Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has vowed to hold Peter Mandelson accountable and has apologized to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
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‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price on Protest Supporters
Members of an Iranian counterterrorism police unit at a pro-government rally in Tehran last month.
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Residents of Cortina, a Winter Olympics Hub, Are Angry About All the Construction
Laborers in Cortina d’Ampezzo working in January to finish a ski lift before the Winter Games begin.
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Ukraine-Russia Talks End With Little Progress and Hints of Impasse
Working on Wednesday at a power plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was heavily damaged by recent Russian missile and drone strikes.
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Deaths in Boat Disaster in English Channel Were Avoidable, Inquiry Finds
Belongings left by migrants near Wimereux, France, before they tried to cross the English Channel to reach Britain in November 2021.
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Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Starts New Hunger Strike in Prison
Narges Mohammadi in Tehran last year while on temporary leave from prison. She was released for medical treatment in 2024 before being arrested again last year.
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‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway at an event in Oslo in 2024.
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Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, right, visiting an auto parts plant on Thursday in Woodbridge, Ontario.
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LA Olympics Chief Keeps Low Profile in Milan Games After Appearing in Epstein Files
Casey Wasserman, chairman of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, addressing members of the International Olympic Committee in Milan on Tuesday.
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South Korea Questions Cram School Culture and Childhood Stress
Seoul has “Therapy Zone” boxes, soundproof spaces where students can study, or vent, in the evenings after school.
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Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
President Trump meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Alaska last year.
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U.S. and Iran to Hold Talks in Oman on Friday
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, was expected to meet with U.S. envoys in Oman on Friday.
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Canada’s Tate McRae Roots for Team USA in New Olympics Ad
Tate McRae in December in Los Angeles.
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Dutch Queen Joins the Military
A photograph released by the Royal House showing Queen Máxima of the Netherlands during military training in Breda on Wednesday.
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Russian Comedian Accused of Making a Joke About Veterans Gets Prison Time
The Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin, standing during a court appearance last year in Moscow, said his joke did not mention soldiers.
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Chevron Agrees to Explore Oil and Gas Work in Syria
The Tishrin oil field in northeastern Syria on Wednesday.
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France’s Raid on X Escalates Trans-Atlantic Showdown Over Social Media
A poster in London featuring an image of Elon Musk, calling for X users to delete their accounts.
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John Steenhuisen, South African Party Leader, to Step Down
John Steenhuisen votes for the speaker of the National Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024.
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Former Prince Andrew Moves Out of Royal Home Amid Fresh Epstein Revelations
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor riding a horse in Windsor Great Park, near to Royal Lodge, on Monday.
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Yair Golan’s Battle for a Two-State Solution and the Future of Israel
Golan at an open discussion in December at Kibbutz Naan.
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Two Chinese Journalists Are Detained for Reporting on Corruption
Liu Hu in 2019. He and another Chinese journalist were recently detained after writing about a local official in Sichuan Province.
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At Least 15 Die in Rare Collision Between Migrant Boat and Greek Patrol Vessel
Emergency workers on the eastern Aegean island of Chios, Greece, on Wednesday. The exact circumstances of the collision were not immediately clear.
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For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land
The fate of the Donbas region is among the thorniest of issues in peace talks.
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Bulgarians Adopt the Euro With a Whisper of Melancholy but Few Tears
A billboard in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, on New Year’s Day. The changeover to euros was long anticipated but divided public opinion nonetheless.
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Here’s How the U.S. Accepted Danish Control of Greenland 100 Years Ago.
A statue commemorating Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, in the 18th century, overlooking the city last year.
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Gloves Come Off in Gulf as Trump’s Closest Arab Allies Clash
The site of a recent car-bomb attack in southern Yemen.
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Russia and Ukraine Resume Talks After a Huge Attack by Moscow
Ukrainian emergency workers spray water on a damaged residential building following an air attack in Kharkiv on Tuesday.
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How 2026 Winter Olympics Security Is Preparing For The Opening Ceremony
Italian carabinieri in Milan on Sunday. The city is hosting the Winter Olympics this month.
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‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave President Trump a warm and opulent welcome in Saudi Arabia last year.
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Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, Son of Libyan Dictator, Is Killed
Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi gave an interview to The New York Times in Tripoli, Libya, in 2011.
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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
The French Embassy in Baghdad is in a house built in the 1930s.
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U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions
F/A-18 fighter jets parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in 2024.
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Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays
Xi Jinping during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing last year.
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At Least 30 Dead After Weeks of Heavy Snowfall in Japan
The Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, Japan, last month.
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Nepal Arrests 6 Officials, Accusing Them of Fraudulent Everest Rescues
A helicopter flying over the Khumbu glacier near Mount Everest. The authorities in Nepal said rescue agencies carried out hundreds of fraudulent rescues.
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Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
A child playing on a phone in Barcelona in 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said the social media ban would be part of a series of measures pushed by his government.
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What to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy
Law enforcement officers outside the home of Nancy Guthrie near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday.
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Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Goes on Trial Over Charges Including Rape
Marius Borg Hoiby in 2022. The 29-year-old has no title or official duties, but the charges against him have contributed to a sense of crisis for Norway’s royal family.
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Palestinians Return to Gaza for First Time in Nearly Two Years
Palestinians embraced people who returned to Gaza late on Monday after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was reopened.
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Two Quit Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel
U.K. Investigates Peter Mandelson Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties
Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk
Thousands Displaced by Military Operation in Pakistan
Rethinking Shakespeare in Shanghai
Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance
Babies, Robots and Climate Change
Israel Launches Deadly Strikes on Gaza, Saying Militants Attacked Its Soldiers
In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
All About the Epstein Files
‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear