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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Turkey, January 21, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Ski resort fire in Turkey, Bolton loses Secret Service protections, Putin and Xi hold joint meeting, Historic snow in the South

76: A devastating fire at Turkey’s Grand Kartal Hotel ski resort killed 76 people and injured scores of others on Tuesday. The blaze began at 3:30 a.m.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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​China’s delicate dance on Ukraine

Over 18 months of war, President Xi Jinping’s pledge of “friendship without limits” with Russia has repeatedly been tested. China blames the West for Russia’s invasion and continues to buy Russia’s oil at discount prices, but it has also refused to endorse Russian claims on Ukrainian land and offers itself as a neutral player that wants peace.

Cutout of Xi Jinping walking on a cracked Ukrainian on a Chinese flag background
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China's Ukraine gambit

Is Xi Jinping seriously considering sending arms to Russia and also planning to release a peace plan for Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks to deliver his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow.
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What We’re Watching: Putin blames the West, China in Ukraine war, Sunak close to Northern Ireland deal

Putin blames the West, China in Ukraine war, Sunak close to Northern Ireland deal

China-Russia trade ties
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The Graphic Truth: China-Russia trade ties