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The Iran Nuclear Talks Explained

BRUSSELS — In Vienna on Tuesday, the signers of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will come together with what would appear to be a simple task. They want to restore compliance with an agreement that put strict controls on Iran’s nuclear enrichment, to ensure that it cannot build a nuclear weapon, in return for the lifting of punishing economic sanctions.

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Dans les rouages de la stratégie d’influence émiratie aux Etats-Unis

Un rapport du centre de recherche Noria met en lumière les leviers utilisés par Abou Dhabi pour peser sur la politique étrangère américaine.

Par Benjamin Barthe

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Israel’s Shadow War With Iran Moves Out to Sea

Israel and Iran have fought a clandestine war across the Middle East for years, mainly by land and air. Now ships are under attack in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

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Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Point in the Pandemic: Live Updates

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell last week to 657,000, a decrease of 100,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was the lowest weekly level of initial state claims since the pandemic upended the economy a year ago.

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Biden Seeks Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks

WASHINGTON — Faced with the second mass shooting in a week, President Biden and Democrats on Capitol Hill called on Tuesday for fast action to enact stricter gun laws, a plea that was immediately met with a blockade of opposition by Republicans.

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Ouïgours : les « sanctions ciblées » de l’Union européenne provoquent une riposte chinoise

La Chine somme les Européens d’« arrêter de faire la leçon aux autres et d’intervenir dans leurs affaires intérieures ».

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Evidence in Capitol Attack Most Likely Supports Sedition Charges, Prosecutor Says

WASHINGTON — Evidence the government obtained in the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol most likely meets the bar necessary to charge some of the suspects with sedition, Michael R. Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who had been leading the Justice Department’s inquiry, said in an interview that aired on Sunday.

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Testy Exchange in Alaska Signals a More Confrontational China

The Biden administration’s strategy to curb Beijing’s behavior faces a stiff challenge as China uses its economic, diplomatic and military might to deflect criticism.

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As U.S.-China Policy Shifts, Top Officials Will Meet in Alaska

President Biden is engineering a sharp shift in policy toward China, focused on gathering allies to counter Beijing’s coercive diplomacy around the world and ensuring that China does not gain a permanent advantage in critical technologies.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/18/us/biden-news-today

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Live Updates: 8 Dead in Atlanta Spa Shootings, With Fears of Anti-Asian Bias

ACWORTH, Ga. — Police were searching for answers and planned to hold a news conference on Wednesday morning after a spree of shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday night left eight people dead. Six of the victims were Asian, raising fears that the gunman might have targeted his victims because of their race.