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Your Friday Briefing
The challenges of rolling out a vaccine.
Nobel Peace Prize: A Growing List of Questionable Choices
From Aung San Suu Kyi to Abiy Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded at least six times in the past three decades to recipients whose recognition is being second-guessed.
Book Review: ‘A Promised Land,’ by Barack Obama
This first volume of the former president’s memoirs brims with warmth, humor and introspection.
Trump’s Defeat Weakens Boris Johnson in Urgent Brexit Talks
As the European Union knows, the British prime minister can ill afford to threaten peace in Ireland, an issue close to the President-elect Biden’s heart.
The End of ‘America First’: How Biden Says He Will Re-engage With the World
Those who have known President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for decades say they expect him to move carefully, providing reassurance with a few big symbolic acts.
Coronavirus, Nice Attacks, U.S. Election: Your Friday Briefing
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Biden’s Plans for Latin America: End ‘Bully Dictating Policy’
If elected, Joe Biden plans to spearhead a repudiation — in policy and tone — of President Trump’s legacy in the region.
Trump Announces Sudan Will Move to Normalize Relations With Israel
But the deal appears to fall short of full diplomatic ties, since there was no mention of opening embassies in the others’ capitals, as Israel is planning to do with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Putin Proposes Extending U.S.-Russia Nuclear Treaty for a Year
With negotiations for a five-year extension stalled, the Russian president’s proposal puts pressure on President Trump to salvage an Obama-era accord.