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Live Updates: At Least 13 Are Killed as Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments

‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East

Israel is striking at will in Lebanon, killing enemies and innocents.

Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro

Maria Corina Machado has argued that Nicolás Maduro simultaneously heads two different drug trafficking organizations that threaten U.S. national security.

The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?

President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow in 2024. For the Russian leader, holding out for a broader Ukrainian collapse could deliver hitherto unthinkable concessions.

‘You Start Getting Desperate’: How It Feels to Be Young and Jobless in Britain

McKenzie Bartley, 19, spent months last year applying for jobs in Bristol.

Pope Leo to Visit Turkey and Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican last weekend.

Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Loses Corruption Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy, a former president of France, at a soccer match in Paris on Saturday. He had spent 20 days in jail on another case, but was freed after filing an appeal.

Spat With China Becomes an Asset for Japan’s New Leader

U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza

A tent camp for displaced people northwest of Gaza City this month.

Auto Industry Was Warned For Years of Poisoning, Sickness From Car Batteries

Workers at a battery-breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, loading dead car batteries to be recycled.

Warmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, eating sushi containing Japanese seafood in a photo released by the president’s office.

Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan

Firefighters responding after a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot

Jair Bolsonaro during an interview in January.

An Eritrean Woman Seeking Asylum in Canada Was Almost Deported From the U.S.

Rahel Negassi, an Eritrean asylum seeker who worked as a nurse for over two decades in the United States while undocumented.

Eli Zeira Dies at 97; Israeli Official Dismissed Warnings of Yom Kippur War

Pope Leo Blesses Rave-Goers in Slovakia

Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd on video at a rave in Slovakia earlier this month.

The last time Hong Kong had a major fire was 2008.

A fire in the Mong Kok neighborhood of Hong Kong in 2008.

Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says

View of Jakarta, Indonesia, last year. Jakarta has won the title of the world’s most populated city.

Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations

Cars on a bridge to escape floodwaters in Hat Yai, Thailand, on Tuesday.

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What’s Really Going On With Crime in South Africa

Trump Vowed Fewer Regulations and Lots More Oil. He’s Delivered on One.

Since President Trump took office, oil production is up, but largely because of improved efficiency, and it has not translated into more jobs for either the industry or the overall economy.

Taiwan’s President to Seek an Extra $40 Billion for Military

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan has come under pressure from the Trump administration to increase the island’s spending on defense.

The 2026 Putin Calendar Is Here: ‘ A Man for Every Season’

Violence Is Driving Catastrophic Hunger in Nigeria, U.N. Report Says

The dormitory where gunmen kidnapped schoolgirls in Kebbi, Nigeria, this month.

Penny Oleksiak, Canadian Swimmer, Faces 2-Year Ban Over Antidoping Testing Rules

The Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak during the World Championships in 2022.

Crunchtime for Europe on Ukraine

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany at the G20 summit in South Africa.

BBC Accused of Censoring Trump by Dutch Historian Rutger Bregman

The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman has accused the BBC of censoring a comment he made criticizing President Trump.

Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks

Members of Syria’s Alawite minority gather during a protest in the coastal province of Latakia on Tuesday.

Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80

Richard and Joan Branson in Los Angeles in 2018. Mr. Branson has often said Joan influenced his approach to some of his most important decisions.

At Miss Universe, Miss Norway’s Salmon Costume Steals the Show

Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland, who represented Norway at the Miss Universe pageant this month, dressed as a salmon during the event’s national costume contest.

Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza

A Red Cross convoy believed to be carrying the remains of a deceased hostage handed over by Hamas on Tuesday in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.

Volcano in Ethiopia Spews Ash Into Asia, Disrupting Flights

In this photo released by Ethiopia’s Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billowed from an eruption of Hayli Gubbi on Sunday.

Even the U.K. Prime Minister Can’t Resist ‘6-7’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain eating lunch with students during a visit to Welland Academy in Peterborough, England, on Monday.

Four More Arrested in Connection With Louvre Heist

The wing of the Louvre Museum where the heist took place.

China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Are in a Showdown

President Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. A phone call on Monday between the two leaders came as tensions have risen between China and Japan.

U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea

The U.S. uses MQ-9 Reapers for long-range intelligence and reconnaissance over land and sea.

As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say

A funeral on Sunday for victims of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Trump’s Trade War Has Canadians ‘Elbows Up’ for Homegrown Wine

The bar at the Cannon Estate Winery in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Sales there have increased by 66 percent this year.

Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body

Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People

Australian Senator Suspended for Burqa-Wearing Stunt in Parliament

Pauline Hanson, the leader of an anti-immigration party, wearing a burqa in Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on Monday.

Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’

The number of 737 Max planes that Boeing can make every month was limited by federal regulators after a door plug blew away from a plane during a 2024 flight.

Thomas King, Award-Winning Canadian Author, Says He Is Not Indigenous

Thomas King posing for a portrait in 2012.

‘Find a Job,’ Ontario’s Doug Ford Tells Protester As Bill 60 Passes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ottawa, Canada in March. On Monday, Mr, Ford, appearing exasperated after one protester taunted a guard attempting to remove the man, told him: “Go find a job, buddy.”

BBC Chair Tries to Calm Political ‘Firestorm’ Over Trump Edit

Samir Shah, the BBC’s chair, arriving at the House of Commons on Monday in London.

How the Peace Plan Looks to Ukraine and Russia

After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Army Chief Says France Must ‘Accept Losing Our Children,’ Igniting Uproar

France’s army chief, Gen. Fabien Mandon, told a gathering of mayors that they must become the messengers of a new French resolve in an unstable European continent.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Is Closing

People with bags of humanitarian aid they received at a distribution center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip in August.

New Studies of Dog DNA Shed Light on Pets and People

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April

President Trump with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, last month. Mr. Trump said that they had a “very good telephone call” on Monday.

Roya Mahboob Seeks New Ways to Educate Afghan Girls Under Taliban Rule

Ms. Mahboob, at the Doha Forum in Qatar in 2022, said her organizations “rely on encrypted channels, local partners and small community networks of women” to continue educating girls in Afghanistan.

Namibia’s New Minister of Health and Social Services Reimagines Health Care

Amid GPS and Ride-Hailing, the Allure of London’s Black Cab Endures

Skye Gyngell, Chef Who Championed ‘Slow Food,’ Dies at 62

Skye Gyngell, then owner of Petersham Nurseries Cafe, where she was awarded her first Michelin star, in Richmond, England, in 2011.

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