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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Albania Created an ‘A.I. Minister’ to Curb Corruption. Then Its Developers Were Accused of Graft.
Staff at Albania’s National Information Agency watching Diella, the first government minister created by artificial intelligence.
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How Trump’s Threats to Greenland Made Him a Liability for Europe’s Far Right
President Trump leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he made a rambling speech that underscored his disdain for Europe.
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Trump Vows Higher Tariffs for South Korea Months After Trade Deal
President Trump received gilded gifts from South Korea’s leader, Lee Jae Myung, when he visited the country in October.
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UK Seeks Trade With China Without Triggering Trump’s Fury
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, attending a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2024.
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Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth
Record-high debt in the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan risks slowing growth and destabilizing the global economy.
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Trump Briefed on Intelligence Saying Iran’s Government Is Weaker
A street in Tehran on Sunday. The reports signal that the Iranian government’s hold on power is at its weakest point since the shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution.
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Canada’s Marineland Whales Could Find New Homes in U.S.
Beluga whales in November at the now-closed Arctic Cove exhibit at Marineland, in Niagara Falls, Canada.
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Chinese Pandas Leave Japanese Zoo
Visitors taking last photos of Xiao Xiao at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Sunday.
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NATO Chief Says Europe Is ‘Dreaming’ if It Thinks It Can Defend Itself Without U.S.
Secretary General Mark Rutte of NATO, right, at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.
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Xi’s Purge of the Chinese Military
General Zhang Youxia, in 2024.
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As U.S. Warships Get Closer, Iran Ramps Up Threats to Retaliate
A billboard in Enghelab Square in Tehran, threatening action against American warships.
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Israel Recovers Body of Ran Gvili From Gaza, Closing a Chapter
Pictures of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili at a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday.
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Russia Says Talks to End War in Ukraine Will Continue
An artillery unit of Ukraine's 59th Assault Brigade firing at Russian positions near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk last month.
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Israel Says It Will Reopen Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing in Days
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt in October 2023. Israel agreed to allow the crossing to reopen as part of the cease-fire deal struck in October.
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Thousands of Flights Canceled Monday After Snowstorm
Passengers at LaGuardia Airport dealt with delays and cancellations from the storm on Sunday.
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In Venezuela, Freeing the Economy, but Nothing Else
Morning commuters in Caracas earlier this month.
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Shift to Drone Fighting in Ukraine War Means No Winter Lull
Ukrainian soldiers building and arming a fiber optic first-person-view, or FPV, drone last summer inside an underground bunker in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
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In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power
Zhang Youxia at a legislative meeting in Beijing in March. General Zhang was one of the commanders tapped by China’s leader to help lead his overhaul of the People’s Liberation Army.
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Gunmen Kill 11 After Soccer Match in Mexico
Mexican National Guard members at the scene where 11 people were killed in Salamanca, Mexico, on Sunday.
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The Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?
Zabiullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, in 2021. In a recent interview with The New York Times, he expressed the Taliban’s desire to secure the release of an Afghan inmate at Guantánamo Bay.
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Winter Storm Pummels Toronto With Record Snowfall
Toronto on Monday. The city had a record-breaking 22 inches of snow.
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Another Fatal Shooting in Minneapolis
Federal agents confronted protesters in Minneapolis on Saturday.
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How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force
Videos and witness testimony reveal how Iran crushed a civilian uprising with lethal force.
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Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring
The Ukrainian Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known by his Japanese ring name, Aonishiki Arata, receiving his trophy at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sunday.
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The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in her office in Copenhagen.
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The Podcaster Poking at France’s Biggest Secrets
Philippe Collin, a journalist, author and podcaster, recording in Paris in November.
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
William H. Foege in 1985. He played a critical role in making smallpox the first infectious disease to be altogether eliminated. He stood beside a bust of Hygeia, the Greek goddess of health, at C.D.C. headquarters in Atlanta.
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Syria Announces Cease-Fire Extension, Hours After Truce With Kurds Expired
Kurdish-led militia fighters in northeastern Syria on Saturday. A cease-fire agreed upon with the government last Sunday called for the integration of Kurdish troops into the national army.
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Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs as Post-Davos Fallout Continues
President Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, after returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online
In Kherson, Ukraine, Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone
Camping on Thwaites Glacier
How Iran Crushed an Uprising
All-Night Concerts in War-Ravaged Myanmar