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Zelensky Pitches His ‘Victory Plan’ to Ukrainian Lawmakers

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a rare appearance in Parliament, pitching a plan to lawmakers that he said could end the war by next year but which has drawn a lukewarm response from allies.

Italy Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples

Italy passed a law that criminalizes seeking surrogacy abroad, a move the country’s conservative government said would protect women’s dignity, while critics see it as yet another crackdown on L.G.B.T. families, as the law will make it virtually impossible for gay fathers to have children.

Fuel Tanker Explosion Leaves at Least 140 Dead in Nigeria

More than 140 people were killed in northern Nigeria on Tuesday after an overturned fuel tanker exploded, emergency officials said, in one of the deadliest road disasters ever recorded in Africa’s most populous country.

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