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Europeans demand Russia accept truce; Trump says he might join peace talks

Ukraine and its allies Monday sought to pile pressure on Russia to agree to an unconditional truce, with European leaders threatening to immediately impose a new round of sanctions and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenging Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in Turkey on Thursday.
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Waiting for the smoke that heralds a new pope

After the men who will select the next pope were locked inside the Sistine Chapel without cellphones Wednesday, the only thing left to do was wait for them to send a signal to the outside world. By smoke.
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India strikes Pakistan two weeks after terrorist attack

ISLAMABAD – India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on what it called "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan, two weeks after an attack by armed militants killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback

BERLIN – Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country, but Merz’s initial defeat cast doubt on the stability of his governing coalition.
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Just how far is Israel willing to go in reoccupying Gaza?

JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet voted unanimously Sunday night to begin seizing and holding swaths of Gaza, clarifying a decision about a new direction in military strategy but sharpening the looming, unresolved question of whether Israel is inching toward the long-term reoccupation of the Gaza Strip.