Lebanese Fear That Wherever the Displaced Go, Israeli Bombs Will Follow
The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Christian village of Aitou, northern Lebanon, in October.
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Israel Pounds Area Near Beirut Amid Signs of a Widening Offensive
Residents searched for their belongings in the rubble of a destroyed apartment building after an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.
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Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West
President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, in a photo released by Russian state media. Mr. Scholz called on Mr. Putin to end the war, saying that Russia had not achieved any of its goals.
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Gaza War Strains Europe’s Efforts at Social Cohesion
Pro-Palestinian protesters opposing Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, in May.
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In Moscow, Trump’s Victory Is Welcomed, But Warily
A cardboard cutout depicting Donald J. Trump in the window of a bar in St. Petersburg, Russia, three days after he was re-elected.
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Moldova Uncovers Fraudulent Scheme to Get Criminals Off Interpol Blacklist
The Interpol office in Chisinau, Moldova’s capital. Prosecutors say corrupt officials working there assisted a scheme to remove fugitives from a wanted list.
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Fire in Retirement Home in Spain Leaves at Least 10 Dead
Residents were evacuated from a retirement home where a fire broke out in Villafranca de Ebro, northern Spain, on Friday.
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Court Hears New York Times Case Against European Commission Over Vaccine Deal
A spokeswoman for The New York Times said a lawsuit by the company raised key issues about democratic oversight in the European Union.
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Why North Korea Is Building Drones
Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in a photo released by state media, which said it showed him supervising drone tests on Thursday.
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Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say
Elon Musk after a meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
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Argentina Mulls Exiting Paris Climate Deal
President Javier Milei of Argentina is considering withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, according to the country’s foreign minister.
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Investigators Assess if Netanyahu’s Aides Forged Oct. 7 Phone Records
The inquiry is seen as sensitive in Israel, where the question of what the prime minister knew in advance of Hamas’s invasion could prove crucial to his political future.
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Taylor Swift to Tour in Canada After Trudeau Issues Plea on Social Media
Taylor Swift fans taking photos in front of the Rogers Center on the Thursday in Toronto, Canada before Ms. Swift’s sold out show.
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A Whole New Ballgame
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Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.
Cooling towers at the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pa., last month. One reactor will be brought back online in 2028.
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Can These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Zachary, raised at a roadside zoo, out of the public eye at the Lincoln Park Zoo in September.
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New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Māori members of the New Zealand parliament speak to the media.
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Friday Briefing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaigning with Donald J. Trump in October.
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Murray Sinclair, 73, Who Reframed Indigenous Relations in Canada, Dies
Murray Sinclair in 2021. “We needed individual Canadians to understand not only were Indigenous people mistreated throughout history, but you were lied to as well,” he said.
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Yiannis Boutaris, Vintner, Animal Defender and Greek Mayor, Dies at 82
Yiannis Boutaris, the mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece, outside his office in 2012. He said he never thought of himself as a career politician.
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Friday Briefing: Dismay Over Trump’s Picks
Former Representative Matt Gaetz.
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France-Israel Soccer Match is Overshadowed by Amsterdam Attack
President Emmanuel Macron of France (front row, second from the right), Prime Minister Michel Barnier (front left), and former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande (behind Mr. Macron) attended the France-Israel soccer match amid heavy security.
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New York Joins a Global City Club, With a Deal on Congestion Pricing
New York City is joining many other global cities that have congestion pricing. In most, those fees have become an ordinary part of city life.
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Pope Francis Wants to Save the Environment. He Can Start With a Tree.
Pope Francis appearing before crowds from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter’s Square in December 2023.
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Norway Apologizes for Forced Assimilation of Sami and Other Minorities
Gathering for a reindeer sleigh ride at a Sami Easter Festival in Kautokeino, Norway, in 2018. Norway long had an official policy of suppressing Sami culture.
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Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon
Rescuers evacuating bodies from the site of an airstrike that targeted a house in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Thursday.
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Typhoon Usagi Slams Into the Philippines
A fisherman trying to secure a boat during a storm in Santa Ana, the Philippines, on Thursday.
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Thursday Briefing
Donald Trump with President Biden, in the Oval Office yesterday.
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Explosions Outside Brazil’s Supreme Court Leave 1 Dead
Police officers near the site of an explosion at Three Powers Plaza in Brasília, Brazil’s capital, on Wednesday night.
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Haiti’s Gang Violence Worsens as FAA Suspends Flights From the U.S.
Despite the deployment of a Kenyan-led international police force, many parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, remain deserted because of the fear of gangs.
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Mexican Officials Arrest Top Security Official in Mayor’s Beheading
The funeral for Alejandro Arcos Catalán, 43, last month. He was newly elected as the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, when he was killed six days after taking office.
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Italy’s President Rebukes Musk for Chiming In on Country’s Immigration Debate
President Sergio Mattarella is Italy’s head of state but not part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government.
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Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case
A colorized electron microscope image of avian influenza grown in cultured cells.
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India’s Top Court Bans ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Often Used Against Muslims
Shops were razed by the state administration after violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Nuh, India, last year.
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Trump’s Input in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks May Put Kyiv on New Timetable
A Ukrainian soldier repelling a Russian attack at a frontline position near Toretsk last month. Ukrainian forces have been losing ground in the east.
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Israeli Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Bid to Delay Corruption Trial Testimony
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, last month.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral Is Ready to Reopen in December
Taking pictures outside Notre-Dame last year. The cathedral will be reopened on Dec. 7, five years after a devastating fire.
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Who Are Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Picks?
Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, at a campaign event with Donald J. Trump in Pennsylvania last month.
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Blinken Visits NATO Headquarters
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken scheduled his visit to NATO headquarters after the results of the U.S. presidential election.
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After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It
The Zhuhai sports center on Tuesday, the day after a driver killed at least 35 people.
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on November 2024
Who Might Be the Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
The grounds of Lambeth Palace, the residence of the archbishop of Canterbury in London.
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Russia Launches Missiles Against Ukraine’s Capital
People taking shelter inside a subway station during a Russian military attack, in Kyiv, on Wednesday.
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2,100 Fakes Rounded Up in Art Forgeries Bust
A photograph released by Italy’s Culture Ministry showing fake artworks in Rome after being seized by the police.
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C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans
Israeli tanks near the border with Gaza last month. The information in the leaked documents is highly classified and shed light on a possible strike by Israel on Iran.
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COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing
Delegates at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.
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Gaza Militants Release Video of Sasha Troufanov, an Israeli Russian Hostage
A photo of Sasha Troufanov displayed at a demonstration in Jerusalem last month calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
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Four Tropical Storms Swirl Simultaneously Near the Philippines
A street flooded by heavy rains from Typhoon Toraji in Ilagan, the Philippines, on Tuesday.
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Take the ‘Death Stairs’ if You Dare
A staircase made of pipe fittings at Kevin Reid’s childhood home in Dublin, Ireland. Each tread can accommodate only one step at a time.
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U.K. Plans to Fine Tech Executives for Illegal Weapon Sales Online
Members of a charity that works to reduce knife crime reviewing collected items in London in 2022.
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Wednesday Briefing
Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about not being more rigorous about the people chosen as his aides in his first term.
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Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections
Engineers Discover a 132-Year-Old Message in a Bottle in a Scottish Lighthouse
Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Victory Lap
Aid Deliveries to Gaza Remain Low Despite U.S. Warning to Israel