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A Hanukkah Attack in Sydney

Gunmen killed at least 15 people attending a Jewish celebration at the city’s popular Bondi Beach in what Australian officials are calling a terrorist attack.

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Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, yesterday.
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A Controversial Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado supports the use of force to overthrow her country’s government.

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María Corina Machado in Caracas after voting in the presidential election last year.
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The New Syria

The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too.

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Celebrating one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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Why Is the U.S. Threatening Venezuela?

Venezuela doesn’t play a large role in the drug trade to the United States, so what is motivating the massive military buildup? Julian E. Barnes, who reports on intelligence and international security, discusses the issues with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.
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The Danish Model for Immigration Crackdown

For European governments, Denmark’s hard-line immigration policy is a model for how to get a grip on contentious issue and stay in power. Our reporter Jeanna Smialek reports from Copenhagen on the the effects of the policy.
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