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Rubio Meets Saudi Crown Prince for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.


European Leaders Meet to Discuss Ukraine War as Trump Officials Prepare For Russia Peace Talks

President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday.


Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party, has been endorsed by people close to President Trump — a double-edged sword in Canada.


Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon

Israeli soldiers on patrol in southern Lebanon, on Monday.


South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead

Muhsin Hendricks, in Cape Town in 2016.


Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem, an Agent Orange victim in southern Vietnam.


Pope Francis Will Remain in Hospital for ‘Complex’ Clinical Issue

A statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Rome hospital where Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with bronchitis.


How Can the Russia-Ukraine War End? A Guide to a Possible Peace Deal

Ukrainian special forces during training exercises in the Donbas region on Thursday.


Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s statement came on the eve of an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine.


Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967, Experts Say

Palestinians leave their homes for safety during a raid Tuesday by the Israeli army in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.


Pritam Singh, Singapore Opposition Leader, Found Guilty of Lying Under Oath

Pritam Singh, the head of the Workers’ Party, is the first opposition leader in Singapore to be formally designated as such.


South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App

DeepSeek has rocketed to the top of app store charts around the world since its release last month.


South Korean Actress Kim Sae-ron Is Found Dead

The South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron at the Seoul Central District Court in 2023.


Zakia Jafri, Who Sought Justice for Victims of Indian Riots, Dies at 86

Zakia Jafri in 2015. Her husband was hacked to death in his home in 2002 as the rest of his family sought safety from a mob.


An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen

More than 370 million people worldwide need oxygen as part of their medical care each year, but fewer than 1 in 3 receive it, according to a new report on the shortage.


Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in Paris yesterday.


Delta Plane Crashes at Toronto Airport While Landing

Emergency responders at the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.


Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.

Making Canada a state, according to some early studies of popular opinion and voting patterns, would almost surely cost Republicans control of the House, trim their majority in the Senate and make it harder for them to win the White House in future elections.


The Land Ukraine Could Be Forced to Give Up to End the War


Monday Briefing

President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, said Ukraine would reject any peace deal reached by the U.S. and Russia if it was excluded from the negotiations.


Monday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Set to Meet on Ukraine

Ukrainian forces during training exercises in the Donbas region last week.


German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at a campaign rally in Munich on Saturday.


Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been involved in a flurry of diplomatic discussions in recent days, including with Russia’s foreign minister.


As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight

Sudip Parikh, who leads the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Washington in 2023.


Trump Team Leaves European Alliance in Crisis; Macron Calls for Emergency Summit

Vice President JD Vance speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


M23 Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered Bukavu

M23 rebels advancing on Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.


Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43

This informal gold mine in Danga, Mali, was where a landslide killed at least 10 people and left many others missing last month. On Saturday, in a different informal mine in Mali, at least 43 people died when an open pit gold mine they had gone into collapsed.


Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.


Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

Pari Ibrahim founded an organization to help Yazidis, especially women.


She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

Irene Mekel, who seeks medical assistance in dying, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.


Knife Attack Suspect in Austria Was Inspired by ISIS, Official Says

The site of a stabbing attack in Villach, Austria, on Saturday.


Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Togliatti, Russia, last month, in a photo released by the Russian state media.


East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence

Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili, East Timor, in September. The country’s economy remains heavily reliant on oil and gas.


Trump’s Proposal to Expel Palestinians From Gaza Hangs Over Rubio’s Israel Trip

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, The Israeli leader said he had thanked Mr. Rubio for U.S. support.


A Pro-Ukraine Activist Is Accused by Slovakia’s Leader of Trying to Topple Him


Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo of It

A beach in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, was the site of a shark bite.


Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now

The three hostages, Alexander Troufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Iair Horn, being handed over by Hamas as part of the cease-fire agreement with Israel, in Khan Younis, Gaza on Saturday.


Zelensky Rejects Trump Administration Demand for Half of Ukraine’s Mineral Resources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.


Argentina’s Milei Orders Investigation After Promoting Crypto That Cratered

Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, in Buenos Aires last year.


15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Passengers jostling one another to board a train in New Delhi on Saturday.


British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have been detained in Iran, in a photograph released by their family.


Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

Vice President JD Vance arriving in Munich on Thursday.


Relief in Israel as Newly Released Hostages Appear to Be in Better Shape

Crowds gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to watch the televised release of three men held in Gaza on Saturday.


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In D.C. Visit, Canadian Leaders Face Trump’s Tariff Hawks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured a steel mill in Hamilton, Ontario, after President Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on steel products.


A Closer Look at the 3 Hostages Freed by Hamas

Posters bearing the photos of the three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn — who were released on Saturday.


A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus during joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus in 2022.


Tilted Axis Press Took a Big Risk on Translated Literature. It Paid Off.

“The kind of literature we’re publishing, it can be a risk for major publishers,” said Kristen Vida Alfaro, Tilted Axis’s publisher. “These are stories written in languages that often hadn’t been translated into English before.”


Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat

A gathering last June at the Moscow grave of Aleksei A. Navalny, on what would have been his 48th birthday. He died in February 2024.


Armed Bandits in Brazil Pursue New Loot: Ozempic

A video monitoring system inside a pharmacy in São Paulo.


Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.

Pilgrims showing photographs of their lost relatives at the lost-and-found center last month at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India.


German Chancellor Scholz Rebukes Vance’s Support for Far-Right During Munich Conference

El canciller de Alemania, Olaf Scholz, en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich, el sábado.


Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Vance Shocks Europe With Support for Far Right, in Message Familiar to U.S.

Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance, the second lady, visiting the urn with the ashes of the unknown prisoner at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site outside Munich on Thursday.


Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China

Chinese traffic police officers walk by a U.S. flag on an embassy car in Shanghai.


High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.


Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

Kaja Kallas, the top foreign policy official for the European Union, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress and Star of ‘Meteor Garden,’ Dies at 48

The actress Barbie Hsu in 2006. Fans were drawn to the relatable and resilient nature of the character she played on the hit teenage TV drama “Meteor Garden.”


Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, has been roiled since investigators found high levels of PFAS at two cattle ranches that came from contaminated fertilizer.


Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia

Kurdish fighters at a training camp in Al-Hasakah, Syria, in December.