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How RAF Fairford in a Quiet Corner of England Became a U.S.-Iran Flashpoint

Par : Michael D. Shear · Eric Schmitt · Megan Specia and Adam Goldman
A mysterious call last Sunday near a military base used by the U.S. set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty in Britain.

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A police roadblock near the R.A.F. Fairford air base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications that Iran played a part” in the previous weekend’s events there.
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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says

Par : Yeganeh Torbati
Flights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry.

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An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.
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Understanding Canada’s Europe Pivot

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff
You sent us your questions about the prime minister’s plan to form a closer relationship with the European Union. Our Canada bureau chief answers them.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 17.
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Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways

Par : Eric Lipton and Anton Troianovski
A proposal to bolster relations with the Kremlin through the purchase of Russian energy assets is striking even for an administration that regularly mixes personal business interests with foreign policy.

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Cars waited to refuel at a Lukoil fuel station amid fuel shortages in August.
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

Par : Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.

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The negotiations about the Lukoil deal show that personal business interests in President Trump’s inner circle are also in play. Lukoil is Russia’s biggest private oil company.
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What to Know About Fighting Between Ethiopia and Rebels in Tigray

Par : Matthew Mpoke Bigg
The conflict is raising fears of a regional war in the Horn of Africa, drawing in foreign powers including Eritrea, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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A shattered window of Tigray Television Station after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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Why U.S. Diesel Is So Important to Major Trading Partners

Par : Simon Romero
Economies in Latin America and Europe rely on American diesel. Stopping exports could tip some countries into recession, hurting trade with the United States.

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Adjusting the price of gasoline in Pôrto Alegre, Brazil, this year.
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U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar

Par : Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott
The Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months, effective immediately.

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The release of diesel and crude oil is designed to “stabilize immediate energy supplies,” the Group of 7 countries said in an announcement.
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Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile

Par : Andrew E. Kramer
While the missile fired on Thursday has a limited range, Kyiv is developing a larger weapon that could strike Moscow.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine trumpeted the launch of the country’s first domestically made ballistic missile.
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Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba

Par : David C. Adams
The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says were carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces a fuel blockade aimed at Cuba’s Communist government.

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“The high seas are not a sanctuary for lawlessness,” Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin Lunday, said of the seizure of boats.
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U.S. Suspends Consular Services in Brazil on Eve of Elections

Par : Claire Moses
The State Department cited unspecified security concerns in announcing the unusual move. A closely fought presidential election in Brazil takes place on Sunday.

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The U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro.
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Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz

Par : Pranav Baskar · Eric Schmitt and Shirin Hakim
Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.

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Ships in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, in July. Oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded in recent weeks.
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A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe

Par : Adam Goldman and Michael Schwirtz
The scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin.

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A Latvian guard patrols the border with Belarus. Migrants have streamed into Latvia, many through considerable border defenses, cutting gaps in fencing or burrowing under it.
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‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza

Par : Peter Baker
Brett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war.

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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the White House in May 2024. He spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel only twice in the first three months of that year.
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Nigerian Charged With Running Fake Government Agency

Par : Ruth Maclean
The Nigerian secured office space in a federal building, opened bank accounts and even held meetings with foreign diplomats. He says he is innocent.

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Adeniyi Adeyemi, center, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday.
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Finnish Lawmakers Report Suspicious Home Break-Ins

Par : Amelia Nierenberg
The speaker of Parliament said there were a “considerable” number of mysterious entries in which perpetrators appeared to have taken nothing.

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The Finnish Parliament building in Helsinki. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that it was “very possible” there was a foreign actor behind the suspected home entries, the national broadcaster reported.
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Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement

Par : Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic
The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats.

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Migrants on a dinghy in the English Channel near the coast of northern France in September.
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge

Par : David M. Halbfinger · Aaron Boxerman · Natan Odenheimer · Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

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UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says

Par : Michael D. Shear
The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why.

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Outside the R.A.F. Fairford base in southwest England on Monday. Mr. Burnham said there was an “ongoing, complex and serious police investigation,” and that Britain was working closely with the United States.
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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

Par : Erika Solomon · Falih Hassan and Eric Schmitt
Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

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A giant Iraqi flag hung from the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul’s old city on Tuesday. With the end of Operation Inherent Resolve, the last of the 2,500 U.S. forces stationed in Iraq this year are now gone.
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How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea

Par : Maria Varenikova and Nicholas Kulish
They began as modified motorboats. Now, Ukrainian sea drones act as miniature aircraft carriers, and other countries want in.

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A Magura sea drone at a test site in central Ukraine in June.
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No Bombs Found in U.K. Case, but Officials Say Threat to Bases Is Real

Par : Eric Schmitt · Michael D. Shear · Adam Goldman and Christopher F. Schuetze
The prospect of an attack on an air base used by U.S. forces prompted stepped-up protections across Europe, but confusion shrouds the case, in which the suspects were released on bail.

