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Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times The battle for Bakhmut. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/briefing/ukraine-bakhmut-biden-electric-vehicles.html

New Leaked Documents Show Broad Infighting Among Russian Officials

New York Times The additional documents also suggest the breach of American intelligence agencies could contain far more material than previously believed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/world/europe/russia-intelligence-leaks.html

Europe’s Juice Mission Will Launch to Jupiter and Its Moons: How to Watch

New York Times The spacecraft will set off on an eight-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, focusing on moons that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/science/juice-jupiter-launch-esa.html

Leaked Document Says Russia’s Ally Serbia Is Sending Arms to Ukraine

New York Times The revelation could create tensions between the Kremlin and the Balkan nation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/leaked-document-serbia-ukraine.html

Miscommunication Nearly Led to Russian Jet Shooting Down British Spy Plane, U.S. Officials Say

New York Times Recently leaked intelligence documents called the incident, last year, a near shoot down. Officials said it was more serious than originally reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/russian-jet-british-spy-plane.html

Macron Says France Backs Status Quo on Taiwan

New York Times An earlier suggestion by the French president that the security of Taiwan was not Europe’s immediate concern had drawn sharp criticism from some Western allies and commentators. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/france-macron-taiwan-china.html

‘I’m Comin’ Home’: Biden Takes a Tour of His Irish Heritage

New York Times With his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and his son, Hunter Biden, in tow, the president spent the first day of his trip to Ireland steeped in family lore. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/biden-ireland-heritage.html

Biden’s Visit to Ireland, in Pictures

New York Times President Biden’s three-day trip will mix diplomacy and personal genealogy as he meets with Irish leaders and traces his own family roots. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/biden-ireland-photos.html

Biden’s Visit to Ireland, in Pictures

After a Video Appears to Show a Beheading, Ukraine Opens War Crimes Investigation

New York Times The U.N. mission monitoring human rights in Ukraine said it was “appalled” by the video, which circulated on Russian social media channels this week and was later shared more broadly. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/europe/ukraine-beheading-video-russia.html