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Biden Thanks Ireland for Backing Ukraine

New York Times “I’m at home,” the president told the Irish Parliament to thunderous applause. “I only wish I could stay longer.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/biden-ireland-ukraine-speech.html

Northern Ireland Shows How Hard It Is to End a Conflict

New York Times Northern Ireland had tremendous economic, political, and geographic advantages — but ending the Troubles still proved extremely difficult. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/northern-ireland-peace-deal.html

The U.S. investigation into the leaked Pentagon documents is ‘getting close’ to finding answers, Biden says.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/biden-says-the-us-investigation-into-the-leaked-pentagon-documents-is-getting-close-to-finding-answers.html

Seeking Visibility, Pope’s Commission on Sex Abuse Gets a New Home

New York Times In moving from cramped offices to a palazzo, the organization is aiming for more visibility, and to be better able to welcome victims. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/vatican-sex-abuse-rome.html

Ukraine presses allies for more aid before an expected spring counteroffensive.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/a-diplomatic-campaign-rolls-on-before-an-expected-spring-push-on-the-battlefields.html

Mary Quant, the Mother of the Miniskirt, Dies at 93

New York Times As a designer, clad in her signature playclothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/fashion/mary-quant-dead.html

Inside Bakhmut: Pushed into a corner, the Ukrainian military is determined to hold out.

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/inside-bakhmut-pushed-into-a-corner-the-ukrainian-military-is-determined-to-hold-out.html

Protests Persist in France as Macron’s Pension Law Nears Last Hurdle

New York Times A constitutional ruling expected on Friday may be the final legal obstacle for President Emmanuel Macron’s push to increase the retirement age. But the plan hasn’t become any more popular. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/france-pension-protests-constitutional-council.html

Cannes Film Festival 2023 Lineup Includes Wes Anderson and Todd Haynes Movies

New York Times Over 50 movies will be screened at the event, including Johnny Depp’s first major film since a defamation trial and Martin Scorsese’s latest epic. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/movies/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2023.html

Belarus Extradites Russian Man Convicted After His Daughter Drew Antiwar Picture, State Media Reports

New York Times Aleksei Moskalyov, a single father, escaped house arrest in Russia after he was charged with “discrediting” the Russian Army over the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/belarus-russia-extradition-anti-war-picture.html