Europeans Ask: What Would It Mean to Defend One Another Without NATO?
A meeting of NATO defense ministers at the group’s headquarters in Brussels in February. Europe is reconsidering its options for collective defense, as President Trump continues to threaten to leave the NATO alliance.
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In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Help Block an Assisted Dying Bill
Members of the House of Lords and House of Commons during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords in London in 2023.
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‘Didi vs. Modi’: A Test for the Hindu Right in India’s Bengali Heartland
Campaign posters featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, who is also known by her moniker “Didi,” in Kolkata this month.
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Netanyahu Reveals He Had Prostate Cancer and Underwent Radiation Therapy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel delivering a speech in January. He said on Friday that he had delayed telling Israelis about his cancer for “two months.”
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Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in London on Wednesday. An internal Pentagon email suggested that America could withdraw support for Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
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As Putin Orders That the Economy Be Fixed, Russia Grasps for Solutions
Stores in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October. The Kremlin has been struggling to find ways to revive the country’s lackluster economy.
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Turkey Passes Legislation to Bar Children Under 15 From Social Media
Istanbul on Thursday. The government says the new legislation will protect children from virtual dangers including social media addiction, cyberbullying and commercial exploitation.
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The Generals Who Are Now Running Iran
Iranians gathered last month in Tehran with flags and posters to show their support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader.
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$106 Billion Loan Reflects E.U.’s View That Peace in Ukraine Is Far Away
A funeral for victims of a Russian strike in Ternopil, Ukraine, in November.
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Touring Africa, Pope Leo Raised His Voice, but Didn’t Like the Echo
Pope Leo XIV in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday.
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Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Say They’re Being Pushed Back to the Taliban
A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.
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Journalist Detained in Kuwait After Posting About Iran War Is Acquitted
Ahmed Shihab‑Eldin at a film festival in Doha, Qatar, last year.
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Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Iran Talks
Tehran on Thursday. Iran’s foreign minister was expected to meet with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Pakistan this weekend.
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U.S. Unveils More Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Shadow Fleet
Kharg Island, Iran’s main hub for oil exports, in 2017. The Trump administration broadened its effort to squeeze Iran’s oil industry on Friday with a range of sanctions.
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Venice Biennale Bars Awards for Countries Facing Crimes Against Humanity Charges
In announcing its decision to not give awards to artists from countries facing charges of crimes against humanity, the jury of the Venice Biennale said it was committed to “the defense of human rights.”
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A Disputed Jet Deal and Pressure From the Trump Administration Shake Peru’s Government
An F-16 fighter jet during an exhibition on Thursday over Las Palmas air base in Lima, Peru.
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A New Idea to Save the AMOC? Dam the Bering Strait.
A satellite view of the Bering Strait, which separates northeastern Russia and Alaska, in summer.
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Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Tested by Escalating Clashes
A disabled ambulance sat amid rubble from an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, Lebanon, earlier this week. Strikes by both Israel and Hezbollah diminished since a cease-fire began last week, but clashes have intensified in recent days.
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Iran and U.S. Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz: What to Know
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday in Musandam, Oman.
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Trump Extends Waiver Allowing Foreign Ships to Move Goods Between U.S. Ports
A Portuguese tanker docked in Braintree, Mass., last month, after President Trump waived the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to transport goods between American ports.
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Why Everyone, Including Trump, Is Talking About Airline Mergers
After years of mounting costs, thin profits and a greater emphasis on selling premium seats, the airline industry is buzzing about possible mergers, partnerships and a government bailout.
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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
The remains of a university building in Tehran. Two independent groups say the U.S. expense of the war in Iran so far is between $28 billion and $35 billion.
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Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
Nicolás Maduro, former President of Venezuela, being escorted off a helicopter to be taken to the federal courthouse in Manhattan in January.
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Carney Snaps Back at Trump Officials as Canada and U.S. Squabble Over Trade Deal
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at a housing announcement in suburban Ottawa on Thursday.
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Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It?
A satellite image from February showing construction on buildings at the Isfahan nuclear site in Iran that were destroyed during U.S. airstrikes last June.
