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The New York Times — Thursday, Oct 26, 2023

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House Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, Embracing a Hard-Right Conservative

Republicans turned to a little-known Louisiana lawmaker who led congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election, ending a weekslong deadlock that paralyzed the House.

As Bombs Fall in Gaza, History Hangs Over a Family Fighting to Survive

Palestinians on Monday buying vegetables in the Nuseirat Market in the central Gaza Strip. The market had been bombed by Israeli warplanes earlier in the war.

From his Los Angeles home, Mohammed Abujayyab has sought to help his grandmother and other relatives survive the Israeli bombardment. Memories of displacement are never far.

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast

A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.

Israel’s Strikes on Gaza Are Some of the Most Intense This Century

In the 19 days since Hamas attacked Israel, the Israeli military says it has struck more than 7,000 targets in Gaza. Palestinians accuse Israel of indiscriminately targeting civilians, but Israel officials say the strikes are aimed at eroding military infrastructure.

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News: U.S. Concerns Over Israel Objectives, Macron Visits Jordan And Egypt

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The Globalist Podcast (October 25, 2023) – We discuss the relationship between the US and Israel, French president Emmanuel Macron’s proposition for an anti-Islamic State coalition and Germany’s newest political party.

Plus: China’s bizarre propaganda TV series ‘When Marx Met Confucius’.

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The New York Times — Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023

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As Gaza Barrage and Deaths Surge, Angry Accusations Fly at U.N.

Mourning relatives killed in an airstrike on Tuesday in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli aerial bombardment that Israel said was the heaviest of the war, and that Gazan officials said was the deadliest.

Israel said it struck more than 400 targets in Gaza in its broadest single-day assault of the conflict. Palestinian officials said more than 700 were killed, the highest one-day toll of the war.

The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of Urban Combat That Israel Is Preparing to Enter

The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat market in central Gaza on Monday.

A ground invasion in Gaza could produce some of the fiercest street-to-street fighting since World War II.

‘I Went Through Hell,’ Freed Israeli, 85, Says of Subterranean Captivity in Gaza

Yocheved Lifshitz, a grandmother and Israeli peace activist, was kidnapped, beaten and held in tunnels built by Hamas for 17 days.

Cohen Denounces Trump During Courtroom Face-Off

Michael D. Cohen accused his onetime boss, Donald J. Trump, of manipulating his net worth as Mr. Trump stared blankly ahead. It was their first interaction in five years.

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News: Arming Of Israel’s Citizens, María Machado’s Rise In Venezuela Politics

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The Globalist Podcast (October 24, 2023) – The latest from the Middle East and why Israel is arming its civilians, the so-called ‘Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher’ Maria Corina Machado storming the opposition primaries and the fallout of Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum.

Plus: Why a French auction of the former Senegalese president’s possessions has been suspended and an arts-news round-up.

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The New York Times — Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Israel Intensifies Strikes on Gaza as Its Allies Call for More Palestinian Aid

A destroyed building in central Gaza on Monday.

As two more hostages are released, American officials have urged Israel to delay a ground invasion, to allow time for negotiations and for more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

Developing World Sees Double Standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine

Damage from Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip last week. While Washington has vehemently criticized Russia for attacks on civilians in Ukraine, critics say it has expressed little about similar suffering in Gaza.

Resentments are complicating calls by the Biden administration to rally the world against efforts to “annihilate” democracies.

Peace, a Forgotten Word, Renews its Claim in the Holy Land

Long derided as naïve, even traitors, the bridge builders between Israelis and Palestinians sense opportunity in the aftermath of the Hamas attack.

Kill and Be Killed: Ukraine’s Bloody Battlefield Equation

The dynamics of Europe’s deadliest war in generations remain exceedingly violent and increasingly complicated by factors far from the battlefield.

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News: Israel Ramps Up Gaza Attacks, US – South Korea- Japan Joint Military Drills

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The Globalist Podcast (October 23, 2023) – The latest from Israel, unprecedented joint drills between South Korea, the US and Japan, and the Swiss election results. Plus: we hear from our Monocle team in the Arctic Circle and the Vienna Contemporary’s new artistic director.

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The New York Times — Monday, October 23, 2023

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Israelis and Gazans Flee Amid Clashes and Warnings of Wider Regional War

Israeli soldiers cleaning the barrel of a tank on Saturday outside Be’eri, Israel.

Violence on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and strikes in Syria and the West Bank, sent shock waves through the Middle East.

Hamas Fails to Make Case That Israel Struck Hospital

The scene at Al Ahli hospital in Gaza on Wednesday. Hamas has yet to provide evidence to support its claim that an Israeli airstrike killed hundreds taking shelter there.

A senior Hamas official says “nothing is left” of the munition that hit the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City last week, killing hundreds. Israel says the explosion was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.

A President, a Billionaire and Questions About Access and National Security

Anthony Pratt, one of Australia’s wealthiest men, made his way into Donald Trump’s inner circle with money and flattery. What he heard there has become of interest to federal prosecutors.

The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future

Quantum technology could compromise our encryption systems. Can America replace them before it’s too late?

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The New York Times — Sunday, October 22, 2023

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First Humanitarian Aid Reaches a Hard-Pressed Gaza

Twenty trucks carried humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Saturday, but aid agencies said far more would be needed for Gaza’s two million residents.

But the 20-truck shipment of food, water and medical supplies is only a fraction of what is needed to head off a catastrophe, officials say.

Biden and Aides Advise Israel to Avoid Widening War With Hezbollah Strike

President Biden met with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and his war cabinet on Wednesday. The two governments have tried to present a strong united front in public in the wake of the attacks by Hamas.

U.S. officials learned that the Israeli defense minister and other military officials supported a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been cautious.

For the Most Vulnerable Hostages, a Plea for Mercy

Hamas released two American hostages on Friday, but concern is rising about the hundreds still held in Gaza, especially the injured and ill.

How Rich Donors and Loose Rules Are Transforming College Sports

A shift that allows booster groups to employ student-athletes has upended the economics of college football and other sports while giving many donors a tax break.

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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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Monocle on Saturday, October 21, 2023: Charles Hecker and Georgina Godwin discuss the Rafah border crossing opening in Egypt, turmoil in the US House of Representatives, the UK’s by-election results and hibernation season in Japan.

Plus: Monocle’s Isabella Jewell explores the Horniman Museum’s new exhibition on the history of tea, followed by a tasting of some unusual brews.

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The New York Times — Saturday, October 21, 2023

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Promised Aid to Gaza Is Stalled by Wrangling, as Conditions Worsen

Tents for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Friday.

Israel, Egypt, the United Nations and others are still working out the details of delivering food, water and medicine, as Israel prepares a possible ground invasion.

Biden Requests $105 Billion Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine and Other Crises

The Biden administration formally asked Congress for $105 billion in emergency funding on Friday, including $10.6 billion in military support for Israel.

The conflict in the Middle East has given President Biden a path to approving Ukraine aid that otherwise might have remained stalled.

Passion for Palestinian Cause Had Faded, but Violence in Gaza Reignited It

The Israeli bombardment of Gaza, in retaliation for a deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel, brought a new outpouring of support in the Arab world for the Palestinian quest for a state.