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    Counterterror Police Investigate Fire at Starmer’s North London Home

    Damage was caused to the entrance of a property belonging to the prime minister in Kentish Town, but nobody was hurt, the police said.
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    E.U. Leaders Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Cease-fire by End of Day

    The Kremlin brushed off the threat of further sanctions, saying that “the language of ultimatums is unacceptable.”
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    Who Is Edan Alexander, the American Hostage Held by Hamas in Gaza?

    Hamas said it would release the American Israeli national, who was serving in the Israeli Army when he was captured on Oct. 7, 2023.
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    In India and Pakistan, Signs of Normalcy After Weekend Cease-Fire

    Civilian flights were returning to normal, and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt fighting was holding.
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    Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language

    In his first audience with the press as pontiff, Leo renewed his pleas for a more peaceful world and quoted his predecessor, Pope Francis, who had called for communication that is free from aggression.
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    Pope Leo Is Celebrated in the Peruvian City Where He Served as Bishop

    People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.
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    The last 5 pontiffs have held audiences with the news media.

    The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.
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    Starmer Pledges to Cut U.K. Immigration

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was “taking back control of our borders,” weeks after a right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., made gains in municipal elections.
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    Here are some past memorable encounters between popes and reporters.

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    Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.

    President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.
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    Does the United States ‘Need’ Canada? What to Know.

    President Trump seems to think not. The industries he constantly mentions when he pushes his case, including autos, energy and lumber, beg to differ.
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    For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice

    The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.
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    Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State

    The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said on Monday that it would lay down its arms, a decision that could reverberate across neighboring countries.
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    China Courts Lula and Latin America After Trump’s Tariff Shock

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is visiting Beijing this week, and China’s Xi Jinping will also meet top officials from other Latin American and Caribbean nations to emphasize their ties.
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    U.S. and China Hail Progress, but Does That Mean There’s a Trade Deal?

    Both countries promised to say more on Monday about what talks over the weekend achieved. Until then, investors and businesses are guessing.
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    Asia Stocks Rise on Hope for Lower Tariffs After U.S.-China Talks

    Investors were optimistic after American officials touted progress in trade negotiations over the weekend, though details had yet to be released.
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    Rodrigo Duterte Is Expected to Again Become Mayor of Davao City

    Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, remains very popular at home.
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    Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage

    The announcement, which did not say when the hostage, Edan Alexander, would be set free, came as President Trump planned to visit the region.
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    White South Africans Granted Refugee Status by Trump Leave for U.S.

    Dozens of Afrikaners who claim discrimination in their home country left Johannesburg on Sunday. Their departure for the U.S. came as the Trump administration was halting virtually all refugee admissions.
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    Monday Briefing: U.S.-China Talks

    Plus, crypto bro fight club.
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    As Cease-Fire Seems to Hold, India and Pakistan Both Claim Victory

    The Trump administration’s public descriptions of its role in the mediation seemed to touch some sensitive spots politically in India.
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    William H. Luers, Diplomat Who Backed Czech Dissident Leader, Dies at 95

    His longtime career in the Foreign Service included protecting Vaclav Havel, the writer and dissident who became the first president of the Czech Republic.
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    How a Quiet American Cardinal Became Pope

    At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.
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    Zelensky Demands Cease-Fire in Response to Putin’s Call for Direct Talks

    Ukraine’s president is pushing for an immediate truce. European leaders have said they will would impose new sanctions on Moscow if Russia’s president does not accept.
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    South Korea’s Two Presidential Candidates Have Been Chosen For June Election

    Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster.
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    Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler

    Sheikh Hasina fled the country after a mass uprising against her government, but the party she led remained a factor in Bangladeshi politics.
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    The Danger for India and Pakistan Has Not Gone Away

    New developments in the nuclear powers’ harrowing four-day conflict, along with entrenched religious nationalism on each side, could signal more frequent battles ahead.
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    Colombia Grants Asylum to Richard Martinelli, Ex-President of Panama

    The former leader said he had traveled to Bogotá after spending a year holed up the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City following a money-laundering conviction.
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    Once in Sync, Trump and Netanyahu Now Show Signs of Division

    Both men are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos. But as Mr. Trump arrives in the Middle East next week, the fate of the region could hinge on their relationship.
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    In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive

    Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to outlast the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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    U.S. and China Will Meet for Second Day of Trade Talks

    Top officials are scheduled to conclude their weekend of trade negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.
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    A Night in Kashmir, Caught Between India and Pakistan’s Fight

    Far from the missile strikes and drone combat that grabbed the world’s attention, ordinary Kashmiris suffer the heaviest toll of India and Pakistan’s confrontation.
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    Can King Charles Heal a Royal Family Crisis Before It’s Too Late?

    Prince Harry’s desperate plea to reconcile with his father highlighted a rupture that could undermine the monarchy’s attempts to model unity.
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    Trump’s No. 1 Fan in Greenland: A Bricklayer Turned Political Player

    Jorgen Boassen’s idolization of all things Trump, which has won him friends in Washington and sometimes hostile attention at home, has given him an unlikely new career: political influencer.
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    Can Trump Rename the Persian Gulf?

    His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians.