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A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say

A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

President Trump said the operation had been conducted in close consultation with the new Venezuelan government.
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Hong Kong Charges 7 People and 2 Companies Over Deadly Apartment Fire

The 25 charges include manslaughter and conspiracy. They are the first to emerge from a monthslong investigation into a blaze that killed 168 people.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

The fire in the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in November was the worst Hong Kong had seen in generations.
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Senior Russian Military Official Is Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow

The death of the officer appeared to add to a string of targeted assassinations of high-profile opponents of Ukraine inside Russia.

© Yulia Morozova/Reuters

Wreckage after an explosion in the city of Balashikha, east of Moscow, on Tuesday.
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