Russia and Ukraine Resume Talks After a Huge Attack by Moscow
Ukrainian emergency workers spray water on a damaged residential building following an air attack in Kharkiv on Tuesday.
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South Korea Questions Cram School Culture and Childhood Stress
Seoul has “Therapy Zone” boxes, soundproof spaces where students can study, or vent, in the evenings after school.
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Gloves Come Off in Gulf as Trump’s Closest Arab Allies Clash
The site of a recent car-bomb attack in southern Yemen.
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For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land
The fate of the Donbas region is among the thorniest of issues in peace talks.
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France’s Raid on X Escalates Trans-Atlantic Showdown Over Social Media
A poster in London featuring an image of Elon Musk, calling for X users to delete their accounts.
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At Least 15 Die in Rare Collision Between Migrant Boat and Greek Patrol Vessel
Emergency workers on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, on Wednesday. The exact circumstances of the collision were not immediately clear.
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Russian Comedian Accused of Making a Joke About Veterans Gets Prison Time
The Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin, standing during a court appearance last year in Moscow, said his joke did not mention soldiers.
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John Steenhuisen, South African Party Leader, to Step Down
John Steenhuisen votes for the speaker of the National Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024.
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Chevron Agrees to Explore Oil and Gas Work in Syria
The Tishrin oil field in northeastern Syria on Wednesday.
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Two Chinese Journalists Are Detained for Reporting on Corruption
Liu Hu in 2019. He and another Chinese journalist were recently detained after writing about a local official in Sichuan Province.
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Former Prince Andrew Moves Out of Royal Home Amid Fresh Epstein Revelations
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor riding a horse in Windsor Great Park, near to Royal Lodge, on Monday.
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Yair Golan’s Battle for a Two-State Solution and the Future of Israel
Golan at an open discussion in December at Kibbutz Naan.
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Bulgarians Adopt the Euro With a Whisper of Melancholy but Few Tears
A billboard in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, on New Year’s Day. The changeover to euros was long anticipated but divided public opinion nonetheless.
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Here’s How the U.S. Accepted Danish Control of Greenland 100 Years Ago.
A statue commemorating Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, in the 18th century, overlooking the city last year.
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How 2026 Winter Olympics Security Is Preparing For The Opening Ceremony
Italian carabinieri in Milan on Sunday. The city is hosting the Winter Olympics this month.
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‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave President Trump a warm and opulent welcome in Saudi Arabia last year.
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Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, Son of Libyan Dictator, Is Killed
Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi gave an interview to The New York Times in Tripoli, Libya, in 2011.
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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
The French Embassy in Baghdad is in a house built in the 1930s.
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U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions
F/A-18 fighter jets parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in 2024.
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Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays
Xi Jinping during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing last year.
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At Least 30 Dead After Weeks of Heavy Snowfall in Japan
The Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, Japan, last month.
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Nepal Arrests 6 Officials, Accusing Them of Fraudulent Everest Rescues
A helicopter flying over the Khumbu glacier near Mount Everest. The authorities in Nepal said rescue agencies carried out hundreds of fraudulent rescues.
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Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
A child playing on a phone in Barcelona in 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said the social media ban would be part of a series of measures pushed by his government.
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What to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy
Law enforcement officers outside the home of Nancy Guthrie near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday.
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Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Goes on Trial Over Charges Including Rape
Marius Borg Hoiby in 2022. The 29-year-old has no title or official duties, but the charges against him have contributed to a sense of crisis for Norway’s royal family.
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Palestinians Return to Gaza for First Time in Nearly Two Years
Palestinians embraced people who returned to Gaza late on Monday after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was reopened.
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Iran’s President Backs ‘Fair’ Talks With U.S. as Confrontation Looms
A billboard in Tehran last month depicted strikes on an American aircraft carrier.
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A Hamas Hostage’s Secret Ordeal
Guy Gilboa-Dalal near his parents’ home in Alfei Menashe, West Bank, in December. Mr. Gilboa-Dalal was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and was released after more than two years in captivity.
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After Maduro’s Capture, Venezuela’s Authoritarian System Shows Signs of Easing
El Helicoide, constructed as a shopping mall, holds dozens of Venezuela’s political prisoners.
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What Do You Get When You Put a Mummy Through a CT Scan?
Summer Decker and her colleague Jonathan Ford used a 3-D printer to generate replicas of body parts and artifacts.
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This is How Hard It Will Be to Get Around Italy’s Winter Olympics
During the opening ceremony for the Tai di Cadore bypass on State Road 51.
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Greenland Crisis Has Danes Chuckling, in Their Own Way
A hat reading “Nu det Nuuk!,” which roughly translates to “enough is enough,” in English, at a store in Copenhagen. The phrase “Make America Go Away” is on the side.
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On Eve of Peace Talks, Russia Hits Power Plants in Frigid Ukraine
A resident and a police officer outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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Trump and India Call Off Their Trade War, but the Terms of Peace Are Murky
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India visited the White House last February, before bilateral relations between the countries decayed.
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The Campaign Behind Trump’s Nigeria Strikes
A resident of Jabo, Nigeria, with debris he said he found after a missile attack on Dec. 25 there.
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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom
A billboard in Tehran showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads “We recognize the American president as a criminal.”
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Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India, Cutting Tariffs to 18%
President Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, were spare on details in their announcements, and Mr. Modi did not mention whether his country would stop buying Russian oil, as Mr. Trump claimed.
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France Adopts a Budget After Months of Turmoil
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France, center in blue suit, at the National Assembly on Monday. The budget’s passage is expected to allow for a semblance of political stability after months of turmoil.
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Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled
Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.
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Uproar Over Meloni’s Face Painted on an Angel in a Church in Rome
A restored angel fresco with a figure resembling Giorgia Meloni in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in Rome.
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Royal Families of Norway and Britain Face Pressure Over Epstein Files
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in 2024, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. She said in a statement on Monday that she regretted her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.
Zhang Yufei, center, at the meet where she tested positive for a banned substance in January 2021. Months later, she won four medals, including two golds, at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Two Quit Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel
U.K. Investigates Peter Mandelson Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties
Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk
In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes on Gaza, Saying Militants Attacked Its Soldiers
Babies, Robots and Climate Change
All About the Epstein Files
‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear