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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Prompts Debate Over Europe’s Military

With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.

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Finnish army conscripts at a training exercise in Helsinki. Finland maintained conscription after the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Putin’s Win-Win: Take a Russia-Friendly Peace Deal, or Fight On

The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.

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An image released by Russian state media last week shows President Vladimir V. Putin inside the Kremlin on Wednesday. He has said Moscow was content to pursue its interests “through armed confrontation.”
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Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.

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On average, symptoms of anxiety dropped by 16.1 percent; symptoms of depression by 24.8 percent; and symptoms of insomnia by 14.5 percent.
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Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria

The government acted quickly to tamp down reprisals in the central city of Homs as it tries to manage repeated waves of bloodshed involving minority groups.

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Syrian soldiers walk past an abandoned movie theater in downtown Homs on Friday. Homs has long been a microcosm of Syria’s sectarian fault lines.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
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The Best Baseball Team Behind Bars

The San Quentin Giants’ opponents are impressed. But what about the parole board that decides the players’ fate?

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San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, was recently downgraded from high-security to low-security.
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Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down

Mr. Cotton oversaw the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and several other major infrastructure projects in the New York City region.

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Rick Cotton has overseen the start of a $19 billion overhaul of Kennedy International Airport.
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Alma Allen, American Sculptor, Is Selected for Venice Biennale

The choice of a relatively unknown artist based in Mexico City ends a chaotic, much-delayed selection process led by the State Department.

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The artist Alma Allen, 55, will exhibit nearly 30 sculptures at the U.S. pavilion of the 2026 Venice Biennale starting in May, organized by the curator Jeffrey Uslip. Allen lives and works in Mexico.
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Bolsonaro’s Arrest Exposes Limits to Trump’s Power

President Trump tried to keep the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, out of prison. He failed, and now he is moving on.

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President Trump during a bilateral meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October.
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Dharmendra, Bollywood Leading Man, Dies at 89

In a career spanning nearly seven decades and more than 300 productions, the actor became one of India’s best known and most versatile screen stars.

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Dharmendra in 2023. “There’s no role he cannot do,” his biographer said. “You cannot slot him into a pigeonhole.”
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Negotiating Peace in Ukraine

We explain the Trump administration’s latest push to end the war.

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The front line in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.
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Trump Welcomes A.P.’s Photographers. Its Reporters? Not So Much.

The White House now has conflicting approaches for Associated Press journalists as it fights the news service in court over access to presidential events.

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While the White House has restored access to Associated Press photographers like Evan Vucci, it continues to exclude A.P. reporters from the presidential press pool.
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His Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Said to Be by Michelangelo

The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one?

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Various books and research materials at Christie’s in London related to a newly attributed drawing the auction house says is by Michelangelo that is for sale in February.
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Russian Disinformation Comes to Mexico, Seeking to Rupture US Ties

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.

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The RT control room in Moscow in 2018. Kremlin-owned media outlets in Mexico have expanded greatly in recent years.
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A Stand Against Coal Could Push Oakland Toward Bankruptcy

After Oakland, Calif., reneged on a contract allowing coal shipments, a Kentucky company went under. Courts say the city must now pay hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Port activities have long been a driver of Oakland’s economy, but the city ultimately tried to block a plan to ship coal from its terminal.
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Why a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine

Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.

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Mr. Demurenko views President Vladimir V. Putin as a savior who restored Russia’s strength and is leading it in battle against an implacable enemy.
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