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James Luckey-Lange Recounts Being Detained, Starved and Beaten in Venezuela

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James Luckey-Lange, 28, wrote about kindness and shared humanity as he traveled. But he said he had been shackled, starved and beaten in Venezuela after being detained.

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Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

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The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.

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Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties

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Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

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In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability

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In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.

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Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests

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It remains to be seen whether the three big nuclear powers are headed into a new arms race, or whether President Trump is trying to spur negotiations on a new accord now that a last Cold War treaty has expired.

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Colombia’s President, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Heads to the White House

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Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Trump have had a tense relationship that escalated into threats by Mr. Trump, before easing. Anything could happen at their Feb. 3 meeting.

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D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests

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Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.

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Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case

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The hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.

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