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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
By David M. Halbfinger, Bilal Shbair, Aaron Boxerman and Saher Alghorra
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A Vintage Kabul Cinema Finally Falls to Taliban Bulldozers
Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now it’s making way for a shopping mall.
By Safiullah Padshah and Elian Peltier
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Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks.
By Constant Méheut
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Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war.
By Constant Méheut
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China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says
The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.
By Chris Buckley
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Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing
Two police officers died in the explosion, the authorities said. Earlier this week a car bomb killed a military commander in the same area of Russia’s capital.
By Ivan Nechepurenko
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Australian State Passes ‘Extraordinary’ Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack
While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized as limits on civil liberties.
By Victoria Kim
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Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry
Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.
By Sui-Lee Wee and Lam Yik Fei
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Yemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap in a Decade of Fighting
The Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government plan to exchange about 2,900 detainees, a rare humanitarian win at a time of deepening political stalemate.
By Ismaeel Naar
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France Fails to Adopt a Budget by Year’s End. Again.
French lawmakers passed a special law on Tuesday to avoid a shutdown until a budget is adopted. Negotiations will resume in January.
By Ségolène Le Stradic
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Thunberg Arrested at U.K. Protest Supporting Palestine Action Prisoners
The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested after holding a sign that the police said showed support for the group, which Britain banned this year.
By Lizzie Dearden
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Wise Man? King? In Naples, Trump Joins Jesus in Nativity Displays.
For generations, Italian craftspeople have built scenes depicting Jesus’ birth, sometimes including figures of celebrities. This year, some are adding statuettes of President Trump.
By Motoko Rich
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The Strange Case of the Russian Snickers in U.K. Convenience Shops
The Russian-labeled candy bars are a reminder of how difficult it is to completely disconnect a major economy from the global flow of goods.
By Stephen Castle
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German Leaders, Undercutting the Far Right, Are Leaning on the Far Left
Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament.
By Clay Risen
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Honduras Declares Trump-Backed Candidate Winner of Presidential Election
Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of disputed ballot boxes and claims of fraud.
By Annie Correal and Jeff Ernst
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Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in Syria
Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington.
By Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi
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Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Rebecca F. Elliott
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Libyan Military Leaders Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.
By Ephrat Livni, Safak Timur and Islam Al-Atrash
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Dating ChatGPT
The bot has been marketed as a general-purpose tool that can write code, summarize documents and give advice. But can it be a good boyfriend?
By Katrin Bennhold
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Ukraine Withdraws From Eastern Town, Complicating Negotiating Stance
The town of Siversk had served as a stronghold in the portion of eastern Donetsk still under Ukrainian control. Moscow wants Kyiv to surrender the town as part of a peace deal.
By Constant Méheut
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Tariffs and a Christmas Reckoning for Canadian Shop Owners
Small businesses across Canada have lost out on sales because of the trade war, and many worry about their future.
By Vjosa Isai and Ian Willms
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After Bondi Massacre, a Moment of Unity. Then, Bitter Partisanship.
The political point scoring that has erupted after the terror attack last week is unusual in Australia, where leaders tend to unite after catastrophes.
By Yan Zhuang and Matthew Abbott
business
China Delays Plans for Mass Production of Self-Driving Cars After Accident
After years of planning for cars that would let drivers take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, China’s regulators have become more cautious.
By Keith Bradsher
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Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.
By Edward Wong
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U.S. Tanker Seizures Begin to Draw International and Domestic Scrutiny
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship seizures were meant to force Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro from power.
By Genevieve Glatsky
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Banksy Gives Britain Another Bittersweet Christmas Gift
Two new London murals, widely attributed to the mysterious street artist, combine seasonal themes with what appears to be social commentary on rising child homelessness in Britain.
By Ephrat Livni
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Understanding Male Loneliness
Why is it harder for men to have intimate friendships into adulthood?
By Katrin Bennhold
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U.K. Man and 5 Others Charged With Sexual Offenses Against His Wife
Philip Young, 49, is accused of drugging and raping the woman over a 13-year period. Five other men have been charged in the same case.
By Lizzie Dearden
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Canada Announces Former BlackRock Executive as Ambassador to U.S.
Mark Wiseman has held high-profile roles in law, business consulting and finance, and will lead Canada’s efforts to reboot diplomatic relation with Washington at a critical moment.
By Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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For Fallen Syrian Dictator Assad and Family, an Exile of Luxury and Impunity
Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.
By Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi
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Assad’s Enforcers Brutalized Syria. Now They’re Living Large, Lying Low and Evading Justice.
A Times investigation into the whereabouts of top Syrian officials who fled after the regime’s fall shows many remain free — shielded by wealth and accommodating host nations.
By Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis, Neil Collier, Danny Makki and Ahmad Mhidi
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Christmas Is Back in Bethlehem, but Peace and Joy Have Yet to Arrive
Palestinian Christians are reviving their seasonal public celebrations, hoping to bring light and holiday spirit at the end of a gloomy year in the West Bank.
By Fatima AbdulKarim
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Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland
President Trump, who has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory, tapped Louisiana’s governor for the new position. Officials in Greenland and Denmark expressed outrage.
By Amelia Nierenberg, Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
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Lynching of a Hindu in Bangladesh Fans Fears of Rising Intolerance
Muslim co-workers accused the garment factory worker of blasphemy and dragged him into the street, where an angry mob murdered him.
By Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal
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More Abducted Nigerian Children Are Released, Government Says
A spokesman for the Nigerian government said the “remaining” students taken from a Catholic school had been freed, but the local diocese said that only a “second batch” had been released.
By Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh
us
What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela
A Venezuela-bound vessel fled after rebuffing an attempt by the Coast Guard to seize it, the latest twist in the escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro government.
By Genevieve Glatsky
science
Puzzle Designers Search for That ‘Satisfying Click’
For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details.
By Siobhan Roberts
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As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade
President Javier Milei is eliminating barriers to what had been a closed-off economy, moving in the opposite direction of his main political ally, President Trump.
By Emma Bubola, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Sarah Pabst