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    Gaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules

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    Trump and Netanyahu Praise Each Other After Meeting, Despite Differences Over Gaza

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    Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map

    Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.

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    Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive

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    Vienna’s Ball Season Traditions of Waltzes and White Ties

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    Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures

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    From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France

    In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.

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    6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

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    U.S. Pledges $2 Billion for U.N. Aid but Trump Administration Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’

    The announcement will likely keep the United States as the biggest international aid donor next year, even as the Trump administration slashes funding for foreign assistance programs.

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    The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know

    The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro.

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    Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports

    Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.

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    Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey

    The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

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    Yonaguni, the Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud with Japan

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    Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, It’s a Fake TikTok Video.

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    6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance

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    Overlooked Stories

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    Gaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules

    The organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, have resisted providing Israel with detailed information about their workers.

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    Protests Over Iran’s Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities

    Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities.

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    Saudi-Led Group in Yemen Tells Separatists to Withdraw, or Be ‘Dealt With’

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    Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes

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    Trump, Pressing Ahead on Ukraine-Russia Talks, Confronts Difficult Realities

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    Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine

    Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.

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    Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard

    The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.

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    Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard

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    How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

    When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.

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    Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E.

    Saudi-led forces struck an Emirati shipment early Tuesday, worsening tensions between the once-close allies. The Saudis said the shipment had arms for a separatist group, which the Emiratis denied.

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    Protests Over Iran’s Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities

    Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities.

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    China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power

    China’s military also sent warships and aircraft during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the democratic island.

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    In Lagos, December Is Time to Get Down and ‘Detty’

    Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s megacity, both for locals and visiting members of the diaspora. Bring your stamina, dancing shoes and wads of cash.

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    Crew Paints Russian Flag on Oil Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard

    The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.

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    Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity

    The legislation was the latest blow to the agency, known as UNRWA. Israel has accused it of being extensively infiltrated by Hamas.

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    Iran’s Currency Collapse Pushes Protesters to the Streets

    High inflation and a currency collapse have squeezed Iranians’ budgets, challenging the country’s leaders.

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    How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape Trump’s View of the War

    Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence President Trump’s perception of the military conflict as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.

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    George and Amal Clooney Become French Citizens

    Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence with their children.

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