Iranians Sink Into Despair Facing War Deaths and Skyrocketing Inflation
Tehran in April. Daily life in Iran, already difficult, has grown harder in the months since the war began, with rampant inflation, civilian deaths and damaged infrastructure.
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Neo-Nazi Party Member Loses Close Mayoral Race in German Town
A billboard for the mayoral candidate Stefan Hartung hangs over the main square of Aue-Bad Schlema, which is at the heart of Germany’s debate over immigration.
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Ukraine Turns to Europe as U.S. Steps Back as Mediator in Peace Talks
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Sunday.
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Peru’s Presidential Runoff Could Swing the Country to the Right: What to Know
Roberto Sanchez, left, and Keiko Fujimori during a debate in May in Lima, Peru’s capital.
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Israel Bombs Beirut Outskirts as Fighting With Hezbollah Escalates
Rescue workers are seen on Sunday at a damaged building in a neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Beirut, a longtime Hezbollah stronghold.
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Mexico City’s Airport Got a $500 Million Renovation for the 2026 World Cup. Was It Enough?
Construction near passenger areas and a giant replica of the World Cup trophy last month at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City.
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Arab Gunman Kills One in Attack on Central Israel
Israeli security forces in Kochav Yair, Israel, on Sunday, after a shooting.
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Can the N.F.L. Win Fans in South Korea With Flag Football?
The size of South Korea’s football fandom is a mystery, even to the N.F.L. A common estimate is 150,000, the number of subscribers to a popular local football YouTuber.
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A President, His Prime Minister and the Bitter Rift Dividing Senegal
Ousmane Sonko, left, was appointed prime minister by his friend, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and then fired.
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In Venezuela, the Debt Collector Is the Devil
Rodrigo Herrera and his team confronting a debtor last month in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital.
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Pope Leo, After Taking on Trump and A.I., Prepares for New Duels in Spain
Pope Leo XIV at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Saturday, as he begins a visit to Spain.
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Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg in Long-Range Drone Attack
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke Friday at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Infant Killed as Israeli Military Fires on Car in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say
Fahd Abu Haykal during the funeral of his 7-month-old son, Sam, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday.
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A Voice for Ukraine’s Soldiers
Olha Reshetylova at a training center in western Ukraine in April.
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Iran Fires Missiles at Israel for First Time Since April Cease-Fire
A pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Sunday.
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Trump Says Iran Has Made a ‘Big’ Nuclear Promise. It Isn’t New.
President Trump has said the main reason he went to war on Feb. 28 was to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
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Americans Love Soccer Stars Who Aren’t Made in America
The Argentine star Lionel Messi is about to play in his sixth World Cup. His pink Inter Miami jersey became a hot item when he began playing in the United States in 2023.
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Despite Protest, Ye Takes the Stage for Thousands of European Fans
“This crowd is too crazy,” Ye said inside the GelreDome stadium in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on Saturday.
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C.I.A. Officer Found With Gold Bars Said to Have Created Fake Spy Program
The George Bush Center for Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va.
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Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. The United States and Israel were largely aligned at the war’s outset, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s goal to oust the Iranian government.
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Israeli Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Soldiers, Days After Truce Was Signed
Smoke after a strike near Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.
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Balancing Act
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The World Cup Comes to Canada. But Does Anyone Care?
BMO Field in Toronto will be known as Toronto Stadium for the World Cup.
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As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?
The coffin of a young woman presumed to have died from Ebola was transported for burial in the town of Mongbwalu, the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic, in May.
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The World Has Learned From the Last Ebola Outbreak, but Gaps Remain
A health worker takes the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint to enter the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the response to Ebola.
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What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon
A photo taken by The Associated Press on Nov. 22, 2023, shows white phosphorus charges dispersing over Kfar Kila, a town in the south of Lebanon.
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Laboring Under Delhi’s Harsh Heat, Workers Must Choose Health or Wages
Vendors setting up large umbrellas to shade their kiosks last month at a flea market near Jama Masjid, a famous mosque in New Delhi.
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Mali Conflict Escalates as Rebel Alliance Seizes Key Cities
A soldier from the Azawad Liberation Front, one of the groups in a powerful insurgent alliance fighting Mali’s ruling junta, inside a damaged building in Kidal, Mali, last month.
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Iran’s Soccer Team Allowed Into U.S. for World Cup, but Many Staff Denied
Members of Iran’s national soccer team training in Antalya, Turkey, on Tuesday.
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France Opens Investigation Into Israeli Treatment of Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists
French activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, who were detained by Israeli forces before they could reach the Gaza Strip, arriving in Paris in May.
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A Question Swirling Around Putin’s Big Conference: Could the War End?
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia speaking at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Is Placed on Lung Transplant List
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, center, with Crown Prince Haakon, right, and Prince Sverre Magnus at the National Day celebrations in Asker, Norway, last month.
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Hopes of Lebanon Cease-Fire Falter as Israel and Hezbollah Fight On
Smoke billowing from an Israeli strike near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Friday.
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Former Prince Andrew Sublet Cottages on Royal Property Where He Lived Rent-Free
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lived at Royal Lodge, an estate in Windsor, until February, when he was ousted after new revelations emerged about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Europe Needs New Military Alliance to Defend Itself, Italy Says
Italian marines during a military exercise in the Arctic Circle in 2024.
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On Patrol With Tokyo’s New Litter Police
On the streets of Shibuya, patrol teams caught 10 people littering on the first day of the new ordinance, 15 on the second day and 9 on the third, according to city officials.
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Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election
A campaign event last week for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections.
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The Priests Revered in the Land of Five Genders
Every year, the bissu in the Indonesian village of Segeri lead a ritual before the rice planting season. This procession, last November, included a sacred plow.
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Russia Rails Against the West but Welcomes Candace Owens and Andrew Tate
A screen with an image of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Wednesday.
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What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Beijing in September. Analysts say China is likely keen to assert its influence over North Korea as Pyongyang has leaned toward Russia.
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House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in January. The House bill passed Thursday included $8 billion in loans to Ukraine and $1.8 billion in aid.
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Zelensky Mixes Taunts and Peace Talks Offer in Letter to Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, speaking in Sweden last week.
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Nose Gear on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Collapses, Injuring Several Workers
Crew members who were preparing the plane ahead of a flight to Los Angeles were injured.
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As Trump Toughens Rules on Cuba’s Economy, Hotel Chains Withdraw
The Catedral in Havana is one of 15 hotels in Cuba run by the Spanish firm, Meliá.
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Wary of U.S., Carney Bets on AI Strategy for Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during a demonstration at a Toronto hospital on Thursday. “Canadian A.I. adoption will be prudent, pragmatic and pro-worker,” he said.
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Live Updates: Iran Fires Missiles at Israel for First Time Since April Cease-Fire
Bernadette Chirac, Formidable Ex-First Lady of France, Dies at 93
Russian Satellites Have Been Jamming GPS Signals Across Europe, Scientists Say
Tribeca Festival Denounces Pair Who Joked on the Red Carpet About Rape
A Sherpa Survived 6 Days Alone on Everest. His Family Says He Was Abandoned.
Backed by Trump, Opposed by Putin, and Fighting for His Political Life
The Gold Mines at the Heart of This Ebola Outbreak
Ye Concerts Have Been Canceled Across Europe. Why Not in the Netherlands?
Tennis Giants Tumble