Syria’s Rocky Transition Brings New Waves of Displacement
Syrians fleeing sectarian violence across a river into Lebanon in March.
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Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World
Investigators on the day of the burglary, examining the balcony where the thieves broke in.
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Centrist Party Ties Dutch Election as Far-Right Party Loses Seats
Rob Jetten, the leader of Democrats 66, ran a campaign of relentless optimism.
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Chinese Officials Heap Praise on Trump and Xi Before They Meet
President Trump at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s C.E.O. luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.
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For These Women, the American Dream Is in Mexico City
Hannah McGrath shopping at a farmers market in Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood.
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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 100, Local Health Officials Say
Dr. Dania Al-Deeb embraced the body of her 4-year-old daughter in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Wednesday. She said their home had been bombed.
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Street Battles Rage in Ukrainian City After Russian Troops Enter Stronghold
A Ukrainian solder launching a reconnaissance drone near the town of Pokrovsk this month.
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Putin Announces Test of Tsunami-Making Nuclear Weapon
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month. He announced the successful test of a nuclear-powered underwater drone on Wednesday.
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Protests in Tanzania as Voters Head to the Polls
Voters casting ballots in Stone Town, Zanzibar, in Tanzania’s general election on Wednesday.
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New Crack at an Ancient Puzzle Reignites Debate for Archaeologists
The Pyramid of the Sun at the ruins of Teotihuacan, in Mexico.
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France Adds Consent to Its Rape Law After Yearslong Fight
Gisèle Pelicot leaves the courthouse during an appeal trial earlier this month. Her landmark rape trial raised questions about the pervasiveness of sexual violence in France.
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In Canada, a New Play Celebrates Indigenous Storytelling of the Northern Lights
Salik Lennert and Julia Ulayok Davis performing in “Kiuryaq,” a new play that emerged from a four-year collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from Canada, Greenland and the Sápmi region in Norway.
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Jamaica and Haiti Tally Hurricane Victims as Melissa Slams Cuba
Destruction on Wednesday at Treasure Beach, Jamaica, which is in St. Elizabeth, the southwestern parish where Melissa struck the island as a Category 5 hurricane.
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Melissa Leaves Black River, Centuries-Old Jamaican Port Town, ‘Totally Destroyed’
Satellite imagery showing Black River, Jamaica, before and after Hurricane Melissa.
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U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a cabinet meeting with President Trump this month.
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Judge Cuts Greenpeace Dakota Access Pipeline Award in Half
Demonstrators protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota in 2016.
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Hundreds Killed in Massacre at Sudanese Hospital, W.H.O. Warns
A satellite image showing the Al Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, on Tuesday.
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Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Leaves Over 130 Dead
The bodies of people killed during the raid.
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Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election
Supporters of D66 in Leiden, the Netherlands, celebrating on Wednesday.
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As Trump Weighs Sale of Advanced A.I. Chips to China, Critics Sound Alarm
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, at the company’s conference in Washington on Tuesday.
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Four Decades After It Was Stolen, a Renaissance Treasure Returns to Rome
The 15th-century manuscript page attributed to Fra Antonio da Monza, depicting a “Virgin and Child,” is displayed on Wednesday in the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli after being recovered by police in Rome.
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In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa Brought ‘ Unprecedented Devastation’ U.N. Official says
Damage on Wednesday to Frenchman’s Bay in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall the day before.
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2 Louvre Heist Suspects Have ‘Partially Admitted’ to the Crime
Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor in charge of the case, said on Wednesday that the suspects were traced through DNA samples left on objects at the scene or later found by police.
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Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales
Scientists have measured the molecular damage that accumulated in the eyes, ears and eggs of bowhead whales and found more evidence of extraordinary longevity. They are estimated to live up to 268 years.
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U.S. Middle East Envoy Presses Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon last week.
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U.S. Says It Will Cut Troops in Eastern Europe
U.S. troops participating in a training exercise in Frecatei, Romania, in June.
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As China and U.S. Split Over Energy, Korea Is Stuck in the Middle
The U.S. has been pushing Korea to buy more liquefied natural gas. A tanker in South Korea in 2019.
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South Korea Gives Trump a Replica of an Ancient Gold Crown
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea presented President Trump with a replica of a golden crown excavated from one of the ancient royal tombs in Gyeongju.
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U.N. Climate Adaptation Report Shows Declining Money for Climate Disasters
A cattle herder at a watering hole in northeast Senegal last year.
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Mercedes Reports a Drop in Profit but Maintains Its Forecast
Ola Källenius, center, the chief executive of Mercedes-Benz, unveiled a new electric vehicle at an auto show in Munich in September.
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Vietnam Prevents BBC Journalist From Leaving the Country
The BBC’s headquarters in London. The broadcaster has long been a target of Vietnam’s censors, in part because it publishes in Vietnamese.
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Japan Plans to Send Troops to Help Stop Bear Attacks
A bear scurrying in the city center of Morioka in northeastern Japan’s Iwate Prefecture last week.
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When Caregiving Makes Women Ill
Veronica Durughian left Moldova in search of better wages to support her son. She returned home with health problems after caring for three elderly Italians.
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A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back
Biologists examined juvenile coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead trout in a branch of the Klamath River system in Northern California last year.
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China Outlines 5-Year Plan to Double Down on Global Tech Ambitions
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and other members of the Politburo standing committee in Beijing this month. Mr. Xi and senior officials released a five-year plan for the country that outlines a continued push on industrial and technical power.
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The Netherlands’ Election Is a Referendum on the Far Right
Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom, speaking last month in Denmark. He is known for his anti-Islam and anti-immigrant stances.
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As the Dutch Vote, One Issue Carries the Day: Affordable Housing
Population growth and a lack of new homes are among the factors leading to a housing crisis in the Netherlands.
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North Korea Conducts Missile Test Ahead of Trump Visit to South
President Trump speaking in Japan on Tuesday. Mr. Trump, who is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday, has repeatedly offered to meet with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
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South Korea’s Gyeongju Scrambles to Host Trump, Xi and More Leaders at APEC
Gyeongju, South Korea, the venue for 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum does not have the infrastructure to host a major international gathering.
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At Least 64 Dead in Rio de Janeiro as Brazilian Police Crack Down on Drug Gangs
Police officers with people detained during a drug gang sweep on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica as One of the Most Powerful on Record
A man walking along the coastline in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa approaches.
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10 Accused of Cyberbullying France’s First Lady Stand Trial. Here’s What to Know.
Brigitte Macron, with her husband, President Emmanuel Macron of France, at the Élysée Palace in Paris this month.
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Small Island Nations Lack Funds to Fight Climate Disasters
A resident of Port Royal, Jamaica, tried to protect a chicken coop this week ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa.
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Britain Plans to Convert Two Military Bases to House Asylum Seekers
Migrants boarding a dinghy to try to cross the English Channel in Gravelines, France, in August.
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How the Opium War Still Shapes Xi Jinping’s Trade Clash With Trump
Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money
The Warnings Before the Hurricane
Feted as a Peacemaker in South Korea, Trump Vows to End Hostilities With North Korea
Hurricane Melissa’s Direct Hit Knocks Most of Jamaica Offline
Trump’s Hand in Argentina