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The Downfall of a Food Icon

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via NYT > World News We look at how Noma, the restaurant that revolutionized fine dining, became a byword for toxic kitchen culture.

Trump’s Reaction to Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies

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via NYT > World News President Trump said he complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.

‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?

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via NYT > World News Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 assassination.

U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge

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via NYT > World News The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries.

Strikes Deliver Another Blow to Iran’s Domestic Energy Sites

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via NYT > World News The attacks could worsen the severe electricity shortages that Iranians already face.

Why Trump Keeps Saying ‘Nuclear’

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via NYT > World News Our national security reporter David E. Sanger describes how President Trump is considering a risky commando operation at an Iranian nuclear site.

The Tropical St. Patrick’s Day That Honors African History

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via NYT > World News Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.