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Syria Struggles to Rebuild a Year After the Assad Regime’s Fall

Live Updates: Spain Scrutinizes Break in Track After 2 Trains Collide, Killing 40

Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway during a meeting last year.

Slow Emergency Response Blamed in Deadly Pakistan Mall Fire

The ruins of the Gul Plaza Shopping Mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday. The source of the blaze during a busy weekend was unconfirmed.

Splits Emerge Among Venezuelans as Revolutionary Dream Fades

Demonstrators demanding the release of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday.

Clashes Erupt Around Syrian Prisons Holding Islamic State Fighters

Soldiers of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces deployed near the Gweiran Prison, which houses men accused of being Islamic State fighters, in Hasakah Province, northeastern Syria, on Monday.

At the Center of Trump’s Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock

Mezhova, in eastern Ukraine, in December. Ukrainian officials have likened their country’s recovery blueprint to the Marshall Plan, the U.S.-funded project to rebuild Europe after World War II.

What We Know About the Deadly High-Speed Train Crash in Spain

A person affected by a deadly train derailment is transferred for treatment to the Caseta Municipal in Adamuz, Spain, on Sunday.

What to Know About Hezbollah’s Ties to Venezuela

Hezbollah fighters at the Lebanon-Syria border in 2017.

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Prime Minister, Calls for Snap Election

Sanae Takaichi, the prime minister of Japan, called early elections just three months into her tenure.

Prince Harry’s Court Case Against Daily Mail Publisher: What to Know

Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London after giving evidence. He has pursued several legal battles aimed at holding Britain’s tabloids to account over unlawful news gathering.

What Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress Hopes to Achieve

Signage for the 14th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam outside the National Convention Center in Hanoi this month.

Guatemala Declares State of Emergency to Address Gang Violence

Guatemalan riot police officers guard the entrance to the men’s Preventive Detention Center in Guatemala City on Sunday.

Starmer Pushes Back Against Greenland Tariff Threat as ‘Completely Wrong’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking to the news media at Downing Street in London on Monday.

Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland

President Trump with European leaders at the White House in August. On Saturday, Mr. Trump said would raise tariffs on several European countries unless they let him acquire Greenland.

A labor union raised concerns last year about Spain’s railway lines.

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, in Cordoba, Spain, on Monday.

The crash occurred on a new stretch of high-speed rail track, officials say.

A train operated by Iryo, a private company, that partially derailed and was hit by another train on Monday near Adamuz, in southern Spain.

Survivors of Deadly Train Crash in Spain Describe Hellish Scenes

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident near Adamuz, Spain, on Monday.

Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn’t Seem to Want It.

For President Trump, the sheer size of Greenland’s territory holds part of the appeal; it is about three times the size of Texas, and bigger than Alaska.

No Country Has Ever Been Held Responsible for Genocide. Can This Lawyer Change That?

I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades

An exhibit at a conference held by Nvidia, which makes chips that power artificial intelligence. Surging investment in technology is poised this year to offset the headwinds of rising protectionism.

Spain Closes High-Speed Rail Network in South After Crash

Passengers at a train station in Madrid on Sunday, after the train derailment in southern Spain.

As Davos Convenes, Deference to Trump Has Replaced Everything

Attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last year.

Why Are New Zealanders Moving to Australia? More Money, Better Vibes.

Travelers at Wellington International Airport, in New Zealand last month.

Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth

China is still grappling with a property market crash that began four years ago, after many years of overbuilding.

European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat

The flag of Greenland flying outside the Danish Parliament on Friday.

High-Speed Train Crash in Spain Leaves at Least 21 Dead

Trump’s Ultimatum to Europe

Chile Wildfires Kill 16 and Force Wide Evacuation

Buildings damaged by wildfires in Chile’s Biobío region on Sunday.

Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Force Agree to Merge After Clashes

Syrian Army personnel celebrated as government forces entered the northern city of Raqqa on Sunday.

Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump Amid Greenland Threats

Demonstrators gather at Råduspladsen, City Hall in Copenhagen on Saturday. People gathered in different cities in Denmark and Greenland to protest against US President Donald Trump’s designs to take over the Arctic island. The timing coinsided with a US delegations trip to Copenhagen.

$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Gaza City, last week. About 80 percent of the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, according to the United Nations.

After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Hitting Back

A protest against President Trump in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Saturday.

The Biggest Challenge in Venezuela Is Soaring Food Prices

A woman showing her nearly empty refrigerator in Los Teques, Venezuela.

At Davos, Global Leaders Gather to Ponder the Future of a Messy World

Tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets during the latest uprising, including an anti-government protest in Tehran.

Can Davos Help Protect the Planet?

The town of Davos, Switzerland, site of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. Over the years, the event’s organizers have been working to reduce the environmental impact of the meeting.

Avalanches Across Austrian Alps Kill 8 Skiers in One Day

A photo provided by the mountain rescue service in the Pongau region of Austria shows rescuers searching for avalanche victims on Saturday.

How a Screwdriver Salesman Helped Fuel U.S. Airstrikes in Nigeria

Emeka Umeagbalasi, 56, at his home in Onitsha, Nigeria, last month.

Chimney Sweeps Are Making a Comeback in the U.K. as Energy Costs Climb

Josh Firkins, left, and Tom Joslin, an apprentice, sweeping a chimney last month in London.

France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges

An aerial view of the house built by Ezra and Khedouri Lawee in the 1930s.

Greenlanders Protest Trump’s Takeover Plans

Syria Advance on Kurdish-Held Areas as Washington Urges Restraint

Syrian government forces launching a rocket toward Kurdish forces near Dibsi Faraj in northern Syria on Saturday.

World Leaders Consider Joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

A camp for displaced Palestinians, in Gaza City, on Tuesday.

Prize Fight

Uganda’s President Museveni Is Declared Election Winner

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has ruled the country for four decades.

Mr. Carney Goes to Beijing

Prime Minister Mark Carney with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader.

Can Cuba Survive Without Venezuela’s Oil?

A Cuban-flagged oil tanker anchored near the Matanzas terminal this month in Cuba.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Unbending Over Time

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2024 in Tehran.

Despite Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelan Exiles Realize They’re Not Going Home Soon

The handsome Salamanca streets, a neighborhood in Madrid known as Little Caracas, and frequented by Venezuela’s wealthy, oil rich diaspora, last week.

Inside the Doctors Without Borders Clinics That Israel Is Closing in Gaza

Aseel Hamada, 24, awaiting a physical therapy appointment at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Gaza City.

How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change

Climate activists protest BlackRock in New York City in 2023.

Is the Russian Military Adapting Effectively to the Drone Age?

A damaged Russian tank near the village of Sulyhivka, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, in 2023. Ukraine increasingly relies on drones to neutralize Russian armor.

How a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit

The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa

Anselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.

A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent

Gabriel Barkay, 81, Dies; His Discoveries Revised Biblical History

Gabriel Barkay in 2016, displaying a restored ancient tile excavated from the holy site in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount. He earned a reputation as the “dean” of biblical archaeologists.

Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted

María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews in the United States and abroad.

Thousands Evicted From Makoko, the ‘Venice of Nigeria’

At the Makoko community, in Lagos, this week.

Syria’s President Affirms Kurds’ Rights, in Overture to the Minority

People crossing a bridge as they fled from a Kurdish-controlled area on Friday in Rasm al-Harmal, east of Aleppo, Syria.

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