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Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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Israeli policemen stand guard near the settlement of Maale Adumim, in a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, last week.
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Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost

A Texas Legislative Committee heard for the first time from the parents who demanded better flood warning systems, better training and equipment for camps near the river.

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At least 28 counselors and campers from Camp Mystic were killed when the Guadalupe River flooded in Hunt, Texas, in July.
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Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’

The former president suggested that Democrats opposing G.O.P. efforts in Texas and elsewhere should advance their own gerrymandering plans.

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Former President Barack Obama last year. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to redistricting, he said, is “designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.”
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Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration

After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.

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The firms are working on a range of matters for the Commerce Department, including trade deals, according to one of the people briefed on the matter.
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Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.

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An Israeli strike hits a building on Wednesday in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Au Japon, une boule de feu illumine le ciel en pleine nuit

L'image semble irréelle et a duré seulement quelques secondes. Une immense boule de feu a traversé le ciel du Japon dans la nuit du mardi 19 au mercredi 20 août, interpellant les habitants, qui se sont empressés d'immortaliser cette scène exceptionnelle. Derrière cette explosion de lumière, un phénomène naturel bien connu.

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Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

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Taking photos in front of a portrait of President Xi Jinping in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in March.
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Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Postwar Security

European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

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Russian soldiers in uniforms without identifying insignia in Crimea in 2014. Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine began that year with the seizure of the territory.
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Senate Adds Guardrails in an Effort to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills

Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less leeway to refuse to spend federal money.

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Senator Patty Murray of Washington joined other Appropriations Committee members in a letter to Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, to protest his decision to not spend nearly $3 billion in emergency funds.
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Les États-Unis imposent de nouvelles sanctions à la CPI, un juge français visé

Les États-Unis annoncent prendre de nouvelles sanctions, mercredi, contre la Cour pénale internationale (CPI). Elles visent un juge français et un canadien, ainsi que deux procureurs. La CPI qualifie cette décision d'attaque "flagrante", la France exprime sa "consternation".

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Canicule et sécheresse en France : quelles conséquences pour les arbres ?

La 51ème vague de chaleur que vient de connaitre la France a mis la végétation à rude épreuve. Dans de nombreuses régions de France, les feuilles de certains arbres commencent déjà à jaunir et à tomber. Un mécanisme de survie pour l'arbre, mais qui, répété trop souvent, peut conduire à son dépérissement. Les canicules et les sécheresses qui se multiplient ces dernières années, conséquence du changement climatique, mettent les espèces d'arbres les plus sensibles en danger. 

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Mort du streamer JP : Drake et Adin Ross vont financer les funérailles

La justice a ouvert une enquête après le décès en direct d'un homme, star depuis des mois de vidéos diffusées en direct le montrant se faire frapper ou humilier, des contenus dénoncés comme une "horreur absolue" par le gouvernement. Le streamer Adin Ross a annoncé que lui et le rappeur Drake financerait ses funérailles.

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Soudan : meurtrie, Khartoum tente de se reconstruire malgré la guerre

À Khartoum, la capitale soudanaise, les stigmates de la guerre sont partout. Les hôpitaux, les maisons, le palais présidentiel.... Tous portent les traces des combats entre l'armée soudanaise et les Forces de soutien rapide (FSR). Ravagée par deux années de guerre, la capitale tente aujourd’hui de se reconstruire.

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Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School

The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.

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A poster of the Ten Commandments in a classroom in Willis, Texas.
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