, after delivering a speech at the Bundestag in Berlin on Thursday.
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John
on April 2023
Five Arrested in Migration Center Fire That Left 39 Dead in Mexico
Asylum-seeking migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossing the Rio Grande into the United States on Wednesday, two days after at least 39 migrants died in a fire at a detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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John
on April 2023
6 U.S. Service Members Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries in Syria Attacks
Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon spokesman, said eight militants were killed in a retaliatory U.S. airstrike in Syria last week.
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John
on April 2023
Your Friday Briefing: Trump Indicted
The indictment kicks off a new and volatile phase in Donald Trump’s post-presidential life.
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John
on April 2023
Days After Netanyahu Fired Him, Israel’s Defense Minister Is Still on the Job
Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, was fired on Sunday but has remained in his post because he did not receive a notification letter.
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John
on April 2023
Kushner Firm Got Hundreds of Millions From 2 Persian Gulf Nations
Jared Kushner attending the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia last year. Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm has received investments from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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John
on April 2023
At Least 35 Are Killed in India When a Temple’s Well Cover Collapses
An accident victim was carried toward an ambulance at the site of the disaster on Thursday in Indore, India.
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John
on April 2023
Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization
Pope Francis meeting with Indigenous leaders during his trip in Canada, last year.
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John
on April 2023
U.S. Puts Sanctions on Man Accused of Working on Russia-North Korea Arms Deal
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John
on April 2023
Macron, Trying to Move Past Pension Fury, Announces Water Plan
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Savines-le-Lac on Thursday.
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John
on April 2023
Bankers Are Convicted of Allowing a Putin Ally to Deposit Millions in Swiss Accounts
Outside a court in Zurich this month during the Gazprombank case.
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John
on April 2023
A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech
Dubai’s police run next-generation surveillance systems from a headquarters north of the city’s downtown skyscrapers and malls.
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John
on April 2023
Police Missteps Contributed to Canada’s Deadliest Shooting Rampage, Inquiry Says
A memorial service for an officer killed in the line of duty during a mass shooting in April 2020 in rural Nova Scotia. A commission investigating the killings found a litany of missteps that contributed to the death toll.
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John
on April 2023
Studies Link Common Childhood Viruses to Rare Hepatitis Cases
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John
on April 2023
Why This Colombian Town Still Celebrates Christmas in February
Dancing during Christmas celebrations in Quinamayó, Colombia, last month.
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John
on April 2023
Sailboat Crew Rescued After Hitting Whale in Pacific Ocean
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John
on April 2023
Pope ‘Gradually Improving’ After First Night in the Hospital
Pope Francis was helped to a car after a weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday. He was later taken to a hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection, the Vatican said.
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John
on April 2023
Bolsonaro Returns to Brazil, Ending Self-Imposed Exile
Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, waving to supporters outside the Liberal Party’s headquarters in Brasília on Thursday.
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John
on April 2023
A Mexican Grandmother Finds the Right Recipe for Culinary Stardom
Bradley Coss and his mother, Cruz Ortiz, watch Doña Ángela’s YouTube cooking videos from their home in El Paso. “You can see in my mom the genuine joy it brings her to watch those videos.” Mr. Coss said.
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John
on April 2023
The Biggest Battle in Ukraine
Ukrainian military on the street of Bakhmut in December 2022.
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John
on April 2023
Ukraine Goes Dark: NASA Images Drive Home a Nation’s Anguish
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John
on April 2023
Ukrainians in a Hidden Command Post See Bakhmut Going Their Way
The military operations of a major Ukrainian battle group defending the city of Bakhmut from an unnamed location in eastern Ukraine.
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John
on April 2023
Your Thursday Briefing
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency visited the plant yesterday.
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John
on April 2023
Philippines Ferry Fire Kills at Least 28
A Philippine Coast Guard vessel was deployed to fight the fire on Wednesday night.
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John
on April 2023
Mexico Investigates Migrant Center Fire Deaths as Homicide Case
Migrants spent the night outside of a detention center where at least 38 people died in a fire this week in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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John
on April 2023
Biden’s Confrontation With Netanyahu Had Been Brewing for Years
Proposed changes to Israel’s judiciary have divided the country and ignited huge protests.
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John
on April 2023
Soldiers Massing Near Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, U.N. Official Warns
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the city of Nikopol in 2022.
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John
on April 2023
Supreme Court Considers a Mercenary’s Confession and the Confrontation Clause
Justices of the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case stemming from a murder for hire in the Philippines in 2012.
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John
on April 2023
Your Thursday Briefing: How Modi Wields Power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those who had accused him of subverting India’s institutions were engaged in a “conspiracy” intended to “finish off the credibility” of those institutions.
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John
on April 2023
Putin’s top security adviser holds talks with India’s prime minister as Moscow seeks closer ties.
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John
on April 2023