In Germany’s Depressed East, Tanks Are the Lesser of Two Evils
An armored transport vehicle at the Alstom factory in Görlitz, Germany, this year. The company KNDS has taken over the plant, which used to produce train cars, to instead make tanks and other military vehicles.
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Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.
Tim Hanley at his dairy farm in western Ireland, near a Nestlé factory to which he provided milk for infant formula sold in China.
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Why Many Students in Thailand Can’t Let Their Hair Down
Students at Wat That Thong High School in Bangkok shopping for snacks before morning assembly.
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As Israelis Express Relief at Hamas Deal, Some Ask Why It Took So Long
Israelis celebrate in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
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Israel-Hamas Deal Is Celebrated in Gaza, but Key Questions Remain Unanswered
Celebrating in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday. The situation in the enclave remains bleak — food, water and medicine are still scarce — but there were reasons for hope.
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How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control
Young people lit candles to pay tribute to Gen Z protesters killed by the security forces in Kathmandu, Nepal, last month.
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Manchester Synagogue Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Police Say
Police outside the synagogue in Manchester the day after the attack, last week.
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In Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings
Wedding festivities in Binnish, Syria, this summer. Under the new government, there is a push to celebrate special occasions by using fireworks rather than firearms.
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China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users
Chinese censors are going after content that “excessively exaggerates negative and pessimistic sentiment” or promotes “defeatist narratives like ‘hard work is useless.’”
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At UK’s Conservative Party Conference, Tories Wonder About Their Future
A collage of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, this week.
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Macron Will Name New Prime Minister Rather Than Call Elections
France’s outgoing prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu.
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Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching
Leo XIV presiding over Mass at St. Peter’s Square this month. In his first months as pope, he has shown support for Francis’ previous teaching on some key issues.
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How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work
The Aztecavo avocado packing plant in Uruapan, Michoacán.
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World Leaders Express Hope and Relief After Gaza Deal
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza celebrating after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, in Tel Aviv, on Thursday.
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What We Know About the Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas
The route used by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to flee the most intense areas of the war, on Monday.
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Here’s the latest.
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How did stalled talks turn into a deal between Israel and Hamas?
A girl bringing bread to her family in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Tuesday.
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Trump revels in a ‘historic’ deal, but offers few details.
Sean Hannity greets President Trump last year at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards in Greenvale, N.Y.
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What Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan Envisions
President Trump greeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House last month.
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G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea
Air Force and Marine aircraft at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico last month.
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What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza
Mourners attend a dawn memorial service marking the two-year anniversary of the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel.
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Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action
The Fort Lauderdale, a Navy amphibious transport ship, off the coast of Puerto Rico this week. Since early September, the U.S. military has carried out at least four lethal strikes on civilian boats.
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President Trump Says Israel and Hamas Agree to First Phase of Peace Plan
Smoke rising above Gaza City, as seen from Nuseirat on Tuesday.
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Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the United Nations General Assembly last month.
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With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment
President Trump at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.
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A Gaza Breakthrough
In Tel Aviv.
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Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial
Christopher Cash arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London last year. He denied the charges against him.
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A New Security Decree Weighs Heavily on Italy’s Young Protesters
Students unfurled a banner on Sept. 19 during a meeting of student collectives from two of Rome’s most politically mobilized high schools, Augusto Righi and Torquato Tasso, at the historic Villa Borghese park.
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Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.
Workers at a direct air capture facility under construction in Texas last year.
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Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Confront Assailant in Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot exiting the courthouse accompanied by her son Florian Pelicot during the appeal trial in Nîmes, France, on Wednesday.
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4 Workers Die in Collapse at Hotel Site in Madrid
Emergency responders work at the site of a building collapse in central Madrid on Tuesday.
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Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming
Hamas members during a hostage handover in Khan Younis, Gaza, in February.
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Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
A candlelit event in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. The deadly attack occurred in a different area of the war-torn country.
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Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement
Lima’s right-wing mayor, Rafael López Aliaga, who is known widely as “Porky.”
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Napa on the Aegean: A Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges
Visitors enjoying a glass of wine at Urlice.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Reinventing a Democracy for Our Times
The ruins of the Acropolis in Athens. The Athens Democracy Forum was first held in 2013. This year, participants were largely pessimistic about the ability to strengthen democracies around the world.
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Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights
Protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, demonstrating in support of Nikolina Sindjelic, an activist who was detained by police while protesting and, she said, was assaulted and threatened with rape and sodomy.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Dialogue Is An Antidote for Security Threats
Only hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, in December 2024, was democracy restored. “This was an unfathomable event,” said Jaeyoung Lee, a former member of the Korea National Assembly.
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Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot and her son Florian Pelicot, on Tuesday, leaving the Court of Appeal in Nimes, France, where the trial in the appeal filed by a man convicted of raping Ms. Pelicot is being heard.
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Hunter Biden Pursued a Deal to Sell Land Around the U.S. Embassy in Romania
Hunter Biden’s efforts on the proposed land deal came partly as his father was pressing the Romanians to rid their country of nepotism and corruption.
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Feared Sudanese Warlord Found Guilty at The Hague for Crimes in Darfur
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman attends his verdict hearing at the International Criminal Court on Monday.
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Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Government Forces and Kurdish Fighters
Residents leaving the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, after overnight clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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Mayor-Elect in Critical Condition After Stabbing in Western Germany
Ambulance vehicles were parked near where Iris Stalzer was found stabbed in Herdecke, Germany, on Tuesday.
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Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says
The World Trade Organization has repeatedly expressed concern about the economic effects of President Trump’s tariffs.
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Witkoff and Kushner to Join Israel-Hamas Talks on Gaza, Official Says
Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, last week.
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Another African Charity Tied to Prince Harry Faces Criticism
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
Live Updates: Israel-Hamas Deal Paves Way for Gaza Cease-Fire
She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility
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