Thursday Briefing – The New York Times

Biden defends clean energy agenda On a tour of a wind turbine factory in Colorado, President Biden rebuked conservative opponents who had characterized his climate policies as “a massive failure.” But even as he stressed the importance of an economy built on clean energy, the president said little about climate change, just days after declining …

Wednesday Briefing: What to Watch at the U.N. Climate Talks

The U.N. climate summit starts tomorrow Two facts loom over the COP28 U.N. climate talks, which begin tomorrow in Dubai: Earth is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert it. Diplomats from nearly 200 countries, and many heads of state and government, will gather to try to draft a plan …

Tuesday Briefing: A Deal to Extend the Gaza Truce

Qatar says Israel and Hamas will extend the truce Israel and Hamas agreed yesterday to extend their fragile truce for two more days, according to officials in Qatar who helped negotiate the initial cease-fire. The deal could allow for additional aid to flow into Gaza and the release of more hostages, prisoners and detainees than …

Monday Briefing: A 3rd Hamas-Israel Exchange

Avigail Idan, 4, was released from Gaza yesterday.Credit…Hostages and Missing Families Forum Hamas and Israel make their 3rd prisoner-hostage exchange Hamas released 17 more hostages yesterday, including one American — Avigail Idan, who turned 4 on Friday, nearly seven weeks after her parents were killed in the Oct. 7 cross-border assault on southern Israel. Here’s …