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The New York Times — Friday, January 12, 2024

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U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia

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The American-led strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.

The Misguided War on the SAT

Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. That’s not what the research shows.

‘Frozen Garlic!’ Taiwan Likes Its Democracy Loud and Proud

At the island’s election rallies, warming up the crowd for candidates is crucial. “You have to light a fire in their hearts,” one host says.

Looming Starvation in Gaza Shows Resurgence of Civilian Sieges in Warfare

A U.N.-affiliated panel said the territory could tip into famine very soon. International laws to protect people from human-made famines offer little help.

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Politics: The Guardian Weekly – January 11, 2024

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The Guardian Weekly (January 10, 2024) – The new issue features ‘Middle East on the brink’ – The threat of a regional war. Also, Inside the Post Office Horizon IT scandal…

The assassination of a Hamas chief in Lebanon. A terror attack on mourners of an Iranian former general. Commercial shipping in the Red Sea targeted by Yemeni rebels, and a US airstrike in Iraq. All were separate events in the Middle East last week but all were linked, in one way or another, to the presence of autonomous but Iranian-backed militia forces in the region.

When asked to visualise the threat of war engulfing the Middle East, for this week’s cover, illustrator Carl Godfrey took a literal approach. “I wanted to convey the tense and unpredictable situation,” says Carl, “and there’s nothing more tense than looking down the barrel of a gun. Especially when those barrels are pointing in all directions, and the risk of war is expanding in all directions.”

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News: The South Africa Genocide Case Against Israel, Taiwan Elections

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The Globalist Podcast (January 11, 2024) – Assessing the possibility of the International Court of Justice ordering Israel to halt its campaign in Gaza.

Plus: Taiwan’s all-important election this weekend, Poland’s political meltdown and the latest business news.

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The New York Times — Thursday, January 11, 2024

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At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide

The Peace Palace which houses the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. South Africa has brought a case accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and is asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks.

Israel has categorically rejected the allegations being brought this week in the International Court of Justice by South Africa.

The Day Hamas Came

No Israeli town suffered more bloodshed than Be’eri in the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7.

Trump Is Connecting With a Different Type of Evangelical Voter

They are not just the churchgoing, conservative activists who once dominated the G.O.P.

Trump’s Argument for Immunity in 2024 Is the Opposite of His Stance in 2021

During his second impeachment trial, the former president argued that criminal prosecution was a more appropriate way to seek accountability since he had left office.

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News: NATO Allies Meeting On Ukraine Air Defenses, Humanitarian Aid In Gaza

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The Globalist Podcast (January 10, 2024) – We discuss today’s Nato-Ukraine Council meeting against a backdrop of increased Russian attacks.

Also, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a dispatch from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and Seoul’s new seatless subway carriages.

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The New York Times — Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024

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Appeals Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Immunity Claim

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A three-judge panel appeared unlikely to grant the former president’s request that it throw out federal criminal charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election.

Saudi-Israel Ties Depend on Steps Toward a Palestinian State, Blinken Says

In meetings with Israeli leaders, the U.S. secretary of state held out the prospect of Saudi recognition to prod Israel to curb combat operations in Gaza and accept a path to Palestinian statehood.

To Win Iowa, Trump Turns to Allies Like Marjorie Taylor Greene

With the former president busy defending himself in court from 91 felony charges, his campaign has deployed high-profile conservatives to help fill the gaps in Iowa.

A Glimpse Inside a Devastated Gaza

In the ruins of two Gazan towns, New York Times journalists witnessed the sheer destruction that Israel’s war has wrought and the devastation of Hamas’s operations.

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News: Wider Conflict In Israel-Gaza War, South Korea Political Crisis

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The Globalist Podcast (January 9, 2024) – Nik Gowing discusses whether the Israel-Gaza war could spark a wider conflict in the region – and beyond.

Also, Steven Borowiec updates us on South Korea’s political crisis ahead of national elections and, with less than a week to go, we look ahead to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

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The New York Times — Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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Israel Says Its Military Is Starting to Shift to a More Targeted Gaza Campaign

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Israeli officials privately say that they hope to complete the transition by the end of January, but that the timeline could change.

Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue

Over the past 15 years, the Upper Midwest has seen a remarkable state-by-state sorting of voters along partisan lines.

Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill Hezbollah Commander, Militia Says

The latest strikes across Israel’s northern border came as the U.S. secretary of state made another trip to the Middle East in efforts to prevent a wider war.

Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine

The country’s forces along a broad stretch of the front say that, with Russia pushing forward, the war has never been so dangerous.

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News: Blinken Middle East Tour, US Troops Exit Iraq, Ecuador Organized Crime

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The Globalist Podcast (January 8, 2024) – Antony Blinken’s latest multi-stop tour of the Middle East, Iraq prepares US-led troop exit and Ecuadorean president Daniel Noboa’s plan to hold a referendum on security measures.

Also, the business news and the winners of the Golden Globe Awards.

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The New York Times — Monday, January 8, 2024

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From Lebanon to the Red Sea, a Broader Conflict With Iran Looms

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With its proxies attacking from many vantage points and its nuclear program suddenly revived, Iran is posing a new challenge to the West — this time with Russia and China on its side.

As Gaza Losses Mount Under Strikes, Dignified Burials Are Another Casualty

“The lucky are those who have someone to bury them when they die,” Dr. Mohammad Abu Moussa, a radiologist at one Gaza hospital, said of those killed by Israeli airstrikes.