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The American administration\u2019s shifting position on Israeli settlements in the West Bank will have little immediate effect\u2014but may end up sharply crimping hopes for a Palestinian state. The first debate ahead of Britain\u2019s general election didn\u2019t leave much room for the two main candidates to get past canned talking points. And how high-end gin is displacing the rot-gut variety in India.

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