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Nov 20, 2025 - World

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Nov 20, 2025 - World

The timing couldn't be worse for Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The Trump administration's new Ukraine peace proposal, negotiated with Russia, calls for long-opposed concessions on the part of Kyiv -- including the ceding of territory -- at perhaps the lowest point of the Ukrainian president's political career.

Nov 20, 2025 - World

A Florida retiree who had been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived back in the United States two days after President Donald Trump welcomed the kingdom's de-facto leader to the White House in a climactic end to years of diplomatic isolation from Washington.

Nov 20, 2025 - World

A representative from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa will attend the formal handover ceremony at the end of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, but the United States would still not take part in any talks, A White House official said Thursday.

Nov 20, 2025 - World

Zaqueu Belem Araujo cuts a leaf from an acai tree and skillfully folds and twists it, tying one end to the other to form a strong ring. He takes off his sandals, puts his bare feet into the palm ring and quickly pulls himself up the tree trunk to reach a branch of the coveted fruit.