A Weakened Hamas Still Dominates Gaza, Building Day by Day
Hamas fighters near Khan Younis, Gaza, in February at the handover of Israeli hostages’ bodies as part of an exchange deal.
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Why Thailand and Cambodia Are Fighting
Families gathered at a temporary shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, on Monday after clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
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Zelensky Met With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On
From left: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.
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Firefighter Is Killed as Multiple Wildfires Burn in Australia
Firefighters at work in Koolewong in the Australian state of New South Wales on Saturday.
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Thai Jets Bomb Cambodia as at Least 5 Die in New Wave of Fighting
The fighting ignited panic among civilians in both countries. Some people in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province moved away from the border on Monday.
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U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say
Tehran on Sunday. The identities of the Iranians being deported from the United States, and their individual circumstances, were not immediately clear.
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United Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half
Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said U.N. agencies have been “under attack” as the United States and Europe have reduced the amount of international aid they give.
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Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements
The burned Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Hong Kong last month.
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Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says
Soldiers patrolled in front of Benin’s radio and television offices in Cotonou on Sunday after an apparent coup attempt.
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Why Russian Spies Are Using Mexico to Target the U.S.
Tourists on the beach in Cancun, Mexico, in November. U.S. officials worry that among those vacationing are spies working for Moscow.
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The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.
The Russian Embassy in Mexico City is one of Moscow’s largest around the world, according to its Foreign Ministry, although the Kremlin and Mexico have few economic, cultural or military ties.
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7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning in Japan
Japanese television in Sapporo showed the news of a tsunami warning after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday.
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Marooned off the English Coast: Lots of Bananas
Rescued bananas in Selsey, England, on Saturday.
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Love Letters From a Chinese Jail
Yaliang Zhao showing paper-cuts her husband Gao Zhen has made for her, at their home in Beijing, China, in October.
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8 Matisse Works Stolen From Library in Brazil
A police car in front of the Mario de Andrade Library in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
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The New Syria
Celebrating one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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Leak Highlights Poor State of Louvre Infrastructure
Francis Steinbock, the deputy administrator of the Louvre, said that documents had been damaged in a leak from a water pipe in the library of the Egyptian antiquities department.
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Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels
Emergency workers outside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February after the confinement structure was punctured by a Russian drone in Pripyat, Ukraine.
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Martin Parr, Who Photographed Britain’s Unvarnished Quirks, Dies at 73
Martin Parr at a gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 2023.
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Heathrow Airport Is Briefly Locked Down After Spray Is Used in Altercation
Travelers at Heathrow Airport in Britain in September.
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With MaXhosa Africa, Laduma Ngxokolo Is Reweaving South Africa’s Story
Laduma Ngxokolo founded MaXhosa Africa in 2010, basing the label’s offerings on traditional Xhosa patterns and motifs, but reimagined for the modern world.
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Japan Says China Aimed Military Radar at Its Fighter Jets
The Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, sailing near Okinawa, Japan, in 2021, in a photo released by Japan’s Defense Ministry.
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Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly Fire
Crowds watching the fire at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex on Nov. 27 in Hong Kong.
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How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work
James Tomlinson, 9, playing a game on a phone in Melbourne, Australia.
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Fire at a Nightclub in Goa, India, Kills at Least 25
The burned remains of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa, India, on Sunday.
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In Honduras, Some Voters Were Swayed by Trump, Others Angered
Downtown Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, on Saturday.
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At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years
Firefighters and members of the Hellenic coast responding after a migrant vessel sank off the island of Crete, on Saturday.
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Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Will Go to Norway for Peace Prize, Official Says
María Corina Machado has united an often fractious opposition in recent years, but the Venezuelan authorities blocked her from running for president.
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12 People Killed in Mass Shooting at Illegal Tavern in South Africa
The scene of a mass shooting in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday.
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Israel Backed Gazans to Oppose Hamas. For One, It Ended Violently.
A destroyed area of Rafah, Gaza. Yasser Abu Shabab and his militia group were based near the city.
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Trump’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads
A Norwegian soldier during a NATO military exercise this year. European governments have tried to wean themselves off American military might by increasing their own military spending and cooperation.
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China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists
Smoke rising from the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong last month. Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong said that some foreign news outlets had twisted facts and spread false information.
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Sweet Season
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Like Trump, Benjamin Franklin Sought to Annex Canada
A sculpture of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.
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Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan
The 148th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Army in October in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine.
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Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift
White South Africans rallied in support of President Trump in February outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Saudi Arabia Will Sell You Alcohol Now, if You’re Rich Enough
Nonalcoholic draft beer served at a cafe this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has banned alcohol for more than 70 years.
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Scientists Are Measuring Ocean Currents in Hopes of Charting AMOC’s Future
Scoresby Sound, a fjord in eastern Greenland, as seen from the research ship.
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Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in Limbo
Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, after a blaze damaged the complex late last month.
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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
President Trump at the White House last month. The National Security Strategy his administration released describes a world in which American interests are far narrower than how prior administrations — even in his first term — had portrayed them.
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Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say
“No medical intervention was required, and the pendant passed naturally,” the police said in a statement.
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ICE Arrests Harvard Professor Charged for Shooting a Pellet Gun
The professor, who is from Brazil, had been teaching at Harvard during the fall semester.
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Trump Wants Maduro to Go. Here’s Who Could Replace Him in Venezuela.
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela holding a sword during a speech last month. Should he end up losing power, his potential replacement would be largely determined by the manner of his departure.
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Wary of Russia, German Defense Minister Pistorius Is Growing His Army
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, speaking to lawmakers in Berlin on Friday.
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U.S. Warns of Europe’s ‘Civilizational Erasure’ Through Immigration
President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the political leadership in Europe.
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Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in New Delhi on Friday. They pledged deeper cooperation in defense, trade and energy.
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How the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Helped Fuel the Cocaine Trade’s Resurgence
The police in Spain displaying tons of cocaine last year at the port in Algeciras after it was transported in a container from Ecuador.
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The ‘Cocaine Superhighway’ Fueled by the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl
The aftermath of a car bombing in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Car bombs have become common, killing and terrorizing civilians, and gangs frequently clash with the military and the police.
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How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable
Employees working on battery units at the solar project, which is owned by AES, a Virginia company that holds utilities and power plants across the world.
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He Was a Russian Activist in Exile. His Own Wife Accused Him of Spying.
Air Traffic Control Issue Briefly Grounds Flights at Edinburgh Airport
Syrians Celebrate Anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s Fall
Dogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday With Pets in Mind
Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.
Katy Perry Posts Photos With Justin Trudeau Amid Romance Rumors
In Brazil’s Answer to Hollywood, Dreams and Drought Share the Stage