Across the Middle East, Muslims Mark Eid Amid War and Crisis
Palestinians prayed near the ruins of Al-Huda Mosque in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha. Israel bombed the mosque early in the war in Gaza.
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The Russian Drone That Hit Romania Also Hit European Confidence
Residents near a building that was struck by Russian drone in Galati, eastern Romania, on Friday.
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Hegseth’s Message to Asian Partners: Do More to Get More
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a security forum in Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. Hegseth described the American approach to security partnerships as “strong, quiet and clear.”
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Lithuania, Once Occupied by Germany, Is Glad German Troops Are Back
German soldiers on their base in Vilnius, Lithuania, in May. The forces deployed in the Baltic country reflect Germany’s increased willingness to act as Europe’s shield amid wavering support from the United States.
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Colombia’s Elections Are a Crucial Test for the Left in Latin America
Abelardo De La Espriella, a far-right candidate for president of Colombia, closed his campaign in the city of Medellín.
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How Curry Shops Got Caught in Japan’s Immigration Crackdown
Mahendra Dharmapriya at his Sri Lankan restaurant in Shimotsuke, Japan.
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Who’s the Vegas Retiree With the Big Offer for Greenland?
Clifford E. Stanley, a retired mortgage broker, traveled to Nuuk, Greenland, to make residents an offer.
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Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say
A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command this month showed what the U.S. military said was a vessel on a known narco-trafficking route in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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France’s Far Right Has 2 Leaders. They Don’t Always Have One Voice.
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen at a National Rally event in March. Spotting daylight between them has become a preoccupation for French journalists and analysts.
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No, Not That Georgia. A.I. Compounds a Nation’s Identity Woes.
Georgia’s ancient, distinctive language and script have long made up part of its national identity.
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Kenya Arrests 8 Students After Fire at School Dorm Kills 16
Detectives and forensic experts outside the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya, after the deadly fire on Thursday.
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What to Know About the Drones That Have Been Crossing Into Romania
An apartment building in Galati, Romania, after being struck by a drone on Friday.
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Five Miners Are Rescued After Week Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave
Miners are tended by rescue worked after being freed on Saturday from a cave in central Laos.
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Season Pass
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Is a Canadian Car the Answer to Trump’s Tariffs? The Bricklin Shows the Risks.
The businessman Malcolm Bricklin and Premier Richard Hatfield at the Bricklin factory in Saint John, New Brunswick. The company’s sports car was funded by the province.
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Iran’s Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.
A billboard of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding 14 Suicides
Kenneth Law, a Canadian man accused of running businesses that shipped toxic salt to people in dozens of countries, pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 counts of aiding suicide in Ontario, prosecutors said.
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Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Exiled Ex-President of Yemen, Dies at 80
Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi in 2019. A former general and vice president of Yemen, he held the title of president for a decade, leading a weakened, U.S.-backed government.
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Israeli Troops Push Deeper Into Lebanon as Cease-Fire Talks Continue
An apartment building in Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
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British Museum Postpones Jewish Cultural Event, Citing Threat of Disruption
The British Museum, where a Jewish cultural event was postponed this week.
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Vietnam’s Leader Warns Asia About the Risks of Superpower Conflict
Vietnam’s leader, To Lam, in Singapore, giving the keynote address on Friday to an annual Asian security conference. While careful not to criticize the United States or China directly, Mr. Lam acknowledged that a series of threats is making it harder for his country and the region to prosper.
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Romania Says It Could Invoke NATO’s Article 4. What Would That Do?
Investigators at the site of a drone crash at an apartment building in Galati, Romania, on Friday.
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Court in Kenya Suspends Plans for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit
Outside the court in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that ordered the suspension of the quarantine plans.
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How Fuel Price Shocks Rattled a Remote New Zealand Village
A public bus runs once a week between Ruatahuna and the city of Rotorua. It is a cheaper option for the villagers who cannot afford to drive because of high fuel prices.
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Europe Is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why.
Chinese-made electric vehicles awaiting export at the port in Hangzhou, eastern China, in May.
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After New Push by the Bolsonaros, U.S. Labels Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Groups
Members of the Red Command being arrested last year in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. designated the gang a terrorist group on Thursday.
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Italian Police Uncover Dead Mob Boss’s $230 Million Business Empire
Matteo Messina Denaro being led from a police station after his arrest in Palermo in 2023.
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A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know.
A billboard in Tehran depicting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in May.
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Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, at U.N. headquarters in March.
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In Strait of Hormuz Standoff, U.S. and Iran Deploy Economic Warfare
Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Control of the waterway is a tool Iran has used as leverage against the United States.
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The Man Turning the Cockroach Into a Gen-Z Movement in India
Abhijeet Dipke at a friend’s home in the United States in May. Mr. Dipke launched the satirical digital group Cockroach Janta Party on May 16, after a controversy surrounding a comment by India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant, who referred to unemployed youth as “parasites” and “cockroaches.”
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Austrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
The 21-year-old suspect being escorted by guards to court on Thursday. He was accused of planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
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The U.S. re-sanctioned a U.N. legal expert critical of Israel.
Francesca Albanese, the U.N.’s special rapporteur for the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, in March.
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U.S. and Iran Move Toward Agreement to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
An agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would offer President Trump a way out of the war.
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Israel Strikes Beirut, Expanding Offensive in Lebanon
Workers at the scene of a strike in Choueifat, Lebanon, south of Beirut, on Thursday.
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Carney Says That Canada’s Distancing is Good for U.S. in New York Speech
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking in New York on Thursday.
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Pressure Grows on Spain’s Leader After Police Search His Party Office
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is dealing with a domestic crisis as he has sought to distance himself from a growing aura of corruption among his party and allies.
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YouTuber Defamed Movie Star Using A.I., South Korean Police Say
Kim Soo-hyun, seen in Seoul last year, had denied the accusations of dating a minor.
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The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords
President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.
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Cuba Loses Its Chance at Fuel After Russian Tanker Changes Route
Yankiel Perez carried buckets of water on Monday outside a building in Havana.
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Guatemala Agrees to Joint Drug Gang Strikes With U.S., Expanding Trump’s Campaign
Security forces outside a prison in Guatemala City after a wave of riots and gang violence in January.
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In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape
Peter Thiel, right, arriving for a meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires in April.
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Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 16
Fire damage on Thursday at Utumishi Girls Academy, a school about 75 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Still Fighting
An Afghan Border Protection Forces officer, left, and Pakistani Army soldiers, right, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, in December.
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U.S. Strikes Military Sites in Iran for Second Time in 3 Days
Ships in the water near the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas earlier this month.
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After Orban’s Defeat, Hungary Is Poised to Get Billions From E.U.
Mexican Senate Votes to Allow Voiding Elections Over Foreign Interference
U.N. Adds Israeli and Russian Forces to Sexual Violence List
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas
Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It
The World Capital of French Fries Has a Problem: Too Many Potatoes
One of Five Gold Miners Is Rescued From Laos Cave After More Than a Week
Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Officials Say
A.I.’s Big Next Step
How Ukraine’s Street Style Is Shaped by the War