She Speaks Trump’s Language: Meet Ukraine’s New Prime Minister

The appointment of Yuliia Svyrydenko, a business-oriented official, shows how Kyiv is trying to persuade the Trump administration that working with the country can be lucrative, even in wartime.

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A Family’s Global Efforts to Free the Only Nepali Kidnapped by Hamas

A family’s campaign to free a student abducted from a rural Israeli town two years ago may be imperiled by an uprising in Nepal and stalled attempts at a cease-fire.

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Trump Administration Defunds Federal Watchdog Office

Two senators called for “immediate action” to release money the White House blocked for the federal office that oversees dozens of inspectors general.

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Eric Adams’s Campaign Is Over. His Campaign Finance Problems Are Not.

City regulators are focusing on potential fund-raising irregularities that could result in the clawback of $10 million from Mr. Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.

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Swaggering, Scandalous, Strange: There Will Never Be Another Eric Adams

The quotable, luxury-loving, perpetually mysterious mayor took New Yorkers on a wild and unpredictable ride.

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Gambians Say, ‘Thank You’ After U.S. Denied Local Officials Visas to Attend U.N. Gathering

Gambians who see officials’ attendance at international events as taxpayer-funded vacations were grateful when some officials were refused U.S. entry for the U.N. General Assembly.

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Sarkozy Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Seek L

Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was sentenced to five years in prison over a plot to fund his election bid with help from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

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Nepal to Investigate Killings and Arson in Student Protests

It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one.

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Protesters in Manila Accuse Government of Misusing Environmental Funds

Demonstrations were set off by accusations that flood relief money was embezzled. They are part of a wave of discontent about economic inequality in several countries in Asia.

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How Nepal’s Government Went Up in Smoke

Arson attacks during protests in Nepal destroyed buildings, court files and even records of international agreements and state investments.

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