Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody
Arno Meyns, a Belgian activist, at Istanbul’s airport in May after being released and deported by Israel. He said he was beaten in custody.
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Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say
The wife of a victim, who was a teacher at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok on Friday.
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Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Military Partnership With Colombia to Target Drug Traffickers
Colombian soldiers in 2025. Colombia has historically been a key ally in the U.S. fight against drug trafficking.
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Foreigners Behaving Badly in Vietnam Challenge Its Communist Justice System
A police vehicle parked on Bui Vien Street, a popular nightlife destination in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in August.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact
A photo released by the Turkish presidential office shows the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, being welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.
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The State of Iran’s Three Key Nuclear Sites
A satellite image provided by Vantor showed the Isfahan nuclear complex, where Iran stores most of its highly enriched uranium, in June.
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A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat
One of the German ships from World War II exposed in the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia, this week.
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How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake
Collapsed houses after the earthquake in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, last week.
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Venezuela’s Response to Earthquakes Exposes Government’s Shortcomings
Dozens of volunteers and family members searched for survivors in a building at a public housing complex in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, that collapsed during back-to-back earthquakes on June 24.
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After Trump Calls Canadians ‘Nasty,’ Mark Carney Says the Word Fits Trade Talks
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in Toronto, on Wednesday.
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Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
Seabird carcasses in Ecuador.
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Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen
Khalil Hathaleen with pictures of his brother in Umm al-Khair in November.
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The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Uplifts a Canadian Tire Bag
Hudson Williams, who plays the gay hockey player Shane Hollander in “Heated Rivalry,” at the Golden Globes in January.
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Driver in Munich Car Ramming Attack Given Life in Prison
Police officers and emergency workers at the site of a car ramming in Munich in 2025.
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Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraine’s Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat
The aftermath of a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
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Fires Wrecked Their Village in France. Now They Want Answers.
Mario Freitas on the site of his ruined house in Le Porge, France, on Monday.
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Budget Airline Jetstar to Charge Fees for Using the Overhead Bin
Starting next February, Jetstar passengers will be charged for larger carry-on bags.
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Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control
Firefighters in Lanton, a town southwest of Bordeaux, France, last week.
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Pakistan Starts Sweeping New Crackdown on Journalists
Political campaign posters last month in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana
Havana in 2019. The C.I.A.’s action coincides with stepped-up efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to get a better understanding of the situation on the ground inside Cuba.
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Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier
A police investigator on the tarmac near where an explosive drone was found Wednesday near Leipzig, Germany.
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Mexican Influencer César Gastélum Shot Dead During Livestream from Sinaloa
The crime scene where the Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed while livestreaming with friends outside a KFC in Culiacán in Sinaloa state.
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Israel Strikes Lebanon After Accusing Hezbollah of Cease-Fire Violation
A crater left by an overnight airstrike in the area of Burj al-Shamali, near Tyre, southern Lebanon on Thursday.
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Pope Leo Will Visit Peru, Where He Lived for Years, in November
People in Chiclayo, Peru, celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s election in May last year. Leo served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.
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Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strikes on Saudi Tankers
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, in a still from a televised message the group released on Wednesday. The Houthis claim to have attacked eight ships linked to Saudi Arabia since they declared a blockade on Saudi shipping last month.
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave in South Korea Leads to Canceled Baseball Games
Water cannons cooled off the crowd during a professional baseball game in Seoul last month.
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Migrant Crisis Reveals Vast Differences Between Ceuta and Its Moroccan Neighbor
A border fence divides Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, seen from Fnideq.
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Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind
A class at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Media Arts. Educators in Finland teach students how to spot fake news.
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Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibet’s independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July.
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Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
A mass funeral in Gaza City on Tuesday for 112 people whose bodies had been pulled from rubble in recent weeks.
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Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses
Smoke rising over Kyiv, Ukraine, after a strike on Wednesday. It was the third major attack on the capital in a week.
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China’s Nonsmokers Try to Clear the Air, One Confrontation at a Time
Smoking outside the Beijing Railway Station in February. China consumes roughly half the world’s cigarettes, and enforcement of local smoking bans can be lax or virtually nonexistent.
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South Korea Wants to Raise Its Birthrate but Doesn’t Have Enough NICU Doctors
Staff taking care of newborns in the neonatal room at a postpartum care center in Seoul, South Korea, in 2024.
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Houthi Attacks on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War
N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites
Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Residents of the Barbican in London Are Battling a New Tower
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French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature
Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?
Country Music Festival Lights Up Nairobi
Musk, Money and Mars
Pilot Smuggled 55 Pounds of Ecstasy Into Indonesia, Officials Say
The War That’s Happening Above Russia and Ukraine
Trump Administration Revokes Visa of Brazil’s Ambassador in the U.S.
When A.I. Goes Rogue