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Pope Francis waves on the day he delivers his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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Firefighters work at the site of residential buildings hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on December 25, 2024.
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Putin ‘inhumane,’ Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day
TOPSHOT - Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Hopetown, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa's general election. South Africans vote on May 29, 2024 in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
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North Korean troops train in Russia in footage circulated online on October 18, 2024. CNN geolocated the video to a training range in Sergeyevka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
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North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
Ukrainian servicemen of 24th brigade are seen during a training exercise as the war between Russia and Ukraine continue outside of Pokrovsk, Ukraine on 18 December 2024.
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Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine
LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 11: Passengers depart the railway station after disembarking trains from the east on March 11, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. More than two million people have fled Ukraine following Russia's large-scale assault on the country, with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians passing through Lviv on their way to Poland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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After years of war, 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees’ lives are still mired in uncertainty
Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine
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Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region
Two Russian cargo ships are in distress near Crimea following bad weather
Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says
Biden admin says it is surging deliveries to Ukraine as Trump criticizes decision to allow US weapons to strike inside Russia
Russian forces less than 2 miles from key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
Drone strikes UN vehicle on way to inspect Ukrainian nuclear plant
Assad’s fall is huge blow for Putin, highlighting fragility of his own rule
Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems

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<p>President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House with a suite of foreign-policy problems to face, from Ukraine to the Middle East. But Fareed argues that President Joe Biden leaves Trump with a wealth of geopolitical opportunities, as America's top adversaries — Russia, China, and Iran — are all in weakened states.</p>
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Hong Kong leader John Lee in Hong Kong on July 25, 2024 as part of Kuleba’s visit to China.
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Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong
A Chinese agency working with Russia has been trying to source drone jammers
Fake Tom Cruise documentary is part of a Russian influence campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics, report finds
Ukraine’s Oreo production is back in business after Mondelez repaired its war-damaged factory
The West is tapping Russian money to arm Ukraine. Much more could follow

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Aviation Museum in Asheboro, North Carolina, on August 21, 2024.
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Harris met with Putin before Ukraine invasion
Russia appears to have diverted several thousand troops from occupied Ukraine to counter Kursk offensive, US officials say
Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war
Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech
Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine