Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack
A damaged apartment building on Tuesday after a drone attack in the Moscow region. The assault forced the city’s four international airports to suspend operations.
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U.S. Agrees to Resume Military Assistance to Ukraine
The American and Ukrainian delegations met in the presence of Saudi officials in Jeddah on Tuesday.
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Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair
Displaced families from a refugee camp waited last week to receive donated food before breaking their fast, in a village near the West Bank city of Jenin.
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Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C. Warrant
Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines at a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday. He was arrested after returning to the Philippines on Tuesday.
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Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
President Emmanuel Macron of France assembled the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces for a meeting on the conflict in Ukraine, in Paris, on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of Civilians in Syria Take Shelter at Russian Air Base
A satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies showing crowds and cars gathered at Russia’s Hmeimim air base in Syria.
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What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at the opening session of the legislative session last week. He has used the event as a platform to give his priorities the gloss of public approval.
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Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Archaeologists in the area of Ostia Antica, Italy, unearthed what may be the oldest example of a Jewish ritual bath found outside of Israel. They have tentatively dated the structure to the late fourth or early fifth century.
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manslaughter After Ship Hits Tanker in North Sea
Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, on Monday.
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U.S. and Ukraine Hold Talks After Drone Attack on Moscow: What to Know
A damaged high-rise apartment building after a drone attack in Sapronovo, Russia. Russian officials said Ukraine attacked the Moscow region before dawn on Tuesday with its largest long-range drone bombardment of the war.
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South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The South Korean singer Wheesung in Seoul, in an undated photo. The R&B artist was found dead at his home on Monday.
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Mark Carney Will Be Canada’s Next Prime Minister. Here’s What to Know.
Mark Carney, the Liberal Party’s new leader, is expected to be sworn in as Canada’s prime minister early this week.
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U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
It is unclear if officials at U.S. Agency for International Development got permission from the National Archives and Records Administration to destroy the documents.
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Volkswagen’s Profit Under Pressure From Tariffs and Competition
Volkswagen said its forecast this year acknowledged “global economic challenges and the profound changes” facing the auto industry.
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Why the I.C.C. Arrested Duterte Despite Questions Over Jurisdiction
Police officers outside the Villamor Air Base in Manila where former President Rodrigo Duterte was held on Tuesday before being flown to The Hague.
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Tuesday Briefing
A trader at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
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G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington appealed to the president’s desire for a world-class capital in her opposition to the cuts.
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Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Take on Trump and His Tariffs?
Mark Carney, who was elected on Sunday as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, will be sworn in as prime minister.
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Pope Francis No Longer in Immediate Danger From Pneumonia, Vatican Says
A nun praying for Pope Francis in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, on Sunday.
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Syrian Government Signs Breakthrough Deal With Kurdish-Led Forces
Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Kobane in 2017.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change
Chris Wright, the secretary of energy, gave a speech in Houston on Monday.
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Trump’s Attacks Give Zelensky a Popularity Boost in Ukraine
President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during their contentious meeting at the White House last month.
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Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence
Members of the Syrian government’s security forces in the capital, Damascus, on Thursday.
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Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.
“When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we know what’s happening,” one of the authors said. “But we’re actually subconsciously relying on a lot of other factors.”
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One Person Missing After Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
Multiple explosions were reported after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.
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Everyone Has a Plan for Gaza. None of Them Add Up.
Displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip in February.
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Iran Signals Openness to Limited Nuclear Talks With U.S.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has the final say over any decision to restart talks over its nuclear program.
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Trump Looms Over Greenland’s Election, but Voters Have Other Concerns
The center of Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, in January.
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His Bollywood Spoofs Brought Joy to a Mill Town. Then Bollywood Came Calling.
Nasir Shaikh at a trailer launch in Mumbai, India, in February for a new film about his life and work.
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Syrians Demand Better Protection Amid a Spate of Kidnappings
Members of the new Syrian government set up security checkpoints in Homs in February. Many Syrians are demanding more such controls.
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Monday Briefing
Mark Carney will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.
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Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says
Ukrainian soldiers preparing to launch an assault in the Donetsk region last month. After more than 15 months of Russian offensive, they are finding opportunities for localized counterattacks.
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Romania Bars Ultranationalist Candidate From Presidential Race
Calin Georgescu at a protest in Bucharest, earlier this month.
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Monday Briefing: Violence Continues in Syria
Mourners at a funeral for a woman killed during fighting in Latakia.
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Israeli Energy Minister Cuts Off Electricity to Gaza
Life at night in the Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, last month.
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Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting
A funeral on Sunday for someone killed in strife in Latakia Province, Syria.
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Hamburg Airport Halts All Flights as Ground Staff Strike
Hamburg Airport in Germany on Sunday. The strike took hold at 6:30 a.m. local time.
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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’
A convoy of government security forces departing Idlib, Syria, on Saturday and heading toward areas on the coast to confront armed men loyal to Bashar al-Assad.
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Banker Mark Carney Wins Race to Lead Liberal Party, and Canada
Mark Carney, a technocrat and banker, was declared the winner of the Liberal Party’s leadership election on Sunday.
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Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk
The Russian Embassy in Washington in 2023. Most of the 220 Russian diplomats in the United States work at the embassy, but dozens are also based in New York and Houston.
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How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.
A member of Ukraine’s 79th Air Assault Brigade firing toward Russian forces near Marinka, Ukraine, last year.
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He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, right, the director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, handing a tax document to Haji Ghazni, a gemstone dealer, in Kabul, in December.
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Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices
A grocery store in Zagreb, Croatia, in January, during a nationwide shopping boycott to protest rising food prices.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebuffs Trump’s Outreach Over Its Nuclear Program
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here speaking in Tehran last year, on Saturday indirectly addressed President Trump’s offer to negotiate over the country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
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More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Attendees at the Stand Up for Science rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Friday.
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At Least 12 Injured in Toronto Pub Shooting
Six people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds and six others were also injured in a shooting at a pub in Toronto, the police said.
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North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
A photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, a state news media outlet, on Saturday said to be showing Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, at a shipyard in an undisclosed location in the country.
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Lightening Up
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Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say
A funeral was held near Idlib, Syria, on Saturday for four members of the Syrian security forces who were killed in clashes with fighters loyal to the ousted Assad dictatorship.
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The Liberals Choose a Leader in the Shadow of Trump’s Threats
Despite concessions made by Canada to address President Trump’s concerns over border safety, he went ahead with his tariff measures on Tuesday.
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Russian Strikes Kill 20 in Ukraine After U.S. Cuts Support for Kyiv
Strikes killed 11 people in Dobropillia, Ukraine, on Friday, according to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration.
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Trump’s Affinity for Putin Grows More Consequential Than Ever
President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday, and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, in a February photo provided by Russian state media. Mr. Trump sees common cause with Mr. Putin.
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Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
Tuesday Briefing: U.S. Recession Fear Rattles Markets
Covid-19: Enduring Images of a Global Crisis, 5 Years On