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There is little doubt about the outcome, should he run, but the election in March carries more significance as the first one since the invasion of Ukraine.

For Mr. Putin, it was a rare interaction with Western leaders since the start of the war last year. It was also the first time he had to listen to direct public criticism at an international event.

A consummate man behind the scenes, he held top posts under Carter and Clinton, and in between ran the Council on Foreign Relations.

The U.N. says that an estimated 50,000 pregnant women are caught up in the conflict in Gaza. Palestinian officials warn that the health care system has collapsed.

The Israeli military said troops had uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft underneath the Al-Shifa Hospital complex, as well as a vehicle on the hospital grounds packed with weapons.

Some said they were ordered to evacuate Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The military said it had agreed to a request by the hospital director to help people leave safely.

President Xi Jinping of China said his country may keep sending giant pandas to the United States. The National Zoo in Washington sent three of them back to China last week.

The Socialist prime minister won a parliamentary vote only after promising amnesty to Catalan separatists, enraging conservatives.

Amid frosty U.S.-China relations, Xi Jinping emphasized friendship in an address to executives from Apple, Boeing, Nike and others.

The teenagers in the Greater Jerusalem swim club made a point of not focusing on their differences. That changed with the war.