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Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting

Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.

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A mourner carrying a balloon bearing Matilda’s name and an illustration of a bee, an insect she was known to love, before her funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday.
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BP Names New Boss After Its C.E.O. Steps Down

Meg O’Neill of Australia’s Woodside Energy will lead the London energy giant, replacing Murray Auchincloss, who will exit after less than two years in the role.

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Meg O’Neill, who will be BP’s first female chief executive, will start in April.
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Shock and Sadness Hang Over the Reiners’ Neighborhood

Neighbors said a pall had fallen over the wealthy Los Angeles area where Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death.

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Holiday decorations and no trespassing signs on a gate outside the Reiners’ home on Tuesday.
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6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation

President Trump disparaged Democrats and insisted the economy is booming despite concerns about the cost of living.

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President Trump in an address from the White House on Wednesday argued that U.S. economy under his leadership is in better shape than many voters think.
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U.S. Military Announces 4 Killed in 26th Boat Strike

The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. attacks on boats off South America have drawn the ire of legal experts and many members of Congress, who contend that the strikes amount to extrajudicial killings and, potentially, war crimes.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy

The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.

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President Trump used a prime-time address to praise what he cast as the economic gains under his administration.
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Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech on the Economy

The president sharply attacked his predecessor while insisting that his own record contained nothing but victories.

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“Over the past 11 months, we have brought more positive change to Washington than any administration in American history,” President Trump said in his address to the nation on Wednesday night from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.
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Reiner’s Son Appears, Briefly, Before a Judge

Nick Reiner, facing murder charges in the deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, appeared at an arraignment that lasted just minutes before it was rescheduled for January. He has not entered a plea.

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Alan Jackson, Nick Reiner’s lawyer, speaking to the media outside Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He asked the public not to “rush to judgment.”
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Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers

New research suggests that having a pet can actually make people more likely to become parents.

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Strolling in Seoul. A South Korean official said young couples were choosing pets over children, but it might not be that simple.
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E.U. Leaders Debate Plan for Ukraine Financed by Frozen Russian Assets

The European Council convenes on Thursday, and at stake is a contentious deal to back Ukraine and its war effort in 2026 and 2027.

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Ukrainian soldiers during a live-fire training exercise at a military training ground in the Dnipro region, in December.
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Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91

He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.

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Peter Arnett covered conflicts for decades, first for The Associated Press and then for CNN.
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Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack

New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.

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New South Wales police officers escorting the hearse carrying Rabbi Eli Schlanger after his funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
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U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

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A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.
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Trump Unveils Presidential ‘Walk of Fame’ With Jabs at Biden and Obama

The White House unveiled plaques near the Oval Office that describe U.S. presidents with varying levels of accuracy, depending on President Trump’s opinion of them.

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The presidential walk of fame, the latest addition to the White House, seen at the White House on Wednesday.
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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

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An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.
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Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction

President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.

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Derricks in the Maracaibo oil fields of Venezuela in the early 20th century. American oil companies invested millions of dollars in the region, generating profits that flowed to the United States, rather than Venezuela.
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