How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel gunsmiths in a village on the outskirts of Culiacán, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, in October.
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Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, after a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
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Australian Jews Testify on Experiences of Antisemitism in Bondi Beach Inquiry
A menorah at a park overlooking Sydney Harbour last December, a few days after the attack at Bondi Beach.
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Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants
Hugo Palencia was deported from the U.S. to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, last month.
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Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, center, appearing at a Fatah conference in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
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Trump Announces Boeing Jet Order From China. Beijing Stays Silent.
Chinese airlines are some of Boeing’s biggest customers.
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Sanctioned by China, Rubio Enjoys a Trip to Beijing
Marco Rubio at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
President Trump with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing on Thursday.
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In Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China
U.S. President Donald Trump participating in a friendship walk through Zhongnanhai Garden with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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Wes Streeting Resigns and Calls for Leadership Contest to Replace Starmer
Wes Streeting resigned from his job as health minister on Thursday and called for a leadership contest against Mr. Starmer.
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Cecilia Flores Became the Voice of Mexican Mothers
Cecilia Flores during a search for her missing son, Alejandro Guadalupe Islas Flores, in Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Key Moments From the First Day of Trump’s China Visit
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday.
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Inside the Secret Mission to Fly Taiwan’s President to Africa
A photograph provided by the Taiwan Presidential Office showed the Taiwanese leader, Lai Ching-te, waving upon arriving in Eswatini in May.
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What to Know About Day 2 of Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meeting in Zhongnanhai, a compound used by the Communist Party, in Beijing on Friday.
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U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the welcoming ceremony for President Trump in Beijing, on Thursday.
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What is Zhongnanhai, the Secretive Beijing Compound Where Trump Met Xi?
Security outside Zhongnanhai, the official residence of China’s leadership, on Wednesday.
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China Starting to Fulfill ‘Promises,’ U.S. Trade Representative Says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, left, during a state dinner with President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Thursday,
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16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says
A person in a biohazard suit at the airport in Omaha, Neb., as passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius arrived on Monday.
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Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil
A gas station in Havana this month. In January, the Trump administration cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had been supplying a large amount of Cuba’s oil.
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A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
Admiral Cooper told the lawmakers that his staff had been proactive in trying to prevent civilian deaths. “Our staff specifically warned the Iranian people more than 100 times about the threat of them being used as human shields,” he said.
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Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes
President Trump met with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday after a flurry of actions from his administration in recent weeks against China.
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Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
Passengers from the MV Hondius evacuated from the cruise ship this week in Tenerife, Spain.
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Xi Warned Trump About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ for U.S. and China. What Is It?
A statue of Thucydides, the Athenian general and historian, outside the parliament building in Vienna.
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Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., one of five coal plants in the United States that President Trump ordered to remain open. The plant has reported $180 million in expenses associated with running the facility since last May.
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Who Is Wes Streeting, the Cabinet Minister Who Just Resigned From Keir Starmer’s Government?
Wes Streeting has prided himself on a background that he said enables him to relate to many voters.
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Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary
President Trump on Thursday in Beijing. There has been speculation that Mr. Trump and his advisers are seeking to secure a major investment pledge from China on the trip.
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Angela Rayner, Former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Cleared of Wrongdoing Over Taxes
Angela Rayner last year. She has been seen as a potential successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Who Attended the U.S.-China State Dinner in Beijing?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the state dinner at the Great Hall of the People.
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Over 100 People Killed in India’s Uttar Pradesh as Storms Wreak Destruction
Storm damage in Prayagraj, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.
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Where Are the Women on Trump’s Visit to China?
President Xi Jinping of China greeting the U.S. delegation at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday.
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What People in China Say of Trump
President Trump at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump Invites Xi to White House During State Dinner in Beijing
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, emphasized their cooperation on Thursday.
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What to Know About Day 1 of Trump and Xi’s Meeting
President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping at the state dinner on Thursday in Beijing.
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Chinese News Media Cast Trump’s Visit as a Sign of Beijing’s Rising Stature
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump and Xi Discuss the Need to Open the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio departing the White House for a trip to China on Tuesday.
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Duterte Ally Flees to Evade I.C.C. Arrest Warrant After Chaos at Philippine Senate
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa answering questions at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday. He fled the building early on Thursday, and federal agents are looking for him, a senior official said.
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Elon Musk Returns to Trump’s Side in Beijing
Elon Musk arriving in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Argentina Races To Find Origin of Hantavirus Outbreak
A sign shows information on hantavirus at a hospital in Bariloche, Argentina. A patient with no known connection to the cruise ship is hospitalized there with hantavirus.
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Russia Pummels Kyiv in the Largest Drone Attack of the War
A residential building hit by Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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China Restores Beef Trade With U.S. as Goodwill Gesture for Trump Visit
Beijing granted permission on Thursday for hundreds of American slaughterhouses to resume beef shipments to China.
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Xi referenced ‘great changes unseen in a century.’ Here’s what that means.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, said on Thursday that the world was undergoing a “once-in-a-century transformation.”
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Xi Says U.S.-China Relations Could Turn ‘Dangerous’ Over Taiwan
Patriot missile systems on display during a Taiwanese military exercise in Taipei last year.
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Inside Trump’s Summit Tour in Beijing: From Temple of Heaven to the Great Hall
Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump’s 2017 visit to Beijing offers clues for this year’s summit.
President Trump, Xi Jinping and their wives at a Chinese opera in Beijing’s Forbidden City in 2017.
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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo
The Colombian woman and other migrants are housed in a hotel outside Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, Says £5 Million Gift Was ‘Reward’ for Brexit
Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
China’s State Dinner Menu for Trump Includes Beef Ribs, Roast Duck and Tiramisu
Enter the Killer Robots: The Ukrainian Forging the Future of Warfare
‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump
Glitz and Boycotts at Eurovision
Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.