Dozens Killed in Papua New Guinea After Clashes Between Tribes
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Dozens Killed in Papua New Guinea After Clashes Between Tribes

At least 53 people were killed in fighting in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, where deadly violence between more than a dozen tribal groups has been escalating, a senior security official said. George Kakas, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary acting superintendent, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that…

Overwhelmed by War, Another Gazan Hospital Is Declared ‘Not Functional’
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Overwhelmed by War, Another Gazan Hospital Is Declared ‘Not Functional’

The largest medical facility still managing to function in wartime Gaza is now a hospital in little more than name only, the head of the World Health Organization said on Sunday. After a week of siege by the Israeli military, there are only about 20 critically ill patients left at…

Nikki Haley Again Calls for a TikTok Ban Over Privacy Concerns
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Nikki Haley Again Calls for a TikTok Ban Over Privacy Concerns

The Republican Party might have challenges with outreach to Generation Z, but Nikki Haley, appearing in a Fox News town hall event on Sunday, said the answer was not TikTok, the Chinese-owned social media platform. In a conversation with the “America Reports” co-anchor John Roberts, Ms. Haley, the former governor…

Hungary Snubs U.S. Senators Pushing for Sweden’s Entry Into NATO
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Hungary Snubs U.S. Senators Pushing for Sweden’s Entry Into NATO

Hungary, the last holdout blocking Sweden’s entry into NATO, thumbed its nose over the weekend at the United States, declining to meet with a bipartisan delegation of senators who had come to press the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to swiftly approve the Nordic nation’s entry into the military…

Intelligence Chairman Defends His Hints About a Russian Space Weapon
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Intelligence Chairman Defends His Hints About a Russian Space Weapon

Representative Michael R. Turner defended his decision to hint publicly about classified intelligence that Russia is moving to deploy a new space-based nuclear weapon. “They needed to know this information,” Mr. Turner, an Ohio Republican and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet…

‘Oppenheimer’ Sweeps the BAFTAs With 7 Awards Including Best Film
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‘Oppenheimer’ Sweeps the BAFTAs With 7 Awards Including Best Film

“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie about the development of the atomic bomb, swept the board at the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Sunday. The movie won seven awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, including best film, best director for Nolan and best leading actor for Cillian…

Opinion | Empathy Is Essential to Writing Fiction. It’s Also Disappearing.
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Opinion | Empathy Is Essential to Writing Fiction. It’s Also Disappearing.

“Write down a phrase you find abhorrent — something you yourself would never say.” My students looked startled but they cooperated. They knew I wouldn’t collect this exercise — what they wrote would be private unless they chose to share it. All that was required of them was participation. In…

Republicans Push Hard Line on Russia While Defending Trump’s NATO Comments
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Republicans Push Hard Line on Russia While Defending Trump’s NATO Comments

Senator Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, said on Sunday that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was a “murderous dictator” responsible for the death of the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, and that “we need strong leadership coming from America that actually pushes back against Russia and other dictators.”…