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A residential building heavily damaged by a Russian strike, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2026

Putin Will Turn a Cease-Fire Into a Weapon

A New Use for Russia’s Old Playbook in Ukraine

By Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte

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Employees taking a selfie at Mixue’s first Brazilian store, Sao Paulo, April 2026

How China Is Winning Friends and Influencing People

Private Companies Are Making Beijing Look Good in the Developing World

By Lizzi C. Lee and Eric Olander

Carrying the body of Hamas commander Mohammad Odeh in Gaza City, May 2026

The End of Hamas

And the Convenient Fiction of Continued Menace

By Jaser AbuMousa

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The Quiet Rise of the Plastics Crisis

How to Counter an Insidious Global Threat

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