Middle East Crisis: Top U.S. Official to Hold Talks in Paris on Defusing Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
An Israeli soldier at a house that was hit by a rocket in Kiryat Shmona, a city near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, last month.
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Kings Battle for an Ancient Throne in Nigeria
Emir Muhammad Sanusi II receiving his subjects in June. Emir Sanusi is one of two men vying for the throne in the emirate of Kano.
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Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says
Repairing a roof in Grenada’s capital, St. George’s, on Tuesday. Officials said Hurricane Beryl did far more damage to the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, where communications were down.
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Hurricane Beryl Roars Through the Caribbean: Photos and Video
Oistins, Barbados, on Monday after Hurricane Beryl passed over.
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They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Panic
Families visited hospitals late into the night to see if their relatives were among the scores killed on Tuesday at a guru’s gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China
Chinese swimmers celebrating their gold medal in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.
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China Seizes Taiwanese Fishing Boat As Tensions Rise
Hsieh Ching-chin, a spokesman for Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, called for China to release the detained fishing boat and its crew.
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U.N. Panel Adds to Chorus Calling for Russia’s Release of Evan Gershkovich
Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, during a hearing in Russia.
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Lucy Letby Found Guilty of Attempted Murder of Another Baby
Journalists last year near Manchester Crown Court in northern England, where the nurse Lucy Letby received a life term for her previous convictions.
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Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza
A convoy of Israeli tanks near the border with Gaza on Monday.
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Keir Starmer Is on the Cusp of Power in the U.K.
Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, finds himself on the cusp of a potential landslide victory without the star power that marked previous British leaders on the doorstep of power.
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You See a Hedge. He Sees Something Else.
A “reclining nude” hedgerow, which Mr. Bushe said was inspired by the artist Henry Moore.
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On the Kenya-Tanzania Border, an Elephant Hunting Ban Has Collapsed
A bull elephant just outside Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya.
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How China and Russia Compete, and Cooperate, in Central Asia
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan, welcomed Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the international airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.
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Wednesday Briefing
In the weeks before the debate, President Biden kept up a grueling travel schedule.
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Iran’s Runoff Election: What to Know
A billboard in Tehran featuring pictures of the reformist candidate Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili.
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New Haitian Leader Visits Washington Seeking Additional Support
Prime Minister Garry Conille of Haiti and members of his cabinet meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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Meloni Condemns Fascist Nostalgia Amid Scandal in Her Party’s Youth Wing
The news report was a blow to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has sought to cast herself as a modern, pragmatic leader of Italy, saying again and again that fascism belonged to history.
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Thousands Flee in Gaza as Israel Orders More Evacuations
Palestinians fleeing from Khan Younis following an evacuation order by the Israeli army.
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Wednesday Briefing: President Biden’s Lapses Increase
In the weeks before the debate, President Biden kept up a grueling travel schedule.
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With Fists and Knives, Mobs Attack Syrian Refugees in Turkey
In Afrin, Syria, mourners carried the coffin of a man killed during protests against Turkey.
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What Changes Would a Far-Right Government Bring to France?
Jordan Bardella, the president of the right-wing party National Rally party, delivering a speech after preliminary results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections, in Paris, on Sunday.
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Top US Official to Hold Talks on Defusing Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at the State Department last week. On Monday he spoke of the dangers of the cross-border tensions between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants.
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AfD Politician Björn Höcke Fined Again for Using Nazi Slogan
Björn Höcke, center, was fined in May by the same court for using the same phrase.
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North Korea’s New Must-Have Accessory: The Kim Jong-un Pin
A photograph provided by North Korean state media was said to show a senior official wearing a pin with the image of Kim Jong-un during a ruling Workers’ Party meeting in Pyongyang on Sunday.
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In Ukraine War, A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots
Yurii Klontsak, a Ukrainian reservist, demonstrating how to use Wolly, an automated machine gun.
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Netherlands Gets a New Government: What You Need to Know
Dick Schoof, a former intelligence chief with no party affiliation, is the Netherlands’ new prime minister.
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary Visits Ukraine
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last month at a European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels. Mr. Orban has long taken a Kremlin-friendly position on European support for Ukraine.
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North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Suggests Arms Race With South
South Korean media covered North Korea’s latest missile test on Tuesday, using file video from an earlier launch.
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Tuesday Briefing
Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Israel Frees Gaza Hospital Chief Held Without Charges for 7 Months
Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Monday. He was released after more than seven months in Israeli detention.
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Alert Level Raised at U.S. Bases in Europe Over Russian Threats
U.S. military bases in Europe are at condition “charlie,” the highest level of readiness that can be reasonably sustained over a long period of time.
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In Nigeria, Female Suicide Bombers Are a Terrorist Group’s Hidden Weapon
Injured victims of a suicide bomb attack receiving treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Sunday.
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Hurricane Beryl Moves Toward Jamaica After Ravaging Eastern Caribbean
The Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados on Monday. Storm surge there caused significant damage to fishing vessels, sinking at least 20 boats.
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France’s Snap Election: Here Is What’s at Stake
The fate of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term is at stake in a snap election that is now underway in France.
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Release of Al-Shifa Hospital’s Director Sets Off Uproar Across Israel
Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Monday. He was released after more than seven months in Israeli detention.
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The Center Collapses in France, Leaving Macron Marooned
President Emmanuel Macron of France at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, on Sunday.
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Ismail Kadare’s Best Books: A Guide
Ismail Kadare died on July 1, at 88, in the Albanian capital, Tirana.
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Trump Organization Signs Contract for New Saudi Tower
Before Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, his organization had planned to build a tower in the Middle East, but the deal was shelved.
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Nine Killed in Central Seoul After Car Plows Into Pedestrians
Police and rescuers near a car involved in a crash that killed nine people on Monday night in Seoul.
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For South Africa’s Cabinet, Bigger May Not Mean Better
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, shown being sworn in as a parliamentarian last month, announced a broad new coalition cabinet on Sunday.
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Ukraine Says It Foiled Russian Plot Echoing String of Coup Bids
Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. Security officials described a plan that would have begun with a protest before shifting to an attempt to seize the Parliament building.
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Release of Gazan Hospital Director Draws Outcry in Israel
Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, behind the lectern, speaks to reporters in southern Gaza after his release from Israeli custody on Monday.
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France Reacts to Big Far-Right Wins in First Round of Snap Election
Demonstrators at a rally after the announcement of the results of the first round of French parliamentary elections at the Place de la République in Paris on Sunday.
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The Rubik Cube Turns 50
“My method was understanding,” Erno Rubik said of the iconic twisty puzzle that he invented in 1974.
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Palestinian Fighters in West Bank Seek to Emulate Hamas in Gaza
Palestinian militants last month in Tulkarm, in the West Bank. Refugee camps in the West Bank have been hotbeds of militancy for years, well before the war in Gaza.
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Myanmar Shop Owners Are Being Jailed for Increasing Wages
A vegetable vendor at a market in Lashio, Myanmar, in June.
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Monday Briefing
Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, as results came in yesterday.
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Five Takeaways From France’s Snap Election
French voters are choosing representatives in the 577-seat National Assembly, the country’s lower and more prominent house of Parliament.
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Monday Briefing: The French Far Right Appeared to Triumph
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte leaving voting booths on Sunday.
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Swedish Grandparents Can Be Paid to Babysit Under New Law
Tuesday Briefing: Top Court Gives Trump Significant Immunity
Stampede at Religious Event in India Kills More Than 100
Air Europa Flight Hits Severe Turbulence, Fracturing Necks and Skulls
A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?