France Protests Show Europe’s Shift Away From Centrist Politics
A burned-out vehicle on Rue Yves Toudic in Paris on Monday after a weekend of rioting.
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Yemeni City of Taiz Running Out of Essentials as Houthis Close in
A woman using a firewood oven on Monday during a shortage of cooking gas in Taiz, Yemen.
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178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It
Max Mathiasin, a centrist lawmaker who has championed the push to repeal the “Code Noir,” speaking in Paris in May during a debate on the subject.
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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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France to Extend Curfews After Calm Night Follows Days of Riots
Police officers patrolling during an overnight curfew in Paris early Tuesday.
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Rubio Travels to India to Strengthen Economic Ties Amid Strained U.S. Relations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sergio Gor, left, the United States ambassador to India, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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A Chef Celebrates Immigrant Flavors in Anti-Migrant South Africa
Sandile Tshabalala, who goes by the name Sanza, cooking for guests at the Yeoville Dinner Club in Johannesburg in July.
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The Mayor of a City in Haiti Warned of a Massacre. No One Listened.
The former mayor of Kenscoff, Haiti, Jean Massillon, showing bullet holes outside Kenscoff City Hall after a gang attack in August that killed 47 people. He died two weeks after this photo was taken.
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Hegseth Said to Make Unannounced Visit to Israel for Talks With Netanyahu
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at an event in Maryland this month. Details of the conversations between Mr. Hegseth and his Israeli counterparts were not immediately clear.
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The A.I. Data Center Backlash Has Reached a Quiet Corner of Rural England
Daisy Snow, right, Ann Shuttleworth, left, and others protesting the proposed data center in Bideford, England, last month.
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Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Remains in Critical Condition After Car Attack
Residents of Wangaratta, Australia, paid tribute on Tuesday to Helen Haines, a lawmaker who was struck by a car outside her office and is now in a Melbourne hospital.
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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 Condemns 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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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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Google Reports Cloud Disruptions in Europe
A Google office in London. Its cloud services were experiencing intermittent network failures in the region, the company said on Tuesday.
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14 Dead After Gold Mine Collapses in Colombia
An illegal gold mine in Bajo Cauca area in Antioquia, Colombia, this year.
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Alberta Voters Reject Leaving Canada in Referendum on Separatism
Supporters of the Forever Canadian movement, who want Alberta to remain in Canada, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday.
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Trump’s Push for Deals With Russia Powers His Frustration With Ukraine
President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago in December.
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Deaths at Danjiri Float Festival Prompt Questions in Japan
Participants perform a dynamic turn with a festival float during the danjiri festival in Kishiwada, Osaka prefecture, in September.
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The Failures of Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron in Brussels last week.
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Italy Faces Parallel Protests in the North and South
Police officers confronting protesters in Milan on Saturday.
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Cult Leader Convicted of Mass Murder by Court in Kenya
Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, a doomsday cult leader, at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa, Kenya, in January. He was accused of mass murder after telling followers to starve themselves.
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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say
Ukrainian soldiers set up a Starlink satellite internet system near Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, last year.
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Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say
A still from a social media video verified by The New York Times as from Al Alam camp in Shabwa Province, Yemen, after officials said Houthi strikes killed dozens of Yemeni soldiers on Monday.
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Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Surrender to Russia, Zelensky Says
Damage from a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. The country has complained about what it describes as lapses in U.S. intelligence sharing before attacks.
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Will Trump’s Endorsement of Netanyahu Fire Up His Campaign or Fizzle?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a campaign event in Yoqne’am on Saturday.
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Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they stormed an olive grove during the annual harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday.
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What to Know About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane
Amelia Earhart perched atop the nose of the Lockheed Electra plane in 1936.
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Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines Injured After Attack, Prime Minister Says
Helen Haines, an independent lawmaker, speaking at Parliament in Canberra in September. She was hit by a vehicle outside her office in the state of Victoria on Monday.
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Ukraine Uses F-16s to Shoot Down Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones
The Fetesti Air Base Air Base in Borcea, Romania, this month. The base is the only training site outside the United States where Ukrainian pilots fly the F-16.
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To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look
Labor abuses and criminality are not hard to find in the world’s unlicensed gold mines. Assuming someone visits.
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For Israelis and Jews in the U.A.E., an Eroding Sense of Security
Tamar Smulowicz, an Israeli citizen, moved to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries normalized relations. But regional wars and domestic threats are testing a sense of safety for Israelis and Jews.
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Five Salvadoran Soldiers Missing in Haiti After Ambush
A Salvadoran member of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force during a patrol over Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Coast Guard Halts Search for Survivors of Capsized Boat Off Mexico
Coast Guard helicopters were used in the effort to rescue people whose boat capsized off the Pacific Coast on Friday.
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Planet Earth and Brazil’s Election
A deforested area of the Amazon.
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Albania’s Leader, Edi Rama, Denounces Violent Protests
A protester kicking away a tear-gas canister in Tirana, Albania, on Sunday.
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U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Them
Masked Israeli settlers driving through Abu Falah in the West Bank on Saturday.
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The French City of Limoges Wasn’t Known for Unrest. Then Rioters Set Fire to Its City Hall.
The city hall in Limoges on Saturday night. The violence in the city, better known for its porcelain than its politics, was among the most surprising episodes of France’s widespread unrest.
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Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?
France Imposes Curfews in Parts of Paris and Other Cities After Nationwide Rioting
María Corina Machado on Venezuela’s Future and Her Relationship With the Trump Administration
As Alberta Holds a Referendum on Separatism, Premier Danielle Smith Has Alienated Both Sides
Carney Says Fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta Killed 4 and Injured Dozens
How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution
How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold