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Ukraine Latest: More Starlinks From Musk; Approval of IMF Aid
China’s Covid Death Reports Spread as Doubts Grow About Official Virus Data
Biden Administration Calls for 25% Cut in Homelessness by 2025
Australia Names Ex-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as Ambassador to US
Around the Globe
Malaysia Scheduled to Present Budget 2023 by Early March
China’s Baseball-Tossing, Tesla-Riding Envoy Signals Lower-Key Diplomatic Strategy
EU Gas Price Cap Would Have Been Triggered Over 40 Days This Year
Ramaphosa Victory in South African Party Vote Clears Way for Cabinet Reshuffle
Opinion
Adrian Wooldridge
At Davos 2023, Keep the Xanax Handy
Beware of investing too much hope in the resumption of globalization — and be ready for hair-trigger risks ahead.
Bobby Ghosh
Biden Should Call Tunisian Dictator’s Bluff
The US has gone along with Kais Saied’s power-grab for too long.
Matthew Brooker
Europe Must Avoid Wishful Thinking on China in 2023
Germany and France seem to be willing to “compartmentalize” their relations with Beijing, excluding the difficult issues. That’s the way best not taken.
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Podcast
Pakistan Foreign Minister Zardari Defends Modi Taunt
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discusses bilateral relations with India. Zardari defended comments he made at the United Nations Security Council in which he referred to Narendra Modi as the “butcher of Gujarat” and said the Indian leader’s political party draws inspiration from Adolf Hitler. Zardari also said comments from a colleague who said “India should not forget that Pakistan has an atom bomb” were not cause for alarm. He spoke with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." (Excerpt) (Source: Bloomberg)
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