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Israel at War With Itself

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via NYT > World News On the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, Roger Cohen explains how the war in Gaza has left Israel divided and isolated.

Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion

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via NYT > World News The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

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via NYT > World News One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

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via NYT > World News In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Everest Hikers

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via NYT > World News The snowfall buried tents and reduced visibility. The local authorities said that they were in contact with the hikers and that rescue efforts were underway.

Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a Decade

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via NYT > World News Pakistan uprooted the Taliban with U.S. help in the 2010s. But the insurgency has resurfaced with assistance from the Afghan Taliban.

Drones, Democracy and the War in Ukraine

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via NYT > World News Back from a trip to Ukraine, our international editor Philip Pan explains how this is a new kind of war.