Battered but Undefeated, Hamas Remains a Fighting Force in Gaza
Hamas fighters during a handover of Israeli hostages in February.
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Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.
President Trump in February called for a general review of U.S. funding and involvement in the United Nations.
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Flattery and Flourish for Trump. For His U.K. Hosts, Relief at Avoiding Strife.
King Charles III hosted President Trump at a state dinner on Wednesday in a banquet hall at Windsor Castle.
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How Xi Is Using a TikTok Tradeoff to Court Trump
President Donald Trump reaching out to shake hands with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, during the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.
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The Plot to Free the Nuns
From left, Sister Bernadette, Sister Rita and Sister Regina.
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Taliban Rebuffs Trump’s Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter after takeoff from Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, in May 2021.
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Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, last week. “It is time to turn off the tap,” she said on Friday, referring to Russian sanctions.
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Taliban Releases British Couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, Detained for Months in Afghanistan
A picture released by the Qatari government show Peter and Barbara Reynolds, on the right, with British and Qatari diplomats on a plane after they were released from custody in Afghanistan.
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How China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N.
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, along with his wife, Peng Liyuan, welcomed António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, in Beijing in 2024.
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The Road
In One Image The Road By Saher Alghorra
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The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers
An Israeli police officer demonstrates a laser defense system near the Israel-Gaza border in 2020.
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Drones vs. Lasers
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Where Will Gazans Go?
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Drones vs. Lasers
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Trump and Starmer, Skirting Differences, Praise Each Other in U.K.
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the Chequers Estate, outside London, on Thursday.
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José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests
The Rev. José María Tojeira in 2003. Investigators found that the killings of his fellow priests had been planned at high levels of the El Salvador military.
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Climate Activists Argue 3 Executive Orders Violate Their Constitutional Rights
Some of the young plaintiffs arriving at the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula, Mont., on Tuesday.
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U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured in Israel on Tuesday, has announced changes to international U.S. health aimed at ending “a culture of dependency among recipient countries.”
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E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’
Reservoirs in a water treatment plant designed to remove forever chemicals, known as PFAS, in North Carolina.
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Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?
A wary red-footed tortoise. In tortoises, neck extension is an indicator of relaxation; the farther the animal sticks its head out, the less anxious it is likely to be.
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Trump Administration Reinstates More Difficult Citizenship Test
A naturalization ceremony for new citizens in Georgia last year.
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Assailant Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers at West Bank-Jordan Border
Israeli security closed off a road leading to the Allenby Bridge crossing on Thursday after a deadly attack there.
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Catholics Project Many Images Onto Pope Leo: Liberal? Conservative? Cubs Fan?
Pope Leo XIV arriving for a general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican this month.
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Diplomatic Coup or Abject Groveling? U.K. Debates Trump’s Royal Welcome
President Trump was welcomed with a glittering banquet in Windsor Castle on the first day of his state visit.
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Syria’s President Says Border Deal With Israel Could Come ‘Within Days’
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, pictured here in April, said this week that his country is tired of conflict.
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Trump Hails Kimmel Suspension After Criticizing UK on Free Speech
Trump’s administration has forced the ouster of Jimmy Kimmel over comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist.
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Longtime Putin Aide Who Opposed Ukraine War Is Granted Rare Resignation
Dmitri N. Kozak, a long-serving aide to President Vladimir V. Putin, in 2022. It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Kozak would move to a different government job or become a private citizen.
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U.K. to Formally Recognize Palestinian Statehood After Trump Departs
Palestinian families fleeing Gaza City on Tuesday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing to recognize an independent Palestinian state as Israel’s combat operations in Gaza are killing and starving civilians.
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Democratic Senators Call for U.S. Recognition of Palestinian State
A group of Democratic senators, led by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, on Thursday introduced legislation calling on President Trump to recognize a demilitarized Palestinian state.
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Anti-Austerity Strikes and Protests Grip France
Students blocked the entrance to a high school in Paris on Thursday.
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Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan
A Taliban flag waves on a rooftop near telecom equipment providing internet services in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Balkh Province, on Tuesday. The local authorities have switched off Wi-Fi service there.
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What to Know About the North American Summit Taking Place Without the U.S.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, left center, receiving Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday.
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How Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s Megayacht
The Phoenix 2 in Zadar, Croatia, in 2023. The owners of the giant yacht are said to be the energy industry moguls Ercument and Ruya Bayegan.
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Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht
The Phoenix 2 in Zadar, Croatia, in 2023. The craft is said to belong to the petrochemical magnates Ercument and Ruya Bayegan. Ms. Bayegan’s energy company stands to benefit from any increase in Libyan oil production.
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Rifts Grow Between Netanyahu and His Security Chiefs
An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday, seen from across the border in Israel.
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America and Britain Are Worlds Apart on Energy Policies, Except Nuclear
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at Trump International Golf Links, near Aberdeen, Scotland, during the president’s last visit to the U.K. in July.
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Britain hopes that U.S. investments offset some economic pain.
The Bank of England in London, which is set to hold interest rates steady on Thursday.
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Here’s the latest.
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Europe’s far-right and Charlie Kirk
Protesters in London at a far-right rally on Saturday.
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How China Became a Wedge Between Two South Pacific Neighbors
The resort region of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands, in 2012.
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Behind Castle Walls, the Rich and Powerful Celebrate Trump
President Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a state banquet. Usually these dinners happen at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Here’s Who Attended the State Dinner at Windsor Castle
President Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a state banquet. Usually these dinners happen at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Europe’s far-right and Charlie Kirk
Protesters in London at a far-right rally on Saturday.
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Windsor Castle’s State Dinner Features Lavish Menu
President Trump, center, during a state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
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Here’s the menu for the state dinner at Windsor Castle.
King Charles III’s place setting at the banquet table in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
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U.K. Offers Trump a Royal Welcome of Maximum Pomp and Minimum Politics
As part of his arrival at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, President Trump was welcomed by a guard of honor representing three colors: the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards.
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Denmark to Buy Long-Range Weapons in ‘Paradigm Shift’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark framed the country’s decision to purchase long-range weapons as a response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger
Homes in the shadow of Valero refinery towers in the Houston area.
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The Ghost of Jeffrey Epstein Hangs Over Trump’s U.K. State Visit
An image of President Donald Trump standing next to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was projected on Windsor Castle on Tuesday by activists.
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Exxon Urges Europe to Repeal Rules to Make Companies Track Climate Pollution
How Kenyan Villagers Saved Their Sacred Caves From a Mining Company
Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
‘Harrowing Beyond Description’: Dozens Killed While at Prayer in Sudan
She’s Starting a Blood Bank for Zoos
Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds