Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Militia Seal a Deal to Merge Forces
Kurdish security forces in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, this month. Fighting in the area had threatened to reignite a full-blown conflict.
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Russia Is Finding the Gaps in Ukraine’s Front Line
Pokrovske, a rural settlement in Dnipropetrovsk north of Huliaipole, Ukraine this month.
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Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions
Gen. Zhang Youxia was China’s top general until he was placed under investigation in a stunning escalation of Xi Jinping’s purge of the military elite.
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The Secret Sauce in ‘Heated Rivalry’? Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams on the red carpet at a conference for the Canadian Media Producers Association in Ottawa on Thursday.
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International Companies Doing Business With ICE Are Taking Heat
Roland Lescure, the French minister of finance and economy, told lawmakers he was seeking answers from a French firm whose American subsidiary last month inked a new deal with the Department of Homeland Security.
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South Korean Stocks, Kospi Index Are Trading at a Record High
Traders at a bank celebrating the returns of the benchmark Kospi index, which has more than doubled in the past year.
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Iran Rules Out Talks With U.S. Until Trump’s Threats Stop
“Just as we are ready for negotiations, we are ready for warfare,” Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, left, said on Friday in Istanbul alongside his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.
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Trump Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is ‘Dangerous’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain toured a garden in Shanghai on Friday.
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Greenlanders Watching Turmoil in the United States Say No Thanks
A protest this month against President Trump for his threats to take over Greenland, in the island’s capital, Nuuk.
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Southern Africa Faces Devastating Flooding During Rainy Season
Wading through floodwater near Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, on Jan. 20.
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Trump Warns Iran With Military Muscle, but Risks a Regional War
Smoke from an explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes in Tehran in June. President Trump has shown that he likes military action to be short and limited, as it was in Iran at the time.
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In Beijing, Starmer and Xi Seek a Way Around a Volatile U.S.
Chinese and British delegations participating in a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Beijing on Thursday.
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French Government To Replace Zoom and Teams With Visio, a Local Alternative
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France, in Paris last year. Mr. Lecornu said that officials will now use a new video conferencing platform developed by the French government.
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The Netherlands Is Getting a New Government. Will It Last?
Rob Jetten, leader of the D66 party, on election night in Leiden, Netherlands, in October. At 38, he will be the youngest prime minister the Netherlands has ever had.
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A Challenge for Britain’s Royal Mail: Proving It Can Deliver the Mail
Royal Mail workers unloading mail sacks in London last month.
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Born of a Factory Mistake, This Sad Toy Horse Captures China’s Mood
“Crying horse” plush toys on display in Yiwu, China, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which will usher in the Year of the Horse.
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Panama Court Strikes Down Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Contract
President Trump has frequently said he wants the United States to retake control of the Panama Canal.
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Michael Beck, 65, Dies; First to Report Symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome’
Michael Beck in 2017. He said he began experiencing debilitating symptoms of Havana Syndrome much earlier than many other federal employees.
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Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector
A statue of a hand holding a drilling rig near Venezuela’s state oil company last year.
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A Global Pop Music Melting Pot
Bad Bunny performing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in November.
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NATO to Hold Military Exercise Without U.S., Its Largest Member
NATO troops during last year’s Steadfast Dart training exercise near Galati, Romania.
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Canada Signs Auto Deal With South Korea, Moving Further from the U.S.
Cars made by Kia Motors ready to be exported at the company’s shipping yard last year in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
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European Union Labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group
A photo verified by The New York Times shows a screen grab from social media of bodies in body bags outside a morgue in Tehran after days of protests, earlier this month.
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Netanyahu Vows to Cut Israel’s Reliance on U.S. Military Aid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the funeral in Meitar, Israel, on Wednesday of a hostage, Ran Gvili, whose remains were returned to Israel from Gaza.
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How His Duel With Trump Boosted Emmanuel Macron, France’s Embattled President
French President Emmanuel Macron meeting on Wednesday with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
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Rubio Says Venezuela Will Submit Monthly Budget to White House
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during a hearing to examine U.S. policy towards Venezuela.
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Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News
Canada began a review of its agreement to buy F-35 fighter jets from the United States last year. The United States still wants Canada to use those jets for the common defense of North American airspace.
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Plane Carrying Colombian Politicians Crashes in Area Contested by Rebels
The aircraft that crashed was a Beechcraft 1900, similar to this one.
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Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson Speak at Saudi Business Forum
Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024. She called the changes in Saudi Arabia “exhilarating to see.”
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Canada’s New Reality
A truck stop on a trade route in Alberta.
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Landslide Leaves Town in Sicily Perched on a Cliff’s Edge
Homes perched along a landslide slope show severe structural damage, with a car left stranded at the edge of the collapsed ground on Niscemi, Italy, on Tuesday.
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South Africa Cancels Release of ‘Melania’ Documentary
The first lady, Melania Trump, at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, where she rang the opening bell.
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Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands
The USS Abraham Lincoln in 2024. The aircraft carrier group is currently stationed in striking distance of targets in Iran.
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Iraq’s Nominee for Prime Minister Rejects Trump Threats
Iraq’s former prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, during an election in Baghdad, last year.
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After Russian Strike Kills Five, Train Sheds Burned Cars and Carries On
A photograph released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service was said to show the train that was attacked by drones in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday.
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Putin, Still Harboring Assad, Welcomes New Syrian Leader to Moscow Again
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow this month.
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Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban
Mahmood Shah Habibi, right, posed for a photo with his brother, Ahmad Habibi, in Canada in 2014.
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Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse
The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was displayed during a news conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington on Friday.
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Ajit Pawar, a Veteran Indian Politician, Among 5 Killed in Plane Crash
Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, in Pune, India, in 2024.
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Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.
Bijan Mostafavi and Zahra Bani-Amerian with their sons Danial and Davoud. Bijan, Zahra and Danial, pictured left in this photograph, were killed in the protests that have rocked Iran over the past month.
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After Naval Drills With Iran, South Africa Faces New U.S. Attacks
An Iranian vessel leaving Simon’s Town Naval Base in South Africa on Jan. 13 during preparations for joint drills with members of the BRICS group of emerging economies, including China, Russia and Iran.
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In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Tries to Tone Down the Uproar After U.S. Missile Strikes
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah leads a Roman Catholic diocese in an overwhelmingly Muslim region.
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The Rise and Fall of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee
Kim Keon Hee, South Korea’s former first lady, arrived for her first hearing on corruption charges at Seoul Central District Court in September.
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Former French Senator Convicted of Drugging a Colleague, Intending to Assault Her
Joël Guerriau, a former French senator, arriving at court with his lawyers in Paris on Monday.
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Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
A Venezuelan food stall in Madrid in early January. The measure passed on Tuesday will apply to undocumented migrants already living in Spain, many of whom are from Latin America.
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How Computer Warfare Is Becoming Part of the Pentagon’s Arsenal
The United States took power off-line in Caracas, Venezuela, to help military forces capture former President Nicolás Maduro this month.
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Board of Peace Set to Hand Trump Sweeping Powers Over Gaza
President Trump at the Board of Peace Charter announcement at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, last Thursday.
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Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds
The funeral of a Ukrainian soldier in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, last year. The latest accounting of casualties came after talks among Russian, Ukrainian and American officials ended on Saturday on a rare positive note.
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ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation in Italy. Many Italians are Angry.
Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week.
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As Trump Eyes Greenland, Denmark’s Leader Is Unsure How Long U.S. Will Be an Ally
The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, is visiting European capitals with Greenland’s leader this week, apparently seeking to shore up support for Denmark’s position in talks with the United States.
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Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military
A memorial held by family members of Chad Joseph, one of two Trinidadian men whom the U.S. military apparently killed in a boat strike in the fall, in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago, in October.
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Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation
Camping on Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
In Kherson, Ukraine, Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone
How Iran Crushed an Uprising