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The UN Security Council endorsed President Trump鈥檚 20-point blueprint for peace in Gaza, including an international stabilization force and a transitional governing Board of Peace. It also suggests a possible path toward Palestinian statehood. Yesterday鈥檚 resolution passed 13-0, with Russia and China abstaining. Hamas objected, saying it 鈥渄oes not meet the level鈥� of Palestinian demands. Parts of the peace deal have already taken hold, with many details still unclear.

Washington will sell high-tech F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, President Trump said yesterday, ahead of the first visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United States in seven years. The announcement sparked concerns that China, which has close ties to Saudi Arabia, could gain access to the F-35鈥檚 technology. The sale would make Saudi Arabia the only Middle Eastern country other than Israel to have the F-35 and could, analysts say, potentially challenge Israel鈥檚 military advantage in the region.

Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for authorizing deadly force during the student uprising that drove her from power last year. The domestic war crimes tribunal held her and a close aide responsible for killings during the unrest that left roughly 1,400 people dead. Ms. Hasina, now in India, dismissed the case as politically motivated. Bangladesh wants her extradited, although India hasn鈥檛 signaled it will hand her over.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed what he called a 鈥渉istoric鈥� deal in Paris to purchase 100 Rafale warplanes, drones, and air defense systems from France, in an effort to strengthen the country鈥檚 security. French President Emmanuel Macron praised what he saw as 鈥渟trengthened bilateral cooperation鈥� and a 鈥渘ew step forward鈥� between the two countries.

The Trump administration classified the German left-wing extremist group Antifa-East as a terrorist organization. The group is known as the 鈥淗ammer Gang鈥� because of its penchant for using hammers in assaults against those it links to fascism. The German government has not commented on the move but told Die Zeit magazine the group鈥檚 capacity 鈥渞ecently decreased considerably,鈥� due to German legal action. The far-right Alternative for Germany party sought to designate the group as terrorists but lacked support in parliament.

Ecuadorians voted against the return of foreign military bases in a referendum on Sunday, dealing a blow to President Daniel Noboa, who has said international cooperation of this kind is key to fighting transnational organized crime. The country banned foreign military bases in 2008, but Mr. Noboa met last month with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for a tour of a base that could possibly host U.S. troops.

A church outside Mexico City recovered a six-foot painting of Saint Francis of Assisi from 1747, nearly 25 years after it was stolen in an overnight heist. The work resurfaced when an auction house included it in a routine check with the Art Loss Register, a database of stolen art. Other pieces from the 2001 robbery are still missing, but staff at the registry told ARTNews the return is 鈥渁 reminder that stolen cultural heritage, which has enormous historic value, can be returned to its rightful home.鈥�

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The House is set to pass a bill calling to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. It represents House Republicans鈥� first major break with President Trump this year 鈥� a divide that鈥檚 hidden somewhat by his last-minute support for the measure.

In Gaza, war is a constant soundtrack. Music teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha teaches his students to sing above it.

China has reacted furiously to the Japanese prime minister鈥檚 warning that Tokyo would consider any attack on Taiwan as a 鈥渟urvival-threatening situation.鈥� To Beijing, that is interference in its domestic affairs. To Japan, it is a precautionary statement of principle.

The U.S. Border Patrol is playing a leading role in immigration enforcement activities far from U.S. borders. Critics say the agents鈥� borderland ethos results in overly aggressive tactics in urban centers 鈥� while the agency proclaims it is protecting Americans.

Ahead of the country鈥檚 250th anniversary, iconic documentarian Ken Burns centers the 鈥渨orld-changing鈥� events of July 4, 1776, in his latest project, 鈥淭he American Revolution.鈥�

Coordinated weekend protests in Mexico鈥檚 capital and other cities were organized through social media tools popular among young people around the world. But labeling them 鈥淕en Z protests鈥� 鈥� akin to recent ones in Asia and Africa 鈥� would miss the significance of this movement and this moment for all Mexicans.

In fact, the estimated 17,000 citizens who marched in Mexico City on Saturday represented a cross section of Mexican society. The multigenerational march was sparked by outrage over the recent killings of Carlos Manz贸, a popular, tough-on-crime mayor, and Bernardo Bravo, head of a citrus growers鈥� association. Spontaneous demonstrations first broke out in the two men鈥檚 home state of Michoac谩n, which has been mired in cartel-linked violence for years.

鈥淭his reaction, organic and honest, fed up with the security situation ... is something new,鈥� David Mora, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, told CNN.

It hints at a groundswell in public demand for a better democracy that ensures honest, effective government 鈥� and basic safety. As cartel-linked collusion and violence have infiltrated Mexico鈥檚 institutions over the decades, political leaders have alternated between militarized crackdowns and hands-off approaches. Meanwhile, what ordinary Mexicans want is less corruption and more responsiveness.

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, in office just over a year, has made some headway. This year, Mexico has imprisoned or extradited numerous drug kingpins, partly in response to pressure from the United States. At the same time, Security Minister Omar Garc铆a Harfuch is rebuilding a civilian police force, tracing dirty money, and coordinating local and national crime data and responses.

The government recently claimed a 32% decrease in the national murder rate; other analyses put it at a more modest 14% decline. Either way, this statistic is moving in the right direction 鈥� but it still points to what some experts estimate will be approximately 24,000 murders this year.

Another factor that might support Mexico鈥檚 progress on violent crime is newfound cooperation from the U.S. According to official and independent data, up to 75% of weapons seized in Mexico flow in from the U.S. In September, the two countries announced Mission Firewall, an initiative to improve interdiction of firearms.

Such coordination and sustained efforts, rather than high-profile drug busts or political pronouncements, can effectively chip away at the economic and cultural pillars that support cartels and narco violence.

According to respected historian and author Enrique Krauze, Mexicans deserve more than populist or authoritarian promises of change. Instead, as he told the National Review a few years ago, 鈥淭hey deserve the slow, difficult building of a democracy.鈥