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US, Russia and Ukraine Open Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi — First Since Trump's Iran War Froze Diplomacy

Senior envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff sat down with Russian and Ukrainian delegations Tuesday for a two-day push to end the war, the first trilateral session since the conflict over Iran derailed talks in February.

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BUSINESS · ENERGY

Exxon Signs Preliminary Deal to Return to Venezuela After 20 Years Away

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WORLD · JAKARTA

Indonesia's Vice President Offers to Resign as Fake-Diploma Scandal Boils Over

16:05 ET

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US · DALLAS

Dallas County's Top Murder Investigator Charged With Stabbing Wife to Death Days After Filing for Divorce

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US · LOS ANGELES

Self-Proclaimed Iranian 'King of Instagram' Busted by ICE After Nearly 40 Years Dodging Deportation

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US · SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court Clears Trump to Resume Big Bend Border Wall in 8-1 Ruling

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Maduro Grows Visibly Thinner, Turns to Scripture in Brooklyn Jail as 2027 Trial Looms

Ten months after U.S. forces hauled him out of Caracas, ousted strongman Nicolás Maduro is reportedly leaning on the Bible behind bars at a notorious Brooklyn jail while bracing for a trial that's still seven months away.

WORLD · ANTALYA, TURKEY

World Leaders Open COP31 Climate Summit in Turkey — Without the US at the Table

YESTERDAY

WORLD · EUROPE SECURITY

Fighter Jets, Grounded Flights and Dead Supermarket Fridges: Europe Battles a New Wave of Hoax Attacks

YESTERDAY

WORLD · BERLIN

Germany's Merz Finally Backs a Woman for President — After Weeks of Party Tension Over the Pick

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The WeeklyObserver

US, Russia and Ukraine Open Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi — First Since Trump's Iran War Froze Diplomacy

Exxon Signs Preliminary Deal to Return to Venezuela After 20 Years Away

Indonesia's Vice President Offers to Resign as Fake-Diploma Scandal Boils Over

US News

Dallas County's Top Murder Investigator Charged With Stabbing Wife to Death Days After Filing for Divorce

Self-Proclaimed Iranian 'King of Instagram' Busted by ICE After Nearly 40 Years Dodging Deportation

Supreme Court Clears Trump to Resume Big Bend Border Wall in 8-1 Ruling

World

Maduro Grows Visibly Thinner, Turns to Scripture in Brooklyn Jail as 2027 Trial Looms

World Leaders Open COP31 Climate Summit in Turkey — Without the US at the Table

Fighter Jets, Grounded Flights and Dead Supermarket Fridges: Europe Battles a New Wave of Hoax Attacks

Germany's Merz Finally Backs a Woman for President — After Weeks of Party Tension Over the Pick

Celebrity & Entertainment

Harry and Meghan Unveil Child Online Safety Memorial at EU Parliament Amid Family Scandal

Guest Stabbed in the Neck at Jamie Foxx's Halloween Mansion Party, Suspect Arrested

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Given Part of Ex Ken Urker's Ashes After His Cremation

Meghan Markle's Estranged Father Arrested on Child Porn Charge, Released to House Arrest

Billionaires Spent $378 Million to Kill California's Wealth Tax — And It Worked

House GOP Braces for Leadership Bloodbath as Massie Forces a Hegseth Impeachment Vote

Trump's DOJ Civil Rights Chief Harmeet Dhillon Steps Down After 18-Month Overhaul

Wall Street Slumps as Hot Inflation Data Revives Fed Rate Fears, a Day After the Dow's Historic Rally

Anthropic's Blockbuster IPO Wobbles as Wall Street Balks at the Price Tag

Wall Street Rips Higher as Oil Craters and Chipmakers Roar Back to Life

Health Insurers, Hospitals Keep Rallying as Wall Street Bets on an ACA Subsidies Deal

Sports

Ciryl Gane Defends Heavyweight Throne Against Underdog Josh Hokit as UFC Returns to the Garden

Lakers Roll Past Hawks for Sixth Straight Win as Doncic Stuffs the Stat Sheet

NFL Trade Deadline Arrives: Colts' Fire Sale, Two Quarterback Trades and the Jonathan Taylor Question