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Wealthy Chinese couples are using a California surrogacy agency, Patriot Conceptions, to have children born as US citizens through American surrogates. The agency is run by US Army veteran Haotian Bai, who has ties to Republican institutions, and the article raises concerns about surrogacy laws, birthright citizenship, and Chinese influence.
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A collection of letters criticizes Hasan Piker for calling the U.S. worse than al Qaeda and saying Iran should be allowed nuclear weapons, while also defending Israel against Ed Sheeran's criticism. The letters frame Piker and Israel's critics as anti-American, ignorant, and dangerous, and one letter calls for ending birthright citizenship.
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Manchester will host the G20 summit in November 2027 at the Manchester Central Convention Centre, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming world leaders including Donald Trump. The article recounts earlier tensions over Trump's 'mayor of a town' remark and notes the event's scale and the UK's G20 presidency.
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Scott Anderson discusses his book "King of Kings" about the 1978 fall of Iran's last Shah and the Islamic Revolution, and reflects on the Middle East's shifting landscape a decade after his Fractured Lands project.
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The article explains why President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s allies are not intervening against Houthi attacks, citing reluctance to enter a broader Iran-linked conflict and the long-running Yemeni civil war. It highlights the risks to Saudi cities, oil infrastructure, and global oil supplies while framing US disengagement as a strategic problem for Riyadh.
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Houthi forces have launched a new offensive into Yemen's strategic southwestern highlands, threatening the internationally recognized government's last major barrier before Aden. The article reports intensified Saudi air support, PLC mobilization, and the strategic stakes for possible U.S. intervention.
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An American Israeli man held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days performed at a concert in Nir Oz, the Israeli town devastated by the Oct. 7 attacks. The segment frames his performance as songs of survival and hope.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe briefly met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport in Ireland while their planes refueled. The encounter came as Ratcliffe returned from Egypt and Zelensky traveled to the UN General Assembly, following Ratcliffe's earlier unannounced trip to Moscow.
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Andy Burnham, ahead of his first face-to-face talks with Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly, said he trusts the US president and described the Special Relationship as strong. He is expected to press Trump on NATO, AI safety, and sensitive issues including the Chagos Islands and Falklands.
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The WSJ editorial board asks what President Trump should seek from Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit, arguing that a productive outcome must include a change in Beijing's aggressive global behavior and an end to Chinese help for Iran targeting Americans. It criticizes pomp and symbolic deals like soybeans and Boeing purchases.
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This opinion piece argues that recent German state elections reveal the collapse of the center-right CDU and an underreported rise of the far-left Die Linke, whose Berlin victory it ties to antisemitism and housing socialism, while the AfD surged in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.
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First lady Melania Trump is scheduled for a busy week including UN General Assembly events, an NYSE appearance, and a state dinner for China’s president. The piece highlights her Fostering the Future expansion and casts her as hands-on and detail-oriented.