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Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive
President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to try to close out a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia that would end nearly four years of war.
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Protesters clash in Syria after deadly Alawite mosque bombing
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Thailand's political parties name prime minister candidates for February election
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Guinea votes in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader expected to win
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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
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Libya mourns military chief killed in Turkey plane crash

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares
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Protesting students in Serbia urge support for early election they hope will oust Vucic
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Debate over surfing in German park gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device
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Hounded by photographers for years, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save
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A building collapse in South Africa kills three people, including a 1-year-old

Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire
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Central African Republic's incumbent president, a Russian ally, eyes a third term in key elections
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Kosovo voters cast ballots in a second attempt this year to elect a government and avoid more crisis
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Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham
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Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
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Bus accident leaves 15 dead in Guatemala and government declares 3-day national mourning period
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Pilot dies in ultralight plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes off the coast of Taiwan

Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks
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Brazilian judge puts coup plot convicts under house arrest after former police commander flees
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Fire in Old Port of Portland, Maine, damages its historic waterfront and sinks at least 1 boat

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85
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Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
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Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities
More countries reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland
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Indonesian rescuers search for a Spanish coach and 3 children after tour boat sinks
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warns United Arab Emirates-backed separatists of immediate action
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Hundreds mourn in Syria's Homs after deadly mosque bombing
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