Your Wednesday Briefing: A major scientific breakthrough

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After decades of research, scientists have reached an important milestone in the future of energy. The target bay of the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A major nuclear fusion breakthrough Scientists studying fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced yesterday that they had [crossed a long-awaited milestone in reproducing the power of the sun](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvc2NpZW5jZS9udWNsZWFyLWZ1c2lvbi1lbmVyZ3ktYnJlYWt0aHJvdWdoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNzc3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5D0ZpljvFEOSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in a laboratory. It is the first fusion reaction in a laboratory setting that produced more energy than it took to start the reaction. Scientists have for decades talked about how fusion, the nuclear reaction that makes stars shine, could provide a future source of bountiful energy. If fusion can be deployed on a large scale, it would offer an energy source without pollution or dangerous long-lived radioactive waste. Within the sun and stars, fusion continually combines hydrogen atoms into helium, producing sunlight and warmth that bathe the planets. In experimental reactors and laser labs on Earth, fusion lives up to its reputation as a very clean energy source. Experiment: In earlier efforts by scientists to control the unruly power of fusion, their experiments consumed more energy than the fusion reactions generated. That all changed in a Dec. 5 experiment as 192 giant lasers blasted a small cylinder about the size of a pencil eraser that contained a frozen nubbin of hydrogen encased in diamond. Time scale: It may take decades before fusion becomes available on a widespread, practical scale, if ever. Most climate scientists and policymakers say that to achieve that goal of limiting warming to two degrees Celsius, or 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit, the world must reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Here’s what the advance [does and doesn’t mean](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QjAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvY2xpbWF0ZS9mdXNpb24tY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9hY3Rpb249Y2xpY2smY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm1vZHVsZT1SZWxhdGVkTGlua3Mmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZwZ3R5cGU9QXJ0aWNsZSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for the climate crisis. This image was taken from a video reportedly showing protesters marching in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, on Friday.Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Iran turns to public executions After months of deadly protests in Iran, officials have [begun publicly executing demonstrators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lyYW4tcHJvdGVzdHMtZXhlY3V0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNzc3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5D0ZpljvFEOSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Majid Reza Rahnavard, a 23-year-old fruit seller, was hanged on Monday from a construction crane in the northeastern city of Mashhad, bringing outrage from Iranians calling for the end of the country’s theocratic regime. The hangings — the first, the execution of Mohsen Shekari, 23, who worked at a coffee shop, was on Thursday — have brought intense condemnation from the public and human rights groups, and even criticism from some senior figures within Iran’s clerical establishment who questioned the religious validity of the death sentences. Since the protests began in September, security forces have killed hundreds of Iranians. Human rights groups say at least 450 protesters have died, and the U.N. says 14,000 have been arrested. The public executions are widely being taken as a last-ditch effort by the government to suppress a profound, widespread public uprising. Tactics: In addition to street protests in dozens of cities several times a week, a campaign to hold a general strike has picked up momentum across the country, further threatening a regime that is already on shaky economic ground. Details: Rights groups say the trials of the two men resembled “lynching committees” with no judicial due process. Civil and criminal charges filed against Sam Bankman-Fried say his empire was a fraud from the start.Dante Carrer/Reuters A ‘massive, yearslong fraud’ The federal authorities charged yesterday that Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX,[had engaged in widespread fraud](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvYnVzaW5lc3MvZnR4LXNhbS1iYW5rbWFuLWZyaWVkLWZyYXVkLWNoYXJnZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and had used his customers’ deposits to finance his political activities, buy lavish real estate and invest in other companies. In a 13-page criminal indictment, Bankman-Fried was charged with eight counts, including wire fraud against customers and lenders, as well as conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and violate campaign finance laws. A civil complaint claimed that for three years, he misappropriated billions in customer deposits. In Washington, John Ray, the company’s new C.E.O., who took over when the firm filed for bankruptcy, testified in Congress, laying out the myriad management failures that had contributed to the exchange’s implosion. In Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried appeared in court for the first time. He was denied bail and will remain in custody. Quotable: “Bankman-Fried was orchestrating a massive, yearslong fraud, diverting billions of dollars of the trading platform’s customer funds for his own personal benefit and to help grow his crypto empire,” the S.E.C. 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Other Big Stories Oliver Contreras for The New York Times - President Biden signed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage rights, which [officially erases the Defense of Marriage Act](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1zYW1lLXNleC1tYXJyaWFnZS1iaWxsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNzc3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5D0ZpljvFEOSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Inflation in the U.S. [slowed more sharply](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy9idXNpbmVzcy9lY29ub215L2luZmxhdGlvbi1jcGktbm92ZW1iZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) than expected in November. - Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees in what may be a precursor to [legal battles at the company](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2Vsb24tbXVzay10d2l0dGVyLXNoYWtldXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Donald Trump’s family business lost a criminal contempt trial [held in secret last