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China’s Show of Military Might

Xi Jinping’s huge military parade in Tiananmen Square provided a rare look at China’s new weapons.

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Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected to host a meeting of leaders who will review options for protecting any peace with Russia.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France arriving for a meeting of French and German cabinet members in southern France last month.
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Palestinian Leaders Urge U.S. to End Visa Ban Ahead of Statehood Summit

When world leaders meet in New York this month, several plan to recognize a Palestinian state, but Palestinian leaders may not be there to revel in the moment.

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President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority speaking at the General Assembly last year. His visa to the U.S. this year has been blocked.
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‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattack May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing’s intelligence services to track targets from the United States and dozens of other countries.

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President Trump last week. His phone was among the targets of a sweeping cyberattack last year, during the campaign.
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Man From Russia Identified as Festival-Goer Found Dead at Burning Man

The man, Vadim Kruglov, 37, was found “lying in a pool of blood,” the authorities said. Officials are investigating his death as a possible homicide.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs

A federal appeals court had invalidated a centerpiece of President Trump’s economic strategy, finding that a 1977 law did not authorize the tariffs.

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The Port of Baltimore. Since taking office, President Trump has relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 as a central part of his efforts to force companies to invest in the United States.
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Seattle Police Conclude 13 Years of Federal Oversight

A federal judge ended the monitoring imposed after allegations of excessive force and racial bias. The city pointed to progress in improving officer accountability and training.

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Seattle Police Department officers blocked a street as crews dismantled a protest area in the city in 2020.
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Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
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The Odd Couple Keeping Epstein in the Headlines

A Kentucky Republican and a California Democrat have joined forces, but the task is getting taller.

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Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, speaking, and Representative Ro Khanna of California, in the crowd behind him, appeared in front of the Capitol on Wednesday with women who spoke of having been abused by Jeffrey Epstein.
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G.O.P. Thwarts Epstein Disclosure Bill as Accusers Plead for Files

Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.

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Women who said they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein recounted their experiences at a news conference with lawmakers outside the Capitol on Wednesday.
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Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
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Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish

Starting this week, gel polishes that contain a key chemical ingredient can no longer be used in the bloc’s 27 member countries.

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Starting this month, gel nail polish containing the ingredient trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide is banned in the European Union’s 27 member countries.
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