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‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza

Brett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war.

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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the White House in May 2024. He spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel only twice in the first three months of that year.
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Nigerian Charged With Running Fake Government Agency

The Nigerian secured office space in a federal building, opened bank accounts and even held meetings with foreign diplomats. He says he is innocent.

© Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters

Adeniyi Adeyemi, center, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday.
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Finnish Lawmakers Report Suspicious Home Break-Ins

The speaker of Parliament said there were a “considerable” number of mysterious entries in which perpetrators appeared to have taken nothing.

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The Finnish Parliament building in Helsinki. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that it was “very possible” there was a foreign actor behind the suspected home entries, the national broadcaster reported.
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Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement

The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats.

© Jean-Francois Badias/Associated Press

Migrants on a dinghy in the English Channel near the coast of northern France in September.
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