A Deal or War? Crucial Talks Begin Between U.S. and Iran.
In this photo released by Oman’s Foreign Ministry, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner meet with the Omani foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, in Geneva.
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Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life
Caracas “has the wages of Zimbabwe, the public services of Bangladesh and the prices of New York,” a political analyst said.
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China Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at the Forbidden City in Beijing on Thursday, the second day of a trip during which he promoted ties while airing German concerns about Chinese trade practices.
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The Secret of How Ukraine’s Lifesaving Air-Raid Alarms Work
Alina Ustiuhova, a supervisor, left, with colleagues in a secret air-defense facility below ground in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva
An apartment building hit by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
The Erez crossing, one of the few official entry points used by Israel to control the flow of goods into the Gaza Strip, in 2024.
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What We Know About the Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba
Cuban Coast Guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Wednesday.
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How Israelis Feel About Another Potential War With Iran
Near a bomb shelter in June during an Iranian missile attack in Rishpon, Israel. Israelis have been glued to the news recently as President Trump deliberates over whether to attack Iran.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Hints at Improving U.S. Relations — With Caveats
A news broadcast in Seoul on Thursday showing footage of Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, speaking at the ruling Workers’ Party congress.
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One Nation, an Anti-Immigration Party in Australia, Rises in Polls After Bondi Massacre
Pauline Hanson, the leader of the One Nation party, at a rally in Brisbane, Australia, last month. She has long argued that Australia needs to curb what she calls “mass migration.”
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President Emmanuel Macron’s Cultural Legacy At Risk After Louvre Chief Resigns
President Emmanuel Macron giving a speech last year at the Louvre, in front of the Mona Lisa.
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The Gorton and Denton By-Election Comes at a Bad Time for Keir Starmer
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a Labour campaign event on Monday ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester, England.
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45 Years After Failed Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed
Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero Molina, with a pistol in his hand, attempting a coup at the Spanish Parliament on Feb. 23, 1981.
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Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Is Met With Strong Reactions and Apathy in Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II and members of the royal family at Buckingham Palace, in 2019.
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Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions
The family of Francesca Albanese sued the Trump administration over its imposition of sanctions against her.
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They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.
Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, left, and Josephine Ballon, right, of the organization HateAid. The group provides legal support for victims of digital violence and engages in policy advocacy aimed at strengthening accountability for major online platforms.
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The Latest New Zealander to Move to Australia Is an Ex-Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand. Her family “has been traveling for a few years now,” and would be based in Australia for the time being, a spokesman said.
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Vessels Have Clashed With Cuban Border Forces Before
In 2022, Cuba’s Ministry of Interior announced that it had intercepted a total of 13 speedboats engaged in migrant-smuggling that year. They also intercepted other vessels, like the one above on Dec. 12 of that year.
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Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup
Antonio Tejero Molina on Feb. 23, 1981, the day he led a takeover of the Parliament in Spain as part of an attempted coup.
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Why South Korea’s Dubai Chewy Cookie Craze Rose and Fell So Fast
The dujjonku is a variation of Dubai chocolate, bars filled with pistachio cream and shredded phyllo known as kataifi, which became a global sensation in early 2025.
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Greek Politician Is Prosecuted for Admitting Drug Use Decades Ago
Yanis Varoufakis in 2015. He faces prosecution for admitting to using ecstasy 36 years ago.
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Inside Tapalpa, the Town in Mexico Where El Mencho Made His Last Stand
The town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, Mexico, is a stronghold of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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A Last Chance Before War
A march on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran this month.
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U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time
The Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide passport assistance in Efrat on Friday.
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Trump’s speech gets a mixed reaction around the world.
President Trump delivering his State of the Union address in Washington on Tuesday.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in Murder of Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco, a member of Rio de Janeiro’s City Council, leading a session in 2017 at the municipal chamber in Rio de Janeiro.
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BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur
The actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage at the BAFTA Awards when a racist slur was involuntarily shouted by a man with Tourette’s syndrome.
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Pope Leo to Visit Africa, Signaling Continent’s Importance to Catholicism
Pope Leo XIV in Turkey in November, during his first trip abroad as pontiff.
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Germany’s Leader Merz Delivers a Blunt Warning to China on Trade
President Xi Jinping of China greets Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany ahead of their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Wednesday.
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A Seasoned French Museum Chief Takes Over a Louvre in Crisis
Christophe Leribault was the deputy director of the Louvre’s graphic arts department from 2006 to 2012 and has run three other museums, in addition to the one at Versailles.
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Inside Nicolás Maduro’s Last Days as Venezuela’s Leader
In his final weeks in power, President Nicolás Maduro still believed a deal with Washington was possible, people close to him said.
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Ukraine Wants to Join the E.U. to Secure Peace. Here’s What to Know.
From left, António Costa, president of the European Council; President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine; and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in Brussels last year.
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Same War, Different Message: Trump Tonight vs. Biden Four Years Ago
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers’ graves in Lviv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Trump Squeezes Cuba
A blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday.
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Study Shows Xi’s Purges of China’s Military Run Deep
Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was vice chairman of the Central Military Commission at the time, waving at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China, in 2024.
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What to Know About the Cartels Operating in Mexico
Offerings of flowers, candles, photos and dollar bills at a shrine to Jesús Malverde — a “narco-saint,” in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, in 2024.
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Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Crown Jewels Were Stolen in Heist
Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre Museum, during a hearing at the National Assembly in Paris last year.
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Germany’s Leader Heads to China and Walks a Tightrope Between Xi and Trump
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany arriving at a meeting at the White House last year. Mr. Merz will visit China for the first time since he became chancellor last May, testing his ability to balance ties between Berlin and Beijing.
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Ukraine Battlefield Dead Could Reach 500,000 in Fifth Year, Estimates Suggest
Ukrainians carrying the body of a Russian soldier near a destroyed Russian border post in 2024.
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Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism
“Russia is restricting access to Telegram in an attempt to force its citizens to switch to a state-controlled app built for surveillance and political censorship,” Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, wrote on the app.
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Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels
President Trump and President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Washington in December. Mr. Trump has been loudly and repeatedly demanding that Mexican officials dismantle the cartels.
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Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes
Iranians walking past the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran this month, a day after the start of indirect negotiations between American and Iranian officials in Oman.
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Mandelson’s Arrest Adds to Scandal That Has Rattled Starmer and Labour Party
Peter Mandelson, left, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington last year. Mr. Starmer fired Mr. Mandelson after learning of Mr. Mandelson’s friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Restrictions on Exports
Students of the National Defense Academy of Japan during a parade in Yokosuka in 2023. The academy is one of 20 Japanese entities targeted by China’s new export ban.
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Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico Right Now, Given the Cartel Violence?
Americans traveling in Guadalajara, Mexico, were still advised to “shelter in place” as of late Monday.
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These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace
Daria Bondareva last month with a customer at her salon in Sloviansk, Ukraine, in the Donetsk region.
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After Six Decades of War on Drugs, Does Anything Work?
A burned car in Guadalajara following the capture and killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
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What Brontë Country Tells Us About Britain Today
The windswept area of northern England where Emily Brontë wrote “Wuthering Heights” remains a place of startling natural beauty.
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Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost
A Russian Army recruitment poster in Moscow in June. The war in Ukraine has killed or wounded as many as 1.2 million Russians.
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Airlines Add Flights After Storm and Snow in Northeast Cause Cancellations
How the UK Could Remove Former Prince Andrew From the Royal Line of Succession
Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient
Futsal Phenom in Afghanistan Is a Hero the Taliban Didn’t Expect
Norway’s Century-Long Watch on the Northern Lights
The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored