Threat of Evictions Darkens Russia’s Rosy Picture of Occupied Ukraine
Recently built apartment buildings in Mariupol, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, last year. The Kremlin is trying to remake the city after its brutal siege, but many residents still lack homes.
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A Year After Terrorist Attack, a Kashmir Town Longs for Tourists
Security officers are a constant presence on tourist routes in Pahalgam after last year’s attack.
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EU Considers $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine, Delayed for Months by Orban
Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. “Ukraine really needs this loan, and it’s also a sign that Russia cannot outlast Ukraine,” she said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Sends Plane to Cuba to Get Child in Transgender Custody Case
A flight tracker showed that a U.S. government plane landed at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. It appeared to be part of an F.B.I. mission to retrieve an American child.
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Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain
The proposed lifetime smoking ban will apply in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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How the Cole Disaster Drove the U.S. to Develop New Warship Defenses
The damaged destroyer Cole being taken out of the Port of Aden by tugboats after it was attacked in October 2000.
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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo
A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans being processed at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.
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Fired U.K. Official Describes ‘Pressure’ to Expedite Envoy’s Appointment
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said he was not told about a security vetting team’s concerns about Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the United States.
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U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
Members of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, during a mourning procession in Baghdad this month for one of their comrades who was killed.
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2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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To Iran, Trump Blinked First by Extending the Cease-Fire
An Iran expert said the major impediment to negotiations restarting was the same as it was before talks — both countries see themselves as having the advantage.
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Hoarding Is Driving Energy Prices Higher Everywhere
People queue for cookinig gas cylinders in New Delhi this month.
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Japan Is Used to Earthquakes, but What About a Big One?
A tsunami warning on a television broadcast in Japan after an earthquake on Monday.
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What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?
Negotiators from the United States, Iran and European countries meeting to discuss a nuclear deal in Vienna in 2015.
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Trump Extends Cease-Fire, Even as Peace Talks Are Put on Hold
A mural in Tehran meant to show that Iran has a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz. The status of the strait is one of the sticking points in negotiations between Iran and the United States.
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War Shock in Asia
A floating fuel station in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam.
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Lyrids Meteor Shower: How to Watch, Peak Time and Weather Forecast
The Lyrids meteor shower over Burg on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn off Germany in 2018.
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Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria at his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja in 2023.
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For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet
The view of home from the other side of the moon.
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Lebanese Bury Their Dead Amid a Lull in Fighting
Mourners carrying coffins draped in Hezbollah flags in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
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Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings
Members of the Mexican National Guard at the perimeter of the Teotihuacán pyramids after the shooting.
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Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School
The bodies of two Palestinians killed in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir, at a hospital in Ramallah on Tuesday.
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Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.
Vice President JD Vance during peace talks with Iran in Islamabad earlier this month.
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Trump Extends Iran Cease-Fire Before Deadline Expires; Vance’s Trip Is on Hold
Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, this month during a previous round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.
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U.S. Military Stops and Boards M/T Tifani, Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil, Pentagon Says
A photo released by the Defense Department appears to show the M/T Tifani.
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Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines
From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at a conference in Paris on Friday.
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‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Naming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor.
Sloviansk, in the industrial Donbas region, which was first invaded by Russia in 2014.
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Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems
The poet Ilhan Sami Çomak, right, and his partner, Ipek Ozel, left, at home in Istanbul.
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2 Cruise Ships Clear Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks
A Mein Schiff cruise ship docked in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month.
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Xi Calls for Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, attending a meeting with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi in Beijing last week.
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New Zealand Declares Emergency in Capital After It Was Battered by Torrential Rain
Workers clearing debris from a damaged bridge on Tuesday after torrential rain in South Karori in Wellington, New Zealand.
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London Tube Drivers’ Strike Halts a Key Line
A sign warning travelers of strike-related delays at the St. James’s Park Underground station in London on Tuesday.
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Japan to Sell More Weapons Abroad, Breaking With Postwar Pacifism
A Japanese marine unit takes part in exercises in Tokunoshima, Japan, in 2023.
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Facing Hard-Liners at Home and Bluster From Trump, Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Peace Talks
A woman walking by a mural showing Iranian missiles attacking a U.S. ship, in Tehran in April.
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Canadian Tourist Is Killed in Shooting at Mexico’s Pyramids
Police officers at the Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico after a deadly shooting on Monday.
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U.S. and Iran Talks Appear on Track to Resume Despite Mixed Messages
Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, this month during a previous round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.
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The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions
A screenshot of a video posted by U.S. Central Command on Sunday that was described as showing a U.S. Navy destroyer near an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea.
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Mexico to Investigate Security Role of 2 U.S. Officials Killed in Crash
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions
The Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, last week.
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Elon Musk Ignores French Prosecutors, Widening Tech Rift With Europe
Elon Musk speaking in Switzerland in January. He has previously denounced the French investigation.
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In Lebanon, residents of the south make their way home over signs of war.
A Lebanese boy is welcomed by his aunt and uncle after crossing a destroyed bridge with other family members, in the background. They were crossing over the Litani River in the south of Lebanon near the village of Tayr Felsay, on Monday.
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A Decisive Win Raises Bulgarians’ Hopes for Change
Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s former president, at a polling site in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday. His coalition, Progressive Bulgaria, secured a majority of seats in Parliament in Sunday’s election.
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Strait of Hormuz Traffic Is at a Standstill Again
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday.
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Starmer Voices Fury Over Being Kept in the Dark on Mandelson Vetting
A photograph released by the UK Parliament showing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the House of Commons on Monday.
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A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Washington last fall. The prince’s plans and ambitions have grown more rapidly than the state’s financial capacity.
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Ukraine, Short on Troops, Is Turning to Robots to Help Its War Efforts
Ukrainian soldiers training with an unmanned ground vehicle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine last year. The country is eager to highlight its advances in technological warfare.
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Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest Catholic Nations
Iran War Live Updates: Iranian Forces Claim Seizure of 2 Ships After Trump Extends Truce
Iranian Expats in U.A.E. Caught Between Home and Homeland
Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
Crossing the Divide
Iran’s Nonnuclear Deterrent
Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus