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Putin to Meet With Trump’s Envoy as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal

In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is expected to present President Vladimir V. Putin with a revised proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, speaking to reporters outside the White House in February. He is scheduled to be in Moscow on Tuesday.
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After Trump’s M.R.I. Claim, His Doctor’s Memo Offers Little Clarity

While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician’s memo released by the White House was less specific.

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The statement, by Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, said the tests on President Trump’s cardiovascular system and abdominal region showed the president “remains in excellent overall health.”
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Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé pendant in jewellery store

New Zealand police allege 32-year-old ingested the 18-karat gold egg – a James Bond Octopussy locket – and say the object has ‘not yet been recovered’

A New Zealand man has been charged with theft after allegedly swallowing a Fabergé James Bond Octopussy egg pendant worth more than $33,500 (US$19,200).

Police were called to a central Auckland jewellery store, Partridge Jewellers, on Friday afternoon after staff reported a man had allegedly picked up the pendant and swallowed it, said Grae Anderson, the city’s central area commander.

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© Illustration: Fabergé

© Illustration: Fabergé

© Illustration: Fabergé

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Japan PM’s pledge to ‘work, work, work, work, and work’ wins catchphrase of year

Sanae Takaichi’s not-so-catchy remarks about everyone working like a horse did not go down well in a country notorious for its demanding work culture

It is not, perhaps, a word many people in Japan will want to hear as they prepare for the bonenkai office party season and some well-earned time off over the new year.

But the promise made by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, that she would “work, work, work, work, and work” on behalf of her country has clearly struck a chord.

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© Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA

© Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA

© Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA

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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia

Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy

For days before the explosions began, the business park had been emptying out. When the bombs went off, they took down empty office blocks and demolished echoing, multi-cuisine food halls. Dynamite toppled a four-storey hospital, silent karaoke complexes, deserted gyms and dorm rooms.

So came the end of KK Park, one of south-east Asia’s most infamous “scam centres”, press releases from Myanmar’s junta declared. The facility had held tens of thousands of people, forced to relentlessly defraud people around the world. Now, it was being levelled piece by piece.

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© Composite: Jittrapon Kaicome/The Guardian

© Composite: Jittrapon Kaicome/The Guardian

© Composite: Jittrapon Kaicome/The Guardian

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Dutch king says he ‘will not shy away’ from slavery history on rare royal visit to Suriname

The king and queen’s visit to the former colony is the first by members of the Dutch royal family in nearly five decades

The Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, vowed on Monday that the topic of slavery would not be off-limits as he visits former colony Suriname, where the practice ended just over 150 years ago.

The king arrived in the capital Paramaribo on Sunday with Queen Maxima, a week after the small South American country marked 50 years of independence from the Netherlands.

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© Photograph: ANP/Shutterstock

© Photograph: ANP/Shutterstock

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As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others

President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.

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Last week, the Trump administration announced it would stop issuing visas to people from Afghanistan and review all Afghans allowed into the United States during the Biden administration.
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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.

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Federal agents have been arresting immigrants after court hearings in Manhattan.
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