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With Macron and Biden Vulnerable, So Is Europe

This month, President Biden, flanked by President Emmanuel Macron of France, stood on the Normandy bluffs to commemorate the young

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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian Reaches Runoff in Iran’s Presidential Election

A reformist candidate critical of an Iranian law that requires women to wear head scarves will compete next week against

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How to Like Yourself More

When someone first recommended I try this, I thought it sounded very self-involved, maybe a little pathetic — was my

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Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East

They first appeared as a cloud of dust on the horizon. A few seconds later, the motorcycles carrying Russian soldiers

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A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules

A spate of decisions over the past two years by the Supreme Court has significantly impaired the Environmental Protection Agency’s

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Defendants Acquitted in Panama Papers Money-Laundering Trial

In a striking verdict for a money-laundering case associated with the Panama Papers scandal, a Panamanian judge on Friday acquitted

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Why U.K.’s Young Voters Feel Forgotten by Politicians

As the flag of a British workers union flapped behind him on a blustery June morning, Liam Kehoe was on

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Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War

When Rodrigo Duterte was running for president eight years ago, he vowed to order the police and the military to

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Iran’s Presidential Candidates: Who Are They?

A cardiac surgeon, a former mayor of Tehran and a cleric implicated in the execution of political prisoners are among

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What I’m Reading: Tunneling to the Past

It’s been a while since I did a “what I’m reading” roundup. (After the newsletter went to once a week,