Russian Missiles Kill 9 in Kyiv After Trump Backs Off Air-Defense Pledge
Rescuers working on Saturday outside a residential building damaged in a strike on Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants
The Spanish Civil Guard deploying a pneumatic barrier to reinforce border security in Ceuta, Spain, on Saturday, after tens of thousands of migrants crossed over from Morocco this week.
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In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear
A banner in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar featuring the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the U.S.-Iran war.
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Nirmal Purja, Renowned Mountaineer, Is Found Dead After Pakistan Avalanche
Nirmal Purja at a celebration in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, following his team’s historic first winter ascent of K2 in January 2021.
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The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.
Artyom Vovchenko deserted the Russian military, fled to the United States, was deported back to Russia and escaped again.
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How 50,000 Migrants Surged Into Ceuta, a Spanish Exclave Near Morocco
Migrants near the Spain-Morocco border on Friday. Tens of thousands of people illegally entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week, though by Friday’s end most had returned.
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Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake
A woman collecting water on Friday from a stream near a home that collapsed after this week’s earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Beijing Protests After New Zealand Minister Insults Chinese-Born Lawmaker
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the ASEAN meeting in the Philippines last month.
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Four Climbers Dead, Including Nirmal Purja, After Pakistan Avalanche
An avalanche struck Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains, on Thursday.
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Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Ousted Minister Says
Ukraine’s former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in central Kyiv, on Thursday. His firing set off street protests in the capital and other cities.
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Man Accused of Spying for Iran at British Air Base in Cyprus
The perimeter of R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British air base in Cyprus. Investigators said that Mr. Sultanov “conducted hostile surveillance” on the installation.
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Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-fire
Palestinians inspecting the aftermath of a strike near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday.
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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A SEAL Team 6 mission conducted in 2019 in North Korea was detailed in a New York Times article last year.
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Making Rounds
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A Weekend That Marks a Historical Moment for Black Canadians
The fictional Uncle Tom, whose name became a slur, overshadowed the story of Josiah Henson whose life inspired the character.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer last month for Army soldiers killed while deployed to Jordan last month.
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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles
President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.
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What Caused the Surge of Migrants From Morocco Into Ceuta?
A Spanish soldier keeping watch on Friday at the Spanish-Moroccan border.
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Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work
Migrants sat on a rocky stretch of beach in North Africa on Friday after swimming across the Moroccan border to enter the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
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Ceuta Evokes Europe’s 2015 Migration Crisis. But Much Has Changed Since.
Migrants resting outside a migrant reception center on Friday after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
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Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky has tried to make the case that the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine have some common elements.
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Did 75,000 Students Cheat on a College-Entrance Exam in Mexico?
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, in Mexico City.
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Far-right politicians seize on Ceuta
French far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella speaking in Lievin, northern France, in July.
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Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military in Kuwait With Drones
Iranian missiles on display at an exhibition in Azadi Square in Tehran on Wednesday.
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German Authorities Knew of Pride Attacker’s Extremism
Police officers remove the vehicle that was driven into a crowd at a Pride celebration in Berlin last weekend.
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Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion
Members of Chipotle’s Mexico leadership team opening the first Chipotle restaurant in San Pedro, Mexico.
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At Least 34 Dead From Coal Mine Blast in Pakistan
Rescuers attempted to reach miners trapped in a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, on Thursday.
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Myanmar Pro-Democracy Activists Each Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
Tayzar San protesting against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, in 2021. He narrowly escaped arrest in December, but some of his fellow activists were not so lucky.
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Renowned Climber Nirmal Purja Is Missing After Avalanche in Pakistan as 4 Bodies Are Found
Ten climbers, including the British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, were missing after an avalanche in Pakistan on Thursday. Four bodies were recovered on Friday.
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What to Know About Ceuta
People gathered Thursday on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq.
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Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches
Sargassum seaweed covering the shoreline of a beach in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, this month.
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Iran War Is Entangling a Growing List of Mideast Nations
A commercial vessel passes through a shipping lane off Yemen, in the Red Sea, this week.
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Execution Nation
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Thousands of Migrants Enter Ceuta, a Spanish Enclave, From Morocco
Migrants crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Thursday.
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Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest Ever, and in Record Time
Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.
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U.S. Government Mislabels Map of African Countries at AIDS Conference
A map presented by the State Department at AIDS 2026, a conference in Brazil this week.
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Saudi Arabia Aims to Deter Red Sea Attacks With New Coalition
A container ship in the Red Sea off Yemen on Monday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.
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Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
The Pan American Health Organization headquarters in Washington. The United States owes nearly $135 million in overdue fees to the organization.
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Wildfire in Suffolk, UK, Breaks Out a Few Miles From Nuclear Power Station
A drone view of smoke from a wildfire on Thursday on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, England.
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Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability
Ships in the Suez Canal last year. About 10 percent of seaborne trade goes through the waterway, according to the Suez Canal Authority.
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China, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support
Production at a factory in Ninghai, China, in July.
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Makes Rare Port Call in Vietnam
The U.S.S. George Washington arriving at the port in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Thursday.
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Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation
Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe
Thousands of Migrants Surge Into Ceuta from Morocco, Prompting Political Backlash
Trump’s Gaza Deal Sparks Questions on Whether Israel and Hamas Will Comply
A French Village Becomes a Ghost Town After the Wildfires
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians
I Flew in the Douglas DC-3, a WWII Workhorse of Aviation, Over the Amazon
Was Your Trip to Europe Affected by Heat or Wildfires? Tell Us About It.
Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux