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Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds

The death of a British woman from Novichok poisoning was the result of a botched assassination attempt authorized at the highest level, an official report said on Thursday.

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A police cordon around the residential area where Dawn Sturgess was exposed to the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England, in 2018.
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Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

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The site of an Israeli strike on an encampment in Khan Younis, Gaza. A Palestinian health official said the attack killed at least six people and injured many more.
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Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away

About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.

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If the Senate doesn’t vote to extend expanded Obamacare subsidies, many Americans will see their health expenses rise by about $1,000 next year.
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F.D.A. Orders Recall of More than 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese

A warning over shredded cheese is the latest of hundreds in the U.S. food system. Understanding recalls can help shoppers determine what’s truly dangerous.

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The bags of cheese included blends of mozzarella, provolone and asiago, and had been distributed to grocery stores like Target and Walmart in over 30 states and Puerto Rico.
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Immigrants’ Fears

We explain how Afghan refugees in America are experiencing the fallout from a D.C. shooting.

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Mirwais Daudzai
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Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.

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Pauline Muthoni Kariuki said her Saudi employer and his friend raped her in 2020. She became pregnant and sought help at the embassy. There, she said, a Kenyan diplomat, Robinson Juma Twanga, accused her of seducing men.
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Trump to Host Congo and Rwanda Leaders for Peace Talks in Persistent Conflict

The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.

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The Trump administration will hold a signing ceremony for the peace agreement’s next phase at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which it recently renamed “the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace.”
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How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

“All my memories are in that home. They are not only stealing our land but also trying to cut the roots that connect us to it,” Muhammad Abdulrahman said.
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”

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A new set of press restrictions at the Pentagon took effect in October.
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Brooklyn Borough President Will Run for House Seat as Socialists Circle

Antonio Reynoso’s bid to replace Representative Nydia M. Velázquez will most likely be contested by a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Antonio Reynoso said he wants to push the Democratic Party to the left, but some in the party, including Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, may prefer an even more progressive candidate.
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Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush

Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.

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A snail farm in Souligné-sous-Ballon, in western France.
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A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect

More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.

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Two National Guard troops were shot near the White House on the day before Thanksgiving.
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Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.

The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

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Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may decide to end the recommendation that babies get immunized against hepatitis B.
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Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.

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Pauline Muthoni Kariuki said her Saudi employer and his friend raped her in 2020. She became pregnant and sought help at the embassy. There, she said, a Kenyan diplomat, Robinson Juma Twanga, accused her of seducing men.
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Best TV Shows of 2025

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.
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Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, in Beijing on Thursday. Mr. Macron was welcomed with a red carpet and honor guard.
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