What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza
The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.
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Ukraine Peace Talks Delayed After Russia and U.S. Meet
A Ukrainian artillery unit firing at Russian positions in the Donbas region of Ukraine in December.
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Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew to Testify to Congress Over Epstein Ties
Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, last year.
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Right-Wing Populist Holds Commanding Lead Ahead of Costa Rica’s Election
Laura Fernández at her closing campaign rally on Thursday night in San Antonio, Costa Rica.
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How Trump Took Up the ‘Christian Genocide’ Cause in Nigeria
A resident of Jabo, Nigeria, with debris he said he found after a missile attack there on Dec. 25.
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Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Government in Exile Teeters on Irrelevance
Lining up to vote in the general election in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in late December.
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on February 2026
Why Is Taking the Rest of the Donetsk Region So Important to Putin?
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, in December.
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Explosions in Iran Spread Jitters and Rumors Amid Anticipation of Attacks
A video image posted on social media on Saturday showed the aftermath of an explosion at a building in Bandar Abbas, a port in southern Iran.
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Danes Who Fought Alongside US Troops March Against Trump’s Comments
Danish military veterans and their families marching in Copenhagen on Saturday in protest of recent comments by President Trump.
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These Gazans May Finally Get a Lifeline to the World
Mohammed al-Ser suffered a severe head injury in June that left him partly paralyzed. He is depicted before he underwent cranial surgery this week, but doctors say he needs care outside Gaza to fully recover.
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How Europe Is Moving to Reduce Dependence on Trump
European leaders on Monday at a summit in Hamburg, Germany. Although they are verbally pushing harder than ever against President Trump, they are still struggling to bolster their statements with action.
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Israel Launches Attack in Gaza
Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.
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on February 2026
Pierre Poilievre Is Retained as Leader of Canada’s Conservatives
Members of Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly on Friday to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at a party convention in Calgary, Alberta.
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Russia’s Oil Revenue Is Plummeting
In the distance is an oil refinery and thermal power station in Omsk, Russia, in 2023. The steep drop in oil revenue has sent Russia into a new era of sustained budget deficits, higher taxes and stubborn inflation.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Sector, Killing 12 Miners
A tent provided by the government to provide heat and electricity in Kyiv last month. Russia has devastated Ukraine’s power grid this winter, the coldest in more than a decade.
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok After New Assurances From X Corp
In this photo illustration, the Grok Imagine web page, which produces A.I.-generated images and video, is displayed on a computer screen.
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Good Company
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Mark Carney Meets ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hudson Williams of “Heated Rivalry” on the red carpet in Ottawa.
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U.S. Allies Are Drawing Closer to China, but on Beijing’s Terms
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Shanghai on Friday. Mr. Starmer became the first British leader to visit China since 2018.
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U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Members’ Unpaid Dues
The General Assembly in September. The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, sent a letter to the ambassadors of all 196 member states on Thursday saying, “I cannot overstate the urgency of the situation we now face.”
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on February 2026
Children Were Arrested in Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on Protests
Students at Tehran University in 2024. Students, particularly at universities, have long been at the forefront of struggles for democratic change in Iran.
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on February 2026
Trump Moves to Cut All Oil to Cuba as U.S. Targets Its Government
The last shipment of oil to Cuba, from Mexico, arrived on Jan. 9, an analyst said.
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on February 2026
Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations
A plane landing in Buenos Aires last year. The talks come as the Trump administration has mobilized a sweeping and aggressive effort to curtail immigration.
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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
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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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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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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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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on February 2026
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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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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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
Panamanian 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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on February 2026
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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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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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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on February 2026
Southern Africa Faces Devastating Flooding During Rainy Season
Wading through floodwater near Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, on Jan. 20.
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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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on February 2026
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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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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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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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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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
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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on February 2026
Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation
Drilling Through the Thwaites Glacier for Clues to Its Melting