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Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries

Par :Hamed Aleaziz and Madeleine Ngo
The policy change is a major expansion of the administration’s push to crack down on immigration from countries that it says lack sufficient screening and vetting abilities.

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The policy change would make it more challenging for those who arrived in the United States before the travel ban to remain.
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Atrocities in Sudan Require World’s Attention, U.N. Says

Par :Nick Cumming-Bruce
The United Nations’ top human rights body ordered an inquiry into mass killings and sexual violence during the country’s worsening civil war.

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Displaced Sudanese from El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region, and other areas in Al Dabbah, Sudan’s Northern State, on Thursday.
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U.S. Envoy Said to Be Planning to Meet With Senior Hamas Official

Par :Adam Rasgon · Natan Odenheimer · Luke Broadwater and Abu Bakr Bashir
An in-person encounter between Steve Witkoff and Khalil al-Hayya would signal the Trump administration’s interest in keeping a direct line of communication with the group.

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Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for peace missions, speaking at a military briefing in Israel last month.
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Napoleon’s Brooch, Lost as He Fled Waterloo, Sells for $4.4 Million

Par :Jenny Gross
The diamond-encrusted jewel, which the 19th-century French emperor wore on his hat, was lost along with other valuables as he retreated from his final battle.
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Rapist Called One of UK’s Worst Sex Offenders Is Sentenced to Life

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Xu Chao admitted to multiple attacks against female Chinese students over a three-year period, confessing to drugging, assaulting and filming his victims.

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A police handout photograph of Xu Chao, 33, who was sentenced in London on Friday.
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While Asian Immigrants Work, Burglars Target Their Homes

Par :Amy Qin and Celeste Noche
Some law enforcement officials say they think organized crime rings from South America, in particular from Colombia, are responsible for the crime sprees.

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Law enforcement officials and prosecutors met with Asian residents in October at a public safety forum in Eugene, Ore.
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Russia Pummels Kyiv and Tries to Plunge Ukraine Into Darkness

Par :Constant Méheut
A strike that killed six was the latest in a series of aerial assaults, many of which have targeted the power grid in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of energy as winter looms.

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Israeli Settler Attack During West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to Death of a Boy

Par :David M. Halbfinger
Palestinians see the violence, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages.

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Relatives of Ayssam Ma’ala, who died after being tear gassed by soldiers, visited his grave in the West Bank town of Beita on Wednesday.
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Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil

Par :Somini Sengupta · Brad Plumer and David Gelles
This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.

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An Indigenous rights demonstration on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. The snake in the background was a prop with a meaning.
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Hurricane Melissa Leaves Behind a Staggering Homelessness Toll in Jamaica

Par :Frances Robles and Erin Schaff
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa wrecked western Jamaica, officials are beginning to grapple with the challenge of trying to find housing for thousands of families.
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Modi’s Coalition Sweeps Indian State Election Criticized for Voter Roll Purge

Par :Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
The coalition was on course to form a government in Bihar, a state of 130 million people where the opposition had claimed foul play over deletions from voter lists.

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Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance on Friday celebrating the early results of vote counts in Bihar State elections in Patna, India.
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Zelensky’s Image Is Stained as Corruption Inquiry Shakes His Inner Circle

Par :Andrew E. Kramer
The revelations are a remarkable reversal for the Ukrainian president, who once presented himself as a leader who would clean up the country’s politics.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said he supports “every investigation carried out by law enforcement and anticorruption officials.”
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Kenya’s Key Export Used to Be Coffee. Now It’s Cheap Labor.

Par :Justin Scheck and Abdi Latif Dahir
There’s big money in sending poor workers abroad. Here’s how the economics work.

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Women train in domestic work at a training center in Nairobi to prepare for jobs overseas.
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While Asian Immigrants Work, Burglars Target Their Homes

Par :Amy Qin and Celeste Noche
Some law enforcement officials say they think organized crime rings from South America, in particular from Colombia, are responsible for the crime sprees.

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Law enforcement officials and prosecutors met with Asian residents in October at a public safety forum in Eugene, Ore.
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Zelensky Ousted a Heavyweight Mayor. Was It a Power Grab?

Par :Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova
President Volodymyr Zelensky removed Odesa’s mayor, raising fears he might be using his wartime powers to tighten control over opposition-run cities.

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Gennadiy Trukhanov, the former mayor of Odesa, Ukraine, in his office in the city, in 2022.
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Mexico City Loves Street Food. Its Sewer System Does Not.

Par :James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas
The worst rainy season in decades caused flooding around much of the city. Fat from its many taco shops, restaurants and markets was a major reason for blocked drains, officials say.
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Kenyan Workers Get Abused Abroad. The President’s Family and Allies Profit.

Par :Abdi Latif Dahir and Justin Scheck
President William Ruto’s government acts as an arm of an industry whose leaders compare women to dogs and blame them for their own abuse, a Times investigation found.

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Women learning domestic worker skills at a training center in Nairobi, Kenya, this year, in preparation to work abroad.
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A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea

Par :Jin Yu Young
As many elite colleges struggle to adapt to the technology, the nation’s most prestigious universities said dozens of students used artificial intelligence tools to cheat.

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The entrance of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, in August.
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Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness

Par :Lisa Friedman
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.

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Caribou near a pipeline on the north slope of Alaska in 2023.
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Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

Par :Charlie Savage and Julian E. Barnes
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.

