Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War
President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, in 2019 at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
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Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front
Ukrainians firing at Russian targets this month in the Zaporizhzhia region. With cold weather setting in, the emphasis is expected to shift away from the battlefield.
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Trump Backs Milei, But Argentina’s Elections Will Test His Popularity
President Javier Milei of Argentina at the closing of a campaign rally in Rosario City, Argentina, on Thursday.
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‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist
The part of the Louvre where thieves broke in last weekend and stole more than $100 million worth of jewelry.
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Why a Chef in Brazil Couldn’t Stomach a Menu Request for a Prince’s Event
The Earthshot Prize, an environmental award founded by Prince William, required a plant-based menu for a dinner in Rio de Janeiro next month. The Brazilian chef initially selected for the event, Saulo Jennings, was surprised to learn he could not serve Amazonian fish.
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Presidents Are Limited to Two Terms. He’s Running for His Fourth.
The president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, 83, waving at supporters on Thursday during his final political rally in Abidjan before the country’s presidential election on Saturday.
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Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi
A five-day tour of Asia, starting this weekend, is President Trump’s first trip to the region during his second term.
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Pumpkin Spice Lattes, a Favorite U.S. Fall Drink, Divide Europe
A pumpkin spice latte at a cafe in Antwerp, Belgium. The drink, a fall mainstay in the United States, has become more common in some European cities.
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After the Mexican Cartel Comes, They Pick Up the Pieces
A funeral worker, left, helping local authorities retrieve a body in a field in the outskirts of Culiacán.
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Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Has the Wind at Its Back
After a Russian strike on Sloviansk in the Donetsk region of Ukraine this month. “What happens on the front line of Donetsk today is shaping our collective future for years to come,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Friday.
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Trump and Canada’s Trade Spat Spotlights Doug Ford, the Ontario Premier
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, during the Calgary Stampede in July.
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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the news media on Friday after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel.
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Estonia, a Tiny NATO Nation, Is Cashing In on the Threat Next Door
Estonian reservists conducting a defense readiness exercise at the Nursipalu training area in Voru, Estonia, this month.
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In Trump, Families of Cambodian Troops Detained by Thailand See Hope
Men Kimly, a resident of Kouk Phnov Village in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, on Wednesday. Her third child, Sar Las, has been detained in Thailand since July.
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A Furniture Town Reels From Trump’s Tariffs (and Braces for More)
Applying lacquer to chairs at Natural Signature, one of many furniture makers in Muar, Malaysia.
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Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat
President Trump speaking on Air Force One before arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday.
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Francisco Pinto Balsemão, 88, Dies; Portuguese Prime Minister and Press Champion
Francisco Pinto Balsemão in Lisbon on Jan. 15, 1981, the day he was sworn in as prime minister of Portugal.
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Judge Dismisses Most Claims Against Tate Brothers in Florida Lawsuit
Tristan Tate, left, and his brother Andrew Tate in Bucharest, Romania, this year.
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Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
The laws Exxon is challenging would affect several thousand large companies in the state. An Exxon station in Albany, Calif.
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Facing Lost Trade With the U.S., Carney Heads to Asia
Canada is in talks for a free-trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders
A Honda plant in Ohio. The Trump administration has said its plan will benefit the auto industry in particular.
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In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield
A study in Uganda found that treated baby wraps dramatically reduced malaria infections in the young children carried in them — 66 percent fewer cases among those children compared with babies in untreated wraps.
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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China
President Trump is scheduled to travel through Malaysia, Japan and South Korea before holding a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s president.
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Sirikit, Glamorous Former Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93
Queen Sirikit of Thailand with King Bhumibol Adulyadej. For decades their portraits appeared in houses and shops around the country.
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Nebojsa Pavkovic, Yugoslav General Convicted of War Crimes, Dies at 79
General Pavkovic in 2005 on the first day of his war-crimes trial in The Hague. Indicted for crimes against humanity and violating the laws of war, he was convicted in 2009.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Colombia’s Leader, One of Trump’s Harshest Critics
Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s president, at the White House in 2023 for a meeting with former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery
Patricia Gutiérrez, left, and her father José, sensed an opportunity to put their town, Deifontes, Spain, on the map following intrigue around the disappearance of a Picasso painting.
