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China Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy.

China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frustration with Trump.
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The Secret of How Ukraine’s Lifesaving Air-Raid Alarms Work

Many in Ukraine assume that the alerts are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the pressure-packed job.
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Israelis Are Waiting for War With Iran, Again

The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
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Live Updates: Cuban Government Says Troops Kill 4 on Florida Speedboat

Border troops engaged in a gunfight with the four people killed near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.
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45 Years After Failed Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed

Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.
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U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.
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How the UK Could Remove Former Prince Andrew From the Royal Line of Succession

Despite his connections with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former prince is eighth in line to the British throne. That could change.
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Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient

Ukraine must project strength to secure continued Western support. But its people want the world to know they are not superhuman.
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Inside Nicolás Maduro’s Last Days as Venezuela’s Leader

The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.
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Futsal Phenom in Afghanistan Is a Hero the Taliban Didn’t Expect

A triumph in indoor soccer has turned Alireza Ahmadi, 17, and other players from the Hazara minority, long marginalized in Afghanistan, into national heroes.