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European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin

Par : Jeffrey Gettleman · Paul Sonne and Jeanna Smialek
The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcome by all European leaders.

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Friday.
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Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole

Par : Fintan O’Toole
The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.

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The U.A.E. president Mohammed bin Zayed and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in 2026.
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Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

Par : Anton Troianovski
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russia Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
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In Congress, Support for Israel Is Waning Among Democrats

Par : Annie Karni
Anger has focused on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has become a political lightning rod in the United States, and the high death toll in Gaza.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Speaker Mike Johnson meeting in Washington last year.
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Brazil Supreme Court Orders Flávio Bolsonaro to Hand Over Passports in Money Laundering Inquiry

Par : Ana Ionova · Alice Maciel and Thayz Guimarães
Brazil’s Supreme Court told the police to seize passport of Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, over his links to an investigation.

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Flavio Bolsonaro speaking in Brasília last night after losing the presidential election.
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Machado’s Return to Venezuela Tests Limits of U.S. Sway

Par : Simon Romero and Edward Wong
Seeking new elections, María Corina Machado will need to tread carefully to avoid offending the Trump administration, while also asserting her own leadership.

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The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado greeting supporters in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Sunday.
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Serbia’s Election Shows New Vulnerability for Nationalist Populists

Par : Andrew Higgins
In much of Europe, the advance of the right has been seen as unstoppable. But in the east, nationalists are being cast aside in places where they long governed.

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Supporters of the electoral list “Student List-Students Win” celebrated after Serbia’s longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Belgrade on Monday.
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Norway Pushes Back After Trump Disparages It Over Nobel Prize Decision

Par : Leo Sands and Henrik Pryser Libell
Norwegian officials emphasized that their government does not have any influence over who receives the Peace Prize, after President Trump used crude language to express his frustration.

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The presidential election in Brazil is a test of Trump’s power as a kingmaker.

Par : Ana Ionova and Adam B. Ellick

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Supporters of the right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro waved American flags and brandished a blowup doll of President Trump clutching an imprisoned President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a rally last month in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Who Is María Corina Machado?

Par : Julie Turkewitz · Jonathan Wolfe and Ephrat Livni
The Venezuelan opposition leader returned home from exile to a country firmly under American control. How are her relations with Washington?

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María Corina Machado in Panama City this month.
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What’s at Stake in Brazil’s Elections?

Par : Zane Irwin
On Sunday, Brazilians will choose between a beleaguered left-wing incumbent and a right-wing challenger. Trade, security and democracy are on the table.

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Conservationists fear a return to the rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest if Flávio Bolsonaro carries the vote on Sunday.
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María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

Par : Julie Turkewitz · Edward Wong and Adam Entous
After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, a Nobel laureate, came back to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.

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Ms. Machado greetings supporters in Caracas on Sunday.
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What to Know About Brazil’s Election as Bolsonaro Faces Off With Lula

Par : Ana Ionova
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist incumbent, and Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger, face off in a narrow race that could redefine the future of Latin America.

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Campaign towels depicting Mr. Bolsonaro and Mr. Lula in Brasília this week.
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A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

Par : David E. Sanger · Julian E. Barnes · Jonathan Swan · Maggie Haberman · Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt
With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

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A senior official in Iran took to social media in recent days to say the country was preparing to take on its adversaries with surprise attacks.
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Iranians Face Anxious Wait as Threat of Attack Looms

Par : Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar
The United States and Israel have drawn up plans to renew strikes against Iran, creating a sense of dread among war-weary residents.

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People passing photos of the three supreme leaders and a display featuring a Donald Trump impersonator behind bars in Tehran, on Thursday.
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Why Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference?

Par : Zane Irwin
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”

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President Trump with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Group of 7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June. Mr. Carney has said that his government was ready to “drop everything” to negotiate an end to its costly trade war with the United States.
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Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules

Par : Sheera Frenkel · Siobhán O’Grady and Liubov Sholudko
The comments came after the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds.

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Ukrainian soldiers operated a drone over Russian-occupied territory from the Zaporizhzhia region in 2023.
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Ukraine’s Feeling of Moral Whiplash at the Hands of Trump

Par : Marc Santora
The United States once declared that Ukraine’s fight was the front line in a global battle for freedom. Now the Trump administration is sending money to Moscow.

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Cars burning in the parking lot after a Russian drone strike on Friday in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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The Other Bolsonaro Who Could Become Brazil’s Next President

Par : Ana Ionova
Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president who was jailed over a coup plot, could be on the cusp of winning Brazil’s presidency.

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Flávio Bolsonaro during a campaign event this month in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections

Par : Steve Fisher · Jack Nicas · Eric Schmitt · Maria Abi-Habib · Julian E. Barnes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.

