Suicide Bombing at a Pakistan Mosque Kills Dozens

By Salman Masood | The New York Times

A suicide bombing ripped through a mosque frequented by police officers in a highly secured part of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least 32 and wounding at least 120, officials said, the worst attack in the country in months.

Czech Republic Elects Retired NATO General as Its President

By Andrew Higgins | The New York Times

The Czech Republic on Saturday elected Petr Pavel, a retired senior NATO general and political novice, as president, according to nearly complete results, with voters decisively rejecting the rival candidacy of a populist billionaire and cementing the country’s position as a robust supporter of Ukraine.

Blinken to Meet Netanyahu at Turbulent Moment for Israel

By Michael Crowley | The New York Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in a turbulent Jerusalem on Monday, as the Biden administration tries to contain a new surge of Israeli-Palestinian violence and navigate relations with the country’s new right-wing government.

Source: Dutch, Japanese Join U.S. Limits on Chip Tech to China

By Dee-Ann Durbin & Aamer Madhani | Associated Press (free)

Japan and the Netherlands have agreed to a deal with the U.S. to restrict China’s access to materials used to make advanced computer chips, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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DEA Mexico Chief Quietly Ousted Over Ties to Drug Lawyers

By Joshua Goodman & Jim Mustian | Associated Press (free)

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly ousted its former top official in Mexico last year over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by deteriorating cooperation between the countries and a record flow of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl across the border.