Allies Back Keir Starmer Amid Pressure to Resign Over Epstein Turmoil
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking in southern England on Thursday. Aides told a daily briefing with journalists that Mr. Starmer did not intend to resign.
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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers on the road to a settler outpost, seen in the background, in the occupied West Bank village of Turmus Ayya in October.
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Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
To Lam, Vietnam’s top leader, at a news conference in January in Hanoi after the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
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After M23 Takeover, Goma Carries Violent Memories and Signs of Hope
One year ago, M23, a rebel militia, violently charged into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and took it over from the government.
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How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
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Iran Detains Opposition Leaders Following Talks with Trump Administration
Azar Mansouri, center, the head of the Reformist Front and the first woman to head a major political party, was arrested on Sunday.
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53 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Libya, U.N. Agency Says
A Greek helicopter flies near Chios, Greece, last week after a deadly collision between a coast guard vessel and a migrant boat. In the past decade, most maritime smuggling to Europe was in the Mediterranean near Greece or south of Italy.
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Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’
The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Urban areas in the country have been plagued by issues like soaring inflation, high unemployment and shortages of goods.
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Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place.
Pasta dishes at Trattoria Pizzeria Meeting in Milan.
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Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month.
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Nicaragua Blocks a Route from Cuba to the U.S.
Cubans lining up outside the Nicaraguan Embassy in Havana on Monday, after Nicaragua ended visa-free entry for Cuban citizens.
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Air Canada Cancels Flights to Cuba as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel
Air Canada planes at Vancouver International Airport. The airline announced on Monday that it had suspended its 16 flights per week to four Cuban cities. Canada is the top source of tourists to Cuba.
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Starmer’s Epstein Crisis
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign over the Epstein scandal.
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Senegalese TV Presenter and Singer Are Arrested in Crackdown on Homosexuality
Protesters calling for the criminalization of homosexuality in Dakar, Senegal, last year.
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Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest
Pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in Sydney against the visit of President Isaac Herzog of Israel to Australia on Monday.
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Ilia Malinin, Who Led the U.S. to Gold, Is Bringing Ice Skating Back Into the Limelight
Ilia Malinin’s selfless effort helped the United States win a team gold medal in Milan. On Tuesday, he will compete in the men’s individual event.
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Olympic P.S.A.: Do Not Jump for Joy While Wearing Your Medal
Breezy Johnson of the United States posing with her gold medal for downhill skiing at the medal ceremony on Sunday.
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The resignation of a key Starmer aide has accelerated the scandal.
Morgan McSweeney resigned on Sunday over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the United States.
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Prince William Visits Saudi Arabia for Delicate Diplomacy
Prince William, left, meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and then-Prince Charles in London in 2018. William’s trip signals the growing diplomatic role he is playing for Britain and the royal family.
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Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong
Law Wai-kwong, center right, and his colleagues sitting in Apple Daily’s newsroom in 2020. The newspaper was shuttered the following year.
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Lai has been held in solitary confinement for more than 1,800 days.
Mr. Lai walking through the Stanley Prison in Hong Kong in 2023.
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Jimmy Lai’s children have led a global campaign for him.
Sebastian Lai, center, son of Jimmy Lai, held a news conference outside Downing Street in London last year.
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Jimmy Lai’s conviction was years in the making.
Jimmy Lai was arrested under the national security law in Hong Kong in 2020.
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Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike
Narges Mohammadi in an undated photo provided by her foundation in 2023.
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Thailand’s Conservative Party Claims Surprise Election Victory
Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party, in Bangkok on Sunday.
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Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan received a resounding mandate for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China after snap elections on Sunday.
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Portugal Elects a President, With Leftist Beating a Surging Far Right
António José Seguro, who decisively won Portugal’s presidential election, on Sunday evening.
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Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Hiring Friend of Epstein
Morgan McSweeney in December. He served as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff until Sunday.
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Takaichi is poised to push Japan further to the right.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan is poised to push the country even further to the right on issues like immigration, defense and the economy.
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At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home
Politics inevitably encroaches on the Olympics, despite the International Olympic Committee’s best efforts to cast the Games as an athletic interlude free from conflict.
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Heavy Snow Disrupts Japan Election, Forcing Polling Stations to Close Early
People walking past campaign posters in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Shortages of posters and trucks add to candidates’ challenges.
Ryuichi Yoneyama, a candidate from the Centrist Reform Alliance, campaigned for Japan’s lower house election in Nagaoka on Saturday.
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China’s Presence Looms Large in Japan’s Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan shaking hands with President Xi Jinping of China on the sidelines of a summit in Gyeongju, Korea, last October.
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Cuba’s Communist Government Has Lasted 67 Years. Will It Fall Under Trump?
Fidel Castro, who led Cuba from the 1959 revolution until he formally stepped down in 2008, speaking in Santa Maria Del Mar in 1964.
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A Curling Champion Is Italy’s Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games
Stefania Constantini practicing before a mixed doubles curling match between Italy and South Korea on Thursday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
Venezuela’s Cardon oil refinery. Critics say President Trump’s plan for the country’s oil industry revives bitter memories of colonial exploitation and flagrantly violates international law.
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Japan’s Leader Is Set for a Big Election Win. Here’s What to Know.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi standing atop a vehicle during an election campaign in Tokyo on Saturday.
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What to Know About Thailand’s Election
A polling station on Sunday in Bangkok during Thailand’s general election.
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In Bid to Lead Thailand, a Progressive Party Softens Its Image
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, the leader of the People’s Party, speaking to supporters in Bangkok on Friday.
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Sets Date to Meet in Washington, Officials Say
President Trump during a Board of Peace event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month.
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Saudis Announce New Investments in Syria, a Sign of Deepening Ties
Construction workers repairing a section of castle walls inside the citadel of Aleppo, Syria, in August. The deals announced on Saturday include the rehabilitation of the city’s airport.
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How Italy’s Police and Army Compete to Enlist Italian Olympians
Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
A Shift in Chinese Taste for Durian Throws Malaysian Farmers Into Turmoil
In Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies
How Mathilde Gremaud Edged Out Eileen Gu in Slopestyle, Again
Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Follows a Familiar Chinese Pattern
Venezuela Frees Key Opposition Figures, Then Rearrests One
How Ilia Malinin and Team U.S.A. Held Off Japan to Win Gold Medal
Breezy Johnson’s Olympic Gold Medal Celebration Muted By Lindsey Vonn’s Crash
Ilia Malinin, the ‘Quad God,’ leaves an ace up his sleeve.