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One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.

On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Talk Partnership

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”

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President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at a war memorial in Miquelon on Sunday.

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

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The United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time, the threat posed by artificial intelligence will be atop the agenda of the U.N. General Assembly meeting this week.

‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump

The U.S. president’s threats to seize Greenland left its people on edge, and with details scarce, the news of an agreement didn’t seem to be putting minds at ease.

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Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, this month.

Russia Warns New U.S. Sanctions Law Would Harm Trump’s Peace Efforts

President Trump signed the legislation, named for Senator Lindsey Graham, at the White House, but he has broad leeway to waive its requirements.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage last year. The new law orders the U.S. administration to execute sanctions against Russia that are already in place, including those against Mr. Putin.

A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran

Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.

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Guyana is positioned to take in an estimated $6.5 billion in oil revenue this year.

Trump’s Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know

President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.

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Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, last year. Polls have indicated that a vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to join the United States.

Millionaire Activist James Chambers Seeks Asylum in Spain

Jailed in Madrid on an extradition request from the United States that his lawyer says is tied to pro-Palestinian activism, James Chambers fears persecution if returned.

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James Chambers in a cafe in Tunis in 2024. He was arrested in Spain this year and is fighting an extradition request from the United States.

South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran, Despite Trump’s Call

President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.

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President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea holding a news conference at the Blue House in Seoul on Friday. Mr. Lee rejected any South Korean military involvement in the Middle East conflict.

A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

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A still from a video showing a police officer point a firearm at men deported by the United States to Equatorial Guinea at Hotel Bamy on the outskirts of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Sept. 5.

Trump Courts North Korea’s Leader, but Might Need China to Reignite the Flame

President Trump has gotten no love back yet from Kim Jong-un. He could turn to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to help set up a summit when Mr. Xi visits Washington next week.

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President Trump and Kim Jong-un on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone in 2019. For Mr. Trump, a summit with Mr. Kim would help him turn the spotlight away from the unpopular war against Iran and toward a leader-to-leader relationship that Mr. Trump has treasured since his first term.

Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns

U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.

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If the production and delivery of the planes is completed, which would take years, Saudi Arabia would be only the second country in the Middle East to have F-35 jets, after Israel.
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