‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
Israel is striking at will in Lebanon, killing enemies and innocents.
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Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro
Maria Corina Machado has argued that Nicolás Maduro simultaneously heads two different drug trafficking organizations that threaten U.S. national security.
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The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?
President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow in 2024. For the Russian leader, holding out for a broader Ukrainian collapse could deliver hitherto unthinkable concessions.
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President of Guinea-Bissau Has Been Deposed, Military Says
Soldiers hold weapons while patrolling a street near the Presidential Palace in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday.
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‘You Start Getting Desperate’: How It Feels to Be Young and Jobless in Britain
McKenzie Bartley, 19, spent months last year applying for jobs in Bristol.
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Pope Leo to Visit Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican last weekend.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Loses Corruption Appeal
Nicolas Sarkozy, a former president of France, at a soccer match in Paris on Saturday. He had spent 20 days in jail on another case, but was freed after filing an appeal.
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Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old university student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023.
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U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza
A tent camp for displaced people northwest of Gaza City this month.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan
Firefighters responding after a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Jair Bolsonaro during an interview in January.
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An Eritrean Woman Seeking Asylum in Canada Was Almost Deported From the U.S.
Rahel Negassi, an Eritrean asylum seeker who worked as a nurse for over two decades in the United States while undocumented.
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Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the opening session of the G20 leaders’ summit, in Johannesburg.
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As Trade Talks Stall, Carney Moves to Shield Canada from Trump Tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
A gas flare at an oil facility in Midland, Texas.
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Top U.S. Negotiator Warned Europeans That Russia Is Stockpiling Missiles
Piles of spent Russian missiles at a “graveyard” for war ordnance in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in July.
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Dubrovnik, Known for Its Beauty, Faces a Mound of New Trash
Banje Beach is the most popular beach on Croatia’s shore, but there were no sunbathers on Wednesday.
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U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters?
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, carries a red box symbolizing the presentation of a new government budget on Wednesday in London.
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An Asia-Pacific Showdown
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan and China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
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Deadly, fast-moving fire is less likely in Midtown Manhattan, experts say.
New York City pioneered high-rise firefighting tactics.
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Hong Kong Residents Describe How Apartment Fire Quickly Spread
A fire that began in the midafternoon in Hong Kong quickly spread to nearby buildings in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex.
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Hong Kong Fire Shared Similarities With Grenfell Tower Fire in London
The Grenfell Tower in London caught fire in 2017, killing dozens of people.
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What to Know About the Fire at a Hong Kong Apartment Complex
The fire broke out in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong.
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Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76
Miroslaw Chojecki at a news conference in Manhattan in 1981. For years, he ran a sophisticated smuggling network based in Paris, shipping ink, paper, equipment and books disguised as technical manuals back to Poland.
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Tai Po is a crucial link between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Tai Po is on a bay circled by lush mountains.
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Amid Strobes and a Beat Drop, Pope Blesses Rave-Goers
Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd on video at a rave in Slovakia earlier this month.
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The last time Hong Kong had a major fire was 2008.
A fire in the Mong Kok neighborhood of Hong Kong in 2008.
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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says
View of Jakarta, Indonesia, last year. Jakarta has won the title of the world’s most populated city.
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Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations
Cars on a bridge to escape floodwaters in Hat Yai, Thailand, on Tuesday.
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Trump Vowed Fewer Regulations and Lots More Oil. He’s Delivered on One.
Since President Trump took office, oil production is up, but largely because of improved efficiency, and it has not translated into more jobs for either the industry or the overall economy.
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Taiwan’s President to Seek an Extra $40 Billion for Military
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan has come under pressure from the Trump administration to increase the island’s spending on defense.
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Violence Is Driving Catastrophic Hunger in Nigeria, U.N. Report Says
The dormitory where gunmen kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi, Nigeria, this month.
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Penny Oleksiak, Canadian Swimmer, Faces 2-Year Ban Over Antidoping Testing Rules
The Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak during the World Championships in 2022.
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Crunchtime for Europe on Ukraine
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany at the G20 summit in South Africa.
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BBC Accused of Censoring Trump by Dutch Historian Rutger Bregman
The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman has accused the BBC of censoring a comment he made criticizing President Trump.
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Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks
Members of Syria’s Alawite minority gather during a protest in the coastal province of Latakia on Tuesday.
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Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80
Richard and Joan Branson in Los Angeles in 2018. Mr. Branson has often said Joan influenced his approach to some of his most important decisions.
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At Miss Universe, Miss Norway’s Salmon Costume Steals the Show
Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland, who represented Norway at the Miss Universe pageant this month, dressed as a salmon during the event’s national costume contest.
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Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza
A Red Cross convoy believed to be carrying the remains of a deceased hostage handed over by Hamas on Tuesday in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
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Volcano in Ethiopia Spews Ash Into Asia, Disrupting Flights
In this photo released by Ethiopia’s Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billowed from an eruption of Hayli Gubbi on Sunday.
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Even the U.K. Prime Minister Can’t Resist ‘6-7’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain eating lunch with students during a visit to Welland Academy in Peterborough, England, on Monday.
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Four More Arrested in Connection With Louvre Heist
The wing of the Louvre Museum where the heist took place.
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China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Are in a Showdown
President Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. A phone call on Monday between the two leaders came as tensions have risen between China and Japan.
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U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea
The U.S. uses MQ-9 Reapers for long-range intelligence and reconnaissance over land and sea.
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As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say
A funeral on Sunday for victims of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.
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Trump’s Trade War Has Canadians ‘Elbows Up’ for Homegrown Wine
The bar at the Cannon Estate Winery in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Sales there have increased by 66 percent this year.
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Auto Industry Was Warned For Years of Poisoning, Sickness From Car Batteries
Workers at a battery-breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, loading dead car batteries to be recycled.
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Live Updates: Police Arrest 3 in Fire That Engulfed Hong Kong Apartments, Killing 44
Spat With China Becomes an Asset for Japan’s New Leader
Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body