As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.
Voters outside a polling station in Saffron Walden Town Hall, in Essex, England, today.
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Iranians’ Demand for Their Leaders: Fix the Economy
Abbas sells restored furniture in Tehran. “Iran is a rich country, but that wealth doesn’t go into the hands of the people,” he said.
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What to Know as Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Grows
Mourning a member of Hezbollah in Baalbeck, Lebanon, in May, after he was killed in an Israeli attack.
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Europe Seeks to Solve the ‘Patriot Puzzle’ in Ukraine
A German soldier at a presentation of NATO Patriot missile air defense systems in Silac, Slovakia, in 2022.
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Saudi Arabia Sentences Producer to 13 Years in Prison Over Netflix Show
Abdulaziz Almuzaini at a movie festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in November.
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India’s Cable News Predicted a Big Modi Win. How Did They Get It So Wrong?
Journalists watching election results in Mumbai last month.
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A Family Loses 3 Generations of Women in India Crowd’s Panic
Vinod Kumar, center, mourning over the bodies of his wife and daughter, who died in Tuesday’s stampede.
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What Makes the U.K. Exit Poll So Trusted
A vote count in 2019. British general elections are conducted entirely with paper ballots, counted by hand in the hours after polls close at 10 p.m.
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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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Why the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Worries U.S. Allies
The United States Supreme Court granted an unprecedented expansion of executive power, worrying the country’s allies.
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Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty
Kiribati, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, is playing a critical role in the election of the next secretary general of the International Seabed Authority.
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Thursday Briefing
Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, addressed prospective voters in London.
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Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica After Pummeling 2 Other Islands
Petite Martinique, Grenada, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.
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Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law
Mariama, a pregnant child bride, in Koidu, Sierra Leone, in 2020. She had married a 28-year-old man that year.
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Israel Kills a Top Commander of Hezbollah, Which Replies With a Rocket Barrage
Hezbollah said it had fired 100 rockets at military targets over the border with Israel as part of an “initial response” to the drone strike that killed a top commander.
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Thursday Briefing: What’s at Stake in Britain’s Elections
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., looks out at a crowd during a rally.
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NOAA Flies Through the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Beryl
Inside the eye of Hurricane Beryl from the NOAA flight “Miss Piggy.”
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Israel’s Repeated Evacuation Orders Take Toll on Already Weakened Gazans
Khan Younis, Gaza, on Wednesday. The evacuation order issued for parts of the Gaza Strip this week was the largest since October, according to the United Nations.
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Jay Slater’s Disappearance on Tenerife Spurs Online Sleuths and Speculation
A missing person poster that has been distributed with a photograph of Mr. Slater, who disappeared in Tenerife.
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Israeli Air Base Is Linked to GPS ‘Spoofing’ Attacks
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that one major source of spoofing is an Israeli air base. Spoofing can disrupt missiles but affects commercial flights too.
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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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Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says
Reparación de un tejado en la capital de Granada, Saint George, el martes. Según las autoridades, el huracán Beryl causó muchos más daños en las islas de Carriacou y Pequeña Martinica, donde las comunicaciones quedaron interrumpidas.
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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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They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Stampede
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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China Seizes Taiwanese Fishing Boat As Tensions Rise
Hsieh Ching-chin, a spokesman for Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, said the crew members should not become pawns in the tensions between China and Taiwan.
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Wednesday Briefing
In the weeks before the debate, President Biden kept up a grueling travel schedule.
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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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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 Holding 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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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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Hurricane Beryl Roars Through the Caribbean: Photos and Video
A car driving past a collapsed power line as Hurricane Beryl hits Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Swedish Grandparents Can Be Paid to Babysit Under New Law
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 3 Storm, Smashes Jamaica and Speeds Toward Mexico
On Canada’s Coastal Islands, a Win for Indigenous Rights
Stampede at Religious Event in India Kills More Than 100
Air Europa Flight Hits Severe Turbulence, Fracturing Necks and Skulls