Hamas’s Cease-Fire Proposal Includes a Familiar Sticking Point
The streets of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
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In the French Countryside, the Far-Right National Rally Has Risen
Campaign posters for Sophie-Laurence Roy, left, a National Rally candidate, and her centrist runoff opponent, André Villiers, in Nitry, France.
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4 Takeaways From Iran’s Presidential Runoff
The winner of Iran’s presidential runoff, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, on the last day of campaigning in Tehran last week.
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on July 2024
Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s Presidential Election
Masoud Pezeshkian waving to supporters at a campaign rally in Tehran on the last day of campaigning on Wednesday.
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on July 2024
Abductions Rattle Kenya as Anti-Government Protests Continue
Protesters threw stones at police during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi on Tuesday.
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on July 2024
Can Foreigners Handle the Heat? Mexico City Debates Milder Salsas.
Mexico City’s tacos are beloved by locals and visitors alike.
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on July 2024
In Ukraine, Killings of Unarmed Russians Divide a U.S.-Led Unit
Caspar Grosse, a medic in an international volunteer unit in Ukraine, said he wrote this journal entry in October after a fellow soldier, known as Zeus, recounted executing a Russian prisoner.
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Violence, Rape, Thirst, Even Organ Theft: Migrants Face Lethal Risks in Africa
Men loading supplies into a pickup in Agadez, Niger, last year. Thousands of people travel each week from Agadez toward North Africa, where many will then try to cross the Mediterranean.
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France’s Snap Election Enters Its Final Hours
A campaign worker pasting a sign for a candidate of the far-right National Rally party in Libourne, France, on Tuesday.
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Wayne S. Smith, a Leading Critic of the Embargo on Cuba, Dies at 91
Wayne Smith spoke to a group of Cuban Americans in Miami in 2005. “He was one of the foremost spokespeople in favor of normalizing relations,” a Cuba expert said.
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Mythical Sword’s Disappearance Brings Mystery to French Village
The Durandal sword, which has gone missing from the rock in which it had been stuck for nearly 1,300 years, in Rocamadour, southern France, in 2017.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is About to Get a Crash Course in Statecraft
Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, outside 10 Downing Street in London on Friday, after his Labour Party’s landslide election victory.
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Facing New ‘Greenwashing’ Law, an Oil Industry Website Goes Dark
The Pathways Alliance is seeking billions of dollars in subsidies to capture oil sands carbon emissions.
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on July 2024
What Do Bagged Chickens Have to Do With Sliced Cheese?
Costco switched to thin bags from heavier clamshells, annoying some chicken lovers.
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on July 2024
Andrew Tate Is Allowed to Leave Romania in Latest Court Decision
Andrew Tate, a social media influencer, said he was “free” to leave Romania in a video posted on social media on Friday. His lawyer confirmed that a court in Bucharest ruled that he could travel within the European Union while awaiting trial.
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on July 2024
New Popular Front Scored Big in France’s Vote. Who Are Its Members?
Olivier Faure, left, and other left-wing coalition members waving during an open-air legislative election campaign meeting in the Paris suburbs in June.
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on July 2024
Labour Won a U.K. Landslide. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like That?
The new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, speaking outside 10 Downing Street on Friday.
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on July 2024
Reform U.K.’s Success Is Latest Sign of Strength for Europe’s Far Right
Nigel Farage celebrating in Clacton-on-Sea, England, early Friday.
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on July 2024
Count Binface and Elmo Provided a Bit of Comic Relief in Britain’s Elections
Elmo kept smiling through his election loss on Thursday night.
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on July 2024
Who Is Angela Rayner, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister?
Angela Rayner arriving at 10 Downing Street on Friday.
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on July 2024
Vatican Excommunicates Its Former Ambassador to the U.S.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò speaking at a “Walk for Life” rally by abortion opponents in San Francisco in 2015.
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on July 2024
Who Is David Lammy, Britain’s New Foreign Secretary?
David Lammy in the North London town of Tottenham in April.
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on July 2024
Kazakh Journalist’s Killing Sends Chill Through Exiles in Ukraine
Mourners carrying the body of Aidos Sadykov, an opposition activist and journalist from Kazakhstan, to be buried on Friday.
