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Washington and Caracas have moved quickly to open Venezuela's oil sector to U.S. investment. Ordinary Venezuelans will wait longer to feel any benefit.

The Post spoke to four Kenyans who fought in Ukraine and relatives of nine other recruits, as a secret pipeline funnels young Africans to Russia's military.

Myanmar's military regime has tightened import restrictions, exacerbating the country's economic crisis and sparking widespread hardship among the people.

The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete.

Seen two years later, a suppressed U.S cable warning of a "wasteland" in northern Gaza, as reported by Reuters, is a small footnote of history.

A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country's largest private energy company.

Iran retains munitions that can reach U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf, including more than a dozen military bases and tens of thousands of troops.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles over ties to Jeffrey Epstein, suggested dinner at the palace and seems to appear in photos newly released by the Justice Department.

China's birth rate has fallen to a record low, prompting concerns about the country's demographic future and the potential for more coercive measures.

The $6.5 billion worth of sales to Israel includes 30 Apache attack helicopters, while Saudi Arabia is set to buy Patriot missiles worth $9 billion.