3 Israelis Killed at West Bank-Jordan Border Crossing
Israeli police officers patrolling near the Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan on Sunday.
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Fugitive Televangelist Wanted by F.B.I. Is Caught in the Philippines
A video recording of Apollo Quiboloy was streamed inside his megachurch compound in Davao City, Philippines, in August.
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After a Century and a Half in Sweden, Finnish Skulls Return Home
Carrying coffins containing the returned remains in Palkane, Finland, on Sunday.
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Greece to Restrict Cruise Ships and Tourist Homes on Busy Islands
Watching the sunset in Santorini, Greece, in July.
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Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
Men taking a break during harvest outside of the village of Qosimobod, Takijistan. The mother of Dalerjon Mirzoyev, one of the suspects charged with the Crocus City Hall attack in March, lives in Qosimobod.
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North Korea Sends More Trash Balloons South
Balloons floating over the inter-Korea border in Paju last week. Over the past few days, North Korea has sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons over the border and into South Korea.
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In Rural China, ‘Sisterhoods’ Demand Justice, and Cash
A village in Guangdong Province, China. Women in rural areas are deprived of land rights if they marry outside their village.
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Brazil’s X Ban Upended Digital Businesses Overnight
A Brazilian user of the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, browsing posts on a phone in Brasília last month.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate Edmundo González Flees to Spain
Law enforcement officials outside the Argentine ambassador’s residence in Caracas, where six opposition leaders have been sheltering since March.
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Kuwait Turns to Power Cuts as Climate Change Strains Its Grid
Power lines in Kuwait City in June. The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy has increased scheduled power cuts as summer temperatures have soared.
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Iran Sent Ballistic Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say
A drone in the distinctive triangle shape of an Iranian-made Shahed-136 in the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian drone attack in 2022.
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Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China
The city of Haiphong on Saturday before Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam.
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Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy
“I didn’t do enough, frankly,” Tony Blair said about the framing of his legacy, adding, “It’s ultimately going to be determined in years to come by people you’ve never met.”
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis Hears Plea for Climate Action
Pope Francis meeting with Bob Dadae, the governor general of Papua New Guinea, in Port Moresby on Saturday.
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Monday Briefing: Judge Postponed Trump’s Sentencing
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Family of American Slain in the West Bank Demands an Independent Inquiry
Medics transporting the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a Turkish American woman who was fatally shot on Friday in the occupied West Bank.
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C.I.A. and MI6 Chiefs Discuss Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia and Gaza War
Richard Moore, chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service, left, and William J. Burns, director of the C.I.A., in London on Saturday.
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Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town
Soldiers of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade fording a river during exercises in the Pokrovsk region last week.
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India’s Epidemic of Cow Vigilantism Unnerves Nation’s Muslims
Capturing a stray cow in Ayodhya, India, in January. Cows are sacred in Hinduism, especially among its upper castes, and many Indian states ban their slaughter.
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Israel Strikes Schools Turned Shelters in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say
Palestinians mourn over bodies in Deir al Balah, in central Gaza, on Saturday.
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Online Credit Unions Offering High Interest Rates on Savings May Be Fakes
An unregistered credit union is nowhere to be found in the Ottawa office tower listed online as its headquarters.
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The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio
A child in Gaza receives the oral polio vaccine. The vaccine’s composition was altered in 2016, with unexpected consequences.
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Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
Data gathered on this tiny site could help researchers improve financial tools to protect forests.
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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time
The street artist Gamlet Zinkivskyi, who has painted murals in cities across eastern Ukraine, walking past one of his first works made after Russia’s invasion in his hometown, Kharkiv.
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Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests
Celebrating Mass on a Sunday at St. Paul Major Seminary, on Flores, an island in Indonesia.
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West Bank Residents Survey Destruction as Israeli Forces Withdraw
Palestinians inspected the damage on Friday after a 10-day Israeli military raid on the West Bank city of Jenin.
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American Killed at West Bank Protest Was a Campus Organizer
Aysenur Eygi during her graduation from the University of Washington this year.
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U.N. Panel Calls for International Force in Sudan to Protect Civilians
Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers walking through the heavily destroyed streets of a historic market in Omdurman, Sudan, in April.
