• As U.S. Seeks to Close Guantánamo, Saudi Center Could Be Option

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Nobody was home at the dusty brown campus of the reintegration center for recovering Islamic extremists. The swimming pool was still. The lights were on at the gallery of art therapy works, but there were no visitors. Not a slip of paper was out of place at the psychological and social…

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  • Ukraine News: Russia Seeks to Rally Support From African Allies

    During his trip to Africa, Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is expected to try to paint Russia as the continent’s faithful ally.Credit…Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/EPA, via Shutterstock President Vladimir V. Putin casts himself as the leader of a global movement rising up against domination by the United States and its allies. On Sunday, his top…

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