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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying

WASHINGTON — In the days after lawmakers introduced legislation that could break the dominance of tech companies, Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, called Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress to deliver a warning.

THE GUARDIAN

China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns

 China has ramped up its use of secret detention without trial, creating one of the most far-ranging systems of forced disappearance in the world, human rights activists warn in a report.

THE GUARDIAN

Ethiopians cast ballots in delayed election against backdrop of Tigray conflict

Voters have begun casting their ballots in delayed elections in Ethiopia that supporters of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, say are proof of his commitment to democracy and critics warn could be the launchpad for consolidation of an increasingly authoritarian rule.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Many Expected to Shun Iran Vote Seen as Presidential Race of One

TEHRAN — Come presidential election time, the streets of central Tehran are usually wallpapered with the candidates’ names and faces, their banners swaying from buildings and streetlights. But this time around, the biggest banners bear no names, only a simple message: Vote on Friday.

THE GUARDIAN

Wind turbine clash adds to UK-EU post-Brexit tensions

 A new front has opened up in the post-Brexit tensions between Boris Johnson and the EU over Brussels’ concerns that the British wind turbine industry is being favoured for government contracts worth billions of pounds.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Summit Live Updates: Biden and Putin Meet for Difficult Dialogue

After spending much of his first trip abroad working to rebuild and strengthen America’s alliances in Europe, President Biden is meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday in a summit freighted with history and fraught with new challenges.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic Extremism

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is aiming to bolster information sharing with technology companies, potentially expand hiring of intelligence analysts and improve screening of government employees for ties to domestic terrorism as part of a much-anticipated plan expected to be released on Tuesday detailing how the federal government should combat extremism.

THE GUARDIAN

Nato summit: leaders to agree that China presents security risk

Nato leaders are expected to agree that China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time that the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance will have asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing power.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

America May Be ‘Back’ in Europe, but How Much Has Really Changed?

When the same leaders reconvene in Cornwall, England, on Friday, President Biden will reverse the body language, replacing impasse with embrace. But beneath the imagery, it is not clear how much more open the United States will be to give-and-take with Europe than it was under Mr. Trump.

THE GUARDIAN

Aung San Suu Kyi faces fresh corruption charges in Myanmar as trial nears

 Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other former officials from her government have been hit with fresh corruption charges, according to state-run media.