Peace Broker, Arms Supplier: China’s Dual Roles in a Deadly Conflict
A Y-20 transport aircraft, the type used to send arms to Cambodia, at an air show in Zhuhai, China, last year.
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With New U.S. Proposal to End Gaza War, a Rare Moment of Triumph for Netanyahu
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel outside the White House in Washington on Monday.
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U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly last week, President Trump insisted that the United States would double down on efforts to deport masses of migrants.
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Secretive Program That Keeps Ukraine’s Weapons Firing Is Suddenly in Doubt
A Ukrainian soldier near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, last year. The country depends heavily on Western military support to fight the Russian invasion.
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Car Bomb Hits Quetta, a City in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province
Damaged vehicles and debris in Quetta, Pakistan, after a car bomb exploded on Tuesday.
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Ambassador Mike Huckabee Postpones Rare Visit to Egypt
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, in Jerusalem last month.
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Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and his wife Victoria Starmer at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday.
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Madagascar’s President Dissolves Government Amid Deadly Protests
Riot police officers using tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against power outages and water shortages near the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Monday.
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Read Each Point of Trump’s Plan for an Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire
Smoke billowed in Gaza City during Israeli military operation on Monday.
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Russia’s Military Budget Shrinks as War Costs Hit Kremlin’s Economic Limits
The Kremlin last month. State spending on national defense is projected to go down next year to around $155 billion from more than $160 billion.
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South African Ambassador to France Is Found Dead in Paris
Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa in Cape Town in 2023. He took up the post in Paris the next year.
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Colombia’s President Reinforces Common Stereotype, Sparking Widespread Backlash
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia in Santiago, Chile, in July. Last week, Mr. Petro set off widespread criticism after making a comment about men named Brayan.
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Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say
An antenna for internet access on a rooftop in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Discontent Has Put Democracy in Jeopardy
Clockwise from top left: Protesters during the “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London on Sept. 13. A protest in Paris on Sept. 18 during a day of nationwide strikes and protests over the national budget. Members of the Togolese Gendarmerie operating in the Togolese capital of Lome on June 6. Dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters were arrested after refusing to leave the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on Sept. 18 in New York City.
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Pope Leo Plans to Speak on Climate Change
Leo’s speech this week may show whether he is inheriting his predecessor’s language on climate, or taking a different path.
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Inside the U.S. Special Forces: 5 Takeaways on a Culture of Lawlessness in Afghanistan
Green Berets training support staff at Camp Mackall in North Carolina in May.
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How War-Crime Accusations Against Green Berets Were Denied and Buried
Green Berets with the Third Special Forces Group at a training exercise in North Carolina in May.
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Did a Green Beret Unit Commit One of the Worst U.S. War Crimes in Decades?
Neamatullah, 45, the brother of two men who were detained and executed by US Special Forces and their proxies in 2012, visits the site where his brothers were found outside the walls of their base in Nerkh District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on Friday, November 4, 2022.
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Dozens of Students Are Missing After School Collapses in Indonesia
An Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, collapsed on Monday, killing at least three children.
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Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader
Trump administration officials assert Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, sits atop a cartel network. He has insisted the country does not export drugs.
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Wildfire in Namibia Rips Through Etosha National Park
The fire in Etosha National Park, in Namibia, on Sunday.
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Canada Post Strike: What to Know
Picketers outside a Canada Post location in Toronto on Friday. Postal workers went on strike after the government ordered major postal service reductions.
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Moldova Moves Toward Europe, but Russian Tug of War Persists
Giant flags of Moldova and the European Union, seen on government buildings in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, last week.
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Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Power Cut at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, viewed from Nikopol, southeastern Ukraine, in 2023.
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Tony Blair Emerges as Potential Figure in Postwar Gaza
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain has been trying to build support for a plan that would create a U.N.-mandated administration for Gaza that would include a multinational security force.
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Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal
A coal mining operation in West Virginia.
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India-Pakistan Tensions Lead to Trophy-Less Cricket Final at Asia Cup
The India team celebrated without the official trophy after winning the Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday.
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What Is the Palestinian Authority?
Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestinian Authority, delivered virtual remarks a day before the official start of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Monday.
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Denmark Bans Civilian Drone Flights Ahead of Major E.U. Summit
Police officers at Copenhagen Airport last week after reports of a drone sighting.
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New Ideas Emerge to End Gaza Conflict and Govern After War
Palestinians fleeing Gaza City in September. Fighting has intensified as Israel proceeds with a plan to take over the major urban center.
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Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’
An octopus at the fish market in Brixham.
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Tech Outage at Canadian Airports Resolved After Causing Delays
Kiosks at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year.
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Missing From a U.N. Meeting on Helping Refugees? The Refugees.
Rohingya refugees at a camp near Amtoli, Bangladesh, in 2017.
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Russian Meddling Fails to Swing a Pivotal Election in Europe
Igor Grosu, a leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sunday.
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Venezuela, America and the Specter of Regime Change
A march in Caracas, Venezuela, in support of Nicolás Maduro last week.
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Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison
A photograph released by the Qatari government on Sunday shows Amir Amiry, left, with U.S. and Qatari diplomats on a plane after he was released from custody in Afghanistan.
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Russia Hammers Kyiv in 12-Hour Drone and Missile Assault
Damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk
Members of the Bolivarian militia, a reserve force, riding on an armored military vehicle in Caracas this month during a march in support of President Nicolás Maduro.
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What Salt Typhoon Shows About the Cyber Power of China’s Spy Agency
Surveillance cameras at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, last year.
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For Many Moldovans, Their Election Is a Choice Between Russia and the E.U.
Supporters of the pro-Russian coalition in the Moldova parliamentary elections at a rally in Chisinau, the capital, on Thursday.
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Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Plumbed Chinese Legal System, Dies at 95
Jerome A. Cohen in 2012 in his office at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University, which he founded. Mr. Cohen, a colleague said, “created the field of the study of Chinese law in the United States.”
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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
A view of Tehran, Iran’s capital. Like many Iranian cities, it is struggling with shortages of electricity and water.
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Stampede at Actor’s Political Rally Kills at Least 38 in India
The actor and politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known as Vijay, speaking during a political rally in southern India on Saturday.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Expected to Make Rare Visit to Egypt
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, at the White House in July, during a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
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Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive
Palestinians gathered to bury loved ones outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. They were unable to move them to a cemetery because of the Israeli ground invasion.
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Banner Year
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Trump Pardon Ended Probe Into Green Beret’s Killing of Suspected Taliban Bombmaker. Was Justice Served?
What It Takes to Get Lunch Delivered to the 70th Floor
A Global Crackdown on Free Speech
Typhoon Bualoi Slams Into Central Vietnam, Adding to Death Toll
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