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Trump’s Pick as Mideast Adviser, Massad Boulos, Is a Truck Salesman

The lore around Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, is that he is a billionaire dealmaker. Records show otherwise.
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Live Updates: Blinken Arrives in Jordan for Talks on Syria

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Aqaba, Jordan, and planned to continue on to Turkey, as the Biden administration tries to manage the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall to Islamist rebels.
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How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan

The United States killed its own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be.
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Young Koreans, Seeing Democracy at Stake, Take to the Streets

South Korea’s night of martial law was a jolt for some members of a generation accused of political apathy. They say they aren’t going away.
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South Korea President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decree in Defiant Speech

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to “fight to the end,” despite the opposition’s push to impeach him and his own party’s demand that he resign.
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Humbled in Syria, Putin Seeks Vindication in Ukraine

An ally’s downfall has prompted calls in Russia for a definitive victory closer to home.
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Milei Tames Inflation in Argentina With Painful Policies, Sparking Applause and Anger

A year after becoming president, Javier Milei has been praised inside and outside Argentina for reining in galloping inflation. But his economic policies have inflicted widespread hardship.
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Syria Live Updates: U.S. Tries to Manage Fallout From al-Assad’s Ouster

U.S.-backed fighters said they had reached a truce with Turkish-supported forces in a northern Syrian town. The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command visited Syria and Iraq.
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Prince William’s Chat With Trump Shows Why Royals May Be Potent Diplomatic Tool

President-elect Donald J. Trump has a reverence, bordering on awe, for the royal family. British diplomats hope that will help safeguard relations with Washington in a fractious political climate.
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Tangled and Troubling Legacy Pushes Romanians Further to the Right

An ultranationalist politician’s surge shows how many people there would rather forget the country’s fascist past during World War II, experts say.