Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv
A shootout occurred early on Wednesday between two of Ukraine’s rival intelligence services, exposing simmering tensions between the agencies.
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How Do You Run for Office in a Gang War?
The remnants of a charred vehicle after more than 20 people were killed by armed gangs last week in Kescoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Spain’s Leader Questions Morocco Border Control During Ceuta Migrant Surge
Hundreds of thousands filled plazas across Spain on Wednesday to show their support for Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa that thousands of migrants crossed into in July.
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Syrians Want Justice for Assad-Era Killings and Torture
In the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus, residents hoped the new government would collect the bones and exhume the bodies buried in mass graves underfoot.
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Israeli Military Kills Two Palestinian Youths in Village Raid, Residents Say
A funeral on Thursday for two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir.
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For Russia and Ukraine, an Escalating Spiral With No End in Sight
After an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, late last month.
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China Boycotts a Top Art Festival Over Taiwan Exhibition
The Gwangju Biennale exhibition hall in South Korea in 2021. The festival’s 16th edition starts Saturday.
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Many Italians Long Resisted Air-Conditioning. Then Europe Got Hotter.
An air conditioning unit on the facade of a building in the center of Agrigento, Sicily.
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The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
Police officers inspecting parts of a Russian drone at the site of an apartment building damaged by a strike in Kyiv this week.
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Lake Ontario Is One of Many Bodies of Water Caught in a Naming Fight
A ship sails the waters near the Canadian province of Ontario, including Lake Ontario, following efforts by President Trump to rename the body of water Lake America.
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U.S. and Iran Survey the Damage After a Night of Intense Strikes
A still from a video provided by the Iranian Red Crescent rescue service showed damage in Kuhestak, southern Iran, on Wednesday.
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Attacks in Black Sea Threaten to Strangle Global Grain Supply
A field in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolvaiv in August. Despite a strong growing season, attacks on Black Sea shipping routes have choked off exports.
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Israel Is Expected to Release Lebanese Prisoners, in Rare Sign of Progress
Smoke rises above the town of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The release of Lebanese prisoners would come amid talks to disarm Hezbollah and end Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
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Inside Trump’s Second Term
In the Oval Office on Monday.
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In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
A meltwater lake on the Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal in 2025.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again
President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program Is Unclear, U.N. Watchdog Says
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at the United Nations in July. A new agency report highlighted its lack of access to Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Bus Crash in Egypt Kills at Least 22
The passenger bus that crashed while traveling between Dahab and Nuweiba, Egypt, on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu’s Israel Is Looking for a Fight in Every Direction
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is up for re-election in October, but is trailing in the polls.
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Do Active Shooter Drills Help? Two Asian Nations Grapple With Gun Violence.
Active shooter drills, like this one at a school in Bangkok last month, have become sought after in Thailand.
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Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico
New World screwworm flies in a cage at a facility in Metapa, Mexico, that that produces sterile flies, which when released into the wild slowly reduce the population size.
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Critically Endangered Parrots Enjoy Baby Boom After Mating Frenzy
The efforts to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction began after their numbers dropped to just 51 birds in 1995.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Docks in Thailand, Giving Weary Crew a Break
Crew members on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived at the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion
Joshua Wong in Washington in 2019. His efforts to lobby Western politicians to pressure Hong Kong are at the center of his latest national security case.
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U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target
Extinguishing a fire in Indonesia.
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Honduran Court Clears Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras at Toncontin Airport in Tagucigalpa, Honduras, on Sunday.
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Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran
Pedestrians walking past a mural of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in downtown Tehran on Monday.
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At G20 Summit, Some U.S. Allies Push Back on Trump’s Economic Approach
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin M. Warsh, met with Group of 20 finance ministers and central banker governors on Tuesday in Asheville, N.C.
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Israeli Authorities Charge 12 Guards in Beating Death of Palestinian Prisoner
Ketziot detention center in Israel in 2007. Twelve Israeli prison guards were indicted on Tuesday in the beating death of a Palestinian man here in 2023.
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Carney Tells Trump Officials to ‘Stop Throwing Shade’ Over Canada-U.S. Trade Talks
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking with reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage
A home partially buried in thick mud and debris in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal.
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For These Children, Getting a Safe Education Means Going Underground
The first day of school at Sichovy Collegium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The school operates from an underground space, built to allow children to continue learning safely amid the war.
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Husband and 12 Men in Britain Are Accused of Woman’s Yearslong Drugging and Rape
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, in Manchester, England, where a British man is standing trial on charges of drugging and raping his wife.
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia
A Ukrainian cargo plane sat at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany the day after an explosive-laden drone was found near it.
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How to Help Nepal Flash Flood Victims
Volunteers and police officers packed up humanitarian aid and essential supplies in Devighat, Nepal, on Saturday.
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Israeli Raid in Gaza Kills 4, Palestinian Officials Say
The site of an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Tuesday.
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Keir Starmer, Former UK Prime Minister, Says He Will Resign From Parliament
Keir Starmer delivering a farewell speech after stepping down as prime minister of Britain in July.
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China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal
A broadcast in Beijing last week showing state media coverage of the flood aftermath in Tibet.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln to Dock in Thailand on Wednesday, Pattaya Mayor Says
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln sailing past Singapore on Sunday. It is expected to dock near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Cut Off Students From Tests Needed for Study Abroad
University students crossing a bridge in Tehran after explosions began in February.
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Juan Tamariz, Master Magician of Misdirection and Joy, Dies at 83
Juan Tamariz in 2024. His ingenious card tricks baffled audiences and stumped other sleight-of-hand practitioners, earning him a reputation as the pre-eminent master of close-up magic.
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Can Ancient Ruins Be Protected From Wildfires? Greece Is Trying.
A newly constructed emergency access road at the archaeological site of Mystras, southern Greece, in July.
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How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”
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The ‘Miracle House’ That Survived Nepal’s Floods
In Egypt, Xi Challenges America’s Influence in the Middle East
Talking With Giorgia Meloni
Tractors Clog Copenhagen as Farmers Protest Fertilizer Restrictions
Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World
A Factory in Rural Ireland Is at the Center of a Dispute Over Russia
China or the U.S.? Two Meetings Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power.
The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola