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Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change

European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but they made it clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.

Source: The New York Times -

Love Without Limits: Brazil Flirts With Polyamory

More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family.

Source: The New York Times - By Ana Ionova and María Magdalena Arréllaga

Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World

People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.

Source: The New York Times - By Sanam Mahoozi, Jonathan Wolfe and Abdi Latif Dahir

Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.

In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.

Source: The New York Times - By David E. Sanger

Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight

The lawyer for the former prime minister claimed he had lost 85 percent of the vision in his right eye because of delayed treatment in prison.

Source: The New York Times - By Elian Peltier

New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

Source: The New York Times - By Andrew Higgins

An Olympics of Firsts: Brazil and Kazakhstan Claim Surprise Golds

A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years.

Source: The New York Times - By Patricia Mazzei and Tariq Panja

Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways, the war never really ended.

Source: The New York Times - By Euan Ward and Diego Ibarra Sanchez

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, which have been at odds for months.

Source: The New York Times - By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

The Peace Activist Who Was Caught Plotting a Coup

Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.

Source: The New York Times - By Ephrat Livni

From Exile to Power: The Rise of Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, returned to sweep his party into government with a promise of change. Some have doubts.

Source: The New York Times - By Anupreeta Das, Saif Hasnat and Lam Yik Fei

In Blow to Starmer, U.K. Ban on Pro-Palestinian Group Is Ruled Unlawful

The High Court said the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist group was disproportionate and breached free speech rights. The government said it would appeal, and the ban remained in place for now.

Source: The New York Times - By Lizzie Dearden and Stephen Castle

A Politician in Exile, Detained by ICE, Fears Deportation to Venezuela

Carlos Roberto García, an ex-mayor opposed to the Maduro regime, fled Venezuela in 2017. He faces deportation to a country with a long history of punishing political dissidents.

Source: The New York Times - By Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Patricia Sulbarán and Isayen Herrera

The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.

Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.

Source: The New York Times - By Isabella Kwai

‘Hate Radio’ and Other Transmissions From the Theater of the Real

Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.

Source: The New York Times - By Helen Shaw

Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.

Source: The New York Times - By Robert D. McFadden

Zelensky rules out holding elections until there is a cease-fire with Russia.

Source: The New York Times - By Kim Barker

Tumbler Ridge Is Forever Changed

The mass shooting in the remote British Columbia mining town has shocked and saddened the nation.

Source: The New York Times - By Ian Austen

Open Road

On Valentine’s Day, consider the ways in which we’re sticking to established paths — and the places where we yearn to deviate.

Source: The New York Times - By Melissa Kirsch

Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point

The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.

Source: The New York Times - By Jeanna Smialek

Team Japan shows up in force at the men’s halfpipe.

Scotty James of Australia laid down a strong run, but was outdone by Japan’s Yuto Totsuka.

Source: The New York Times - By Victor Mather and Gabriela Bhaskar

Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’ in Munich

In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas, but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience.

Source: The New York Times - By Edward Wong

What a Speech Reveals About Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Weapons

A top arms diplomat at the State Department recently laid out what might come next as Washington upends decades of federal policies on nuclear proliferation.

Source: The New York Times - By William J. Broad