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on July 2024
Labour Wins Back the Trust of Jewish Voters
Keir Starmer, who describes himself as an atheist, is married to Victoria Starmer, who comes from a Jewish family.
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on July 2024
Who Is Rachel Reeves, the Woman Taking the Helm of the U.K.’s Economy?
Rachel Reeves, the new chancellor of the Exchequer, right, with Keir Starmer, the new prime minister, last month.
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on July 2024
Brazil Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Embezzling Saudi Jewels
Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, at a political rally in February in São Paulo.
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on July 2024
Five Takeaways From the U.K. General Election
Reacting to election results at a watch party in a London pub on Thursday.
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on July 2024
Sometimes It Is the Coach’s Fault
The United States tumbled out of the Copa América and right into a self-inflicted crisis.
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on July 2024
The Greens Take a Bite of Labour’s Vote Share
Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer, left, and Adrian Ramsay, at their election manifesto launch in Hove, England, in June.
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on July 2024
U.K. Liberal Democrats Make Big Election Gains
Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrat party, speaking in Whittlesford, England, in May.
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on July 2024
Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Revive After Weeks of Deadlock
An Israeli tank near the border with Gaza, on Thursday.
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on July 2024
Britain’s New Prime Minister Had Just Hours to Prepare
The famed address has been home to prime ministers since 1735. And it’s much larger than it seems from the street.
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on July 2024
Hungary’s Viktor Orban Travels to Russia for Meeting With Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary and President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Friday, in a photo released by Russian state media.
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on July 2024
Labour Loses Votes in Muslim Areas Over Its Gaza Policy
A protest in London last month calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
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on July 2024
Japan Finally Phases Out Floppy Disks
This now-obsolete format, a magnetic disk encased in a plastic, has not been manufactured for 13 years.
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on July 2024
UK Election Turnout Set to Be Lowest in Over 20 Years
Outside a polling station in Portsmouth, England, on Thursday.
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on July 2024
Trump Advisers Call for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing if He Is Elected
A drop test of a B61 nuclear bomb. An aide to Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser said a redesign of this type of bomb, the B61-13, announced in October, was in need of explosive testing.
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on July 2024
UK Election: What Happens Next
Journalists gathering outside Downing Street in London, where Rishi Sunak was expected to give his last speech as prime minister at 10:30 a.m. local time.
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on July 2024
How the Labour Party Wants to Change the UK Economy
Portsmouth, England, on Wednesday. The Labour Party has said it would try to boost growth all over Britain.
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on July 2024
Australian Author’s Novel-Turned-Film Goes Global
Lena Dunham, left, and Stephen Fry, the stars of “Treasure,” with the film’s director, Julia von Heinz, at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in February.
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on July 2024
Liz Truss Caps List of High-Profile Conservative Seat Losses
Liz Truss, the former prime minister, leaving after she lost her seat during the count in King’s Lynn, England, on Friday.
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on July 2024
Man Who Stabbed South Korea’s Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to 15 Years
Lee Jae-myung in January after being discharged from a Seoul hospital, eight days after he was stabbed.
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on July 2024
Friday Briefing
Results of an exit poll are projected onto the BBC Broadcasting House in London on Thursday night.
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on July 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2024 and the Problem With Too Much Fame
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Euro 2024 statistics: selfie-seeking fans (many), goals (zero), frustration (mounting).
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on July 2024
Iran’s Presidential Candidates: Who Are They?
Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Saeed Jalili, right, on a big screen during the last presidential debate in Tehran, on Tuesday.
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on July 2024
Iran Voters Face Stark Choice in Competitive Presidential Runoff
Casting votes at a religious institute in the second round of presidential election in Tehran on Friday.
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on July 2024
Growing Economic Anxiety and Inequality Fuels Unrest Worldwide
Protests in Bolivia in June. Residents have lined up for gas because of shortages and a military general led a failed coup attempt.
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on July 2024
Hurricane Beryl Bears Down on the Yucatán Peninsula
Keir Starmer Vows ‘National Renewal’ in First Speech as UK Prime Minister
Mount Etna Erupts, Spewing Lava and Clouds of Ash 15,000 Feet Into the Air
Rishi Sunak Defends Record in Last Speech as Prime Minister
Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale