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TEMOIGNAGE. "Je n'avais pas imaginé revenir sans lui..." : le récit poignant de cette Franco-Syrienne, dont le mari été tué dans un massacre en Syrie, après son retour en France

Amjaad, professeure de mathématiques à Rouen, rendait visite à ses proches mi-juillet à Soueïda, en Syrie, lorsque de violents affrontements ont éclaté entre la communauté druze et des combattants jihadistes, lors desquels son mari a été tué. Elle avait lancé un appel à l'ambassade de France sur franceinfo.

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Judge Extends Protections for Migrants From Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua

In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.

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A migrant deportation flight in January. A judge extended protections for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalis through at least mid-November.
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Trump Gives Mexico a Reprieve but Slams Canada With Higher Tariffs

The imbalance in President Trump’s treatment of America’s closest trading partners may come from his desire to make Canada the 51st state, some Canadians believe.

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In June, when Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada hosted a Group of 7 meeting, he announced that he had an agreement to reach a trade deal with Mr. Trump by July 21. It didn’t materialize.
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E.U. Did Not Retain Texts Sought by Journalists on Covid Vaccine Deal

The European Union acknowledged for the first time that a top official reviewed the messages, but said it had no duty to keep them, despite intense interest.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, London, in March.
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A French Beach Town’s Plea to Tourists: Keep Your Clothes On

“A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering the town in just their swimwear.

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La Grande Plage, the beach in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, in 2021. The town fines tourists who venture beyond the sand in their swimsuits.
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Trump Sharpens Sanctions Threat on Russia, While Admitting It May Not Work

“We’re going to put sanctions,” the president said, even before a deadline he had given Russia this week to engage in cease-fire negotiations had passed.

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“I don’t know that sanctions bother him,” President Trump said of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Air Traffic Controllers Urged Safety Changes Years Before D.C. Crash

Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the years to address hazardous conditions that played a role in the Jan. 29 crash.

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Federal Aviation Administration employees preparing to testify on Thursday, the second day of National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the January collision of an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane.
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Trump, Term-Limited, Amasses $200 Million War Chest for Political Ambitions

The money is meant to beat Democrats, but some Republicans worry it could be used to beat Republicans, too.

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The super PAC that supports President Trump will have a huge role in Republican spending for the midterms next year.
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Smithsonian Removes Reference to Trump’s Impeachments, but Says It Will Return

President Trump’s impeachments were mentioned in an exhibit on the American presidency that museum officials said was outdated. A Smithsonian spokeswoman said a future exhibit would include “all impeachments.”

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed a label referring to President Trump’s two impeachments.
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‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

An annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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The release of the annex to a report by the special counsel John H. Durham, right, adds new details to the public’s understanding of a complex trove of 2016 Russian intelligence reports analyzing purported emails that Russian hackers stole from Americans.
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Andrea Lucas Confirmed to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Ms. Lucas, who has led efforts to attack diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, was confirmed by the Senate for a second term.

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Andrea Lucas, has led efforts at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to unwind protections for transgender people and scrutinize D.E.I. programs.
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Fed Up With Netanyahu and Handling of Gaza War, Democrats Rebuke Israel

Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.

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“The Netanyahu government cannot continue with this strategy,” Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, said in a statement about the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.

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The surprise move, in a declaration endorsed on Tuesday by the 22 member nations of the Arab League, also condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, which set off the devastating war in Gaza.
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Here’s What to Know About Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Brazil

Latin America’s biggest economy can weather the shock of a high tariff rate. But American coffee lovers and Brazilian ranchers are likely to feel the pain.

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Workers stockpiled coffee bean bags in Vila Valerio, northern Espírito Santo, Brazil in July. Brazil is the world’s biggest exporter of coffee beans and a major supplier to the U.S. market.
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