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Ukraine Prioritizes Security, Not Territory, as Trump Pushes Truce Talks

As Ukraine contemplates an accelerated timetable for negotiations pushed by President-elect Donald Trump, it is putting at least as much importance on obtaining security guarantees as on where an eventual cease-fire line might fall.

After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It

Two days after the deadliest known violent attack in China in a decade, in which at least 35 people were killed when a man plowed an SUV into a crowd, officials were working to make it seem as if nothing had happened.

Notre-Dame Ready to Welcome ‘Whole World,’ Officials Say

Five years after a devastating fire, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen to the public on Dec. 7 with a globally broadcast ceremony followed by a string of Masses, concerts and other events, officials announced on Wednesday.

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