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Zelensky to Meet With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On

Ukraine’s president was expected in London to discuss with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany ways of ending the conflict against Russia. Negotiations thus far have made little progress.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv last week. Talks with European leaders in London on Monday are aimed at bolstering Mr. Zelensky’s position in peace talks.
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Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence

Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.

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The fighting ignited panic among civilians in both countries. Some people in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province moved away from the border on Monday.
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United Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half

Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.

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Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said U.N. agencies have been “under attack” as the United States and Europe have reduced the amount of international aid they give.
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China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports and Drawing Criticism

China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.

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An advertisement for a Xiaomi 17 Pro phone next to an Apple store in Shanghai. The weak value of the Chinese currency has hurt the ability of Chinese consumers to afford foreign brands.
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China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time

President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.

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A Geely manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China. Carmakers and other exporters in traditional manufacturing powerhouses like Germany, Japan and South Korea are losing customers to Chinese rivals.
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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say

The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.

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Tehran on Sunday. The identities of the Iranians being deported from the United States, and their individual circumstances, were not immediately clear.
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Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE

“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained.

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“We’re not going to let ICE or Donald Trump or anyone else separate us or divide us from each other,” Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, said at a protest in support of 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng.
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Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean

Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.

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Representative Jim Himes said that the two survivors “were barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.”
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Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records.

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David Gurney, head of Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center in New Jersey, said losing access to Ancestry had hindered crucial work.
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Social Security at 70? Why the Gold Standard Advice Works for Only a Few

The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.

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Blair Barondes and his wife, Janet Bowdan, calculated that waiting until 70 to take Social Security wouldn’t net them more over their retirement.
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Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student

The father of Any Lucía Belloza López said agents appeared at his home in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. His daughter, 19, was deported to Honduras during a surprise trip home for Thanksgiving.

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Any Lucía López Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas.
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Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

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Emergency workers outside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February after the confinement structure was punctured by a Russian drone in Pripyat, Ukraine.
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Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says

A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for hours, appeared on television Sunday night and said the coup plot would “not go unpunished.”

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Soldiers patrolled in front of Benin’s radio and television offices in Cotonou on Sunday after an apparent coup attempt.
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