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Middle East Crisis: Biden Sharpens Criticism of Israel, Calling Gaza Response ‘Over the Top’ NYT » World News President Biden showed growing impatience with the scale and duration of the war in Gaza, and said the suffering of innocent people has ‘got to stop.’

Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift Fans. Please Remain Seated as You Cheer. NYT » World News Some Japanese spectators are grumbling that foreign concertgoers visiting Tokyo don’t share their rather restrained local approach to taking in a show.

Israeli Settlers Left Gaza in 2005. They Now See a Chance to Return. NYT » World News The United States and many other nations are pushing Israel to hand Gaza back to Palestinian leadership. But within Israel, a powerful lobby is trying to rally support for Jewish settlements there.

A Friar Serves as the A.I. Ethics Whisperer for the Vatican and Italy NYT » World News Paolo Benanti advises the church and the government on navigating the tricky questions, moral and otherwise, raised by artificial intelligence.

Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs NYT » World News From onsens in Japan to high-altitude pools in Bolivia, the photographer Greta Rybus shares highlights from her search for thermal waters.

Pakistan Is Stunned as Early Election Results Look Like a Real Race NYT » World News The party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has withstood a crackdown by the country’s powerful military and put up a fight.

Friday Briefing NYT » World News A special counsel clears Biden.

As Fears Rise, Some Australians Seek U.S.-China Détente NYT » World News Many countries are trying to figure out what to do about a more insecure, more nuclear-driven world. Australia has an idea.

Biden Sharpens Criticism of Israel, Calling Gaza Response ‘Over the Top’ NYT » World News “There are a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying,” the president said in a session with reporters. “And it’s got to stop.”

Biden Criticizes Israel’s Gaza Response and Defends Cease-Fire Negotiations NYT » World News President Biden appeared to describe Israel’s war in Gaza as disproportionate, some of his strongest comments to date.

Trump, Putin, Carlson and the Shifting Sands of Today’s American Politics NYT » World News An interview with Russia’s leader and congressional resistance to aid for Ukraine underscore the transformation of the parties and electorate in the United States more than three decades after the Cold War.

Crowded Gazan City Bombed as Negotiators Try to Revive Cease-Fire Talks NYT » World News A day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled that the Israeli military was preparing to move into Rafah, airstrikes there killed and wounded multiple people.

Michael Mann Awarded $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit NYT » World News The researcher had sued two writers for libel and slander over comments about his work. The jury awarded him damages of more than $1 million.

Putin Calls on U.S. to ‘Negotiate’ on Ukraine in Tucker Carlson Interview NYT » World News In a two-hour interview, President Vladimir Putin of Russia was more direct than usual about how he sees his Ukraine invasion ending: not with a military victory, but a deal with the West.

Michael Mann Awarded $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit NYT » World News The researcher had sued two writers and their publishers for libel and slander over comments about his work. The jury found “spite” and “deliberate intent to harm.”

Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky Takes Over at a Fraught Time for Ukraine’s Military NYT » World News Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky is taking a job vacated by a general who is well-regarded by the army, in what is widely perceived as a politicized shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership.

Riad al-Turk, the ‘Mandela of Syria,’ Dies in Exile at 93 NYT » World News Imprisoned four times, he spent almost 20 years in Syria’s prisons, nearly 18 in solitary confinement, for speaking out against the Assad regimes. He died in France.

What Does the 1.5 C Marker of Global Warming Mean? NYT » World News Recent temperature rises have come uncomfortably close to a key benchmark: 1.5 degrees Celsius. It’s a bad sign for the world’s climate goals, but it’s not game over. Not yet.

Friday Briefing: Will Trump Be Allowed to Hold Office Again? NYT » World News Also, Pakistan’s elections and a shake-up in Ukraine’s military leadership.

Report Calls for Putin and Russian Officials to Be Investigated for Assault on Mariupol NYT » World News Human rights groups said the attack on the Ukrainian port city pointed to unlawful actions by top Russian leaders.