Iran Finds Escalation Is a Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Bandar Abbas, Iran, this week.
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Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent
President Trump visiting Deerfield Residence, the home of the U.S. ambassador to Ireland, in Dublin on Saturday.
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Death Toll From Ferry Fire in the Philippines Rises to 76
Rescuers carrying the remains of victims at the Borac port in Coron, the Philippines, on Saturday.
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In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue
Members of the Nepali Army conducting a search-and-rescue operation at the Chilime hydropower project on Thursday.
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‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting
Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government during clashes with Houthi fighters on Tuesday in the Al-Kadha area, west of Taiz Province.
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Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime
Federal Revenue Service officers in Brazil setting up a drone for a flight in an area controlled by the agency in the Port of Santos this year.
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Tyla and Other Stars Cancel Concerts Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash
Protesters against undocumented foreigners in Spring, South Africa, in June.
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As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table
BRICS signage in New Delhi on Friday. The Indian capital has largely been shut down for the meeting.
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Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War
Coffee farmers spreading fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen, in 2025. The port city of Mokha rose to prominence through the Yemeni coffee trade.
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The Doctor Pressuring African Leaders to Own the Ebola Response
Dr. Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in July in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Inside an Ancient Lebanese City Engulfed by War
The ancient city of Tyre has come to embody the rhythms and brutality of war in southern Lebanon.
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Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree
The last BRICS summit was in Rio de Janeiro last year. It brings together countries seeking to reduce the world’s dependence on the West.
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Why Carney Isn’t Rushing Back to the Negotiating Table
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet spent most of the week emphasizing efforts to build closer ties with other nations and plans for domestic infrastructure spending.
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Walk This Way
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Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries
An airplane spraying coca plants in El Catatumbo, a region in the Norte de Santander department of Colombia, in 2008.
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Police Uncover Scheme Using Fake Horse Passports to Traffic Animals
Europe has strict rules for the trading of horses. These Connemara ponies were running wild on Omey Island, Ireland, in August.
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France Widens Sex-Trafficking Investigation Linked to Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein was a part-time resident of Paris for nearly two decades, living in a sumptuous apartment on Avenue Foch.
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Israel Destroys Underground Hezbollah Base in Southern Lebanon
The top of the Ali al-Taher ridge, in southern Lebanon, on Friday. Lebanese and Israeli officials say Hezbollah established a major installation beneath the ridge.
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Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route
A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC in 2025 of Perim Island off Yemen.
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For China, a Mock A.I. Attack on WeChat Signals a Dangerous New Era
In China, government agencies, companies and almost 80 percent of citizens use WeChat to conduct business, make payments and communicate.
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Organizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison
From left, Lee Cheuk-yan in 2019, Chow Hang-tung in 2021 and Albert Ho in 2019.
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At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence
Mr. Modi with President Trump at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, in June.
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A Succession Battle Erupts Over a Late Ugandan Monarch
The flag-draped coffin containing the body of King Oyo of the Tooro Kingdom in Uganda during a ceremony at the Entebbe International Airport last week.
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Toyohiro Akiyama, Japan’s Chain-Smoking ‘Space Antihero,’ Dies at 84
Toyohiro Akiyama waving from a space capsule after returning to Earth in December 1990.
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Bayeux Mania
The Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in July.
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Trump Administration Says U.S. Will Work With Peru on Crime Crackdown
Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a news conference on Thursday in Peru’s capital, Lima, with the Peruvian president, Keiko Fujimori.
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Choking Global Trade
The Rhine River near Düsseldorf, Germany, last month.
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UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis
An Israeli settler herding sheep in the West Bank and recording Palestinian villagers as they filmed him in July. International attention is focused on Israel’s expansion of illegal settlements there.
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Moscow Claims Ukraine Planned to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.
A car belonging to the British ambassador drives out of Britain’s embassy in Moscow in 2024.
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Cargo Ship Fire in Eastern China Kills 25
In this photograph, released by Chinese state media, fire trucks were parked near a cargo ship after it caught fire while docked in Qingdao, China, on Thursday.
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Russian Drone Incursion Delayed Zelensky Flight to Oslo, Moldova Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, second from left, at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway in Oslo on Wednesday. His plane’s departure from Moldova on Tuesday was delayed by a Russian drone near Chisinau, officials said.
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Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally
Soldiers at a recruitment event in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday.
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With Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground
Ulrich Siegmund, left, the lead Alternative for Germany candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, with the party’s co-leaders, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, in Magdeburg, Germany, on Sunday.
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Why Yemen Is Back on the Brink of War
Supporters of the Houthi militia in Sanaa, Yemen, in July.
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Carney, at a Cabinet Retreat, Considers Further Trade Strikes Against the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada will consider whether to impose more tariffs against the United States during his cabinet retreat, which starts on Thursday.
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Kenneth Feinberg Recalls Running the 9/11 Compensation Fund
“You cannot outfox time.” Kenneth Feinberg in 2016.
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Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home.
A scene from the play Come From Away, performed in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The musical tells the story of the 6,579 passengers and crew aboard 38 planes diverted to Gander after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and of the local residents who welcomed and cared for them.
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At Least 35 Dead, Dozens Missing After Ferry Fire in the Philippines
A screen grab from a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard showing the ferry that caught fire off Palawan on Wednesday.
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August Ties for Hottest Month on Record
A vendor cooled off with a frozen water bottle in a market in Seoul on Aug. 6.
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How Fighting Fires Became an All-of-Europe Project
Firefighters near Lacanau, France, in July. Some French firefighters are learning new techniques fighting blazes elsewhere in Europe.
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Back to School, Now With A.I.
Google’s Gemini chatbot.
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U.S. Designates Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones Gang as Terrorist Group
The “Tiger Zone” graffiti in Guayaquil, Ecuador, refers to the gang that controls the sector.
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Emma Bonino, Italian Campaigner for Civil Rights, Dies at 78
U.S. allies in Europe recall trans-Atlantic bonds after the 9/11 attacks.
In Doonbeg, Trump’s Irish Open Visit Prompts Protests and Praise
As Russia Again Draws Near, a Frontline City Fears Obliteration This Time
Ancient Tombs, Untouched by Looters, Are Found Under Peru’s Sands
25 Years After 9/11, Al Qaeda Still Has a Home in Afghanistan
The ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan: 25 Years in Pictures