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Smoke rises from a weapon on a ship after it was fired during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on December 29, 2025. (Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters)

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China Launches Live-Firing Drills Around Taiwan in Its Biggest War Games to Date

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their respective delegations at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Warns Iran of Possible Strike, Urges Hamas to Disarm After Meeting Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Says He and Netanyahu Don’t Fully Agree on West Bank

An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 20, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

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Pentagon Announces $8.6 Billion Boeing Contract for F-15 Jets for Israel

Sacks of flour are distributed in Gaza City from a center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency — widely known as UNRWA — on April 1, 2025. Israel’s Parliament passed new legislation on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, formally removing diplomatic immunity from the agency. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)

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Israel Strips UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity

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Are Fresno’s City Attorneys Overpaid? Lawsuit Alleges They Are

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