Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates arriving at Doha International Airport in Qatar in October, in a photograph released by his country’s presidential court.
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After War With Israel and U.S., Iran Rests on a Knife Edge
In Tehran on Tuesday, the morning of a cease-fire with Israel.
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Refugees Worry: Is Nicaragua Running Assassination Operations in Costa Rica?
Family members at the funeral of a retired Nicaraguan Army major, Roberto Samcam Ruiz, in San José, Costa Rica, where he was living before being killed this month.
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For South Koreans,‘Squid Game’ Was More Than Just Entertainment
Fans watching actors from “Squid Game” at an event in Seoul on Saturday.
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How Europe Got Tough on Migration
An anti-immigration protest in May in Warsaw. A harder line on migration is being embraced across the political spectrum in much of the European Union.
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Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban
Crowds gathered at the Budapest Pride Parade on Saturday.
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America’s Trump-Fueled Brain Drain Benefits Canada
Brian Rathbun and Nina Srinivasan Rathbun are international relations professors at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Before moving to Toronto last year, they worked at the University of Southern California.
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At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez in Venice on Thursday.
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Amid War With Israel, Iran Pursues Enemies From Within
Iranians gathered on Sunday to protest the American attack on nuclear sites in the country.
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Golden Arches in a War Zone: McDonald’s Thrives in Ukraine
A recently opened McDonald’s in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. McDonald’s has finally reached Ukraine’s remote, alpine region of Transcarpathia, and the locals couldn’t be happier.
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Iran Holds State Funeral for Military Commanders and Nuclear Scientists
Mourners on Saturday in Tehran during a funeral procession for some of those killed in the recent war with Israel.
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Why Was the Italian Football Championship Played in Toledo?
Firenze Guelphi playing against Ancona Dolphins in Toledo on Saturday. Guelphi won, 49-19.
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Thai Protesters Vent Their Exasperation With the Prime Minister
Anti-government protesters rallying on Saturday in Bangkok to demand the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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Better Half
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A Celebration of Canada and a Protest Against Musk and Trump
Neighbors of a Tesla dealership in Ottawa have sent a message to Washington with flags.
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Takeaways From a Times Investigation of the Pope’s Legacy on Sex Abuse
Mass outside the cathedral in Chiclayo, Peru, last month after the election of Pope Leo XIV.
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Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels
A Beijing store selling merchandise based on Boys’ Love graphic novels. Boys’ Love fiction, about romance between men, has had a fervent niche following in China since the 1990s.
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A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.
Tuvalu is at risk of largely disappearing because of climate change. Floodwaters in the capital in 2019.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Tie the Knot
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, Italy, on Thursday.
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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.
A laborer carrying bags of coca leaves in La Paz, Colombia, in 2021.
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London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence
A police officer cordoning off a crime scene in Hainault, northeast London, in April 2024, after a 14-year-old boy was killed.
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Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Is Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault
The police in Oslo have questioned Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, several times since August, when he was first arrested.
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Law in U.K. Air Base Break-In
A demonstration in London on Monday in support of Palestine Action. The group posted footage online on June 20 showing two activists moving around an R.A.F. base on scooters before using red paint to damage two planes.
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Teenager Is Charged With Aiding Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
Taylor Swift fans in Vienna in August 2024, after three of the pop star’s concerts were canceled because of a security threat.
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Israel Suggests It Could Strike Iran Again to Counter New Threats
A woman in Tehran crying near her home, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike this week.
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Starmer Backtracks on Planned Social Cuts After Pushback From His Own Party
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in London in May. Several recent policy reversals have led some to question his political judgment.
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She Ripped German Conservatives on Social Media. They Didn’t Forget.
Heidi Reichinnek of the far-left Die Linke party in Chemnitz, Germany, last month. Her social media posts have angered the conservative Christian Democrats of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls
A rare-earth mine in Bayan Obo, in Inner Mongolia, China. China controls the global supply of the elements, which are a vital component of many modern technologies.
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Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
Ukrainian troops on the front line in the Donetsk region in April. As Russian forces continue to push forward, they are getting closer to more mineral deposits.
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Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse
Child safety advocates demonstrated at the Apple Store last year in New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
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El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests
Relatives watched as recently arrested men were transferred to prison in April 2022, early in an anti-gang campaign that has imprisoned about 80,000 people.
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A Runestone That May Be North America’s Oldest Turns Up in a Canada Forest
The runestone was found in 2015 on private property near the town of Wawa, in northern Ontario, after the collapse of two trees exposed it to the elements.
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Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids
Susan Namangale playing chess with four members of one of the 150 chess clubs she has set up in Malawi.
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Japanese Serial Killer Is Executed
Takahiro Shiraishi in 2017, being brought to the prosecutor’s office in Tokyo.
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Friday Briefing
Carrying aid packages through Jabaliya in Gaza on Sunday.
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U.S. Approves $30 Million for Contentious New Gaza Aid Group
Palestinians carried aid packages distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, speaking to the media after an Iran-European Union nuclear meeting in Geneva last week.
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Friday Briefing: The Deadly Search for Food in Gaza
Carrying aid through Jabaliya in Gaza on Sunday.
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As Celebrities Arrive in Venice for the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez Wedding, Details Are Scant
Kim Kardashian was one of the many celebrities arriving in Venice this week for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
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Israel-Backed Aid Sites In Gaza Pose Lethal Risk for Palestinians Amid Deadly Fighting
Relatives mourned a family member who was killed on Tuesday near an aid distribution point set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines
Carmakers that have a history of producing efficient vehicles, like Toyota and Honda, would face competitive pressure from rivals that no longer want to spend on fuel-saving technologies.
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Centrifuges at Iran’s Fordo ‘No Longer Operational’ After U.S. Strikes, Nuclear Watchdog Says
A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies on Tuesday shows damage at Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. military strikes on the site.
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Death Toll From Kenya Protests Climbs, Rights Group Says
Damaged buildings and debris in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday.
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Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island
Fires collectively consumed more than 11,000 acres of Chios island.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Makes First Public Comments in Almost a Week
A screen grab of a video of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, that was broadcast on Iranian state media on Thursday.
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New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.
There is a growing global movement to explore the use of psychedelics to treat depression, PTSD and addiction.
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Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit
The official declaration signed by the heads of state and government at the NATO summit did not mention Ukraine joining the alliance and President Volodymyr Zelensky was not feted as in previous years.
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Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’
Trying out a virtual reality headset at a German Army recruitment booth during a tech trade show in Berlin in May. Germany has committed to significantly expand its military.
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Ecuador Captures Gang Leader ‘Fito’ Whose Prison Escape Set Off Violence
José Adolfo Macías, center, arriving at the air base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday.
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Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand Into Gaza City Amid Cease-Fire Calls
French Police Officers Who Beat a Black Man on Camera to Stand Trial
Amid Attacks, Iran’s Exiled Opposition Remained Divided. Who Are They?
Is Pope Leo a Man of Action on Sexual Abuse Cases? Or the Opposite?
What We Know About the Fate of Iran’s Nuclear Program