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Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril
The Arctic Metagaz, a Russian tanker, was adrift between Malta and Lampedusa, Italy, last month.
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Lebanese Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike Was Known for Being Intrepid
Family members of Amal Khalil at her funeral in Baysariyeh, Lebanon, on Thursday.
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How the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Upended Climate Policy
The Supreme Court has used a “shadow docket” to grant President Trump more than 20 victories on issues like immigration and employee firings.
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Tanzania Report Blames ‘Outside Forces’ for Deadly Election Violence
Protesters trying to barricade a road during clashes in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in October, during presidential elections.
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Crash That Killed 2 Americans Is a Reminder of the Depth of Security Ties in Mexico
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, the state where two C.I.A. officers died in a car crash this month.
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Rodrigo Duterte Will Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity, Court Rules
Crime scene investigators at the scene of a killing in Manila in October 2016, months after Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines.
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World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chains
Karex, a condom maker, said the conflict in Iran is causing an increase in production costs.
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Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery
A satellite image released by Planet Labs on Tuesday showed smoke rising from an oil refinery in Tuapse, a Black Sea resort town in Russia, where a Ukrainian drone strike started a fire.
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Zelensky details deals Ukraine signed to bolster Gulf nations’ defense against Iranian drones.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Ukraine had signed agreements to cooperate with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on technology to intercept attack drones.
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How People in Lebanon Are Reacting to Talks With Israel
A funeral in southern Lebanon on Wednesday for people killed during the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
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U.S. Forces Board a 2nd Tanker They Say Is Carrying Oil From Iran
A photo released by the Defense Department shows the M/T Majestic X. The Pentagon said U.S. forces boarded the vessel because it was carrying Iranian oil.
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Germany, a Steadfast Ally of Israel, Now Voices Some Frustration
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, as well as cabinet minsters and government press officials, has begun using pointed language in discussions of Israel and its actions in the Middle East.
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Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia?
Rumen Radev campaigning in Sofia, Bulgaria, last week.
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As U.S. Brands Stumble, China Wins Over Young Indonesians
The Glodok market in the Chinatown area of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, decked out for Lunar New Year in February.
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Trains Collide in Denmark, Leaving 5 Critically Injured
The scene of the crash on Thursday, north of the town of Hillerod. Seventeen people were hospitalized, the Danish authorities said.
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War in Iran Gives New Fuel to a Tax Debate in Australia
A liquefied natural gas plant on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia.
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A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel
People from B’nei Menashe community pray at a synagogue in the kibbutz near Churachandpur, in India’s Manipur state, in March.
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Israeli Strikes Kill a Journalist and Injure Another in Lebanon
Amal Khalil, who worked for Al-Akhbar, reporting near a destroyed bridge last month. She was killed on Wednesday.
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King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During U.S. State Visit
Lawyers representing King Charles said he will not meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse when the monarch visits the U.S. next week.
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Iran Says It Seized Two Ships Near the Strait of Hormuz
A poster of the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Drake’s Ice Installation for New ‘Iceman’ Album Brings Headaches to Toronto
Toronto firefighters sprayed water on a large ice-block installation that was created to promote the rapper Drake’s upcoming album.
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Pope Leo, Visiting African Prison, Urges Inmates to Find Hope Amid Despair
Inmates welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday.
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With peace talks postponed, Pakistanis feel the cost of the war in Iran.
A banner in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, celebrates the country’s efforts to mediate between the United States and Iran.
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US Withholding Iraq’s Own Oil Money Over Ties to Iran
Members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of militias, during a funeral in Baghdad this month.
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Pakistani Officials Remain Hopeful About U.S.-Iran Talks
Negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, between the United States and Iran have been delayed.
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Polymarket Bets on Paris Temperature Prompt Investigation After Unusual Spikes
Iran War Live Updates: Witkoff and Kushner to Go to Pakistan for Talks on Iran
Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades
The Generals Running Iran
Anti-Trumpism Unites Europe