Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Regime
Taliban soldiers looking toward Pakistan from the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing, on Friday.
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With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at his office in the embassy in Jerusalem, in August.
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A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud
President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at an investment forum in Washington in November.
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Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal
The U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who, with Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, is negotiating with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
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Iran’s Students Are Protesting Again. Here’s Why.
An image taken from social media on Monday shows students gathering for an anti-government rally at the women-only Al Zahra University in Tehran.
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Some Russians Go Without Heat or Power in Winter, as Energy System Falls Into Disrepair
Murmansk, Russia, in 2023. The city has been plagued by power and heating outages this winter.
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Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole?
Outside the International Criminal Court this week. Hearings have drawn critics and supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, who as president of the Philippines ordered a brutal crackdown on drugs.
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Hungary Plays Spoiler in Europe as Orban Strains for Votes at Home
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in Budapest last month.
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Israel Facing Prospect of War With a Depleted Missile Defense
Israeli air defense systems were activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in June.
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After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the Port of Havana on Thursday.
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Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer
Ms. Spencer outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton district near Manchester, northwestern England.
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Amid Rhetoric About Rupture With U.S., Finland Urges Calm
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, last year. Mr. Stubb says he recognizes that the world has changed, perhaps forever, and that Europe is not Washington’s priority.
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Calls Snap Elections in Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark giving a speech about an upcoming parliamentary election in Copenhagen on Thursday.
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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting?
Taliban security personnel handling an antiaircraft gun in Afghanistan’s Khost Province on Friday.
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Fighting Wildfires Could Soon Get Harder
A wildfire this month in Chubut Province, Argentina. Different parts of the world have historically had different fire seasons, allowing regions to rotate resources.
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South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate
Unlike in most countries, Google Maps has not provided real-time driving or walking directions in South Korea.
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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, has been leading the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
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Will World Cup Games in Mexico Be Affected by Cartel Boss Killing?
A police officer patrolling the historic center of Mexico City on Monday.
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15 South Africans Duped Into Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Return Home
South African men who said they had been duped into fighting for Russia after arriving in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday.
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Game-Changing Drugs
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What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals
An artist’s rendering of a human skull, at left, and a Neanderthal skull. Most people alive today carry a bit of Neanderthal DNA in their genome, the result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.
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Europe Needs Some Space From China and Trump. Its Firms Don’t.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday with Premier Li Qiang.
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German Intelligence Must Temporarily Halt an Extremist Label for the AfD, Court Rules
Supporters of Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, in Halle, Germany, last year.
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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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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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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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Jacinda Ardern Is Latest New Zealander to Move to Australia
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What to Know About U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Amid Trump Threats
In this photo released by Oman’s Foreign Ministry, the U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner meet with the Omani foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, in Geneva.
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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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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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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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With a New Nigeria Refinery, Africa’s Richest Man Wants ‘to Rescue the Country’
How the UK Could Remove Former Prince Andrew From the Royal Line of Succession
Thanks, Ukrainians Say, but Please Stop Calling Us Resilient