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A police officer at a roadblock near R.A.F. Fairford air base, possibly the target of an attack plot, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, on Tuesday.
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Why the U.S. Is Imposing New Visa Restrictions on South Africa

Par : John Eligon
The Trump administration announced new visa restrictions on the country days after receiving a letter that South African officials had hoped would bring down the temperature.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa sent a six-page letter to President Trump laying out efforts to address Washington’s concerns over policies it thought hurt white South Africans.
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Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor

Par : Michael D. Shear
The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.

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Police officers guarded an area on Tuesday as roadblocks remained in place near R.A.F. Fairford air base.
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Netanyahu Visits Emirati Leader After Reports on Warning About Hamas Attack

Par : Ephrat Livni
Official statements said bilateral relations were discussed. But the question of who bears responsibility for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attack is a major election issue in Israel.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
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The Rural English Villages Around RAF Fairford at the Center of a Possible Terrorist Plot

Par : Megan Specia
The quiet rural area around R.A.F. Fairford, where U.S. bombers fly to Iran, was thrust into the spotlight after the authorities said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.

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Police officers outside the Fairford Youth Football Club near the R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sunday. The counterterrorism police said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.
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Pope Leo Praises Europe’s Democracy, Diverging Once Again From Trump

Par : Motoko Rich and Mark Landler
Speaking in France, the pontiff lauded postwar efforts to unify the continent. Experts saw it as a critique of President Trump’s repeated berating of European leaders.

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In Metz, in northeastern France, Pope Leo XIV spoke of a Europe that would “continue to flourish and to inspire the whole world.” President Emmanuel Macron of France looked on.
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Release of Suspects in U.K. Prompts New Questions Over Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Base

Par : Michael D. Shear
The British counterterrorism police said the five British nationals arrested near R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday were being released on bail but remained under investigation.

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Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of R.A.F. Fairford air base in southern England on Monday.
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Brazil’s Biggest Election Question?: Donald Trump’s Next Move

Par : Ana Ionova and Adam B. Ellick
As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.

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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 this month in São Paulo, Brazil.
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What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

Par : Anatoly Kurmanaev and Mariana Martínez
With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.

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El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It

Par : Anatoly Kurmanaev · Tyler Pager and Rebecca R. Ruiz
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.

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Gold miners at work in El Callao, Venezuela.
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Possible Terrorist Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in U.K.: What We Know

Par : Ephrat Livni and Amelia Nierenberg
Five British men who were detained near R.A.F. Fairford, a base used by American forces in the war against Iran, were being released on bail but remained under investigation.

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Police officers at an entrance to the R.A.F Fairford base in southern England on Sunday.
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

Par : Edward Wong
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.

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President Xi Jinping of China arriving for a state visit last week. China has the world’s fastest-growing military.
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A Transcript From The Times Interview with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada

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New York Times journalists pressed the Canadian prime minister about a range of topics in an hourlong interview last week. Here’s a transcript of their conversation.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at The New York Times on Sept. 23, 2026.
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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

Par : Leo Sands and Sean Keenan
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.

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Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male panda, at the San Diego Zoo in 2024. Two pandas were sent on Sunday to Zoo Atlanta, bringing the total number of giant pandas in the United States to six.
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Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer

Par : Erika Solomon and Alan Rappeport
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said a history of contradictory messaging meant that President Trump’s rejection might not be a final position.

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, at the United Nations in New York on Friday.
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The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls

Par : Lily Kuo
In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.

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For many in China, A.I. doomsday warnings feel remote and distinctly Western.
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Russian Foreign Minister Vows Russia Will See Ukraine War Through

Par : Farnaz Fassihi
Russia’s foreign minister met with his German counterpart during the U.N. General Assembly but spent part of his address defending his country’s war on Ukraine.

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Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.
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Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.

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President Trump threatened Iran in a speech on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Special Edition: Our Interview With Mark Carney

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Ten New York Times journalists and editors interviewed the Canadian prime minister for an hour at The Times office in New York on Wednesday. Here’s what we learned.

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A portrait session at The New York Times with Mr. Carney on Sept. 23, 2026.
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At Summit, Xi Sought to Tilt Trump’s Stance on America’s Place in Asia

Par : Chris Buckley and David Pierson
In his talks with President Trump, the Chinese leader used praise, warnings and wartime history to challenge American support for Taiwan and Japan.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Trump during a welcoming ceremony at the White House on Thursday.
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Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States.

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As part of an effort to lessen dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has signaled a pivot toward trading partners in Europe and Asia.
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African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

Par : Ruth Maclean
A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was “indefensible.”

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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africa’s peace.
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7

Par : Adam Rasgon · Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials said.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Tel Aviv this month.
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You Get an Eagle, and You Get an Eagle: Xi Takes Home Trump’s Go-To Gift

Par : Claire Moses
The president has often reached for statues of the national bird on diplomatic occasions in his second term. (Ronald Reagan favored them, too.)

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President Trump gave Xi Jinping, China’s leader, a statue of a bald eagle as a gift on Thursday.
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