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The Economist Magazine (April 18, 2024): The latest issue features Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z – They are not doomed to be poor and anxious…

Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z

They are not doomed to be poor and anxious

India’s democracy needs a stronger opposition

The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election

Israel should not rush to strike back at Iran

Instead it should try a novel response to Iran’s missile attack: restraint

The New York Times — Thursday, April 18, 2024

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Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.

Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas Without a Trial

Democrats quickly swept aside the articles of impeachment accusing the homeland security secretary of refusing to enforce immigration laws and breach of public trust, calling them unconstitutional.

Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money

After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed.

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – April 19, 2024

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Times Literary Supplement (April 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A Heavy Reckoning’ – Shakespeare and War’; Judgment at Tokyo; Iranian women in revolt; Memoirs of a sociopath and A Chilean masterpiece…

News: G7 Ministers Discuss Middle East Crisis & War In Ukraine, Georgia Politics

The Globalist (April 17, 2024): The foreign ministers of the G7 nations touch down in Capri to discuss the crisis in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Then: Georgia’s controversial bill on ‘foreign influence’ and a look at the debate around South Africa’s National Health Insurance. Plus: newspapers, television news, 100 days to go before the Olympic Games and we speak with luxury home-appliance manufacturer Gaggenau.

The New York Times — Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk

In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks.

Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Using Obstruction Law to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters

The justices considered the gravity of the assault and whether prosecutors have been stretching the law to reach members of the mob responsible for the attack.

The House Republican Going After Universities on Antisemitism

Representative Virginia Foxx is a blunt partisan. But her life in rural North Carolina informs her attacks against these schools, starting with whether Harvard is truly “elite.”

News: Middle East-Israel Tensions, Trump’s Criminal Trial Begins In New York

The Globalist (April 16, 2024): We discuss rising tensions in the Middle East amid fears of an Israeli military response to Iran’s weekend attacks.

We also have the latest on Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial, Croatia’s parliamentary elections and Monocle’s team in Milan checks in from the first day of the 62nd edition of Salone del Mobile. Plus: a special interview with the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, Ben Hodges, on the laws of engagement in Ukraine, Gaza and beyond.

The New York Times — Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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Israel Weighs Response to Iran’s Attack as Allies Push for Restraint

The Israeli war cabinet met again on Monday to discuss the strike, with some hawkish members of the prime minister’s government calling for a swift and forceful retaliation.

With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught

The U.S., Europe, Russia and China worked together on a 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program. The arrangement’s unraveling and the spike in superpower tensions make this a dangerous moment.

Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.

Prospective Jurors Are Dismissed in Dozens as Trump’s Trial Begins

Jury selection began in the Manhattan criminal case, but many who might weigh Donald J. Trump’s fate told a judge that they could not be impartial.

News: Israel Weighs Iran Missile Strike Response, Thailand-Myanmar Unrest

The Globalist (April 15, 2024): The latest on the conflict in the Middle East following Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel. Then: after days of clashes, we discuss the unrest at the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Plus: the implications of Senegal’s new presidency for regional dynamics and fashion news.

The New York Times — Monday, April 15, 2024

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Biden Seeks to Head Off Escalation After Israel’s Successful Defense

The president told Israel that the interception of nearly all of the Iranian drones and missiles used to attack it constituted a major victory, and so further retaliation might not be necessary, U.S. officials said.

Iran’s Strikes on Israel Open a Dangerous New Chapter for Old Rivals

Experts say Tehran does not want a broader war. But it is far from clear whether Iran or Israel will choose to escalate a conflict that has become more direct and out of the shadows.

Inside Donald Trump’s Embrace of the Jan. 6 Rioters

The former president initially disavowed the attack on the Capitol, but he is now making it a centerpiece of his general election campaign.

Protests, Traffic, Crowds: Court Braces for a Trump Trial Like No Other

Strict security measures — and plenty of headaches — are expected as the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president gets underway in Manhattan.

The New York Times — Sunday, April 14, 2024

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Israel Reports Light Damage After Iran Launches Large Strike

Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel overnight. The U.S. military shot dozens of them down, but most were intercepted by Israel’s military.

‘Waiting for My Time to Come’: Ukraine’s New Draft Law Unsettles the Young

Reporters from The New York Times spoke to men who could be affected by the change.

How the War in Gaza Mobilized the American Left

As the death toll in Gaza climbed, the pro-Palestinian movement grew into a powerful, if disjointed, political force in the United States. Democrats are feeling the pressure.