U.S. Efforts to Tighten Blockade of Iran Rely on Reluctant Neighbors
Travelers and vehicles stranded at the Iraqi border with Iran, when the Shalamcheh crossing was temporarily closed in September.
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Seeking to Broaden Ukraine Talks, U.S. Urges Russia to Include Europe
Jared Kushner speaking alongside diplomats from the United States and Ukraine on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Workers in Spain Stage a General Strike for the First Time in 14 Years
A person aims fireworks at police in Barcelona, Spain, during a nationwide general strike on Wednesday.
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Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S., Dies at 66
A photo provided by Russian state media in 2024 of Alexander Darchiev in Moscow. He died on Thursday, according to the foreign ministry.
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Nvidia Scandal Unveils a Fierce Spy War Raging Behind Trump and Xi’s Diplomacy
President Trump, left, and Jensen Huang, right, listening to the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, during a state dinner at the White House in September.
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Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
Nurses walk into an isolation facility in Nairobi, Kenya, in October.
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On Dakar’s Packed Beaches, Africa Welcomes Its First Youth Olympics
Skateboarding in Ngor, a neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal’s coastal capital. Fitness and athletic prowess are all-important in Dakar.
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Lots of Competition to Catholicism in Peru as Pope Returns for Visit
Members of Agua Viva, a Pentecostal megachurch in Lima, Peru, attending a prayer concert.
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Lebanon Faces Economic ‘Catastrophe’ After War and Years of Mismanagement
A fruit vendor at a market in Tyre, Lebanon. Longstanding economic problems have been worsened by strife this year.
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A Museum’s ‘Wanted’ Poster Campaign Brings Looted Painting Back to France
Among the Italian masterpieces sought by the Orléans Fine Arts Museum in France is a Madonna and Child attributed to Lorenzo Costa.
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US Soldier Is Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, said in a statement, “This F.B.I. has no tolerance for anyone who breaks their oath to the United States and whose actions endanger our national security and that of our partners.”
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U.S. Received $12 Billion From Venezuela’s Oil, Report Shows
An oil pump in Cabimas, Venezuela, in August. U.S. forces toppled the country’s president in January.
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A.I. and Market Whiplash
The New York Stock Exchange
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Protesters Throw Projectiles at Biden During Dublin Trip
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Dublin on Tuesday.
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Judge Allows Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC to Proceed
BBC headquarters in London in 2024. President Trump sued the broadcaster over its documentary “Trump: A Second Chance?” which aired a week before the 2024 presidential election.
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Canadian Authorities Kill 4 Bears Involved in Deadly Attack on Hikers
Selah Reed, left, and her mother, Jennifer Balcarras, were killed by grizzly bears in British Columbia earlier this month.
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ICE Deportation Flight Carrying Iranians Turns Back and Lands in Arizona
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight from Mesa, Ariz., is part of a larger effort to carry out mass deportations.
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No Good Choices on Iran
In Washington last week.
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Rubio Says ‘Major Combat Operations’ in Iran War Are No Longer Needed
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the reporters at the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris, on Tuesday.
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In Interview, Sonia Gandhi Recalls Love and Loss in India
Sonia Gandhi standing in front of the desk of her late husband and the former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, at their residence in New Delhi in November.
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Syria Weighs Sending Troops to Aid Saudi War With Houthis
Syrian Army soldiers in Qarah, Syria, in August. Saudi Arabia has provided aid and investment as Syria has sought to rebuild from a devastating civil war.
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Jemima Goldsmith, Russell Brand’s Ex-Partner, Accuses Him of Abuse
Jemima Goldsmith and Russell Brand in London in 2014, when they dated for about a year.
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Gaza Floods Kill 4
Displaced Palestinians outside their flooded tents in Gaza City on Saturday.
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What to Know About Thomas Massie, Leader of Drive to Impeach Hegseth
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, at the Capitol in September.
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Najib Razak, Ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia, Is Released to House Arrest
Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. He returned to his mansion after being released from prison.
