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Matthew Holehouse, our British political correspondent, considers Britain’s relationship with the European Union Has Britain’s European “reset”, at last, begun? Sir Keir Starmer last night joined an informal meeting of the European Council (the gathering of the EU’s national heads of government) for dinner at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels to talk about the continent’s security. That alone was a...

Giving children the wrong (or not enough) toys may doom a society Survival is a case of child’s play 給孩子錯誤（或不夠）的玩具可能會毀滅一個社會 生存就像孩子們的遊戲 Dec 18th 2024 GIVERS OF EDUCATIONAL gifts, rejoice: despite the eye-rolls you may receive on  Christmas morning , you are part of a long and valuable tradition. In cultures around the world, toys have been used to teach children what...

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1. President Donald Trump said that Americans could feel “some pain” after  Canada and Mexico  vowed to retaliate against the tariffs that he imposed on their imports. Mr Trump defended the measures, saying that “it will all be worth the price that must be paid”. From Tuesday America will place levies of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and increase tariffs on China by 10%. Canadian oil face...

1. Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said that his cabinet had approved the  Gaza ceasefire deal  by 24 votes to eight on Saturday, paving the way for the agreement to take effect on Sunday. Hamas is expected to release three female hostages that day in exchange for 95 Palestinian prisoners. Mr. Netanyahu warned on Saturday that Israel will not proceed until Hamas provides a list of hos...

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1. The biggest of the  six simultaneous blazes  in Los Angeles, in the Palisades neighbourhood, changed direction, threatening new areas on the western edge of the city. At least 11 people have been killed; more than  150,000 residents  are under evacuation orders. California’s governor called for an independent investigation into why some hydrants failed at critical moments earlier this week. 洛...

1. America is proposing to sell **arms **to Israel worth $8bn. The State Department notified Congress on Friday of the planned consignment, which requires approval by committees in both the House and the Senate. It includes air-to-air missiles and artillery shells among other materiel. With President Joe Biden due to leave office before the end of the month, the move constitutes something of a lat...

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1. Lawmakers in South Korea voted to impeach the acting president, Han Duck-soo. The former prime minister has held the office for less than two weeks after replacing Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been  forced out  over his brief attempt to  impose martial law . The opposition accused Mr Han of stalling the previous president’s impeachment process. Choi Sang-mok, the finance minister, is the next to fill...

1. After  days of chaos America’s House of Representatives voted to pass a new spending deal, averting a government shutdown hours before the midnight deadline. The proposal—which will fund the government through March and includes a $110bn disaster-aid package—dropped a provision to extend America’s  debt ceiling , despite backing from Donald Trump to include it. Most Republicans supported the de...

1. South Korean legislators voted to  impeach Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law on December 3rd. The first motion failed last week because of opposition from members of Mr Yoon’s ruling People Power Party. This time, enough PPP members changed tack. Thousands of anti-Yoon protesters gathered outside the national assembly ahead of the vote. The constitutional court has up to 180 day...

1. Russia suggested that its citizens living in Syria should leave in light of its “difficult military and political situation”. On Friday Syrian rebels moved closer to Homs, a city between Aleppo and Damascus, the capital. Syrian and Russian warplanes reportedly struck the north of  Hama province . The rebels have captured the cities of Hama and Aleppo following a surprise insurgency on November...

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1. Russian warplanes joined Syrian armed forces in attacking rebels attempting to seize Aleppo, the country’s second-biggest city. The fighters, who are led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist group, have now taken control of a majority of Aleppo, according to the Syrian **Observatory **for Human Rights, a monitoring group. It is the first time  Syria’s  opposition has captured territory from the...

1. Donald Trump picked Pam Bondi, Florida’s former attorney-general, to lead America’s justice department after Matt Gaetz withdrew from contention . Ms Bondi served as one of Mr Trump’s lawyers during his first impeachment trial. Mr Gaetz gave up amid allegations that he had paid women for sex, which he denied. Enough Republican senators were prepared to block his nomination. 川普（Donald Trump）...

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1.  Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met, probably for the last time as two presidents, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Peru. China’s leader warned of the danger of letting relations with America sour further, a message directed not so much at Mr Biden as the incoming Donald Trump. The presidents also agreed that it should not be left to artificial intelligence to make the final call o...

1. America’s Department of Justice** charged** three people for involvement in an alleged Iranian plot to murder targets including Donald Trump as well as an Iranian-American journalist critical of the country’s regime. Two suspects were arrested in New York; a third, tasked with surveilling  Mr Trump  and plotting to assassinate him, is believed to remain at large in Iran. 美國司法部指控三人涉嫌...

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1. In the last weekend before America’s election, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trumpwere on the stump in crucial** swing states**. Both had North Carolina, which narrowly voted for Mr Trump in 2020 and where our  election model  puts him just ahead, on their itineraries. In a state recently battered by Hurricane Helene, the Republican repeated false claims that the Biden administration was divert...

1. In the last weekend before America’s election, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trumpwere on the stump in crucial** swing states**. Both had North Carolina, which narrowly voted for Mr Trump in 2020 and where our  election model  puts him just ahead, on their itineraries. In a state recently battered by Hurricane Helene, the Republican repeated false claims that the Biden administration was divert...

1. Israel launched air strikes against Iran in its long-anticipated retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on  October 1st . An Israeli army spokesman said the targets were military and that all planes had “returned home safely”. The White House said it had been informed in advance of Israel’s plans, but that America was not involved in the attack. It said that energy and nuclear facilities had...

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1. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was hit by at least 12 Israeli air strikes. These followed a drone attack in Israel by Hizbullah earlier in the day,** directed at** Caesarea, the northern town where Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, lives. One drone struck a building, but Mr Netanyahu was away from his house and no deaths were reported. 黎巴嫩首都貝魯特遭到至少12次以色列空襲。這些空...