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18/11/2025 06:00 Washington Post

Chinese lenders backed 2,500 projects, covering almost every U.S. state, from gas pipelines to airport terminals, even as Washington warned developing nations about Chinese debt traps.

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U.N. Security Council approves Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza

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China rapidly expands nuclear test site as Trump revives Cold War tension

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Trump’s Venezuela war threats roil Latin American leaders

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15/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

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15/11/2025 08:00 Washington Post

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A scandal, involving kickbacks at Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, has revived concerns about European money being siphoned off by graft instead of helping fight Russia....

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13/11/2025 12:00 Washington Post

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers resign amid corruption probe

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12/11/2025 16:45 Washington Post

Trump wants Europe to defend itself but that’s proving tough to do

Threatened by Russia and pressured by President Trump, European leaders pledged to join forces and reduce security reliance on the U.S. That’s easier said than done....

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China made quiet border advances as ties warmed, Indian critics warn

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Israeli right criticizes efforts to prosecute soldiers for wartime abuses

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11/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Russia is winning the battle for influence in Georgia against the E.U.

One year after a pro-Russian party’s victory in elections, the European Union said Georgia is a candidate in “name only” amid “democratic backsliding.”...

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Germany’s gruff defense minister aims to make his country ‘war-ready’

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Dick Cheney’s Iraq War legacy lives on

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Trump’s ill-defined nuclear test threat compels a response from Putin

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03/11/2025 11:00 Washington Post

China says it doesn’t interfere. The war next door suggests otherwise.

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Tanzania’s President Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests

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01/11/2025 06:00 Washington Post

As U.S. ramps up pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow and Beijing for help

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Sudan’s war takes horrific turn, as Trump looks away

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Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992

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A look at past nuclear weapons tests in Russia, China and the U.S.

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