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Who Is David Walliams, the UK Entertainer Accused of Sexual Misconduct?
David Walliams in Malta in 2024. He has been a fixture on Britain’s television screens for more than 20 years.
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David Walliams, UK Celebrity, Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct
The TV personality and author David Walliams in 2022. He is a household name in Britain, where he became a comedy star in the 2000s.
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Israeli Opposition Pushes for Oct. 7 Inquiry at First Session of New Parliament
Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party and of Israel’s opposition bloc, arriving at the Knesset, the country’s Parliament, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. He has been tasked with trying to form a government.
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Australia Unveils New A.I. Regulator After OpenAI Breach
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia announced recommendations to prevent future breaches after OpenAI models went rogue and gained unauthorized access to government systems this year.
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U.S. Forces in Europe Face Uncertainty as Pentagon Reviews Troop Levels
A soldier on a U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicle during a NATO military exercise near Hohenfels, Germany, last month.
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Why U.S. Business Deals Are Unlikely to Get Putin to Give Any Ground
Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoys, with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in September. The two Americans are convening on Tuesday and Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates for more talks.
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As Fresh Air Becomes a Luxury, Many Indonesians Turn on Their Leader
President Prabowo Subianto after delivering his state of the nation address in August, in Jakarta, Indonesia. His government has rejected pleas to declare wildfires a national disaster.
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The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico
Mexican soldiers on patrol in Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua State, Mexico, in August.
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Turkey Promotes Itself as a Climate Champion. Not Everyone Agrees.
Banners in Antalya, Turkey, promote the United Nations’ COP31 climate summit, a draw for tens of thousands of visitors.
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Haaretz Expands US Presence Amid Israel’s Move to the Right
Allison Kaplan Sommer, the host of Haaretz’s English-language podcast, said she saw the paper connecting liberal-leaning and secular American Jews with their Israeli counterparts.
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Kenyan Domestic Worker Sentenced to 100 Lashes in Saudi Arabia
Esther Wanja Muthoni with her then-newborn son Abudy, at a gas station where she was living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last year.
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China’s Trade Surplus Passes $1 Trillion at Record Pace
Wind turbines being loaded at a port in Lianyungang, China, last week were set for export to Oman.
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The Nvidia Affair
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, in March.
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Shipwreck Off Senegal Kills Dozens as Canary Islands Declare Migrant Emergency
The remains of migrant boat involved in an accident at sea washed upon a beach in northwestern Senegal. Officials said it had been used by migrants to try to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
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France Blames Iran for Cyberattack on Refrigeration Systems
A supermarket last month in Névez, in western France, after a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to malfunction.
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Mass Killing in Poland Becomes Cause for a Political Fight
Poles gathering on Monday evening to mourn the victims of a shooting rampage in Krakow.
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Bipartisan Support for Israel Erodes as Both Sides Push for New Limits
Vice President Vance in Weatherford, Texas, last month.
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A Country’s President Led to a Bank’s Stunning Rise, and Its Fall
Protesters gathered outside the home of Santiago Peña, the president of Paraguay, in Asunción, the country’s capital, on Friday.
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Ukraine Peace Talks Resume This Week in Abu Dhabi
A Ukrainian drone crew after returning from the front line last month.
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Germans Miss Merkel, Their Old Chancellor, Though They Dislike Her Policies
Visitors at the unveiling of the portrait of Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor, at the Bode Museum in Berlin in June.
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Targeted by U.S., Armed Group Strikes Back in Colombia
Members of the National Liberation Army, Colombia’s oldest active leftist rebel group, in Arauca, Colombia, in July.
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Reeling From Rare Mass Shooting, Poles Ask What Set Off Young Suspect
Investigators outside an apartment building in Poland where three members of the same family were found dead.
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Why Winning Big Matters
U.S. voters in Maine last week.
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Immigrants Are Being Systematically Returned Home Despite Court Orders
This Defense Makes Drones (and GPS) Think They’re in Peru
Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s Bravest Newspaper, Closes
Meghan Markle Makes First Public Appearance Since Her Father’s Arrest