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A Bitter White House Feud, Even by Trump-Era Standards: Alina Mildon and Richard Grenell

Two Trump allies — Alina Habba Mildon and Richard Grenell — are locked in a raging dispute that has its roots in the battle for a share of the spoils in Venezuela.

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President Trump had appointed himself chairman of the Kennedy Center.
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Trump’s Deal With Russia Inflames Ukraine War He Vowed to End

The Ukrainian president’s defiant decision to continue attacking Russian refineries underscores President Trump’s inability to end a war he had promised to resolve.

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President Trump during a campaign stop in Alaska on Tuesday. He has not delivered on his promises to end the war in Ukraine, or to lower prices, and recent deals with Russia could complicate both issues.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt

The businessman denied accusations made by María Corina Machado in a wide-ranging interview, in which she promised to return to Venezuela “sooner than you would expect.’‘

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While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.
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America’s Most Expensive Senate Race

The Senate showdown in Texas shows why Donald Trump and the Republican Party are worried about the midterm elections.

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Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
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6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings

The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.

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Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the African National Congress, in Cape Town in May.
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Dublin Hotel Accused of Revoking Bookings for an Event to Combat Antisemitism

A leader of the Jewish community in Ireland said a hotel canceled a deal for 70 rooms when it learned they were reserved for guests attending the international forum.

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The Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin in 2021.
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Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya

The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government’s surveillance measures.

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A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.
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Violent Protests in Albania

Opposition to a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner has collided with rising discontent over corruption and the cost of living.

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A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.
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Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction

“The Colorful Life,” a 1907 work by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, had been returned to the original owners’ heirs in 2023.

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“The Colorful Life,” by Wassily Kandinsky, at Christie’s auction rooms last week.
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Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter

Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

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Firefighters at the site of a strike on an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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While Pope Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Vatican Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters

When police cracked down, Neha Bora helped rally Gen Z protesters with a mix of boundless energy, street theatrics and satirical humor.

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Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association, in New Delhi in October.
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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
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The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones

Ukrainian engineers are rushing to perfect A.I.-guided, jet-driven interceptors. Their goal: to stop a fast Russian threat in the latest round of a deadly tech duel.

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A jet drone struck the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.
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32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured dozens of people. A local official said the building appeared to be dilapidated.

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A rescue worker carried a child from a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, after the roof of the building collapsed.
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North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge

The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

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The New Yalu River Bridge seen from Dandong, China, on Thursday, the day it opened.
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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

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Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?

The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop.

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A military parade marked Saudi National Day in Riyadh last month.
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust

The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.

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The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.
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OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis

The employee, now fired, had said he advised government agencies in Saudi Arabia. He was also listed as a partner at a venture firm with a Saudi prince.

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The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.
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Mexico Bans Violent Content on Social Media for Children

Joining a global movement, President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree requiring the removal of a range of material for people under 18 and held out the prospect of tougher measures.

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A student turning over his phone before entering a classroom in Mexico City on Tuesday. Mexico has clamped down on phone use in schools.
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Brazil’s President Lula Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent

With a narrow presidential election looming, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his allies claim Meta is trying to give his right-wing rival an advantage.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on Monday. He is taking on a right-wing candidate in a runoff on Oct. 25.
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Angry Youth in Aging Europe

A bitter generational battle over resources is boiling over as economic growth on the continent stalls.

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A student protest in Bordeaux, France, on Tuesday.
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Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.

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Sally Rooney in Dublin in 2021.
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Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Our national security and White House correspondent David E. Sanger breaks down why President Donald Trump struck a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite having signed recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia.
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Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station

The government appointed an overseer to the last big news channel critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The authorities have now replaced the leadership at five major news outlets.

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Turkish police officers outside the headquarters of Halk TV in Istanbul on Wednesday.
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As Pope Leo Recovers From Surgery, Messages of Support Abound at Rome Hospital

The pontiff, 71, is expected to spend about a week in the hospital recovering from surgery that found lung cancer. Messages of support have flooded in from far and wide.

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A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital in Rome where Pope Leo XIV was hospitalized. The statue has become a gathering point for prayers.
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Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying

Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.

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The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper headquarters in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. A journalist from the newspaper was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
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Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates

A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.

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Firefighters at the site of a strike at an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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Burnham Pledges to Back Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine Support Wavers

President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with Britain’s prime minister, has said Ukraine received no warning of Russian attacks, but President Trump has said Washington is still “sharing intel.”

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine outside 10 Downing Street, in London, on Wednesday.
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Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.

In Argentina, many people try to read the mind of the president. Celia Melamed read the mind of his dogs.

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Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.
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‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

The film, “The Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

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Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.
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Pope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know

Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he had celebrated Mass at the hospital three days after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.

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Pope Leo celebrating Mass in a room at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Friday.
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‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport

The strike was the Iran-backed militia’s most lethal against Saudi Arabia, by far, during their long conflict.

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Mourners carrying the body of Mahmoud Barqawi, 33, at his funeral in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. He was killed in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
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The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan

The Taliban government has intensified its crackdown on the press in recent months but had so far targeted Afghan news outlets.

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Telecommunications antennas in Kabul, Afghanistan, where transmissions of BBC broadcasts from FM radio stations were suspended.
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Indian Protesters Describe Rough Treatment by the Police

Some of those detained accused security forces of beating them during an intense crackdown on demonstrations in India’s capital over the weekend. Police have said they followed the law.

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Security personnel detained protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, in October.
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Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.

In Argentina, many people try to read the mind of the president. Celia Melamed read the mind of his dogs.

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Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Rise and Fall as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece

President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle with President Trump at a White House event in March. In announcing her resignation, Ms. Guilfoyle decried what she called false accusations.
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‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

The film, “The Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

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Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.
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From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War

The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people dead just a few years ago. Now they are on the brink of fighting each other.

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Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police on patrol aboard a pickup truck as they continued operations after federal forces pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record

China’s exports grew last month at the fastest pace in almost any month since the end of the global financial crisis.

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A weak currency has helped make Chinese goods more competitive overseas while raising the cost of imported products at home.
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Pope Leo’s Cancer Surgery Draws Outpouring From World Leaders

The pontiff’s illness also prompted calls for people to seek medical treatment and early cancer screenings.

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Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Daniele Franco, the president of Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, before an operation to remove a mass from his lung on Tuesday.
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Leo XIV’s Lung Cancer Diagnosis Tests a Papacy Still Taking Shape

For a pope who appeared to have time on his side, cancer has raised questions about his longevity and brought a new urgency to his plans for the church.

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Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome ahead of his surgery on Tuesday. The cancer diagnosis changes the outlook for a pope whose relative youth suggested he might have decades to reign.
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Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.

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The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.
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Ransomware Attacks Have Swept Japan. A.I. May Be Making Them Easier.

Critical infrastructure has been targeted in a wave of cyberattacks, which experts say are rising because of artificial intelligence.

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Japan has been hit by a wave of cyberattacks that have affected businesses and government.
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Trump Squeezes Ukraine, Again

The president’s proposed fuel deal with Russia and a one-sided cease-fire plan are putting Kyiv in a tough spot as winter approaches.

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The Russian strike on Pryluky, Ukraine, last week.
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