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The Trump administration has insisted that its boat strikes are lawful, telling Congress in September that Mr. Trump had “determined” that the United States was in a noninternational armed conflict.
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Carney Accelerates Economic Plan for Canada to Rely Less on U.S. Amid Trade War

Par :Ian Austen
Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking at Parliament last week.
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BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Film Edit but Declines to Pay Compensation

Par :Mark Landler
The BBC said it would not rebroadcast a misleadingly edited documentary but added, “We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim.”

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President Trump speaking at a rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Former Prince Andrew and Another Prominent Briton Come Up in the Epstein Emails

Par :Mark Landler
Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, left, and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington, right.
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U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

Par :Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt
A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom.

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An F-35 fighter jet during a demonstration off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month.
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Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

Par :Simon Romero and Federico Rios
Colombia was a top U.S. ally in Latin America until the Trump administration began deadly strikes in international waters. Now, one family wants justice.

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Fishermen arriving back at the beach at the end of the day in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum

Par :Claire Brown
The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?

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A lobby of the COP30 United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil.
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Israeli Settlers Burn West Bank Mosque Amid Rise in Violent Attacks

Par :Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon
Since the 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, growing settler violence and Israeli attacks on Palestinian militants have thrown the West Bank into turmoil and displaced tens of thousands.

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Inspecting damage at a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday.
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Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

Par :Emily Anthes
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
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Some South Korean Workers Return to Georgia Factory After U.S. Reissues Visas

Par :John Yoon
The State Department has reissued visas for many workers detained in a September raid, lawyers said, as the Trump administration tries to undo damage from the operation.

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South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia arrive at Incheon International Airport in South Korea in September.
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Ukraine’s Dilemma as Pokrovsk Teeters: Save Lives or Keep Holding On

Par :Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova
Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, aiming to inflict far more casualties than it suffers.

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A Ukrainian artillery crew near Pokrovsk last year.
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In the Faroe Islands’ Soccer Team, the Players Also Have Day Jobs

Par :Jeffrey Gettleman · Amelia Nierenberg and Sergey Ponomarev
The Faroe Islands, rugged green specks in the North Atlantic, are an underdog. Most of the guys on the team have day jobs.

A football pitch seen over the village of Leirvík.
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Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101

Par :Seth Mydans
A protégé of Ferdinand Marcos, he helped administer martial law for eight years before turning on his patron in the “People Power” uprising of 1986.

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In 2012, Mr. Enrile published a memoir in which he recalled his time with the resistance fighting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
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How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy

Par :Pranav Baskar
As Pakistan has hired lobbyists with close ties to President Trump, it has also received favorable tariff treatment and unique access in Washington.

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir of Pakistan waiting for a meeting with President Trump at the White House in September.
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Fake Bomb Threats Baffle the Police Across Asia

Par :John Yoon
The threatening emails and faxes bear the signature of a man who says he is being impersonated. The police in five nations have failed to stem them.

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Police officers searched Osong Station in Cheongju, South Korea, in 2023, after an email sent to the foreign ministry said high-powered bombs had been planted in bullet train facilities nationwide.
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He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms

Par :Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Austin Becker developed an early warning system to protect critical infrastructure from storms. His project’s funding was eliminated in April.

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Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China

Par :Francesca Regalado
China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 2022.

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She Zhijiang being escorted by police in Thailand on Wednesday, before he was extradited to China.
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China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader

Par :Andrew Higgins and Javier C. Hernández
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

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Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in South Korea last month. Ms. Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan have since prompted a stream of vitriol from China.
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How France Remembers the November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris

Par :Aurelien Breeden and Liz Alderman
A decade ago, Islamic State militants killed 130 people in an assault that shocked France. Some survivors are still struggling, but for many of their compatriots, memories of the attacks are growing more distant.

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A gathering around a makeshift memorial at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Thursday.
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Rubio Shrugs Off Allies’ Concerns Over U.S. Drug Strikes

Par :Michael Crowley
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said no one raised the Caribbean military operation in closed-door meetings at a G7 summit. But ministers from France and the European Union publicly called them unlawful.

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Marco Rubio, speaking after the G7 foreign ministers meeting, said many of the drug shipments targeted by the U.S. military are bound for Europe “so maybe they should be thanking us.”
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports

Par :Brad Plumer
But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

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A coal-fired power plant in Candiota, in southeastern Brazil.
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Iraq’s Prime Minister Leads in Elections but May Struggle to Form a Government

Par :Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan
Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a clear political victory.

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Supporters of Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani of Iraq celebrated in Baghdad on Wednesday after the announcement of preliminary election results.
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South Asia on Edge

Par :Katrin Bennhold
There are no known links between two bomb attacks in India and Pakistan, but they come as tensions between the countries are already high.

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Mourners in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Gustavo Petro, the Rebel Turned President Willing to Take on Trump

Par :Genevieve Glatsky
From his guerrilla roots, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has long embraced a confrontational style. Now, he has incurred President Trump’s wrath and is facing political fallout at home.

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President Gustavo Petro speaking last week in Bogota, Colombia.
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As Belgium Races to Save U.S.A.I.D. Contraception, Some Supplies Are Reported Ruined

Par :Jeanna Smialek
The Belgian government is in talks with the Trump administration to save birth control stranded in a warehouse, but another shipment has been incorrectly stored.

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The warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were being stored in July.
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