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Live Updates: U.K. Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties, BBC Reports

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, last year.

Live Updates: South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

Europe Worries About Another Trump Blowup, This One on Tech

President Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Scotland last year.

In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality

In Gaza City last week.

Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.

A recruitment poster in Moscow last year. The military has struggled to root out endemic corruption.

Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking at a community center in Welwyn Garden City, Britain, last week.

Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time

Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners

A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afghanistan

Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands

At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum

Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month.

Talks on Russia-Ukraine War Enter 2nd Day in Geneva

Russia’s lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, in Geneva on Tuesday.

The Behind the Scenes Search for Compromise on Territory in Ukraine Talks

Soldiers monitor the sky for Russian drones in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December.

South Sudan Appoints Dead Man to Election Panel, as Political Crisis Grows

Critics accuse the government of President Salva Kiir, seen at center on a billboard in Juba, South Sudan, in 2024, of gross incompetence.

Here’s the police statement on the arrest.

Besides Yoon, 5 other former officials get long prison terms.

People in Seoul watching a news report on Thursday about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

Here’s the latest.

On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines

University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness

A post carved by the Musqueam artist Brent Sparrow Jr. on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver.

Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gripped South Korea.

Chun Doo-hwan, a former president of South Korea, at the Seoul District Criminal Court in 1996.

Yoon’s martial law declaration failed, but his supporters stayed loyal.

A rally for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last year.

Yoon’s jail cell is a world away from his presidential mansion.

A television screen at a train station in Seoul showing former President Yoon Suk Yeol in December.

Here’s the latest.

These Olympians Excel on Two Types of Tracks

Salomé Kora, left, will compete for a Swiss two-woman bobsled team this week in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

What To Know About the Trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted Leader

Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul in 2022.

Israel’s Actions Questioned at Security Council Meeting

Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, at the Security Council last month. Mr. Waltz said President Trump’s Board of Peace planned to pledge $5 billion to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Gaza.

As Trump Weighs Possible Iran Strikes, U.S. Military Moves Into Place

The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, seen here in the North Sea last year, is making its way toward the Middle East.

After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left

An area near the site of the brawl in Lyon, France, that led to the beating death of Quentin Deranque, on Saturday.

Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Covering Secretive U.S. Deportations

The compound where deportees from the United States were being held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

The Country Betting on Immigrants

A Venezuelan food stall in Madrid.

An Antarctic Expedition Ends in New Zealand

The New Zealand coast seen from the icebreaker Araon as it neared the end of its journey on Thursday.

Russia’s Exile From World Sports Will End Next Month at Paralympics

Russian athletes carrying their national flag at the closing ceremony for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.

Mikaela Shiffrin exorcises ghost of Olympic past.

Ski Mountaineering Makes Its Olympic Debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games

In ski mountaineering, competitors climb uphill on skis and then on foot before racing downhill.

Alberto Tomba Was an ’80s and ’90s Icon. The Olympics Have Brought Him Back.

Alberto Tomba in the wine cellar at his home near Bologna, Italy, last month. An Olympic medal winner in the 1980s and ’90s, he is back in the limelight for the Milan-Cortina games.

Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Israel last October.

Triple the pressure, triple the glory.

From 1983: Fania Fénelon, 74; Memoirs Described Auschwitz Singing

From 1966: Anna Akhmatova, Leading Soviet Poet, Is Dead

Anna Akhmatova in the late 1920s.

From 2009: Millvina Dean, Titanic’s Last Survivor, Dies at 97

Millvina Dean in 1994 peering through a porthole that was part of an exhibit called “The Wreck of the Titanic” at the National Maritime Museum.

Labubu Diplomacy

Peru Votes to Impeach President José Jerí

José Jerí was sworn in last October as interim president, replacing Dina Boluarte.

In Africa, Jesse Jackson Was Esteemed for His Fight Against Apartheid

Jesse Jackson with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 2005.

Question of True Remorse When A.I. Helps Write Your Court Apology

The arson case was heard in the District Court in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say

Hamas militants searching for the bodies of remaining hostages north of Gaza City, in December.

Frederick Vreeland, Diplomat and Spy Who Served With Style, Dies at 98

Palmerston, the Former ‘Chief Mouser’ for Britain’s Foreign Office, Dies

Palmerston sitting on a photographer’s ladder at Downing Street in London, in 2019.

A Deadly Medieval Path in England Claims a Modern Victim: An Amazon Van

An Amazon delivery van was stranded on Sunday after its driver mistakenly steered onto the Broomway, a six-mile path out into the Thames Estuary in England.

Parents of Some Winter Olympians Face Extreme Fear as Their Children Compete

Christine and Mark Henderson watched their daughter, Grace Henderson, compete in the women’s freestyle skiing big air qualifiers during the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Lunar New Year in Photos and Video: Revelers Welcome Year of the Horse

Lion dancers performing at a furniture shop during Lunar New Year celebrations at Chinatown in Manila on Tuesday.

Trump’s Ambassador to Belgium Is Summoned After Accusing Officials of Antisemitism

Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, met on Tuesday with Belgian officials over his social media posts.

Spain to Investigate Social Media Giants, Escalating Trans-Atlantic Tech Dispute

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain in Madrid last month. He asked prosecutors to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for the spread of child sex abuse material on the platforms.

Austria Charges Man in Thwarted Attack on Taylor Swift Concert

Police officers watching as Taylor Swift fans gather in Vienna in 2024.

The Drone Games: Flying Cameras Are Everywhere at the Winter Olympics

A drone video camera following speedskaters during the women’s 500-meter race at the Milan Olympics, on Sunday.

Trump Said He’d End the War in Ukraine in a Day. It’s Harder Than He Thought.

An apartment building that a Russian missile struck in Kyiv, Ukraine, in August. Moscow’s attacks have inflicted a growing toll on Ukrainians.

Iranians Mourn Slain Protesters With ‘Revolutionary Rage’

Ukraine and Russia Hold New Round of Peace Talks, but Expectations Are Low

A Ukrainian artillery brigade firing in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October. The conflict will enter its fifth year later this month.

A Rio Carnival Party That Goes On and On

Revelers taking part in the Boi Tolo on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.

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