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Machado’s Peace Prize Is Latest Nobel Honor for Female Democracy Campaigners

Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk.

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France’s Domestic Instability Has Weakened Its Diplomatic Clout

President Emmanuel Macron’s inability to find a government that can pass a new budget is hobbling his efforts to influence Europe’s agenda.

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How Letitia James, Now Indicted, Will Stay as New York’s Attorney General

New York state’s chief legal officer, now a criminal defendant, runs an 800-lawyer agency that is at the center of state government.

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A Cease-Fire Begins

We explain the latest on the deal between Israel and Hamas.

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Israel Says Cease-Fire Is in Effect in Gaza

The statement came after Israel approved a deal between Israel and Hamas to pave the way for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

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Who Is María Corina Machado, the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

Ms. Machado built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, and lives in hiding from President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government.

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Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict

Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

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Trump’s Retribution Lands on Latest Target, and U.S. Troops Head to Israel

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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James Indictment Mirrors Her Civil Case Against Trump in Miniature

The president and New York’s attorney general accused each other of real estate fraud. But the sum involved in her case is $18,933, while millions were at stake in his.

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How Trump Got Israel and Hamas to a Truce

Israel approved an agreement brokered by President Trump that paves the way for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza and the return of all remaining hostages.

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Curious Reindeer and Charging Polar Bears: The Changing Wildlife at the Top of the Earth

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.

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What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments

Federal courts across the country have heard legal challenges to the mobilization of troops in Los Angeles, Washington, Portland, Ore., and Chicago. Here’s how some judges have ruled.

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How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland

President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify the president’s description of Oregon’s largest city as a “hellscape.”

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Aid Groups Prepare to Provide Quick Relief to Gaza Under Cease-Fire

The new Israel-Hamas deal contains provisions to increase aid to Gaza, and for the reopening of a border crossing from Egypt.

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The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be reckless enough to build one.

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Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at odds with the news media to a degree unseen in modern times, former Pentagon officials say.

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Mexico’s President Is Popular. So Is Her Professional Lookalike.

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president, has recent approval ratings as high as 79 percent. An actress with a startling resemblance, Tamara Henaine, is taking advantage of the moment.

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Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.

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This Family’s Home Has Stood for a Century — in Four Different Countries

As armies and revolutions came and went, neighbors became foes and families spoke different languages. Here’s how one small town stood at the center of history.

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As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts

Every fall since the war started in 2022, Russia has targeted electricity and heating infrastructure in an effort to weaken Ukrainians’ will to continue fighting.

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Germany’s Top Economist Charts a Path Out of Europe’s Crisis

Joachim Nagel, the president of Germany’s central bank, warned against “complacency” in European capitals over tariffs, competition with China and attacks on institutions.

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Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge

Growing outrage over crime and political scandals eroded support for President Dina Boluarte, the country’s most unpopular leader in recent history.

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Josh Johnson Can’t Believe He’s Praising Trump for Something

If the Gaza deal holds, then “the guy who couldn’t stop a fight between Gary Busey and Meat Loaf brokered peace in the Middle East,” said the “Daily Show” host.

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Two Dead After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines

A tsunami warning was issued after the 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of Mindanao island on Friday morning.

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Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge

Growing outrage over crime and political scandals eroded support for President Dina Boluarte, the country’s most unpopular leader in recent history.

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Sister Jean, Loyola Basketball Superfan and Team Chaplain, Dies at 106

She led the Ramblers’ players in pregame prayers, pointed out opponents’ strengths and weaknesses and supported the team in N.C.A.A. tournaments.

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Trump’s Peace Plan is Tailor-Made for Israel. It Still Might Work.

A deal offers some possibility of a broader solution, but the hurdles are enormous.

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Cameroon Is in Thrall to a 92-Year-Old Man

President Paul Biya of Cameroon, in power for 43 years, is not going anywhere.

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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

China is using the high-altitude expanse for immense solar panel farms and wind turbines and has begun work on the world’s largest hydroelectric dams.

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Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill

The legislation would provide a 3.8 percent pay raise for American troops, while funding weapons and overhauling military procurement.

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