Friday Briefing:A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Europe

At a meeting in Brussels yesterday, leaders of the E.U.’s 27 countries discussed how to bolster both the continent’s defense...

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#Briefing

Deadly Clashes Pose Test for Syria’s New Leaders

At least 16 security personnel were killed on Thursday by gunmen loyal to Syria’s ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, a war moni...

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#Middle East

State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering...

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#Politics

AI models are dreaming up the materials of the future

SCIENTISTS LOOKING to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air cleanly and cheaply have long been interested in metal-organic...

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#Science & technology

How Dan Bongino Would Run the F.B.I., According to Dan Bongino

To hear Dan Bongino describe it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is “the single most corrupt law enforcement institution”...

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#Technology

Catch up:Europe’s new era of defence; Trump’s U-turns on tariffs

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, thanked European leaders for “staying” with his country as they gathered for a defen...

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#WorldInBriefIssue

Trump’s E.P.A. To Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters

The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across ...

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#Climate

Trump Suspends Tariffs on Mexico for a Month

President Trump said on Thursday that he would offer a one-month exemption from tariffs for imports from Mexico that trade un...

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#Politics

He Sang in Praise of Women Exposing Their Hair. Iran Flogged Him.

A popular Iranian musician who was arrested two years ago during a crackdown on artists and academics has been punished with ...

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#Middle East

Mexico Is Bracing for Tariffs, Eager for Its President’s Response

On Thursday morning, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico plans to speak with President Trump, in a last-ditch attempt to av...

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