Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Smooth Veneer
An emotional goodbye on Iran’s border with Turkey before an Iranian family headed to Australia for work, not knowing when they would reunite with loved ones at home.
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Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
An arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of London in March destroyed four ambulances run by a Jewish organization.
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Mother Runs for Office in India After Daughter Was Raped and Killed
Ratna Debnath, center, campaigning in the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal this month.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Iranians held photos of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at a government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday.
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What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London
A crime scene investigator at the site of a stabbing attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of London on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says
A memorial at Bondi Beach, the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, in December.
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Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla Heading to Breach Naval Blockade of Gaza
Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, this month.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Is Moved to House Arrest From Prison in Myanmar
Protesters with a banner of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2021. Her family has called for her release, warning that her health was deteriorating.
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Ukraine Reacts With Shrug to Phone Call Between Trump and Putin
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump in Anchorage in August. On Wednesday, the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time this year.
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Trump May Pull Troops From Germany. That Isn’t as Scary as It Once Was.
American soldiers in Germany last month. On Wednesday, President Trump declared that the United States was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany.”
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on May 2026
How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply
A girl using a solar-powered light to study during electricity rationing in Juba, South Sudan, last month.
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on May 2026
In France, Trump’s Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls
Conceived in 1806 by Napoleon, the Arc de Triomphe has come to symbolize very different things in modern France.
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on May 2026
In Bulgaria, a New Government Challenges an Old Puppet Master
Delyan Peevski greeting supporters in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2024. To his critics, Mr. Peevski has come to embody Bulgaria’s failure to establish the rule of law.
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Lithuania Says It Broke Up Russian Sabotage and Murder Plots
Ruslan Gabbasov, who Lithuania says was the target of a Russian murder conspiracy, in Brussels in 2023.
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on May 2026
Oil Companies’ Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes
An Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas. The United States has not been hit as hard by energy price increases as countries in Asia and Europe.
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on May 2026
Where in the World Is All That Gold Stored?
More than 60 central banks store gold at the Bank of England.
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on May 2026
Nigerian Military Runs a Fulani ‘Concentration Camp,’ Group Says
Soldiers patrolling in a village in Kwara State, Nigeria, in February. The state has seen a surge in violent attacks in recent months.
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on May 2026
Hezbollah Using Fiber-Optic Drones Against Israeli Targets
An Israeli military artillery unit on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon on Thursday.
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on May 2026
Decoding the King: Brits Hear Subtle Rebuke to Trump that Americans Might Miss
President Trump with King Charles III at the White House on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
New Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London
The artist Banksy appeared to have taken credit for statue of a man holding a flag covering his face that stood in Waterloo Place in London.
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on May 2026
After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas
The first direct flight between the United States and Venezuela landed in Caracas on Thursday afternoon.
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on May 2026
Sheinbaum’s Dilemma in Mexico: Defy the U.S. or Arrest an Ally
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico could arrest one of her party allies, the governor of Sinaloa state, and extradite him to the United States, or defy the U.S. request and protect him.
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on May 2026
The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited.
Delegates gathered for a meeting on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
A mural in Tehran last week showing Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz. China imports about a third of its oil and gas through the waterway.
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August Wilson Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before: In Italian
Rosanna Sparapano and Miguel Gobbo Diaz, actors in a new revival of “Jitney,” at the final dress rehearsal of the Sardegna Teatro production in Sardinia, Italy.
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on May 2026
Missing Indigenous Girl in Australia Is Found Dead After 5-Day Search
Volunteers and officials searching for a missing five-year-old girl in Alice Springs, Australia, on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
Korean Air Bans Roosters on U.S. Flights to the Philippines
An animal welfare group said that roosters were being shipped from the United States to the Philippines on Korean Air flights.
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on May 2026
Rising Fuel Prices Force Policymakers to Weigh Excruciating Choices
A gas station in Paris. The war in Iran had an almost immediate impact on European inflation, increasing gasoline prices as well as airfares and other fuel-intensive activities.
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British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
Michael Bloomberg, left, King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the 9/11 memorial on Wednesday morning, the first of several stops during the royal couple’s visit to New York City.
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Testing the Waters
Ships off the Singapore coast, near the Malacca Strait, this month.
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on May 2026
Trump and Putin Call for a Brief Cease-Fire in Ukraine
A firefighter worked to extinguish a blaze after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, this month.
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on May 2026
U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, is the highest-ranking member of Mexico’s dominant political party, Morena, to be indicted by the United States.
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on May 2026
Russia’s Victory Day Parade Will Be Missing Tanks and Other Heavy Military Armor
Last year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square featured a large force of armored vehicles.
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on May 2026
Almost All of Europe Was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds
A scorching day in Seville, Spain, last July.
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on May 2026
Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship
Coast Guard footage of an overturned cargo vessel, the Mariana, in the Pacific. Officials called off the search for its crew members on Tuesday after 11 days.
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Trump’s Clash With Merz Shows It’s Hard to Stay Friends With the President
Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Monday. He told a group of German students that the Iranian government had “humiliated” America with its slow-walk approach to negotiating an end to the war.
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on May 2026
Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar’s Condemned Hippos
Hippos descended from four imported by the drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in Colombia, in a 2023 photo.
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on May 2026
Stabbing in Jewish Area in North London Treated as a Terrorist Incident, Police Say
The stabbing occurred in the Golders Green neighborhood of London, home to a large Jewish population, and came at a time of heightened anxiety after several antisemitic attacks.
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on May 2026
Men Accused in Fires Targeting Starmer Received Orders in Russian, Prosecutors Say
A police officer outside a home in north London owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer after it was damaged by fire last year.
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on May 2026
A Look Back at Charles’s U.S. Trips
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, toured the Point Reyes farmers market near San Francisco in 2005.
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on May 2026
Loss of Emirates Further Weakens OPEC’s Influence
Oil storage in Big Spring, Texas. OPEC is less powerful than it once was, in no small part because of the rise of U.S. oil production.
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on May 2026
Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe
Regulators in Europe said Meta appears to be violating the Digital Services Act, an E.U. law passed in 2022 to force social media companies to police their platforms more aggressively.
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on May 2026
At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, welcomed King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday evening for a state dinner.
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on May 2026
Gallows Humor Provides Respite From Mideast Wars
Samer Moumneh, wearing a red headband, recording a new sketch in a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon, last week.
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on May 2026
Acid Attack in Indonesia Evokes Brutality of Suharto Era
A mural featuring Andrie Yunus, the deputy coordinator of the Kontras rights group, who was the victim of an acid attack, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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on May 2026
The British public has taken a dim view of the king’s visit.
King Charles III’s visit to Washington has been unpopular among the public in Britain, where some politicians even called for it to be canceled.
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on May 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney Says Canada’s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
The E.P.A.’s Lost Science
Bryan Hubbell, the former head of the air, climate and energy program at the Environmental Protection Agency’s research office. “The state of science is struggling,” he said.
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on May 2026
Journalist Detained in Kuwait Says He Was Stripped of Citizenship
Iceland’s Pools and Hot Tubs Are Now UNESCO-Recognized. Some Locals Aren’t Thrilled.
The Future of Apple
U.S. Gas Prices Climb Further as Effects of Iran War Reverberate
In France, American Universities Lose Their Allure in the Trump Era
Global Deforestation Slows, W.R.I. Report Finds. But Wildfires Are Taking a Toll.