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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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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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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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Carney Asserts Canada’s Sovereignty and Vows to End Homelessness in Budget

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By: Ian Austen
The prime minister’s second budget repeatedly stresses diversifying Canada’s economy away from the United States.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney preparing to discuss the budget in Ottawa on Thursday.
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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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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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Everyone’s Talking About the ‘Blue Tsunami.’ In Japan, It’s Complicated.

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By: Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya
The New York Post used a Hokusai work to depict Donald Trump being swept away by Democrats’ midterm election win. Some in Japan were bothered by the imagery.

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A New York Post cover featuring the “Great Wave” by Katsushika Hokusai.
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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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For Israelis, U.S. Midterms Show How Far Their Star Has Fallen in America

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By: Isabel Kershner
Israel once had bipartisan support in the United States, but a strong showing for Democrats, some of whom are deeply critical of the war in Gaza, has left the country with fewer friends in Congress.

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The Detroit election night party of the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan. Mr. El-Sayed won his race.
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What Trump’s Midterm Defeat Means for Iran and Oil Prices

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By: Jim Tankersley， Damien Cave and Annie Correal
Commentators abroad wondered what President Trump’s electoral losses might mean for oil prices, the war on Iran and the future of American politics.

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President Trump walking offstage after a rally in Salina, Kan., on Sunday. The election results mean the Democrats will take control of the House and Senate.
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U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say

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By: Annie Correal， Eric Schmitt， Isayen Herrera and Julie Turkewitz
The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America.

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The National Liberation Army, or ELN, in Arauca, Colombia. The rebel army is active in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay

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By: Edward Wong
The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.

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Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. Venezuela’s Caribbean coastline and land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana make it an attractive location for potential U.S. troop deployments.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials

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By: Julian E. Barnes， Natan Odenheimer， Eric Schmitt， Adam Rasgon and Dustin Volz
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.

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Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.
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Why Trump Often Mentioned Iran in the Midterm Campaign

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By: Lara Jakes
President Trump has repeatedly reminded Americans of a losing campaign issue just as voters head to the polls. Why?

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Visitors at a school in Minab, in Iran’s Hormozgan Province, in September. The school was hit by U.S. strikes on the first day of the war.
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