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William J. Burns, director of the CIA, was due to arrive in Doha, Qatar, this week for talks on reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.Credit…Nathan Posner/Anadolu, via Getty Images William J. Burns, director of the CIA, was due to arrive in Doha, Qatar, this week for talks with regional officials about reaching a ceasefire in Gaza, according to an American official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the question. the spy chief's journey. The trip by Burns, America's top negotiator, to the Gulf country comes amid a renewed effort to broker a deal to stop the fighting and release…

What is the framework for approval? In 2017, the FDA granted “breakthrough” status to MDMA-assisted therapy. Status, the recognition of a drug's therapeutic promise, aims to shorten regulatory times. The original application was sponsored by the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, which earlier this year created a for-profit entity, Lykos Therapeutics, to commercialize MDMA if it gained approval. FDA approval. The request presents an unusual challenge for the FDA, which typically does not regulate drug treatments associated with talk therapy, an essential part of Lykos' regimen for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. On June 4, an expert advisory panel will…

“The contradiction, I think, is in American policy,” said Peter Rough, director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute and a former aide to President George W. Bush. “In Ukraine, he supports Ukraine against the Russian-Iranian alliance, while in Gaza he manages Israel, even limiting it, confronting an Iranian representative.” On the other side of the spectrum, some foreign policy veterans have said Biden has brought himself trouble by being too pro-Israel. “I'm not at all sure that Biden has made the right choices on Israel-Gaza, although I recognize that he is in a difficult situation,…

The niche world of hockey romance novels is gaining public attention after the wife of an NHL player criticized fans of the books who she said had made comments and videos on social media about her husband as " predators and exploiters". Here's what happened when the worlds of professional sports, romance novels and TikTok collided. First there was BookTok. On TikTok, people share book recommendations and reviews under the hashtag #BookTok, and the community has become a powerful force in publishing: More than 100 authors with large followings on BookTok generated $760 million in sales in 2022, a up…

For months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to offer a timeline for ending the war against Hamas in Gaza, a reticence that his critics see as a political tactic. But he was put in difficulty by President Biden's announcement outlining a proposed truce. Netanyahu, a conservative, has long juggled competing personal, political and national interests. Now he appears to face a difficult choice between the survival of his tough, uncompromising government and the return home of hostages held in Gaza, as he sets himself and Israel on a new course away from growing international isolation. The prime minister's…