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Biden dressed in a dark blue suit walks with his head down past a row of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.
Biden dressed in a dark blue suit walks with his head down past a row of alternating U.S. and Israeli flags.

Biden Owns the Israel-Palestine Conflict Now

In tying Washington to Israel’s war in Gaza, the U.S. president now shares responsibility for the broader conflict’s fate.

Argument
Aaron David Miller
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Third Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Third Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

What America’s Top China Commission Is Worried About

Technology, trade, and Taiwan dominate in a new report to Congress.

Report
Rishi Iyengar
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon

Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi

Having nothing to write home about would be the preferred outcome for both sides.

Analysis
Agathe Demarais
Al-Shifa hospital is seen in Gaza City.
Al-Shifa hospital is seen in Gaza City.

Hundreds Trapped in Gaza’s Largest Hospital Amid Intense Fighting

Doctors are struggling to aid patients as Al-Shifa’s fuel supplies run out.

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door.

What to Expect From the Xi-Biden Meeting

While deliverables are likely to be modest, Wednesday’s meeting could yield progress on shared priorities.

Report
Lili Pike
A fisherman wearing a heavy winter coat and hat can be seen from the side as he turns to watch a plume of smoke rising from a building beyond the far bank of the Dnipro. The man sits on a bench at the stern of his small railboat, and the sky above is overcast and pale gray.
A fisherman wearing a heavy winter coat and hat can be seen from the side as he turns to watch a plume of smoke rising from a building beyond the far bank of the Dnipro. The man sits on a bench at the stern of his small railboat, and the sky above is overcast and pale gray.

Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions

The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.

Argument
John V.C. Nye, Maria Snegovaya
A teenage Afghan girl stands in front of a blue midday sky while laden with the belongings that she carries. The collection of plastic jugs, bags, and other containers almost entirely obscures the girl, with only her head visible, tilted as she stares at the camera from between two containers.
A teenage Afghan girl stands in front of a blue midday sky while laden with the belongings that she carries. The collection of plastic jugs, bags, and other containers almost entirely obscures the girl, with only her head visible, tilted as she stares at the camera from between two containers.

Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees

As relations between Islamabad and the Taliban have soured, ordinary Afghans have become political pawns.

Analysis
Lynne O’Donnell
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. People sit and walk on the grass lawn in front of the protester and barricades.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. People sit and walk on the grass lawn in front of the protester and barricades.

The West’s Incoherent Critique of Israel’s Gaza Strategy

The reality of fighting Hamas in Gaza makes this war terrible one way or another.

Argument
Raphael S. Cohen
A cashier at a Travelex Bureau de Change counts U.S. Dollars in exchange for British pounds on Feb. 19, 2004 in London. The recent dramatic fall in the U.S.dollar has seen a rise in UK customers changing their pounds for the weaker greenback.
A cashier at a Travelex Bureau de Change counts U.S. Dollars in exchange for British pounds on Feb. 19, 2004 in London. The recent dramatic fall in the U.S.dollar has seen a rise in UK customers changing their pounds for the weaker greenback.

The Dirty Secrets of Capitalism Are Undermining Democracy

The West’s growing culture of tax avoidance is taking a political toll.

Argument
Charles G. Davidson, Ben Judah
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.
Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette.

China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.

What Beijing’s about-face on coal power means for climate change—and how the world can push back.

Analysis
Lauri Myllyvirta, Byford Tsang
A young woman wearing a headscarf screams and presses her hands to her face as she and others flee through the rubble during Israeli airstrikes on al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
A young woman wearing a headscarf screams and presses her hands to her face as she and others flee through the rubble during Israeli airstrikes on al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The Middle East Has Locked Itself in a Slaughterhouse

The region is suffering from a precipitously brutal coarsening of its politics.

Argument
Hisham Melhem
A soldier stands atop an Israeli battle tank near the border of Gaza. They are silhouetted against a an orange smoky sky.
A soldier stands atop an Israeli battle tank near the border of Gaza. They are silhouetted against a an orange smoky sky.

Gaza’s Best Chance at Peace

Strategies for breaking the cycle of violence for Israelis and Palestinians.

The Reading List
Chloe Hadavas
A devotee is seen in profile as she performs a prayer ritual in front of statues of Hindu gods, which are surrounded by candles. The woman, dressed in red, holds an object that has been set on fire while she kneels. Her eyes are closed as she prays.
A devotee is seen in profile as she performs a prayer ritual in front of statues of Hindu gods, which are surrounded by candles. The woman, dressed in red, holds an object that has been set on fire while she kneels. Her eyes are closed as she prays.

Nepal’s Stolen Gods Seek New Homes

Communities want statues to become a part of living heritage again.

Analysis
Bibek Bhandari
Blinken and Abbas stand side by side and shake hands.
Blinken and Abbas stand side by side and shake hands.

This War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict

After all the death and destruction, the situation will be no closer to a resolution than it was before Oct. 7.

Analysis
Steven A. Cook
Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023.
Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on November 10, 2023.

Heavy Fighting Imperils Gaza’s Beleaguered Hospitals

Medical facilities are caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.

World Brief
Christina Lu
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