Your Friday Briefing – The New York Times

Arrests in US leak case

Federal investigators in the US have arrested a 21-year-old man believed to be in connection with the leaking of secret intelligence documents that strained relations with American allies and revealed weaknesses in the Ukrainian military.

Using his game profile and other records, The Times identified the man as Jack Teixeira, a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Teixeira oversees an online group, Thug Shaker Central, where the document first appeared. The group consisted of about two dozen people, mostly young men and teenagers, who shared a passion for guns, racist memes and video games.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said yesterday that the FBI had taken Teixeira into custody “without incident,” adding that Teixeira was accused of illegally sharing secret defense information. President Biden sought to downplay the leak, saying he was not concerned about the disclosure.

New revelations: A cache of documents has shed light on new US allegations that China is considering giving Russia military aid. In mid-February, the US intercepted communications indicating that Russian intelligence officials had reported approval of the aid by China’s top military body.

In the news of the war in Ukraine:

The verdict on Macron’s pension reform is in sight

Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched in cities across France yesterday ahead of today’s important decision on President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the legal retirement age to 64, from 62. The decision could pave the way for its final implementation, although it did little to quell the opposition. ever popular.

The backlash, which became law last month after Macron decided to push through the houses of parliament without a vote, has sparked 12 days of nationwide protests and strikes since January. The standoff, marked by sporadic violence between police and protesters, continued.

All eyes are now on the Constitutional Council, which reviews laws to ensure they comply with the French Constitution. Macron’s pension reform measures cannot be officially implemented until the nine-member council gives the green light.

Numerical: According to French authorities, Thursday’s protest drew around 380,000 people, although trade unions said the number was between one million and 1.5 million. Authorities and unions have estimated that the number of demonstrators in last week’s demonstrations was higher.

Taiwan: Macron stood by his recent comments that Europe cannot be a “vassal” of the US on Taiwan’s security issue.

The battle over the abortion pill in the US

The U.S. Justice Department said it is asking the Supreme Court for emergency action to stop a federal appeals panel ruling that barred the widely used and safe abortion pill, mifepristone, from being shipped to patients and to restore other measures to simplify patient care. ‘access to pills.

In its order, the appeals court declined to uphold part of a judge’s ruling in Texas, which last week ruled that the FDA’s 23-year-old approval for the abortion drug mifepristone was invalid, essentially saying the drug should be used. withdrawn from the market.

Because access to abortion has been limited in the US, the market for abortion pills sold outside the official health care system is growing. Tens of thousands of patients have gone online to find the pill in the nine months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

After five decades of anti-nuclear agitation, Germany’s three remaining reactors will shut down tomorrow, ending nuclear power generation in Europe’s largest economy.

But it comes when the continent grapples with the question of whether it can secure enough energy to drive its economy and keep its homes warm – while also reaching its ambitious climate targets.

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Cost of Champions League failure for Liverpool: Analyzing where the disastrous season left the team ahead of the summer transfer window.

Chelsea’s worst score since 1993: The team has now gone 374 minutes without a goal. That’s an area that needs to be addressed.

Ottolenghi’s favorite flavor

Yotam Ottolenghi’s 10 best flavors, in no particular order: sumac, feta, olive oil, pine nuts, cinnamon, pomegranate molasses, fresh mint, spinach, parsley, lemon juice.

Feeling familiar like old friends, he wrote: “We all have the same basic ingredients: those ingredients – those friends – that we can gather instinctively, without thinking too much, where the end result is always very satisfying.” (All in a new recipe for aromatic cheese and spinach phyllo rolls.)

Today, you can find all these ingredients in most major UK supermarkets. But that is not always the case. For two decades, the Israeli-born chef and food writer has changed the way Britons eat and cook, as a new article in The Financial Times (paywall) explores.

The next step to world domination is crossing the Channel. With the French passion for foreign cuisine, Ottolenghi plans to expand his restaurant business to Paris, he told a British newspaper. “They have a long tradition of loving Asian, North African and Middle Eastern food,” he said. “So yes. I think you will like the food.”