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Wife of Ukraine’s Spy Chief Was Poisoned, Officials Say

Marianna Budanova, whose husband is the director of military intelligence, is recovering in a hospital, the officials said. Her husband has long accused Russia of trying to kill him.

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Gavin Newsom, Set to Debate Ron DeSantis, Wants Fox News Viewers to Hear Him Out

After sparring twice with Sean Hannity, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California will jump into the ring this week with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. The stakes are high for both men.

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C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas.

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NATO Leaders Try to Pin Down U.S. on Ukraine Aid as Republicans Waver

Continued U.S. funding for Ukraine was a key concern for leaders in the military alliance, who met as the current allocation is running down and a Ukrainian counteroffensive appears stalled.

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Hunter Biden Offers to Testify in House Inquiry, but Only in Public

The Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee quickly rejected the offer, saying the president’s son must first provide testimony behind closed doors.

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Trump Seeks to Use Trial to Challenge Findings That 2020 Election Was Fair

The former president’s lawyers in his federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the election are asking to collect a wide range of evidence — including on unrelated issues like Hunter Biden.

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Koch Network Endorses Nikki Haley in Bid to Push GOP Past Trump

The support will give Ms. Haley more organizational strength in the field as she battles Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida for the No. 2 spot in the Republican presidential race.

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C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas.

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I Wanna Be Curated: Can You Really Put Punk in a Museum?

In Las Vegas, the answer is a resounding yes — and why not throw in a wedding chapel and a bar, too?

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A Strategic Dilemma

Israel’s leaders have big reasons to extend the temporary cease-fire — and big reasons to resume fighting.

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Israel and Hamas’s Fragile Cease-Fire

How a grass-roots campaign for the return of hostages managed to pause the war in Gaza.

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Israel-Hamas Truce Appears to Enter Another Day, and More

Plus, how money is flowing out of China and scientists are one step closer to a drug extending the lives of dogs.

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C.I.A. Director Arrives in Qatar for Talks on Hostage Releases

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. head, and David Barnea, who leads the Mossad, Israel’s spy service, are scheduled to meet with officials in Qatar, which has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas.

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Russian Court Extends Detention of Evan Gershkovich

The decision means that the journalist, Evan Gershkovich, who has denied the espionage charge against him, will remain in custody until Jan. 30.

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After 16 Days, Rescue Near for Workers Stuck in Tunnel, Officials Say

After repeated mechanical setbacks, the Indian operation turned to trained miners using manual tools to clear the final stretch of debris.

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Palestinians Fleeing to Southern Gaza Face Horrors

Tens of thousands of Gazans are making the most difficult of choices, leaving their homes behind to survive.

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Rosalynn Carter to Be Honored by Presidents and Fellow First Ladies

Former President Jimmy Carter will emerge from hospice care to join a cast of political heavyweights paying tribute on Tuesday to Mrs. Carter, who died at 96 last week at her home in Plains, Ga.

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U.S. Has Warned Israel to Fight More Surgically in Gaza, Officials Say

American officials have told the Israelis that a major bombardment risks sparking a humanitarian crisis that overwhelms the world’s capacity to respond.

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Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?

The flow of students between the countries has been a mainstay of their relationship, even when ties have soured. Now these exchanges, too, are under threat.

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Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions

The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown on environmental advocates.

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Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.

Illegal deforestation for avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings.

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Why Judges in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Need a Rocket Docket

Voters could go to the polls in 2024 without knowing whether one of the candidates is criminally responsible for trying to overturn the last one.

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They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Rules Made for War Might Not Help.

“We need protection,” one migrant at the U.S. border said. But the legal system for refugees never envisioned the millions displaced by global warming.

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The Aral Sea’s Demise Is a Parable of Our Environmental Hubris

A sea is now a desert, and a glimpse of our climate future.

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Ramboy: A Family Farm in Ireland Prevails

On Achill Island in Ireland, Cian hopes to spend the summer playing soccer with his friends. But his grandfather thinks it’s about time to pass down a family tradition.

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Lake-Effect Snowstorm Hits Northern and Western New York

The storm is expected to bring up to two feet of snow, and possibly more in some areas.

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Wife of Gilgo Beach Suspect Gets a Documentary Deal

Rex Heuermann is accused of killing three women. Where some saw depravity, others saw a chance to make a show.

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Even Most Biden Voters Don’t See a Thriving Economy

A majority of those who backed President Biden in 2020 say today’s economy is fair or poor, ordinarily a bad omen for incumbents seeking re-election.

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Will Dyeing the Connecticut River Help Keep It Alive?

Hydrilla, a rapidly spreading invasive plant, is choking New England’s longest river. Government scientists are fighting back.

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The Way Geert Wilders Won

The Netherlands, where rural areas are losing physicians, bus stops and schools while urban areas thrive, is fertile ground for a demagogue.

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