Monday Briefing: Avdiivka falls to Russia

Also, Russians mourn Aleksei Navalny. 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We’re covering Russia’s victory in Avdiivka and Aleksei Navalny’s death. Plus, a young African dissident against the monarchy. [Two soldiers in muddied fatigues plug their ears and turn away after firing a howitzer.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXN0cmF0ZWd5LWF2ZGlpdmthLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Russia’s army is using its sheer size to overwhelm the smaller Ukrainian military.  Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Avdiivka falls to Russia Ukrainian forces retreated from Avdiivka, which had been a stronghold in the Donetsk region for more than a decade, giving Russia its first significant victory in almost a year. Now, [Ukraine’s outgunned troops may be in their most precarious position](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLXN0cmF0ZWd5LWF2ZGlpdmthLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) since the first months of the war almost two years ago. The fall of Avdiivka, Russia’s largest territorial advance since taking Bakhmut last May, is the latest sign that Russia has firmly gained the upper hand after Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive fell short of most of its goals. It could bring Russia closer to its goal of capturing the entire Donetsk region and boost President Vladimir Putin as he seeks election to a fifth term in March. The city saw some of the war’s most horrific fighting. Soldiers lived through near-constant bombardment. So did [about 900 civilians, many of whom lived underground](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWF2ZGlpdmthLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and survived on food and supplies brought in by aid workers. It’s not clear how many of them got out. Geographic challenges: Ukraine’s problems are exacerbated by the flat and unforgiving terrain outside the city. Without dominant hills, larger rivers or fortifications of the kind it built around Avdiivka over the better part of a decade, Ukraine will probably have to cede more ground. In Europe: Leaders are realizing that they need to [step up their defenses](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V1cm9wZS1ydXNzaWEtbXVuaWNoLWNvbmZlcmVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) against Russia — especially as the U.S. wavers on aid. [Bouquets of flowers in front of photos of Aleksei Navalny.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1kZXRlbnRpb25zLW5hdmFsbnktbWVtb3JpYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Tributes to Aleksei Navalny at the Wall of Grief, a monument in Moscow to victims of Stalin-era persecution. Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Russians mourn Aleksei Navalny Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, died in a penal colony on Friday. [He was 47](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xNi93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYWxla3NlaS1uYXZhbG55LWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). His family, which confirmed his death, has not been able to locate his body. Russian authorities said he suffered from “sudden death syndrome,” which appeared to indicate sudden cardiac arrest. President Biden blamed President Vladimir Putin. Many have wondered [why Navalny chose to return to Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3doeS1uYXZhbG55LXJldHVybmVkLXRvLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) after a poisoning attempt. The decision won him international respect and led many to consider him a hero. It also caused serious problems for Putin; Navalny was a leader, even from remote prisons. Context: Navalny’s health had been deteriorating for years. He was being held in a prison above the Arctic Circle, where he was kept in [freezing conditions and given mysterious injections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25hdmFsbnktaGVhbHRoLXByaXNvbi1kZWF0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). What’s next: Navalny’s allies are [trying to regroup](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYW4tb3Bwb3NpdGlvbi1pbi1leGlsZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Some are hopeful that his death may galvanize opposition to Putin, and are looking to his wife, who gave a forceful speech to Western leaders after receiving the news of her husband’s death. Protest: At least [400 people have been detained](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3J1c3NpYS1kZXRlbnRpb25zLW5hdmFsbnktbWVtb3JpYWxzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) across Russia since Navalny’s death, a rights group reported. [A man pushes an older man in a wheelchair down a dirt road, with people and vehicles in the background.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4RYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy90aGUtdW4tc2F5cy1kb3plbnMtb2YtcGF0aWVudHMtcmVtYWluLWF0LXRoZS1ob3NwaXRhbC1hZnRlci1hbi1pc3JhZWxpLXJhaWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Israeli forces raided the Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday, forcing thousands of Gazans sheltering there to flee. Mohammed Salem/Reuters A key Gazan hospital falters The W.H.O. said the Nasser Medical Complex, which was one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, [could no longer serve its dozens of remaining patients](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4RYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy90aGUtdW4tc2F5cy1kb3plbnMtb2YtcGF0aWVudHMtcmVtYWluLWF0LXRoZS1ob3NwaXRhbC1hZnRlci1hbi1pc3JhZWxpLXJhaWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), as Israel’s siege continued. