World
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Stockholm Instead of Rome? October Instead of July? How Heat Waves Are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good: A heat-induced…
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Russia’s Shortfalls Create an Opportunity for Ukraine, Western Officials Say
WASHINGTON — In the early phase of the war in Ukraine, shortages of soldiers and problems with equipment forced Russia…
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Long a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances a Major Bill to Cut Emissions
CANBERRA, Australia — After years of being denounced as a laggard on climate change, Australia shifted course on Thursday, with…
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Your Thursday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering China’s live-fire drills near Taiwan and a looming Russian offensive in southern Ukraine. A news broadcast…
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Perils of Preaching Nationalism Play Out on Chinese Social Media
It doesn’t often happen that ordinary Chinese say publicly that they’re disappointed with their government. That they’re ashamed of their…
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Mines, Fires, Rockets: The Ravages of War Bedevil Ukraine’s Farmers
ZELENODILSK, Ukraine — Their uniforms are dusty jeans and tank-tops, and they drive tractors, not tanks, along the frontline in…
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More Than a Show: China’s Exercises Could Help It Practice Seizing Taiwan
A day after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan, celebrating it as a bulwark…
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As China Plans Drills Circling Taiwan, U.S. Officials Fear a Squeeze Play
WASHINGTON — For years the deliberate “strategic ambiguity” in Washington’s China policy has left unclear how the United States would…
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Switzerland, a leader in gold refining, bans Russian gold imports.
Switzerland on Wednesday banned imports of Russian gold and gold products, on the heels of similar moves by the European…
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The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to accept Sweden and Finland into NATO.
WASHINGTON — The Senate was expected to give final approval on Wednesday to a treaty that would expand NATO to…