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A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat

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By: Somini Sengupta
The contest to replace António Guterres as U.N. secretary general has been jolted by last-minute entrants and deep divisions among members of the Security Council.

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The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The global body will replace António Guterres as secretary general.
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America’s Rebuke of Trump Won’t Swiftly Restore Canada-U.S. Harmony

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By: Ian Austen
While U.S. voters largely oppose the trade war with Canada, many Democrats and their supporters have protectionist leanings.

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The new Congress controlled by Democrats will face President Trump’s veto powers.
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U.S. Global Health Strategy Jeopardizes Prevention of Pandemics, Experts Warn

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By: Apoorva Mandavilli
The Trump administration has been negotiating agreements with dozens of individual countries. Public health experts say a global agreement would be far more effective.

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A burial crew carrying the body of a possible Ebola patient in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in August.
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European Countries Push, Again, To Deport Migrants to Rwanda

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By: Jeanna Smialek， Koba Ryckewaert and Jim Tankersley
Five European nations are closing in on a plan to send rejected migrants to Rwanda following a failed U.K. deal with the country.

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Kigali, Rwanda, last month. Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Greece are hoping that Rwanda may serve as a hub for deported migrants.
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Guarded Optimism, and Some Jokes, in Ukraine Over Trump’s Midterm Wipeout

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By: Paul Sonne， Andrew E. Kramer and Marc Santora
Victory for Democrats could alter the course of peace negotiations and a war nearing its fifth year.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting with President Trump at the United Nations in September. Mr. Trump has blown hot and at times very cold on Kyiv.
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Europe Still Sees Trump As Powerful, Especially in Foreign Policy

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By: Steven Erlanger
The commanding victory of the Democrats has brought private relief to some Europeans but no official glee, with Ukraine, Iran and NATO all hanging in the balance.

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President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July. He has questioned the utility of the trans-Atlantic alliance.
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European Countries Push, Again, To Deport Migrants to Rwanda

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By: Jeanna Smialek， Koba Ryckewaert and Jim Tankersley
Five European nations are closing in on a plan to send rejected migrants to Rwanda following a failed U.K. deal with the country.

© Yuhi Irakiza/Associated Press

Kigali, Rwanda, last month. Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Greece are hoping that Rwanda may serve as a hub for deported migrants.
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A Trump-Putin-Xi Summit? That Might Be Awkward for One of Them.

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By: David Pierson and Berry Wang
A summit could bolster Xi Jinping’s stature. But talks about Ukraine’s future and limits on nuclear weapons pose uncomfortable choices for China.

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The Chinese leader Xi Jinping with President Donald Trump at the National Archives Museum in Washington in September.
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Who’s Hiding Secrets About Dag Hammarskjöld’s Death?

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By: Amelia Nierenberg， Christina Anderson and Lynsey Chutel
The U.N. leader died in a plane crash in 1961. Many suspect foul play, but a lot of information still remains secret.

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Dag Hammarskjöld, the secretary general of the United Nations, in London in the mid-1950s.
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Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal

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By: Laurence Blair
The president of the South American nation, Santiago Peña, has apologized for failing to prevent its worst financial crisis in decades.

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President Santiago Peña of Paraguay at the United Nations in New York in September.
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How Did Flávio Bolsonaro Flee Brazil? ‘I’ll Take That to the Grave,’ He Says

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By: Ana Ionova
From Miami, Flávio Bolsonaro is making unfounded claims of a stolen election and plotting to sway his nation’s politics from afar, even though his party is not challenging the results.

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Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing Brazilian senator who lost last month’s presidential election, in Aventura, Fla., on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil.
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Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan

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By: Declan Walsh
Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.

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Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates is a candidate to become the next secretary general of the United Nations.
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Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say

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By: Adam Rasgon， Vivian Nereim， Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.

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Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. accepts the country’s demands. Privately, however, he has shown more openness to discussing the issue, officials say.
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Bolsonaro’s Escape From Brazil Was Aided by Milei Adviser at Argentine Airport

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By: Emma Bubola， Diego Bogarin and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
A top adviser to President Javier Milei of Argentina met Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, at an Argentine airport, three people involved in the operation said.

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Flávio Bolsonaro stepping off a plane in Miami last month after fleeing Brazil.
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How Melania Trump Became a Dark-Horse Diplomat on Ukraine

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By: Siobhán O’Grady and Katie Rogers
Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.

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Melania Trump receiving a humanitarian award from Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian human rights ombudsman, at the White House on Thursday.
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Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War

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By: David E. Sanger
The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

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An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
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Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Democracy Activist, Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

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By: Tiffany May
Mr. Wong, one of the most high-profile members of a movement that was quashed in 2020, was accused of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, a national security offense.

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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arriving at prison after a hearing for 47 opposition activists charged with violating the national security law in Hong Kong in 2021.
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