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Friday Briefing: Cease-Fire Vote Delayed
Plus, remembering David Lynch.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Announcement of Cease-Fire Deal, Gazan Officials Say
Gaza’s health ministry said that eight Israeli attacks had killed 81 people and injured nearly 200 others over the past day.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
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What to Know About the Cease-Fire Deal, and Biden Warns the Nation
Plus, Drake sues his own music label.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Middle East Crisis Updates: Gaza Cease-Fire to Start on Sunday, Mediator Says
The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
What to Know About the Gaza Cease-Fire
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal. For Palestinians, the agreement provides a respite from a devastating Israeli military campaign that has killed more than 45,000 people in Gaza. ...The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire
But the extraordinary collaboration between outgoing and incoming presidents did not stop both sides from claiming credit.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Brings Joy, but Is Shadowed With Uncertainty
An agreement offers Gazans at least some respite, and for Israelis it means the release of hostages. But the deal’s ambiguity leaves open the possibility that fighting could resume within weeks.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Negotiators Reach Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza
The agreement, which must still be approved by the Israeli cabinet, incited joy in the Gaza Strip and Israel, even as some feared that it could fall apart.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Months of Geopolitical Upheaval Paved Way for Gaza Cease-Fire
Terms of the cease-fire deal that Israel and Hamas reached after a year of fruitless talks aren’t very different from what was available to each side last spring. What changed was everything else.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 15 -
How the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal United Teams Biden and Trump
Rarely have representatives of current and new presidents of different parties worked together at such a high-stakes moment. But the president and the president-elect didn’t quite share credit.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
What Does the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Say?
In the first phase, 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be freed, and hundreds of trucks with humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza daily, a copy of the agreement says.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Thursday Briefing: A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Plus, ancient Celtic gender roles.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Cease-Fire Deal Has Exposed Fissures in Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Government
One far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, claimed to have scuppered similar agreements over the past year. But, the prime minister has blamed Hamas for the failures.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Cease-Fire Deal With Israel Comes as Hamas Is Severely Weakened
Israel’s 15-month bombardment of Gaza has destroyed much of Hamas’s military wing. It has also degraded the Iran-backed proxy network that helps sustain the militant group.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
What Is the Status of the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire and Hostage Talks?
Negotiators are on “the brink” of an agreement to end the fighting and free hostages, according to President Biden.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiators Are Waiting on Hamas at the Finish Line
Militant group has failed to respond to draft of the deal after all sides expressed optimism about pausing the fighting in the 15-month war.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Israel and Hamas Near Agreement on Cease-Fire Deal, Qatar Says
The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Goldman’s Solomon says US economy in a ‘fragile place’
Wall Street bank’s chief expects deregulation under Trump to spur business investment but urges cautionFinancial Times - Jan. 14 -
Israel, Hamas on Verge of Deal for Gaza Cease-Fire
Progress in cease-fire talks has raised hopes a deal could be reached to release some of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip and pause fighting that has dragged on for 15 months.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
What an Upended Mideast Means for Trump and U.S. Gulf Allies
While major ruptures are not expected, Gulf states are urging a tougher stance on Israel and a softening toward Iran, positions that differ greatly from the president-elect’s first term.The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.The New York Times - Jan. 12 -
In Attendance: Paying Attention in a Fragile World review – visions of mortality abound
Fitzrovia Chapel, London In a former hospital chapel replete with its own stories, works by Paula Rego, Phyllida Barlow and others resonate in their exquisitely contemplative surroundings. The ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Regulators Tell Baltimore Drug Program to ‘Cease and Desist’
Maryland issued the order after an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner traced overdoses and deaths to an addiction program offering free housing.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Fed’s Collins says her concerns about labor-market fragility have decreased
The U.S. labor market remains healthy and the Federal Reserve can take a gradual and patient approach to future rate cuts, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said Thursday.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
Israel, Hezbollah Fighting Stretches a Cease-Fire Deal to the Limit
Both sides are accusing each other of violations as the deadline nears for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8 -
In Haiti, Gang Massacres and Journalist Murders Expose the Country’s Fragility
In Haiti, gangs have killed hundreds of people and shot journalists at a news conference, exposing the country’s fragility and the government’s failures.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Oil ends lower as signs of strong demand for Mideast crude fail to feed recent rally
Oil futures settled with a loss on Monday, with hopes for further economic stimulus from China and signs of strong demand for Middle Eastern crude failing to support prices in the wake of a ...MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Israel Conducts Raids in Syria Amid Accusations of Cease-Fire Violations
Four weeks after the fall of the Assad regime, Israel is pressing on with a military campaign on Syrian soil.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel
Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the endorsement is a step toward a deal to stop the war.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Harris shares message ahead of Jan. 6 certification: ‘Our democracy can be fragile’
Vice President Harris on Monday shared a video message before she presides over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 presidential election, which she lost to president-elect Trump. In a ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Israel’s Military Pounds Gaza as Pressure Mounts for Cease-fire
Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Anger over changes to school curriculum exposes Syria's fragile unity
Changes announced to Syria's school curriculum have sparked backlash over fears that Ahmed al-Sharaa and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham planned an Islamist future.NBC News - Jan. 4 -
The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadlineABC News - Jan. 4 -
Carter's quest for Mideast peace didn't end with Camp David
As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefieldABC News - Jan. 3 -
Gaza Cease-Fire Before Trump’s Inauguration Looks Unlikely
Despite a recent Biden administration push, talks between Israel and Hamas to end the war appear not to have made significant progress, according to officials familiar with the discussions, as ...The New York Times - Jan. 2 -
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires
Ukraine president hails ‘one of Moscow’s biggest defeats’ as deal’s end brings power cuts in breakaway Moldovan region. Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, ending a major energy ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Home is where your attempts to escape cease – and at a bar in New York, I stopped running | Mona Eltahawy
After an attack by riot police in Cairo, I returned to the US with both arms in plaster, and found there would always be a place at the table for me. In our end of year series, writers and public ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Likely to Elude Biden
Talks between Hamas and Israel have hit an impasse in recent days, Arab mediators said.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 31