Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave
King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in 2025.
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Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing
President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
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Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political Limbo
Aleksandar Vucic addressing supporters at a rally in Novi Sad, Serbia, last Friday.
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Space Debris Found Twice Within Days Amid ‘Growing Casualty Risk’
A large charred metallic fragment, suspected to be rocket debris, at an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, in October.
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‘Open War’ Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Adds a Volatile Element
A house hit in June by Pakistani airstrikes in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, as seen in August.
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Protests in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Rainforest Fires
Protesters criticized President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia during a rally in Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Palestinians Hope Israeli Election Will Oust Netanyahu
Palestinians carry food aid from a distribution point in Gaza last month.
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What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France
Police officers confronting protesters in Paris this month.
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UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush
Traveling on the London subway in April. Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a national campaign against “one of the most annoying things on public transport” — people blasting music or videos from their phone.
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Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. “All the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t like our country,” he said.
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Delhi’s Winter Season of Polluted Air Begins
Hazy skies in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Australian Politicians Were Already on Edge Before One of Their Own Was Attacked
Tributes and flowers were left on Wednesday outside the electoral office of the lawmaker Helen Haines, who was struck by a car on Monday, in Wangaratta, Australia.
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Australian Zoo Plays Matchmaker for Giant Birds, and Big Green Eggs Are Proof
There have been fewer than 10 southern cassowary chicks in the last 10 years at Australia’s other zoos.
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Pope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful at St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.
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Thélyson Orélien's Quebec Publisher Cuts Ties Over A.I. Accusations
Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.
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A Debt-Fueled “Doom Loop”
In Paris on Saturday.
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Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future
Protesters against the high cost of living in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.
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When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies
A Ukrainian soldier flying a drone in the Donetsk region last week. Members of the military have reported issues with drone connectivity since Starshield was disrupted.
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Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?
A still from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service showing Stephen Hubbard at a hearing in the Russian capital in 2024.
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Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count
Volunteers and relatives searching for bodies in the rubble of a public housing complex that collapsed during the twin earthquakes in July.
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China’s Free A.I. Models Are Thrown Into Uncertainty
Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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Modi Seeks to Calm Allies by Shackling Gen Z Protests
Security personnel detained protesters in New Delhi this month demanding the resignation of the election commission chief.
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As Alberta Rejects Canada Separatism, Carney Gets Much of the Credit
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, center, with supporters of Alberta’s staying in Canada in Red Deer, Alberta, last Friday.
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Art Basel Paris Preview Draws Interest Despite Protests
The Grand Palais in Paris, site of the Art Basel Paris preview.
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Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak
Testing for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of people have died in this year’s outbreak.
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China Criticizes U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems
A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
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Is Putin’s Waiting Game Working?
At Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in December 2025.
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The British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror Plot
A B‑1B Lancer bomber at the R.A.F. Fairford air base in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, last month.
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Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week.
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UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Attacks
A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet at a base in Coningsby, England, in February.
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Yemeni City of Taiz Running Out of Essentials as Houthis Close in
A woman using a firewood oven on Monday during a shortage of cooking gas in Taiz, Yemen.
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Rubio Travels to India to Strengthen Economic Ties Amid Strained U.S. Relations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sergio Gor, left, the United States ambassador to India, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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Hegseth Said to Make Unannounced Visit to Israel for Talks With Netanyahu
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at an event in Maryland this month. Details of the conversations between Mr. Hegseth and his Israeli counterparts were not immediately clear.
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Google Reports Cloud Disruptions in Europe
A Google office in London. Its cloud services were experiencing intermittent network failures in the region, the company said on Tuesday.
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France to Extend Curfews After Calm Night Follows Days of Riots
Police officers patrolling during an overnight curfew in Paris early Tuesday.
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France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics
A burned-out vehicle on Rue Yves Toudic in Paris on Monday after a weekend of rioting.
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The Mayor of a City in Haiti Warned of a Massacre. No One Listened.
The former mayor of Kenscoff, Haiti, Jean Massillon, showing bullet holes outside Kenscoff City Hall after a gang attack in August that killed 47 people. He died two weeks after this photo was taken.
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A Chef Celebrates Immigrant Flavors in Anti-Migrant South Africa
Sandile Tshabalala, who goes by the name Sanza, cooking for guests at the Yeoville Dinner Club in Johannesburg in July.
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14 Dead After Gold Mine Collapses in Colombia
An illegal gold mine in Bajo Cauca area in Antioquia, Colombia, this year.
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Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Remains in Critical Condition After Car Attack
Residents of Wangaratta, Australia, paid tribute on Tuesday to Helen Haines, a lawmaker who was struck by a car outside her office and is now in a Melbourne hospital.
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The A.I. Data Center Backlash Has Reached a Quiet Corner of Rural England
Daisy Snow, right, Ann Shuttleworth, left, and others protesting the proposed data center in Bideford, England, last month.
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Alberta Voters Reject Leaving Canada in Referendum on Separatism
Supporters of the Forever Canadian movement, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday.
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El Salvador’s President Issues Harsh Warning to Haitian Gangs After 4 Soldiers Are Abducted
Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?
Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War
Shark Returns to Sea After Over a Month Stuck in a South Korean Port Canal