France, at an Impasse, Heads Toward Another Government Collapse
Prime Minister François Bayrou, who called a vote of confidence for Monday, is unpopular to a degree almost unknown for a French prime minister.
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on September 2025
Shooting in Jerusalem Leaves at Least 6 Dead
Israeli security forces after the shooting on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
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on September 2025
Japan’s Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, Resigns: What to Know
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan announced his resignation in Tokyo on Sunday, after less than a year in office.
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on September 2025
Australian Woman, Erin Patterson, Gets Life in Mushroom Murder Case
Erin Patterson being brought to court in Melbourne, Australia, last month.
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on September 2025
Brazilians Protest as Bolsonaro Coup Trial Nears Verdict
In São Paulo and many other cities in Brazil, the streets on Sunday were filled with protests for and against the former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
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on September 2025
Millions of Londoners Face Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Takes Effect
A closed entrance to the Victoria Underground Station in London on Monday. Little or no service is expected across the transit network until Friday morning.
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on September 2025
Russia Strikes Ukraine Government Building in Largest Drone Assault of War
Smoke rising from a government building on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat
U.S. volunteer soldier Zachery Miller, second from left, with fellow foreign solders after a live fire exercise at a military ground in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, in July.
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on September 2025
Egypt-Israel Tensions Rise Over Attack on Gaza City
Tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City earlier this week. Israel is preparing for a major attack on Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are living.
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Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure
The terminal of the Ramon International Airport in 2019. A Houthi drone hit the airport on Sunday.
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Carlo Acutis, Known as ‘God’s Influencer,’ Is Declared a Saint by Pope Leo XIV
A crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday to celebrate the naming of two new saints. A likeness of one, Carlo Acutis, is shown.
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on September 2025
Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History
Abdallah Abu Samra in front of the tent where he lives in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, in February.
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South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid
Heavy machinery at a standstill at the site of an electric vehicle battery plant co-owned by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution, in Ellabell, Ga., on Friday.
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In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution
A U.S. military base in Dongducheon, South Korea. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have been stationed in the country since the Korean War.
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Two Are Killed During Demonstrations Over Social Media Ban in Nepal
Protesters in Nepal on Monday. At least 40 people were injured in the demonstrations.
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on September 2025
New Zealand Police Kill Man Who Disappeared With His Children
An image released by the New Zealand Police that the authorities say shows the fugitive Tom Phillips and one of his children on the country’s North Island last month.
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American Pilot Ethan Guo Is Released After Being Stuck Off Antarctica
Ethan Guo at Geneva Airport in Switzerland. He was trying to fly solo to all seven continents before he was detained on King George Island off Antarctica in June.
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on September 2025
Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Facebook and YouTube
Using a smartphone in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday, the day a compliance deadline for social media companies expired.
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on September 2025
String Theory
At Flushing Meadows.
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on September 2025
As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
A training session on Saturday ahead of the choosing of a new Syrian Parliament in Damascus.
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on September 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Says He Will Step Down
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan has been under intense pressure from within his own party to step down.
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on September 2025
Cardiologist Draws Outcry With Claim Tying Vaccines to Royals’ Cancer
Dr. Aseem Malhotra at the Reform U.K. party conference at the NEC Birmingham, England, on Saturday.
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on September 2025
Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract
An Air Canada flight attendant walks through the terminal at Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal last month.
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on September 2025
Authorities Point to Cable Disconnecting in First Report on Lisbon Funicular Crash
Tributes to victims of the funicular accident in Lisbon, on Friday.
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on September 2025
A World War II Dispute Between Ukraine and Poland Is Put to Rest
A priest conducting a mass burial ceremony of people killed during World War II in the now-abandoned, formerly ethnic Polish village of Puzhnyky, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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on September 2025
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence
L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday as part of the Roman Catholic Church’s Year of Jubilee.
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on September 2025
Over 800 Arrested at Protest After Pro-Palestinian Group Banned as Terrorist
Police officers detain a demonstrator at the “Lift The Ban” rally at Parliament Square in London, on Saturday.
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on September 2025
Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal
A frigate under construction in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday. Norway has signed a $13.5 billion deal to buy at least five such warships from British shipbuilders.
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on September 2025
Israel Targets More Buildings in Gaza City and Warns Residents to Flee
Palestinians fleeing Gaza City after the Israeli military intensified its attacks on the area this week.
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on September 2025
Offer Accepted
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A Canadian Whisky Brand May Move Bottling to the U.S. A Union Blames Trump.
If a plan by its maker proceeds, most Crown Royal will no longer be bottled in Canada
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on September 2025
Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea
A Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Ga., in March. On Thursday, U.S. law enforcement officers arrested hundreds of South Korean nationals at a neighboring construction site owned by Hyundai and LG.
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on September 2025
Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating
Angela Rayner in March at 10 Downing Street in London. Her resignation as Britain’s deputy prime minister came after two weeks of questions about her tax problems.
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on September 2025
Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks
Karina Milei, the sister of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, is considered perhaps the second most powerful person in the country and helped catapult him to office.
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on September 2025
Large Shark Kills Surfer Near Sydney, Police Say
Shark attacks are relatively common in Australia.
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on September 2025
With ‘Ghost Bat’ Drone, Australia Gears Up for New Arms Race
A photo provided by the Australian Defense Force of an MQ-28A Ghost Bat in Woomera, South Australia, on Friday.
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on September 2025
Food Delivery Drivers Feel Strain of Italy’s Ban on Outdoor Work on Hottest Days
A delivery driver drives in front of the Colloseum in Rome
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on September 2025
A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form
Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas often center on supernatural visitations.
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on September 2025
Thrust Into the Line of Fire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next
Over 12 days of war in June, more than 1,000 Iranians were killed in Israeli attacks. Most were civilians.
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on September 2025
Rome’s Delivery Riders Lose Out in Heat Ban
In Rome, couriers and food carriers have become frontline workers during heat waves. Glovo’s attempt to provide drivers with bonuses for working in the heat backfired in Italy last month.
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on September 2025
Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change
Chris Wright, the energy secretary, also said, “We don’t want to be in the race for the most expensive electricity in the world.”
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on September 2025
With Jair Bolsonaro on Trial, Brazil Braces for U.S. Sanctions
Police officer stand outside Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday.
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on September 2025
What to Know About a Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean
The Navy warship U.S.S. Sampson docked at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City last month.
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on September 2025
After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity
Nigel Farage, the leader of the right wing populist Reform U.K. party, after delivering his speech at the party’s conference in Birmingham, England on Friday.
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on September 2025
Duchess of Kent Dies at 92; a Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser
Dispensing with royal decorum, the duchess embraced Jana Novotna after she lost the 1993 Wimbledon women’s final to Steffi Graf.
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American Who Posed as Irish Heiress Is Found Guilty of Theft and Fraud
Over the years, Marianne Smyth has been accused of using deceptions to swindle hefty sums of money in schemes that led to two felony convictions in the U.S.
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on September 2025
Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza City Ahead of a Planned Wider Offensive
An Israeli strike hit the Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City on Friday. The Israeli military said Hamas used the building for intelligence-gathering, but Hamas denied the accusation.
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on September 2025
Angela Rayner, UK Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns After Underpaying Tax
Angela Rayner in July. As deputy prime minister, she had come to be seen as a powerful ally of Keir Starmer and a bridge to the left of the Labour Party.
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on September 2025
A Nighttime Raid
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Bankers
A View From Inside Iran
A View From Inside Iran
In India’s Rebound From Trump Blows, Modi Has No Easy Choices
Inside Iran After the 12-Day War
Lisbon Funicular Was Inspected Hours Before Deadly Crash