She’s Upending Japanese Politics With Two Words: ‘I’m Pregnant’
Hikaru Fujita, a candidate for Parliament, in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, on Tuesday.
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Russian General Is Shot in Moscow
A still image from a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense showing Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev in 2023. An attacker shot him in the back, the authorities said on Friday.
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U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran, left, with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi, in a photo released on Friday by Mr. Albusaidi’s ministry. News outlets said Mr. Albusaidi had met separately with Iranian and U.S. delegations in Muscat, Oman’s capital.
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Norway Rallies Behind Royals, Despite Dismay Over Epstein Links
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with her husband, Crown Prince Haakon.
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What to Expect at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, From the Man Behind Them
Rehearsing for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan last week.
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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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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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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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Milan Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: What Time to Watch, How to Watch, and More
A training session at Livigno Snow Park in Italy on Wednesday.
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Argentina and U.S. Sign Sweeping Trade Deal as Alliance Deepens
President Trump with President Javier Milei of Argentina at the White House in October.
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Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case
From left, Chief Myron Demkiw of the Toronto police, Chief Jim MacSween and Deputy Chief Ryan Hogan of the York Regional Police at a news conference on Thursday in Aurora, Ontario.
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Italy Toughens Protest Laws, Hours Before Planned Rallies at Winter Olympics
Outside San Siro Stadium in Milan, a venue for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, on Wednesday.
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At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops
A Ukrainian soldier preparing a Starlink satellite internet system in the Donetsk region in 2024. Russians have been evading export restrictions to smuggle in Starlink devices and send them to the front.
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Mayor of Tequila, Mexico, Is Accused of Shaking Down Tequila Companies
Blue agave, grown for tequila, in Jalisco state, Mexico.
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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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‘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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The Olympics Are a Show Of Global Harmony. The World is Anything But.
As Olympics Open, Pope Leo Warns Against Using Sports for ‘Propaganda or National Supremacy’
Two Quit Human Rights Watch Over Shelved Report Criticizing Israel
Iran Is at Work on Missile and Nuclear Sites, Satellite Images Show
Thousands Displaced by Military Operation in Pakistan
It’s Time for the Olympics
Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance
Rethinking Shakespeare in Shanghai
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