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A warning from Taiwan about a satellite, erroneously called a missile in English, raised concerns about Chinese harassment days before an election.

Also, a recap of the Golden Globes.

Why has Brazil united in rejecting last year’s insurrection, while the United States remains deeply divided over Jan. 6?

Hamza al-Dahdouh, the son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, and a second reporter were killed in what officials in the territory said was an Israeli airstrike. Two others were wounded.

Even after the Islamic State took responsibility for deadly bombings, Iran’s government, facing public anger, blamed Israel.

Plus, China shakes up its military.

Plus New Year’s offerings to the sea in Brazil.

She’s 18. He’s 23. He sent her a one-sentence letter through his prison’s electronic mail system: “Will you marry me?” They wed in a small room in a Moscow jail.

Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a country’s culture and the human condition. Here are our favorites from the year.