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Trump to Investigate Whether China Abided by 2020 Trade Deal
President Trump and Xi Jinping last met in person in 2019. The new trade investigation could ramp up tensions between the world’s largest economies ahead of a consequential meeting next week.
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UK Man is Sentenced for Pro-Russian Attack Plots
A photo provided by the Metropolitan Police of a damaged warehouse in London.
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In a First for a Woman in France, Life Sentence Imposed for Murder of Schoolgirl
A commemorative event for Lola Daviet in Fouquereuil, northern France, on Tuesday.
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Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, one of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers, called the plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to send his client to Liberia “punitive, cruel and unconstitutional.”
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U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shown on Monday, announced on Friday that six people were killed by the U.S. military in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
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Fire Engulfs Bus in Southern India, Killing 20
Most passengers were asleep at the time of the accident, the police in Andhra Pradesh state said.
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Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents
Mr. Blanche said in the letter that arresting federal agents in the performance of their official duties would violate federal laws that prohibit interfering with and impeding immigration and other law enforcement operations.
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Blue Jays Face Dodgers in World Series With All of Canada Behind Them
The Toronto Blue Jays after winning the American League Championship and advancing to the World Series.
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A Quick Route to Rebuild Half of Gaza, or Another U.S. Pipe Dream?
Destroyed buildings seen from west of Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza, this month.
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Who Were the 2,000 Palestinians Freed by Israel?
Palestinian prisoners arriving at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, this month after being released from Israeli detention.
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Labour Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Wales Special Election
Lindsay Whittle of the nationalist party Plaid Cymru celebrating after being declared the winner of a Welsh Parliament special election in Caerphilly early on Friday.
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Europe’s Persistence in Supporting Ukraine Is Bearing Fruit
Soldiers in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine this month.
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South Korea Tries to Curb Anti-China Protests Ahead of Xi Visit
A protest against visa-free entry for Chinese tourist groups in downtown Seoul last month.
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German Company Launches Ad After Its Lift Is Used in Louvre Heist
Alexander Böcker, the chief executive of the German crane manufacturer Böcker Machine Works, poses in front of a crane in Werne, Germany, on Thursday.
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With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with President Trump in South Korea next week. China has shown that it is ready to use its chokehold over rare earths against any country that stands in its way.
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Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada
President Trump with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in the Oval Office earlier this month.
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Pakistan Bans Radical Islamist Party After Deadly Clashes
Supporters of the Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan clashing with the police in Lahore, Pakistan, this month.
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A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
Cumana in Trinidad and Tobago, where two bodies washed ashore.
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Trump Says Israeli Annexation of West Bank Land ‘Won’t Happen’
An Israeli settler outpost in the northern West Bank, last year.
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Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Are Functionally Extinct Off Florida, Researchers Say
Bleached and dying elkhorn coral at Looe Key Reef, off Big Pine Key in Florida, during an ocean heat wave in 2023.
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‘Brother Wang,’ Accused of Being Drug Cartel Fixer, Is Arrested in Cuba
Havana in 2023. Zhi Dong Zhang was detained in Cuba after having escaped Mexico, where he was accused of helping lead a vast criminal network.
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British Soldier Is Acquitted of Murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre
British soldiers during a Roman Catholic march in Derry, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 30, 1972, which became known as Bloody Sunday.
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Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela
“There’s supposed to be incentives for ending wars and conflicts around the world,” the far-right activist Laura Loomer said.
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U.S. to Investigate China’s Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal
An investigation by the Trump administration could be a U.S. effort to gain leverage before a meeting between President Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping.
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Putin Calls U.S. Sanctions ‘Unfriendly Act’ and Says Russia Won’t Bend
A Rosneft building in Moscow on Thursday. President Trump has imposed sanctions on Rosneft and another major Russian oil company, Lukoil.
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King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment
Pope Leo XIV with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Vatican on Thursday.
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Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K. and an ally of President Trump, after an appearance in Washington last month.
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Pope Leo’s Permission for Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Gives Traditionalists Hope
U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say
U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says
The White House Wrecking Ball
She Worked on Tsunami Alerts. Then She Was Fired.
Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions