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Jean Ziegler, Swiss Gadfly Who Provoked His Countrymen, Dies at 92

In a nation that sees itself as a tranquil oasis of prosperity and business virtue, he drew death threats for pointing out a dark underside.

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Jean Ziegler in 2009. A writer, sociologist and politician, he was called Switzerland’s “national troublemaker” by Le Monde in 1997 for his critiques of Swiss society, particularly the banking system.
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Mitch McConnell Is Hospitalized, His Spokesman Says

No details were given about the 84-year-old former majority leader’s condition, but he has had a string of health issues in recent years.

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Senator Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill last month. He was also hospitalized in February after experiencing flulike symptoms.
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The G7 Summit Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump

Group of 7 meetings once embodied the effort to sustain the global diplomatic order. This year’s gathering, starting on Monday, symbolizes its fragmentation.

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Leaders of the Group of 7 nations at a summit in Kananaskis, Canada, last year.
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Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press

The F.B.I. director, following a strategy from President Trump, has filed six defamation lawsuits against news media companies and commentators in nearly seven years.

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Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has yet to reach a settlement or a favorable jury verdict from the cases.
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The G7 Summit Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump

Group of 7 meetings once embodied the effort to sustain the global diplomatic order. This year’s gathering, starting on Monday, symbolizes its fragmentation.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Leaders of the Group of 7 nations at a summit in Kananaskis, Canada, last year.
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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II

After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

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Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, in March. The countries have been building up their militaries.
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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II

After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

© Pool photo by David Mareuil

Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, in March. The countries have been building up their militaries.
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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II

After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

© Pool photo by David Mareuil

Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, in March. The countries have been building up their militaries.
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Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan

James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump’s legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.

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James M. McDonald is a litigation partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, the law firm handling President Trump’s appeal of his criminal conviction in a Manhattan state court.
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Top Haitian Security Official Kidnapped

A security expert who had recently become chief of staff to the new defense minister was abducted, the latest example of violence gripping the country.

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Cars burned by armed gangs in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January.
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At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty

President Trump’s name was removed from the arts institution’s facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.

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The Kennedy Center certified on Saturday that President Trump’s name had been removed from the building, but did not give a clear answer on when the tarps would be removed.
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