China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream
Security cameras in Shanghai last month.
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Bold Assassinations Are ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight
People carrying the coffin of late Mayor Carlos Manzo, who was shot on Sunday in Uruapan, a city of 350,000 in western Mexico.
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At Least 26 Dead as Typhoon Brings Flooding to Central Philippines
Vehicles piled up after flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu City, the Philippines, on Tuesday.
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Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump Threats
Honoring late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos Nigeria, in April.
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As UK Tries to Curb Immigration, Rural Scotland Looks to Attract Foreign Workers
Workers sorting shellfish at Scot West Seafoods, in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, in June.
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Amazon Oil Drilling Undermines Brazil’s Climate Credibility Before COP30
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil wants to reduce carbon emissions and deforestation, but has also wants to drill for oil in the Amazon region.
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TikTok and Optimism: How Rob Jetten Won Over the Netherlands
The party leader of Democrats 66, Rob Jetten, the day after the Dutch parliamentary election vote.
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Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service
A Ukrainian soldier from an artillery unit of the 59th Assault Brigade in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine last month. Until now, the country’s troops have served under open-ended contracts.
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U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force
Damaged buildings in Gaza City last month.
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Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97
Kim Yong-nam, head of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2013.
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Another Deadly Earthquake, and a Cascade of Problems for Afghanistan
An injured woman receiving treatment at a hospital after an earthquake struck Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Monday.
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Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
Members of a forensic team inspect a window at the site where burglars broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels last month.
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After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions
Displaced Sudanese at the Tawila aid camp on Sunday after having fled El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region that fell the previous weekend.
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What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse
The Israeli military’s former chief legal officer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in October 2014.
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Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70
Sara Terry began her career as a print reporter but, she said, “I lost my faith in words in the mid-’90s and I picked up a camera.”
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Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
Asked in an interview whether Nicolás Maduro’s days as president of Venezuela were numbered, President Trump said, “I think so, yeah.”
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U.N. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finds Slight Progress
Solar panels in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. Rapid growth of clean energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles have slightly reduced forecasts of future emissions in places like China and Europe.
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Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84
Dick Cheney at a House committee hearing in 1990, when he was the secretary of defense under President George H. W. Bush. At left is Gen. Colin L. Powell.
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In ‘Kyoto,’ Seeking to Save the Earth but Veering Off Course
Stephen Kunken as the Iago-like Don and Natalie Gold as his wife, Shirley, in “Kyoto” at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in Manhattan.
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Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party
The leader of the center-left party D66, Rob Jetten, in The Hague last week.
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A Big Moment for Women in India
The Indian women’s team victory in the World Cup semifinal against Australia on Thursday.
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Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars
Police officers speaking to a man in costume at the Nekro Comic Con festival dedicated to Halloween in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.
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U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old
Photographers attempt to capture a picture of the suspected perpetrator of multiple stabbings on a train near Huntingdon, as a prison van leaves Peterborough Magistrates Court on Monday.
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7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas
A search for the missing climbers was hindered by poor weather conditions on Monday that prevented helicopters from landing in the area, officials said.
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The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt
A stolen artifact, a stone head from the time of the pharaohs from about 3,500 years ago, turned up at an art fair and exhibition in the Netherlands in 2022.
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Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation
The brisk theft at the Louvre — which took place in less than 10 minutes — happened in broad daylight with visitors and museum attendants initially present in the gallery.
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Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment
The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Sunday presenting Vietnam’s defense minister, Phan Van Giang, with a knife, belt and leather box taken by U.S. soldiers from a bunker outside Da Nang, Vietnam, during the war there, in 1968.
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In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace
Israelis attend a rally on Saturday in Tel Aviv to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
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A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.
Emmanuel Carrère, one of the most celebrated nonfiction writers in France, once had a deep love for Russia.
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India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.
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A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan
A woman who fled El Fasher in the Darfur region of Sudan last week.
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Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers
The Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel, where Israeli soldiers were charged with grave abuses of a Palestinian detainee.
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5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps
An avalanche near Cima Vertana, in northern Italy, swept away two groups of climbers on Saturday evening.
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British Man Charged After Stabbing Rampage on Train
A police officer at Huntingdon Station in England on Sunday, near the train where the attack unfolded.
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That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage
Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, giving two cellphones to President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday.
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The Economic Crisis in Egypt Raises Another Dilemma: Tipping
A barber tending to a customer at a bazaar area in Cairo. Several other services, such as private medical assistance and government clerking, expect tips, too
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Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together
Blue Jays fans in Toronto reacting after their team lost in Saturday’s Game 7.
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Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs
Blocked traffic and blown off roofs in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, on Saturday, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
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An Outlier in Irish Politics Has Become the Country’s President
Catherine Connolly last week in Dublin upon being declared Ireland’s next president.
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Fire in Hermosillo, Mexico, Kills at Least 23 at Waldo’s Store
The aftermath of a fire at a discount store in Hermosillo, Mexico, on Saturday.
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2 Arrested After Stabbing on Train Near Cambridge, England
The police said a number of people had been taken to the hospital after the train attack.
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What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria
Medieval Tower in Rome Partially Collapses, Trapping Worker Who Died After Rescue Efforts
Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians
Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday
The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa
Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave
Meet Your News Friend, the New Host of The Morning
For Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead
See How Thailand’s Pets Become Speed Eating Contest Champions