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Chinese-Flagged Ship Suspected of Cutting Cables Remains Halted Weeks Later

Chinese-Flagged Ship Suspected of Cutting Cables Remains Halted Weeks Later

Michael Schwirtz and Henrik Pryser Libell
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Politics

After fiber-optic cables under the Baltic Sea were cut last month, European officials hurried to stop the Yi Peng 3. It’s still at anchor there, with no update on three nations’ investigation.


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Stanley Recalls More Than 2 Million Travel Mugs Over Burn Hazard

Stanley Recalls More Than 2 Million Travel Mugs Over Burn Hazard

Aimee Ortiz
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Politics

Stanley, which also makes trendy tumblers that are wildly popular on social media, urged consumers to contact them for replacement lids.


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Two Americans on Holiday Are Killed in Western Mexico

Two Americans on Holiday Are Killed in Western Mexico

Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
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Politics

The killings, and other violent episodes this year, have marred the first few months in office of Mexico’s new president, who has vowed to tackle the country’s bloodshed.


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Friday Briefing: Israeli Forces to Stay in Syria for Now

Friday Briefing: Israeli Forces to Stay in Syria for Now

Gaya Gupta
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Politics

Plus, British pubs are scrambling for Guinness.


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Syrians Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad, and Rebuild From Tragedy

Syrians Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad, and Rebuild From Tragedy

Aryn Baker
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Politics

After five decades under a regime that had kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.


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Rebel Group’s Terrorist Label Could Hinder Efforts to Aid Syria

Rebel Group’s Terrorist Label Could Hinder Efforts to Aid Syria

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

The United States and others call Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, now taking power in Syria, a terrorist group, blocking funding and even contact with the group. Experts say that should change.


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British Pubs Are Running Out of Guinness

British Pubs Are Running Out of Guinness

Amelia Nierenberg
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Politics

Guinness’s parent company has limited the amount of the beer that U.K. wholesalers and distributors can buy each week, after surging demand led to fears of shortages.


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Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous

Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous

Lisa Friedman
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Politics

Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading.


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Trump’s Pick as Mideast Adviser, Massad Boulos, Is a Truck Salesman

Trump’s Pick as Mideast Adviser, Massad Boulos, Is a Truck Salesman

Ruth Maclean, Justin Scheck, Charles Homans and Oladeinde Olawoyin
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Politics

The lore around Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, is that he is a billionaire dealmaker. Records show otherwise.


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U.S. Appeals for Unity Behind New Syrian Government After Fall of Assad Regime

U.S. Appeals for Unity Behind New Syrian Government After Fall of Assad Regime

Michael Crowley
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Politics

The secretary of state said the goal of visits to Jordan and Turkey was to unite countries behind a peaceful transition.


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Mazen al-Hamada, Syrian Pro-Democracy Activist, Is Mourned at Funeral

Mazen al-Hamada, Syrian Pro-Democracy Activist, Is Mourned at Funeral

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

Mazen al-Hamada spread the word about the plight of Syrians and his own abuse in the Assad regime’s prisons. He was found dead in Syria this week.


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Live Updates: Blinken Arrives in Jordan for Talks on Syria

Live Updates: Blinken Arrives in Jordan for Talks on Syria

The New York Times
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Politics

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Aqaba, Jordan, and planned to continue on to Turkey, as the Biden administration tries to manage the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall to Islamist rebels.


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What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander

What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander

Azam Ahmed
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Politics

Mullah Osman Jawhari led one of the deadliest assaults on American forces in Afghanistan, a battle that came to symbolize the war itself.


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How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan

How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan

Azam Ahmed and Bryan Denton
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Politics

The United States killed it own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be.


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Humbled in Syria, Putin Seeks Vindication in Ukraine

Humbled in Syria, Putin Seeks Vindication in Ukraine

Anatoly Kurmanaev
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Politics

An ally’s downfall has prompted calls in Russia for a definitive victory closer to home.


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