Ukraine’s Troops Rely on a Secretive Ammunition Program. Now It’s in Doubt.
A Ukrainian soldier near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, last year. The country depends heavily on Western military support to fight the Russian invasion.
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Peace Broker, Arms Supplier: China’s Dual Roles in a Deadly Conflict
A Y-20 transport aircraft, the type used to send arms to Cambodia, at an air show in Zhuhai, China, last year.
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With New U.S. Proposal to End Gaza War, a Rare Moment of Triumph for Netanyahu
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel outside the White House in Washington on Monday.
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Read Each Point of Trump’s Plan for an Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire
Smoke billowed in Gaza City during Israeli military operation on Monday.
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U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly last week, President Trump insisted that the United States would double down on efforts to deport masses of migrants.
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Madagascar’s President Dissolves Government Amid Deadly Protests
Riot police officers using tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against power outages and water shortages near the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Monday.
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Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Power Cut at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, viewed from Nikopol, southeastern Ukraine, in 2023.
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Colombia’s President Reinforces Common Stereotype, Sparking Widespread Backlash
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia in Santiago, Chile, in July. Last week, Mr. Petro set off widespread criticism after making a comment about men named Brayan.
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Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say
An antenna for internet access on a rooftop in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.
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India-Pakistan Tensions Lead to Trophy-Less Cricket Final at Asia Cup
The India team celebrated without the official trophy after winning the Asia Cup cricket final against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday.
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Inside the U.S. Special Forces: 5 Takeaways on a Culture of Lawlessness in Afghanistan
Green Berets training support staff at Camp Mackall in North Carolina in May.
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How War-Crime Accusations Against Green Berets Were Denied and Buried
Green Berets with the Third Special Forces Group at a training exercise in North Carolina in May.
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Did a Green Beret Unit Commit One of the Worst U.S. War Crimes in Decades?
Neamatullah, 45, the brother of two men who were detained and executed by US Special Forces and their proxies in 2012, visits the site where his brothers were found outside the walls of their base in Nerkh District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on Friday, November 4, 2022.
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Dozens of Students Are Missing After School Collapses in Indonesia
An Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, collapsed on Monday, killing at least three children.
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Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader
Trump administration officials assert Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, sits atop a cartel network. He has insisted the country does not export drugs.
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Wildfire in Namibia Rips Through Etosha National Park
The fire in Etosha National Park, in Namibia, on Sunday.
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Moldova Moves Toward Europe, but Russian Tug of War Persists
Giant flags of Moldova and the European Union, seen on government buildings in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, last week.
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Tony Blair Emerges as Potential Figure in Postwar Gaza
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain has been trying to build support for a plan that would create a U.N.-mandated administration for Gaza that would include a multinational security force.
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Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal
A coal mining operation in West Virginia.
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on September 2025
What Is the Palestinian Authority?
Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestinian Authority, delivered virtual remarks a day before the official start of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Monday.
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Denmark Bans Civilian Drone Flights Ahead of Major E.U. Summit
Police officers at Copenhagen Airport last week after reports of a drone sighting.
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New Ideas Emerge to End Gaza Conflict and Govern After War
Palestinians fleeing Gaza City in September. Fighting has intensified as Israel proceeds with a plan to take over the major urban center.
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Octopuses Invade English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’
An octopus at the fish market in Brixham.
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Tech Outage at Canadian Airports Resolved After Causing Delays
Kiosks at Toronto Pearson International Airport last year.
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Missing From a U.N. Meeting on Helping Refugees? The Refugees.
Rohingya refugees at a camp near Amtoli, Bangladesh, in 2017.
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Russian Meddling Fails to Swing a Pivotal Election in Europe
Igor Grosu, a leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sunday.
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Venezuela, America and the Specter of Regime Change
A march in Caracas, Venezuela, in support of Nicolás Maduro last week.
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Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison
A photograph released by the Qatari government on Sunday shows Amir Amiry, left, with U.S. and Qatari diplomats on a plane after he was released from custody in Afghanistan.
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Russia Hammers Kyiv in 12-Hour Drone and Missile Assault
Damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk
Members of the Bolivarian militia, a reserve force, riding on an armored military vehicle in Caracas this month during a march in support of President Nicolás Maduro.
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What Salt Typhoon Shows About the Cyber Power of China’s Spy Agency
Surveillance cameras at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, last year.
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For Many Moldovans, Their Election Is a Choice Between Russia and the E.U.
Supporters of the pro-Russian coalition in the Moldova parliamentary elections at a rally in Chisinau, the capital, on Thursday.
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Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Plumbed Chinese Legal System, Dies at 95
Jerome A. Cohen in 2012 in his office at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at New York University, which he founded. Mr. Cohen, a colleague said, “created the field of the study of Chinese law in the United States.”
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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
A view of Tehran, Iran’s capital. Like many Iranian cities, it is struggling with shortages of electricity and water.
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Stampede at Actor’s Political Rally Kills at Least 38 in India
The actor and politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known as Vijay, speaking during a political rally in southern India on Saturday.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Expected to Make Rare Visit to Egypt
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, at the White House in July, during a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
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Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive
Palestinians gathered to bury loved ones outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. They were unable to move them to a cemetery because of the Israeli ground invasion.
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India Detains Popular Leader of Protest Movement
Supporters of Sonam Wangchuk held a candlelight vigil in New Delhi on Friday to protest his arrest.
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Government Sets the Stage for a Labor Showdown at Canada Post
Postal workers resumed their walkout after the government ordered major changes at Canada Post that threaten thousands of jobs.
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Netanyahu’s Defiant U.N. Speech Aimed at Home as Well as the World
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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For Want of a Ferryman, a Two-Century U.S.-Canada Link Is Severed
The ferry from Wolfe Island, Ontario, to Cape Vincent, N.Y., stayed in its winter berth all summer, and weeds grew up around it.
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U.S. Says It Will Revoke Colombian President’s Visa
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, center, and musician Roger Waters, right, addressing pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside U.N. headquarters in New York City, on Friday.
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Outages to Government Services Continue After Fire at South Korean Data Center
Kim Min-seok, South Korea’s prime minister, apologized to citizens for the inconvenience caused by the disruptions and said that he had ordered the systems directly affecting people’s daily lives to be restored as quickly as possible.
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Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There
Territorial defense officers picking up debris from the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace in the village of Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, in September.
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on September 2025
China’s Small Steps Look Bigger Next to Trump’s Retreat
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, remotely addressing a climate summit at U.N. headquarters on Wednesday.
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on September 2025
Trump Believes ‘We Have a Deal’ on Gaza. But a Host of Obstacles Remain.
President Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House in July. Mr. Netanyahu has grown more defiant as multiple Western countries this week recognized a Palestinian state.
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Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program
Russia and China voted to delay the re-imposition of the United Nations sanctions on Iran in New York on Friday.
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on September 2025
Trump Pardon Ended Probe Into Green Beret’s Killing of Suspected Taliban Bombmaker. Was Justice Served?
What It Takes to Get Lunch Delivered to the 70th Floor
Typhoon Bualoi Slams Into Central Vietnam, Adding to Death Toll
A Global Crackdown on Free Speech
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