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Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91

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via NYT > World News She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.
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Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes

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via NYT > World News The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.
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5 Key Moments in the Rise of India’s Hindu-First Powerhouse

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via NYT > World News The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s secular republic into a Hindu nation.
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Remembering Those Who Died This Year

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via NYT > World News We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025.
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Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan

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via NYT > World News The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression.
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Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy

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via NYT > World News She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.
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Honduras Declares Nasry Asfura, Trump Ally, Winner of Presidential Election

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via NYT > World News Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of disputed ballot boxes and claims of fraud.
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