Weak Spots Are Few for Russia in Ukraine Peace Talks
A photograph released by Russian state media showing President Vladimir V. Putin meeting with the U.S. special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, at the Kremlin, on Tuesday.
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Israel Says a Gaza Border Will Reopen, but Only for Palestinians to Leave
The Rafah crossing at the border between southern Gaza and Egypt in 2023. Israel has said it will reopen “in the coming days,” but Egypt denies this.
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A Devastating Fire Has Fueled a National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong
Smoke rising from a residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, in November.
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Canada Turns to the World’s Polar Bear Capital to Defend its Arctic
The tundra outside Churchill, Manitoba, the so-called polar bear capital of the world.
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Visiting Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo Echoed Francis’s Message, Not His Style
Pope Leo in Bkerke, Lebanon, on Monday. During his six-day tour, he called out the risks of artificial intelligence and other rapidly advancing technologies.
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Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage
Workers patrolled a train track outside Warsaw last week as part of a Polish government effort to protect critical infrastructure after incursions that officials blamed on Russia.
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Storm Floodwaters in Indonesia Turned Logs Into Floating Projectiles
The aftermath of Cyclone Senyar in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, on Tuesday.
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With Tensions Rising, Israel and Lebanon Expand Cease-Fire Talks
Supporters of Hezbollah gathered in September at a crater in the Dahiya neighborhood on the outskirts of Beirut. The hole was left by an Israeli strike in 2024 that killed the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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In Photos and Video: Devastating Floods Swamp Parts of Asia
Wading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.
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South Korea Says the U.S. Agreed to Help It Secure Fuel for Reactors
President Lee Jae Myung speaking during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law, at the Blue House in Seoul on Wednesday.
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On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s Better Not to Respond’
Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, last year. Some Somalis were frustrated by what they saw as a pattern of disrespect toward Africa from President Trump.
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After Deadly Attacks, Australia Debates: Do Shark Nets Work?
Some Sydney beaches were closed after a shark attack at Long Reef Beach in September.
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on December 2025
Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure in Widening Crackdown
Ayachi Hammami is a leading opposition figure in Tunisia.
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on December 2025
Macy’s Raises Sales Forecast Again as Shoppers Prove Resilient
Shoppers on Black Friday in New York City.
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on December 2025
Fabergé Winter Egg Sells for $30 Million, an Auction Record
The Fabergé Winter Egg displayed at a media preview by Christie’s in London in November.
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on December 2025
U.N. Security Council to Visit Syria and Lebanon at ‘Crucial’ Time for the Countries
Members of an Italian battalion of the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL patrolled Tayr Harfa, in south Lebanon, in March.
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on December 2025
Our Top Editor Answers Questions
President Trump speaking to reporters in September.
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on December 2025
Reckoning With a New Era of Deadly Floods
Debris left by flash flooding in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
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on December 2025
Whoops, the New Skating Rink Is Encroaching on Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti and a skating rink in Pesaro, Italy. What could go wrong?
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on December 2025
Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela during a rally in Caracas on Monday.
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120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say
Residential buildings in Seoul, the South Korean capital, in August. Four people were arrested over the infiltration of 120,000 home security cameras, police said.
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on December 2025
The Philippines Spent Big on Flood Control, but the Water Keeps Rising
Wading through flooded streets on Saturday in Calumpit, a city in the northern Philippines.
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on December 2025
Marcos vs. Marcos: The New Front in Philippine Politics
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his sister Senator Imee Marcos at a rally in Laoag City, Philippines, in February. Since then, they have taken swipes at each other in public.
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on December 2025
China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan
Taiwan’s flag being flown over Taipei, the capital, in October. Japan’s leader angered China last month by suggesting that it could come to Taiwan’s defense if China attacked it.
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Thousands Greet Pope Leo as He Prays Near Site of Beirut Port Blast
Pope Leo XIV arriving at the Beirut Waterfront to preside over a Holy Mass on Tuesday.
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on December 2025
Trump Alleges Fraud, Without Evidence, in Honduras Election
Soldiers carrying ballot boxes from rural polling stations at an airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Monday.
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on December 2025
Right to Jury Trial in England and Wales to Be Restricted in Some Cases
David Lammy, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, planned significant changes to the criminal justice system, citing a “courts emergency that has left victims of the most serious crimes waiting years for justice.”
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on December 2025
Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner
A plane believed to have been used to kidnap the drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García in Santa Teresa, N.M., last year.
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on December 2025
An Anti-Polarization Pope
Pope Leo at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Saturday.
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on December 2025
Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election
A campaign poster for Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate backed by President Trump, last month on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam Have Killed Over 1,200. Here’s What to Know.
A village affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on Monday.
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on December 2025
Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say
Green netting and bamboo scaffolding are visible on buildings at Wang Fuk Court, the Hong Kong apartment complex engulfed by fire last week.
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on December 2025
Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. His petition to the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, admitted nothing and expressed no contrition.
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on December 2025
Zelensky Turns to Europe After Talks With U.S. Officials
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Emmanuel Macron of France met in Paris on Monday as part of a flurry of diplomatic talks to end the war with Russia.
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on December 2025
What Jamaica Wants After Deadly Hurricane? Visit Us, Island Says.
Kellanie Kerr working by flashlight at a tourist shop this month in Negril, Jamaica.
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on December 2025
Why Is Budapest, the ‘City of Baths,’ Running Out of Bathhouses?
Two of the Art Nouveau pools at Gellért Bath.
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on December 2025
Sri Lanka Declares ‘Largest’ Disaster as Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 355
A man is carried through flooded streets on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday.
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on December 2025
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza celebrating her high school graduation in Texas.
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on December 2025
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
After an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon in September.
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on December 2025
Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
Pope Leo XIV arriving in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire
Filipinos taking part in a community prayer service on Sunday in Hong Kong for the victims of the Nov. 26 fire in the Tai Po district of the city.
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on December 2025
Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking in November at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
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on December 2025
Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds Missing
A flood-damaged district in the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday.
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on December 2025
India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous
A jogger near India Gate, the national war memorial in New Delhi, shrouded in haze caused by air pollution.
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on December 2025
Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
Pope Leo XIV was greeted by President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon and Nehmat Aoun, the first lady, upon arrival in Beirut on Sunday.
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on December 2025
Trump-Endorsed Candidate and Sportscaster Lead Honduran Presidential Race
President Trump endorsed Nasry Asfura, one of the right-wing candidates for the Honduran presidency.
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on December 2025
Putin and Witkoff Meet in Russia as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Deal
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