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The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases that would force fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate damage.

“Portrait of a Lady,” by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi, had not been seen for 80 years until journalists spotted it in a real estate listing.

The Palestinian militant group has expressed similar positions in the past, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel dismissed its statement as “spin” and “nothing new.”

The authorities were also working to identify the 17 victims, who they said had Portuguese and foreign surnames. The funicular is popular with tourists.

The Kremlin’s vision of national security comes at the expense of Ukrainian sovereignty, underlining the challenges of striking a peace deal.

Why does Veuve Clicquot get a U.S. trademark while Vetements — home of the packing-tape minidress, no less! — does not? Its lawyers want to know.

President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected to host a meeting of leaders who will review options for protecting any peace with Russia.

Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing’s intelligence services to track targets from the United States and dozens of other countries.

At least 15 people were killed after the Glória funicular, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, derailed and crashed.

Xi Jinping’s huge military parade in Tiananmen Square provided a rare look at China’s new weapons.