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Europe and America, at Odds Over Ukraine, Try Talking to Each Other

With diplomacy on the war in Ukraine splintering in various directions, President Emmanuel Macron of France held meetings Thursday with top American officials that were designed to preserve at least the appearance of a united front.

Israel Strikes Area With Tent Camps for Displaced Gazans

Israel bombarded an encampment for Palestinians displaced by the war in southern Gaza and killed at least a dozen people, including children, the Civil Defense emergency rescue service in the territory said on Thursday.

France Acknowledges Devastating Effect of Debt Imposed on Haiti for Freedom

President Emmanuel Macron said that it was time to “recognize the truth of history,” 200 years after King Charles X recognized the independence of Haiti but demanded that its former French colonists be paid an enormous sum for that freedom.

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