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Top News Ryan Caught Between Desire for Republican Unity and Future Agenda By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and JONATHAN MARTIN Speaker Paul D. Ryan may be forced to acquiesce to Donald Trump in the name of Republican unity or establish himself as the party's leading voice of opposition. Congo Lurches Toward a New Crisis as Leader Tries to Crush a Rival By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Moïse Katumbi, a popular opposition politician, is the greatest threat to President Joseph Kabila's rule. He and his supporters are now being targeted by Mr. Kabila's security services. Lack of Plan for ISIS Detainees Raises Human Rights Concerns By CHARLIE SAVAGE, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT The United States, determined not to get back into detention operations, has no strategy in place for handling potentially thousands of war prisoners. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks U.S. James Monroe's Home May Not Have Been So Humble After All By HAWES SPENCER Visitors to Highland, Monroe's estate, have toured a modest cottage, thinking it was his home. New evidence suggests he actually lived in a mansion on the property. OPINION | Op-Ed | Pamela Druckerman The Miserable French Workplace By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN Why is it so hard to change the labor laws?

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I love Moïse more than I love my wife." JACKIE ROKO, a vendor of belts in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Moïse Katumbi, a popular opposition politician who presents the gravest threat to President Joseph Kabila's rule.

Today's Videos Video: ScienceTake | Meet the Humanoid Mer-Bot A submersible robot in human form, developed at Stanford University, completed its first dive, recovering a 17th-century vase.

World Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff Is Debated by Brazil's Senate After Months of Chaos By SIMON ROMERO The debate that began on Wednesday, to be followed by a vote as late as Thursday morning, is a watershed in the power struggle consuming the country. Queen Elizabeth II Says Chinese Officials Were 'Very Rude' on State Visit By EDWARD WONG A video of a garden party, which has been posted online, included an exchange in which the queen had sharp words for the officials' behavior last year. In Novel Tactic on Climate Change, Citizens Sue Their Governments By JOHN SCHWARTZ An American nonprofit is suing on behalf of 21 young plaintiffs, and a farmer in Peru sued a German energy utility over its part in causing global warming. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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