Houthi Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave
King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in 2025.
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Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing
President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
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In the Wake of Riots, the French Authorities Ban Some Protests
Police officers in Paris on Tuesday during a partial curfew put in place after last weekend’s demonstrations.
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International Criminal Court Wins E.U.’s Top Human Rights Prize
The International Criminal Court in The Hague last month.
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Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political Limbo
Aleksandar Vucic addressing supporters at a rally in Novi Sad, Serbia, last Friday.
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PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline
Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands in Brussels last week. He said that his cabinet was closely monitoring the online vulnerability caused by a security flaw in PHP.
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As Typhoon Champi Nears, Taiwan’s Mayors Bet on a Popular Day Off
A high wave hitting the shore in Keelung, northern Taiwan, on Thursday, as Typhoon Champi approached the area.
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Space Debris Found Twice Within Days Amid ‘Growing Casualty Risk’
A large charred metallic fragment, suspected to be rocket debris, at an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, in October.
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‘Open War’ Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Adds a Volatile Element
A house hit in June by Pakistani airstrikes in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, as seen in August.
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Protests in Indonesia Demand Action to Stop Rainforest Fires
Protesters criticized President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia during a rally in Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Palestinians Hope Israeli Election Will Oust Netanyahu
Palestinians carry food aid from a distribution point in Gaza last month.
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What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France
Police officers confronting protesters in Paris this month.
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Italy Experiences Food and Fuel Shortages After Truckers on Strike Block Roads
Mostly empty shelves at a grocery store in Naples, Italy, on Thursday.
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Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever
Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where the country’s first Ebola patient was admitted this week. An African health official said that if authorities could not come up with ways to stamp out the outbreak, “the whole continent can be affected.”
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What Is PHP? Why Are Government and Business Websites Going Offline?
A programmer in Guernica, Spain, on Thursday, working on PHP code, software used throughout the internet.
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Australian Zoo Plays Matchmaker for Giant Birds, and Big Green Eggs Are Proof
There have been fewer than 10 southern cassowary chicks in the last 10 years at Australia’s other zoos.
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Pope Needs No Further Treatment for Lung Cancer, Doctors Say
Pope Leo XIV greeting the faithful at St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.
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Thélyson Orélien's Quebec Publisher Cuts Ties Over A.I. Accusations
Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.
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A Debt-Fueled “Doom Loop”
In Paris on Saturday.
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Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future
Protesters against the high cost of living in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.
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A.I. Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many Websites
The website for the French government was temporarily unavailable on Wednesday amid hacking concerns stemming from major bugs in a piece of software used widely across the internet.
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Delhi’s Winter Season of Polluted Air Begins
Hazy skies in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. “All the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t like our country,” he said.
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When Starshield Cut Out, Ukrainian Drones Fell From the Skies
A Ukrainian soldier flying a drone in the Donetsk region last week. Members of the military have reported issues with drone connectivity since Starshield was disrupted.
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Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?
A still from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service showing Stephen Hubbard at a hearing in the Russian capital in 2024.
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Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count
Volunteers and relatives searching for bodies in the rubble of a public housing complex that collapsed during the twin earthquakes in July.
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Australian Politicians Were Already on Edge Before One of Their Own Was Attacked
Tributes and flowers were left on Wednesday outside the electoral office of the lawmaker Helen Haines, who was struck by a car on Monday, in Wangaratta, Australia.
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China’s Free A.I. Models Are Thrown Into Uncertainty
Under rules proposed last week, the next advanced A.I. models might need the government’s permission to be exported out of China.
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on October 2026
Modi Seeks to Calm Allies by Shackling Gen Z Protests
Security personnel detained protesters in New Delhi this month demanding the resignation of the election commission chief.
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UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush
Traveling on the London subway in April. Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a national campaign against “one of the most annoying things on public transport” — people blasting music or videos from their phone.
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As Alberta Rejects Canada Separatism, Carney Gets Much of the Credit
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, center, with supporters of Alberta’s staying in Canada in Red Deer, Alberta, last Friday.
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Art Basel Paris Preview Draws Interest Despite Protests
The Grand Palais in Paris, site of the Art Basel Paris preview.
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Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak
Testing for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of people have died in this year’s outbreak.
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China Criticizes U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems
A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
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Is Putin’s Waiting Game Working?
At Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in December 2025.
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on October 2026
The British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror Plot
A B‑1B Lancer bomber at the R.A.F. Fairford air base in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, last month.
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on October 2026
Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week.
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UK to Send Fighter Jets to Help Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Attacks
A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet at a base in Coningsby, England, in February.
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El Salvador’s President Issues Harsh Warning to Haitian Gangs After 4 Soldiers Are Abducted
Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?
Archers Mount Their Steeds in Pursuit of Centuries-Old Warrior Spirit
Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War
He Was Reporting on Floods in Australia. Then He Jumped to the Rescue.
Shark Returns to Sea After Over a Month Stuck in a South Korean Port Canal