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Traveling alone overseas can be a much-needed break from day-to-day social obligations, a chance to explore independently and engage in local communities on no one’s time frame but your own.“One of the huge benefits of traveling alone is that you do have the opportunity to get more in touch with yourself and have a deeper experience in whatever culture you’re visiting,” said Sasha Landauer, 27, who works in publishing in New York. Her first solo — during a gap year before college — was to Nepal. She has since gone to Tanzania and Kenya on her own.Traveling alone as a…

North Korea said on Saturday that it was building its first nuclear-powered submarine to enhance its nuclear weapons abilities, and the state news media showed the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, inspecting part of what appeared to be a new submarine larger than any owned by the country.The announcement, made in the state news media, came as United States and South Korean officials feared that the North may be receiving technological help from Russia to help modernize its military in return for sending troops and conventional weapons to help in its war against Ukraine.Mr. Kim “learned about the building of a…

For Kelly Shaw, unemployment is unfamiliar territory. “I’ve never been in this situation before. I’ve never been fired,” Shaw said, suddenly quiet, while seated at her kitchen table in Northern Virginia. Nearly three years ago, the longtime senior intelligence analyst left the Navy, after being recruited by the nation’s top cyber defense agency and rising up through the ranks. Eventually, Shaw helped establish a congressionally mandated program designed to continuously monitor and detect cyber breaches of the nation’s power grid, pipelines and water system – installing sensors across critical infrastructure designed to detect insider threats and foreign adversaries like China, Russia…

Each Friday, a selection of reporters and editors from The Athletic will offer recommendations of games, events and shows to watch over the weekend.Saturday Men’s College BasketballDuke at UNC6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNThe final weekend of the regular season for high-major men’s basketball conferences is loaded with marquee matchups, but you don’t have to overthink this. This will be Cooper Flagg’s last game in a truly hostile environment until he hits the NBA, and it’s the Tar Heels’ last chance to solidify their spot in the NCAA Tournament before things get desperate in the ACC tourney. — Eric Single, senior…

President Trump’s willingness to pardon allies has spawned a brisk market for executive clemency. Kenneth P. Vogel, a Times reporter who investigates money, politics and influence, looks at some of the people who want pardons.

This State election was the race WA Labor couldn’t lose, but that certainly didn’t stop them trying. 

COLOMBO: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva pledged to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, praising the cash-strapped nation’s “remarkable turnaround” during online talks with its president. The International Monetary Fund managing director promised unspecified help to the South Asian nation during a virtual meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, his office said Saturday (Mar 8). “The economy has stabilised and is now performing well,” Georgieva said during her overnight meeting with Dissanayake, according to a video clip shared by the Sri Lankan presidency. “This is so important for people, especially for poor people. We see a remarkable turnaround from the days when it…

Israeli drone strikes in Rafah kill three Palestinians amid escalating violence and fragile ceasefire talks in Cairo.Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed three Palestinians and wounded several in the southern governorate of Rafah as Hamas and Egyptian officials meet in Cairo for talks on the future of a precarious ceasefire. On Saturday morning, an Israeli drone targeted a group of people east of Rafah city, killing two Palestinians. Our colleagues on the ground reported that one person was also killed by Israeli fire in at-Tannour, also east of Rafah. Since Friday night, Rafah has been the target of intense Israeli attacks…

He held court in the Oval Office in a T-shirt and blazer with a child clinging to his shoulders. He takes private meetings on Capitol Hill, offering his phone number for senators to voice their complaints, as if they are his constituents. And last month, he brandished a chain saw as he promised to cut spending, to rapturous cheers from conservative activists.Seven weeks into President Trump’s second administration, Elon Musk has not just upended the government. His omnipresence in Washington has also swiftly become an unpredictable factor that could reshape politics across the country.Already, the billionaire’s signature slash-and-burn style and…

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