Thursday Briefing: Iran raises military threats

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We’re covering Iranian strikes on Pakistan and China’s falling birthrate. Plus, Melbourne’s summer street style. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFxLXVzLWV1cm9wZS1pcmFuLWF0dGFjay1rdXJkaXN0YW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Pablo Robles/The New York Times Iranian strikes inflame regional tensions A day after Iran [launched missile strikes in neighboring Pakistan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLW1pc3NpbGVzLXBha2lzdGFuLWlyYXEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), Iran’s defense minister vowed yesterday that his country would “not set any limits” on using its capabilities against enemies whenever necessary. The strikes have raised tensions in a region where conflict has now touched at least five nations. In a statement, Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state, said it “reserves the right to respond” to what it called an illegal and unprovoked attack. The country expelled the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad and recalled its own ambassador from Iran. But retaliation could risk drawing Pakistan, which is already mired in political and economic crises, [into Middle East upheaval that it has so far avoided](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2lyYW4tcGFraXN0YW4tc3RyaWtlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Details: [Iranian strikes also hit targets in Syria and Iraq](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWlyYXEtc3lyaWEtYXR0YWNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) this week. Iranian officials said the strikes targeted terrorists they accused of being behind the bombing that killed 86 people earlier this month at a memorial procession for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. The Iraqi and Pakistani governments rejected Iran’s justifications and both countries reported civilian casualties. Analysis: Experts say Iran is walking a fine line, hoping to flex its strength to show conservatives at home that it can hit its enemies — without getting directly entangled in a fight with Israel, the U.S. or their allies. [On a frozen river crowded with people, an adult wearing a heavy red coat pulls a child in a pink sled across the ice.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1iaXJ0aC1yYXRlLTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Chinese women have shunned marriage and babies, in part because of gender inequality. Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times China wants women to have more babies China’s [birthrate has continued to fall](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1iaXJ0aC1yYXRlLTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and the population declined again, despite government efforts to encourage women to have more babies. And while its economy [grew by 5.2 last year](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4SDAmh0dHBzOi8vbmwubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZi9uZXdzbGV0dGVyL2o1bmxmTXFOQ2E2NG5WTkg5cnlOT2d-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), its growth is slowing in the longer term. To encourage women to have more children, China has offered housing, tax and cash incentives — and even appealed to their patriotism, calling on them to be “good wives and mothers.” It’s not working: Last year, the population shrank for the second straight year, official data released yesterday showed, and births fell for the seventh year in a row, threatening China’s efforts to stabilize its shrinking and aging population. The economic growth is a sign of China’s rebound from “zero Covid” pandemic controls, but it also hides a long-term weakness: Fewer babies will eventually mean fewer working-age people. Youth unemployment: The statistics agency also released new data after a pause last summer. It’s now using an “optimized” method which has [lowered the figure](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS15b3V0aC11bmVtcGxveW1lbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Reaction: Hong Kong [stocks sank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1zdG9ja3MtaGFuZy1zZW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) nearly 4 percent amid worries over China’s economy. [A man hands a child out of a vehicle to another man, who is holding his arms out.](~/AAAAAQA~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) An injured child was brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in Gaza, this week. Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock Gazans fled a hospital as fighting intensified Displaced Palestinians sheltering at Nasser Hospital, the largest hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, [fled the grounds](~/AAAAAQA~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) late Tuesday night as fighting flared nearby, videos show. The combat near the hospital, which is in Khan Younis, raised fears that Israeli troops might be advancing toward it. About 7,000 people are believed to have been sheltering at the facility, the U.N. said. Many Gazans have relocated several times since the war began, reinforcing the feeling that nowhere in the enclave is safe. 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Around the World [Catherine, Princess of Wales, in a purple coat and navy hat, holds the hand of her daughter and smiles at onlookers as she walks through a church yard next to her husband William.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLWFiZG9taW5hbC1zdXJnZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Kensington Palace did not offer details on Catherine’s diagnosis or prognosis. Kin Cheung/Associated Press - King Charles will undergo [treatment for an enlarged prostate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2tpbmctY2hhcmxlcy1zdXJnZXJ5LXByb3N0YXRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) next week, while Catherine, Princess of Wales, will be [hospitalized for 10 to 14 days](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3ByaW5jZXNzLWthdGUtbWlkZGxldG9uLWFiZG9taW5hbC1zdXJnZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) following abdominal surgery. - A judge threatened to [eject Donald Trump from a courtroom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvbnlyZWdpb24vanVkZ2Uta2FwbGFuLXRydW1wLWUtamVhbi1jYXJyb2xsLXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after he was disruptive during a defamation trial brought against him by the writer E. Jean Carroll. - Greenland is [losing its ice sheet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvY2xpbWF0ZS9ncmVlbmxhbmQtaWNlLXNoZWV0LW1lbHRpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) faster than previously thought, a study found. - A cult leader in Kenya, who told his followers to starve themselves to death, will [face 191 counts of child murder.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL2tlbnlhLWN1bHQtbGVhZGVyLW11cmRlcnMtbWFja2VuemllLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Other Big Stories - Polish truckers [lifted a blockade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcG9sYW5kLXRydWNrZXJzLWJsb2NrYWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of the Ukrainian border, ending a protest of what they saw as cheap competition from their counterparts in Ukraine. - Airbus has [pulled far ahead](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8xNy9idXNpbmVzcy9haXJidXMtYm9laW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMjc2NyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTU1NzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWie0CoZRJEYuZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of Boeing, which faces mounting problems. - The Republicans’ majority in the U.S. House of Representatives [is shrinking as members](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTYvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtaG91c2UtbWFqb3JpdHkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) resign and take medical leave. - A Turkish court fined the son of Somalia’s president about $900 instead of sending him to prison after [he fatally struck a motorcycle courier with his car.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3NvbWFsaWEtcHJlc2lkZW50LXNvbi10dXJrZXktY3Jhc2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAxMTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEyNzY3Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NTU3OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZaJ7QKhlEkRi5lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) A Morning Read [Two stylish people wearing sunglasses walk a small black dog on a boardwalk. One person is wearing a peach-colored shirt and brown pants. The other is wearing an argyle sweater vest and green trousers.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnisV7P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMTcvc3R5bGUvYXVzdHJhbGlhLXN1bW1lci1tZWxib3VybmUtZmFzaGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDExNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTI3Njcmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU1NTc5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplontAqGUSRGLmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Cool-weather staples like corduroy pants get a summery spin on the streets of Melbourne. Simbarashe Cha/The New York Times Simbarashe Cha, who explores street style around the world for The Times, visited Melbourne, Australia. The black palette and tattoos reminded him of Berlin. 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