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American soldiers awaited a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the White House border czar, Tom Homan, last year near the United States-Mexico border at Sunland Park, N.M.
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Lula, Latin America’s Most Influential Statesman, Halts a Right-Wing Surge

Par : Ana Ionova
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist, staged a remarkable comeback on Sunday, winning re-election and stopping a right-wing wave.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the launch of his re-election campaign in São Paulo in August.
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Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

Par : Edward Wong · Jonathan Swan and Julian E. Barnes
The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

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Security stationed outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in March.
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Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say

Par : Edward Wong · Jonathan Swan and Julian E. Barnes
The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

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Security stationed outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in March.
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In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

Par : Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Oil drilling rigs in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The Polar LNG plan called for the company to tap into the giant load of natural gas available in the state’s northern reaches.
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Trump Advisers Give Fees Earned for Aiding Srpska to His Library

Par : Kenneth P. Vogel
The donations from James Blair and Chris LaCivita were revealed after the president expressed pique over their consulting work for Republika Srpska.

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James Blair, a political operative, donated the fees he earned for advising a pro-Russian Balkan government to President Trump’s library fund.
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Lawmakers Plan to Block Trump Nominees Over Ukraine Satellite Network Restrictions

Par : Robert Jimison
Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

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Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania and a former F.B.I. agent who worked on Russian counterintelligence in Kyiv, said he doubted the communication problems were accidental.
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Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy

Par : Edward Wong and Julie Turkewitz
President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

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Dinorah Figuera, left, Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge Rodríguez during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday, in a photo released by the Venezuelan presidency.
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Under U.S. Watch, Venezuela Grapples With Tensions Over Democracy

Par : Edward Wong and Julie Turkewitz
President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

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Dinorah Figuera, left, Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge Rodríguez during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday, in a photo released by the Venezuelan presidency.
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Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

Par : Katie Rogers
The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

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“It was abundantly clear that without my intervention, the possibility to bring humanitarian aid into the city and to evacuate the elderly would be impossible,” Melania Trump, the first lady, said in a statement.
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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Par : Jack Nicas
Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.
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The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Par : Jack Nicas
Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.
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Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Starshield Restrictions on Ukraine

Par : Michael Crowley · Maggie Haberman and Siobhán O’Grady
The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.

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A Ukrainian soldier checking a reconnaissance drone before launching it in the Sumy region last fall.
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International Criminal Court Wins E.U.’s Top Human Rights Prize

Par : Koba Ryckewaert
The win is a show of support for the International Criminal Court as the Trump administration moves to thwart its work.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague last month.
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Covert Russian Group Targets James Talarico With Baseless Claims in Texas Senate Race

Par : Steven Lee Myers and Dustin Volz
Russian influence operations appear to be stepping up efforts to meddle in the midterms, according to intelligence officials. Most are targeting Democrats.

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James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, has been a target of Russian disinformation operations.
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Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing

Par : Valerie Hopkins
Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
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U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Midterm Elections

Par : Julian E. Barnes · Eric Schmitt · Farnaz Fassihi · Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman
Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

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A site of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike in Tehran in March.
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Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles

Par : Ségolène Le Stradic
Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. “All the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t like our country,” he said.
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In Trump’s Diplomacy, Insults Are a One-Way Street. Ukraine Is the Latest Example.

Par : Peter Baker
The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

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President Trump’s belligerence leaves many world leaders reluctant to cross him for fear of blowback or even, depending on his mood, a fresh round of tariffs.
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Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles

Par : Ségolène Le Stradic
Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. “All the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t like our country,” he said.
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Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports

Par : David E. Sanger · Kim Barker and Ivan Nechepurenko
The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

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A photo provided by the Moscow City Court showing Stephen James Hubbard in court in 2024.
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China’s Free A.I. Models Are Thrown Into Uncertainty

Par : David Pierson and Adam Satariano
Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

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Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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Trump Says He Asked Putin to Release an American Jailed in Russia

Par : Luke Broadwater
The president called for the return of Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan teacher seized from his home in Ukraine months after Russia invaded that country.

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A photograph provided by the Moscow City Court showing Stephen James Hubbard during a hearing in 2024.
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China Criticizes U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems

Par : Ephrat Livni
The response came after Homeland Security ordered the removal and exclusion of products developed by the Chinese company.

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A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
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Is Putin’s Waiting Game Working?

Par : Katrin Bennhold
Trump’s push for deals and Europe’s political fractures seem to be giving the Russian president the opening he’s been waiting for.

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At Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in December 2025.
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Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump

Par : Maria Varenikova
Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week.
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UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Attacks

Par : Michael D. Shear
R.A.F. Typhoon fighter jets will be deployed to protect infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Britain said, after a spike in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.

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A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet at a base in Coningsby, England, in February.
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Rubio Travels to India to Strengthen Economic Ties Amid Strained U.S. Relations

Par : Mujib Mashal
The secretary of state will meet with Asia’s richest men in Mumbai as Washington continues negotiations over a trade deal with India.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sergio Gor, left, the United States ambassador to India, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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Hegseth Said to Make Unannounced Visit to Israel for Talks With Netanyahu

Par : Natan Odenheimer
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s defense minister, a week before a pivotal election.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at an event in Maryland this month. Details of the conversations between Mr. Hegseth and his Israeli counterparts were not immediately clear.
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Iran, Taunting Trump Over Gas Prices, Braces for Aftermath of Midterm Elections

Par : Michael Crowley
The midterm elections appear to be a factor for both sides in the war as President Trump weighs his next steps.

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President Trump is wary of military escalation that could drive oil prices even higher and anger voters who already mostly oppose the Iran conflict.
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