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would go ahead with plans for a ground invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering. He also said that [cease-fire talks were at an impasse](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4RLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyNC8wMi8xNy93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjbmV0YW55YWh1LXN1Z2dlc3RzLWNlYXNlLWZpcmUtdGFsa3MtYXJlLWF0LWEtZGVhZC1lbmQtYXMtcmFmYWgtaW52YXNpb24tbG9vbXNXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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It’s a blow to his [finances, his business and his identity](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvbnlyZWdpb24vdHJ1bXAtY2l2aWwtY2FzZXMtbWlsbGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - A senior Pakistani official admitted to having [helped rig the vote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xOC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3Bha2lzdGFuLWVsZWN0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the recent elections. - Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s ousted former prime minister, was [released on parole](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvYXNpYS90aGFpbGFuZC1wcmltZS1taW5pc3Rlci1wYXJvbGVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) after serving just a fraction of his eight-year sentence in a hospital. - Officials in Sydney, Australia, have found [traces of asbestos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvd29ybGQvYXVzdHJhbGlhL2FzYmVzdG9zLXN5ZG5leS1hdXN0cmFsaWEtdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) at 34 public sites. (The grounds outside a Taylor Swift concert venue tested negative.) More on Israel [A group of protesters, illuminated in red light and surrounded by smoke from a flare that one of them is holding aloft.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90ZWwtYXZpdi1wcm90ZXN0LW5ldGFueWFodS1pc3JhZWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Israeli antigovernment protestors had paused their demonstrations after the Oct. 7 attacks. Dylan Martinez/Reuters - Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv, in the [largest display of anger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC90ZWwtYXZpdi1wcm90ZXN0LW5ldGFueWFodS1pc3JhZWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in months. - Israeli Jews [overwhelmingly support the war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2lzcmFlbC1nYXphLXRyYXVtYS1tb29kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and feel more precarious since the Oct. 7 attacks. - Israel covertly [attacked two Iranian gas pipelines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLWlzcmFlbC1hdHRhY2tzLWdhcy1waXBlbGluZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), an escalation of the countries’ shadow war. International - Volkswagen and BASF, two major German companies, are reconsidering their ventures in Xinjiang, the region of China, amid [new scrutiny of forced labor](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvYnVzaW5lc3Mvdm9sa3N3YWdlbi1iYXNmLXhpbmppYW5nLWNoaW5hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjQwMjE4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTg1NDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmXPCXDSZX6_w3tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - The U.S. designated the Houthis [as a terrorist group](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9ob3V0aGlzLXRlcnJvci1ncm91cC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A Times investigation revealed that lax government oversight allowed shadowy oil tankers, covered by American insurance, [to fund Iran’s regime](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjQvMDIvMTYvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pcmFuLW9pbC10YW5rZXJzLXNhbmN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Culture - “Oppenheimer” [swept the BAFTA awards](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTgvbW92aWVzL2JhZnRhcy13aW5uZXJzLTIwMjQtb3BwZW5oZWltZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). See [red carpet photos](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMi8xOC9zdHlsZS9iYWZ0YXMtcmVkLWNhcnBldC1waG90b3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Indian burglars broke into the home of the film director M. Manikandan. They took valuables — but [returned a national medal with a handwritten apology note](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9pbmRpYS1idXJnbGFycy1tZWRhbC1yZXR1cm4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Kylian Mbappé says he wants to leave Paris St.-Germain. Rory Smith, a global sports correspondent for The Times, looks at Mbappé’s [loveless marriage with his hometown team](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2t5bGlhbi1tYmFwcGUtcmVhbC1tYWRyaWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd have led some Black Americans to [seek a new life in Africa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTYvcmVhbGVzdGF0ZS9hZnJpY2FuLWFtZXJpY2Fucy1hZnJpY2EuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyNDAyMTgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1ODU0MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZc8JcNJlfr_De1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). A Morning Read [King Mswati III of Eswatini, wearing traditional cloth and carrying a scepter, waves and smiles as he arrives at an airport one evening.] King Mswati III of Eswatini has reigned since he was a teenager. Joao Silva/The New York Times Young activists across Africa are pushing to oust long-reigning leaders whom they view as barriers to progress. In Eswatini, a college student has risked his life to fight for democracy, even though his father is a soldier [sworn to protect the last ruling monarch in sub-Saharan Africa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRntPUJP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDIvMTcvd29ybGQvYWZyaWNhL2tpbmctbXN3YXRpLWVzd2F0aW5pLWFmcmljYS15b3V0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDI0MDIxOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU4NTQxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplzwlw0mV-v8N7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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