year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvbnlyZWdpb24vdHJ1bXAtb3JnYW5pemF0aW9uLWNvbnRlbXB0LXNlY3JldC10cmlhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), for defying subpoenas. Science Times - The Arctic is becoming wetter and stormier. Its warmer climate has [forced local communities, wildlife and ecosystems to adapt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy9jbGltYXRlL2FyY3RpYy1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). - The E.U. is close to adopting [a carbon tax law on imports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXUtY2FyYm9uLXRheC1sYXctaW1wb3J0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which would impose a tariff on goods from countries that are not working hard to curb their emissions. - Chinese officials have described [plans for a new space station](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi9zY2llbmNlL2NoaW5hLXNwYWNlLW1vb24tbWFycy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and for reusable rockets, as well as travel to the moon and perhaps even Mars. - Once upon a time, the microbe responsible for gold-hued lager made a mysterious journey to Bavaria. Scientists are [getting closer to understanding it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wNy9zY2llbmNlL2JlZXIteWVhc3QtbGFnZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - Brain, build, brawn, behavior: What [drove the creation of modern dog breeds](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8wOC9zY2llbmNlL2RvZy1icmVlZC1nZW5ldGljcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)? A Morning Read Erin Schaff/The New York Times Are Qatar’s World Cup stadiums, which use giant tanks of cold water to create a cooling system in one of the hottest places on the planet, the [future of sports in a warming world](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvc3BvcnRzL3NvY2Nlci9xYXRhci13b3JsZC1jdXAtc3RhZGl1bXMtYWlyLWNvbmRpdGlvbmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)? SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC Why this World Cup is Africa’s most successful: In terms of outright success and strength in depth, this must be considered [the best World Cup for African sides.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzM5OTQwODEvMjAyMi8xMi8xMy9xYXRhci13b3JsZC1jdXAtYWZyaWNhbi1uYXRpb25zLXN1Y2Nlc3MvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Contingency plans if Gareth Southgate quits: If the longtime manager goes and the right homegrown candidate isn’t available, [England should try for an English manager first.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T9aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzk5NDY4OC8yMDIyLzEyLzEzL3R1Y2hlbC1wb2NoZXR0aW5vLXNvdXRoZ2F0ZS1lbmdsYW5kLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) The problem? Title-winning coaches don’t tend to be English. “I was thinking, what is the point?”: James Maddison and Karim Adeyemi are two of the high-profile players who [watched the 2022 World Cup from the substitutes’ bench](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzU3MTM2My8yMDIyLzEyLzEzL3dvcmxkLWN1cC1uby1taW51dGVzLW1hZGRpc29uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMjEyMTQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAxMzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE3NzcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkPRmmWO8UQ5KUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) without playing a single minute. We found out what that’s like. From The Times: Argentina [advanced to the World Cup final](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIyLzEyLzEzL3Nwb3J0cy9hcmdlbnRpbmEtY3JvYXRpYS13b3JsZC1jdXAtc2NvcmU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNzc3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5D0ZpljvFEOSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) — [its sixth](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8xMy9zcG9ydHMvYXJnZW50aW5hLWNyb2F0aWEtd29ybGQtY3VwLXNjb3JlL2FyZ2VudGluYS1zaXh0aC13b3JsZC1jdXAtZmluYWxzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) — after beating Croatia. And tonight, Morocco will play France to decide who will take the other spot in the final. [The game will be about more than just soccer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvd29ybGQtY3VwLWZyYW5jZS1tb3JvY2NvLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjIxMjE0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMTMzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExNzc3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5D0ZpljvFEOSlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The U.S. courts Africa The White House is hosting more than 40 African leaders this week in an attempt to close the diplomatic distance of the Trump years as the world vies for the continent’s attention and resources. Though the U.S. national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has said that the summit is not meant to be a [“compare and contrast” with powers like China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4RVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndoaXRlaG91c2UuZ292L2JyaWVmaW5nLXJvb20vcHJlc3MtYnJpZWZpbmdzLzIwMjIvMTIvMTIvcHJlc3MtYnJpZWZpbmctYnktcHJlc3Mtc2VjcmV0YXJ5LWthcmluZS1qZWFuLXBpZXJyZS1hbmQtbmF0aW9uYWwtc2VjdXJpdHktYWR2aXNvci1qYWtlLXN1bGxpdmFuLTMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), for observers it will be [hard to ignore the jockeying](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvdXMtYWZyaWNhLXN1bW1pdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Middle Eastern countries, as well as Russia and Turkey, have courted African leaders, yielding a Nairobi highway, an airport in Guinea-Bissau and more. African leaders are looking for concrete results, but also for greater influence in geopolitics. “Certainly, we’ll need a little money,” [Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, said](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRle-v0P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTIvMTMvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL2FmcmljYW4tdW5pb24tbWFja3ktc2FsbC1zZW5lZ2FsLXN1bW1pdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIyMTIxNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDEzMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTc3NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQ9GaZY7xRDkpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “But first, there must be the will to work with Africans.” The White House has pledged $55 million to Africa, and an official said President Biden would support a permanent spot in the G20 major economies for the African Union. “When the continent is purely seen as a theater to counter the advances of Russia and China, it becomes clear for many of us in the continent that we are not the focus,” Gustavo de Carvalho, a senior researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs, said. — Lynsey Chutel, a briefings writer in Johannesburg Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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