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President Biden and his team saw China as the one nation with the intent and capability to displace American primacy — and crafted policies to defend U.S. power.

Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.

Soldiers and civilians alike say that after so much loss, the new U.S. president must push for a just settlement, not peace at any cost.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, used to put people in jail. Now, after his formal arrest, he himself is in a cell, alone.

A policy change by a popular hotel platform shows the tension between traditional values and modern ideals in India.

An upward trajectory in relations is “almost inevitable,” the U.S. ambassador, Eric Garcetti, said in an interview before leaving his post.

President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine, but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Qatar, which mediated the agreement, said the cease-fire deal was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.

At least three people were killed in the assault on the capital, and at least one died and 11 were wounded in a separate strike in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.

Citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries were among about 250 people abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 raids into Israel.

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

The gunman took his own life after killing two judges and wounding a third in what officials described as a terrorist attack.

Cecilia Sala found herself in the middle of Iran’s hostage diplomacy.

The truce will begin at 8:30 a.m., according to the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, a mediator in the talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is addressing the nation for the first time since the agreement was announced.

A man convicted of murder in London was taken back into custody after a report emerged that he was anonymously making drill rap music. The victim’s family worries his music could bring him more fame.

Ahead of the inauguration, migrant shelters south of the Rio Grande are far from full, a reflection of the tougher measures imposed on both sides of the border.

They daydreamed about the people they would hug as soon as the truce took hold, the graves they would visit and the homes they would rebuild.

Banning the popular app is audacious. It’s also a sign that officials really believe the alternative is unacceptable.

But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.

A countrywide alert warned of incoming ballistic missiles.