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American Woman and Palestinian Girl Killed in Separate West Bank Incidents
Medics transporting the body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a Turkish American woman who was fatally shot on Friday in the occupied West Bank.
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Eagles Players Feared Crime in Brazil. Is Philadelphia More Dangerous?
A mural featuring quarterbacks from the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers on an apartment tower in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Presses Western Allies for More Weapons
From left, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and the Ukrainian defense minister, Rustem Umerov, met with Western allies in Germany on Friday.
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Hamas’s Release of Hostage Videos Inflames Divisions in Israel
Protesters calling for the Israeli government to secure the release of hostages from Gaza, in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
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Qatar’s Crucial Role in the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar, center, at a meeting on Gaza this spring in Saudi Arabia. Officials say he has dedicated a great deal of time to brokering a cease-fire.
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Israeli Military Withdraws From Jenin After 10-Day Raid
Surveying the damage in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday.
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Against This Mighty Paralympic Team, a Close Loss Can Feel Like a Win
Mariska Beijer of the Netherlands handled the basketball during a game against Spain at the Paralympics in Paris.
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Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats
Ukrainian men carry a dead Russian soldier in a body bag after finding him in the rubble of a destroyed Russian border post last month.
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Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 18 Students
Distressed parents waiting near a burned-out dormitory after a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri County, Kenya.
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Typhoon Yagi Expected to Strengthen Before Hitting Vietnam
Storm clouds gather over Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on Thursday.
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Is Brisbane Ready to Be the Equal of Sydney and Melbourne?
Jean Paul Gaultier’s “Fashion Freak Show,” in Brisbane, Australia.
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China Stops Foreign Adoptions, Ending a Complicated Chapter
A child at a foster home on the outskirts of Beijing in 2017.
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Friday Briefing
Justice Juan Merchan has resisted many of Mr. Trump’s most audacious legal maneuvers, and has made clear his intention to be fair to the former president.
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Nurses Win a Bigger Role as Doctors Strike in South Korea
Members from the Korean Nursing Association celebrating the passing of a bill that gives greater roles and legal protections to nurses.
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Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?
Roman Catholic worshipers celebrating Palm Sunday at a church in Dili, East Timor, last year.
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Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
“Portrait of a Girl,” a painting believed to be by Rembrandt, could become more valuable if it is authenticated.
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Woman in France Testifies Against Husband Accused of Bringing Men to Rape Her
Gisèle Pelicot, 71, arriving at court to testify against her former husband, in Avignon in southern France, on Thursday.
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Anti-Polio Campaign in Gaza Enters New Phase, Hours After Deadly Strike
Palestinians lining up to vaccinate their children against polio on Thursday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Friday Briefing: A Judge Weighs a Monumental Trump Decision
Justice Juan Merchan outside his office.
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OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output
An Aramco oil field in Saudi Arabia, which leads the group of eight nations known as OPEC Plus.
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Russian Military Intelligence Members Indicted Over Ukraine Cyberattack
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday. The attacks were essentially the opening salvos in the invasion of Ukraine.
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How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.
The Swedish public health authorities recommended this week that children under 2 use no digital media.
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on September 2024
Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
The new study shows how human health can suffer when nature is out of balance.
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on September 2024
German Police Shoot Gunman Dead Near Israeli Consulate in Munich
Police officers secured the area near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday.
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U.S. Charges American Commentator Who Works for Russian State TV
Dimitri K. Simes with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a photo released by Russian state media. Mr. Simes was accused of violating U.S. sanctions for his work with a state-owned television station.
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Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack
A funeral in Yobe, Nigeria, on Tuesday for residents killed in the village of Mafa. Thirty-four bodies were brought to the nearest town, but community leaders say many more were buried locally.
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Dismissing Kursk, Putin Says Ukraine’s East Is Russia’s Main Goal
Policemen with the White Angels evacuation team, a special unit of Ukraine’s National Police, assisted in the evacuation of a woman in a village near the frontline in the Pokrovsk district, Ukraine, this week.
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How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists
Twitter Changed Soccer. There’s a Risk X Will Do It Again.