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A Political Convert in the Long Shadow of the Civil War
In “Longstreet,” Elizabeth R. Varon dissects the life and legacy of a Confederate general who became a devoted supporter of…
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Wednesday Briefing: A Gaza Hostage Deal Appears Close
Plus Binance’s founder pleads guilty.
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Ukraine Remembers Popular Uprising That Foreshadowed War
President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the so-called Maidan revolution, which toppled a pro-Russia leader 10 years ago, as the “first victory”…
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North Korea Launches Rocket With Its First Spy Satellite
The country had failed to put such a satellite into orbit in its two previous attempts at such a launch.…
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In the Middle of a War With No End in Sight
In “November 1942,” Peter Englund pieces together a month in the Second World War with the diaries and memoirs of…
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‘A Horror Film’: Mothers in Gaza on Giving Birth in a War Zone
“My experience during childbirth was a nightmare in every sense of the word, or something like a horror film,” said…
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In Ukraine’s Slowed-Down War, Death Comes as Quickly as Ever
The agony came in waves as the wounded Ukrainian soldier in the back of the ambulance slipped in and out…
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These Days, the Very Rich Are Very Selfish. It Could Get Ugly.
Throughout much of the Western world’s history, the wealthiest have been viewed in their communities as a potentially unfavorable presence,…
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Israel, Hamas and the Rules of War
More from our inbox: A Mideast Protest by Congressional StaffersD.I.Y. College RankingsRich in New YorkFake ReviewsAn Israeli artillery unit shelling…
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Russia Sentences Activist to Penal Colony for Antiwar Notes on Price Tags
A court sentenced Aleksandra Y. Skochilenko to seven years in a penal colony, in one of the most prominent cases…