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Friends and relatives of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, stand behind a banner bearing their portraits during a demonstration calling for action to secure their release in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit down with Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AP hide caption

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes statements at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, ahead of his visit to Washington, D.C., where he will meet with President Trump this week. Avi Ohayon (GPO)/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump has a deal for Netanyahu when they meet Tuesday. Will he take it?

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Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican from New York, testifies on Jan. 21 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A view of damage at a residential building following an Israeli airstrike on Jabalia after Israel and Gaza reached a ceasefire deal, in the north of Gaza City, on Thursday. Hasan N. H. Alzaanin/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Mohammad Eid carries the body of one of his three relatives killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike, as they are prepared for the funeral in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption

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An update on cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jacob J. Lew poses for a portrait at his residence in Jerusalem, Jan. 10. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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U.S. ambassador to Israel talks about diplomatic efforts in the Israel-Hamas conflict

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Islamist rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) light a fire to keep warm as they guard the abandoned Iranian Embassy just days after toppling Syria's leader, and close ally of Iran, Bashar al-Assad, on Dec. 13, in Damascus, Syria. Scott Peterson/Getty Images hide caption

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WHO FUNDS HTS

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Residents walk in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on Wednesday, as people who had fled the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned to check on their homes after a ceasefire took effect. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Residents and members of a civil defense team conduct search and rescue operations after the Israeli army targeted Asma School, run by the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza Strip on Sunday. The wounded, including children, were brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The bodies of those who lost their lives were also brought to the hospital. Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Justin Tang/AP/The Canadian Press hide caption

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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hold signs as he addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. Pamela Smith/AP hide caption

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A vendor holds a portrait of Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 24. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption

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Indonesia's next president has a complicated history with the U.S.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro (center right) attends an International Workers' Day rally in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday. Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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President Joe Biden greets China's leader Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool hide caption

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This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border with the Palestinian territory on March 20. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walks to a meeting with then-President Donald Trump in the Demilitarized Zone that straddles the Koreas on June 30, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with a picture of North Korea's latest satellite-carrying rocket launch, at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 22. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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What North Korea's shift toward Russia means for its global strategy

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