They Went to Ukraine on the ‘Peace Express.’ Detours Are Likely Ahead.
The U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Mr. Kushner said “new ideas” were presented to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in a series of discussions on Sunday.
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Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Lebanon as Military Campaign Intensifies
Workers sifted through rubble on Monday after an Israeli strike on a village in southern Lebanon.
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Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before
Ulrich Siegmund, an Alternative for Germany candidate, speaking in Magdeburg, Germany, after Saxony-Anhalt state elections on Sunday.
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Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate
The Blue Water Bridge, connecting Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Mich., this month.
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Philippines Lawmaker, Cousin of Marcos, Charged With Taking Kickbacks
Martin Romualdez, at the House of Representatives in Manila last year.
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Thousands of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
Serbs lining up to pay tribute to the former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday.
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In Peru, the Trump Administration Sees the Limits of Its Anti-China Push
The enormous new Chinese-operated cargo port at Chancay, Peru, is a source of tension with Washington, but Peruvians see it as economically vital.
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After Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power
Tino Chrupalla, left, and Alice Weidel, right, co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, with Ulrich Siegmund, center, the party’s leader in Saxony-Anhalt, in Berlin on Monday.
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Germany’s Far Right Just Misses Majority in Crucial State Election
Ulrich Siegmund, the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany, with colleagues in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday.
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AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
Ulrich Siegmund, center, the lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany, celebrating after polls closed on Sunday.
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U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Kyiv After Talks With Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, left, with the U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday in Kyiv.
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Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded
Reginald Dorvilma, 36, who was arrested in Orlando, Fla., two months ago and arrived in Haiti on Thursday.
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In Germany, Ulrich Siegmund Is Bringing the AfD to the Cusp of Power
Ulrich Siegmund, center, is the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The party is projected to finish first.
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Nazi-Looted Painting in Real Estate Listing Must Be Returned
Ariel Bassano, a visual arts teacher, left, standing next to the painting “Portrait of a Lady” at the public prosecutor’s office in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The 18th-century work had been missing for eight decades.
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Building Housing Students Collapses in New Delhi, Killing at Least 7
Rescuers clear debris at the site of a collapsed building in New Delhi, on Monday.
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Noël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80
Noël Godin in his backyard in Brussels in 1998. A self-described “anarcho-confectioner,” he led a gang of custard commandos.
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What Secret Audits Tell Us About How Ukraine’s Military Is Spending Its Money
Ukrainian soldiers from the 14th Mechanized Brigade firing a Grad multiple rocket launcher toward a Russian position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, in 2023.
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In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts
Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.
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Germany’s AfD Could Win Its First State Government. Here’s What to Know.
Members of the far-right at Alternative for Germany party celebrating early election results in eastern Germany on Sunday.
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China’s New Graduates, Facing a Dire Job Market, Must Also Contend With A.I.
College students at a job fair in Fuyang, China, in April.
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U.S. Military Sinks Boats Said to Aid Drug Smuggling Near Ecuador
Fishermen made their way to the ocean along Ecuador’s coast, in June.
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Huckabee Condemns ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Palestinians in West Bank Town Hall
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, center right, meeting residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is home to many American citizens, on Saturday.
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U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says
A screenshot of handout video footage released Saturday by the U.S. military, which said it showed American forces striking an Iranian crude oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
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Here Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches
A Russian drone on the road in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, after being shot down in January by a Ukrainian police officer with a rifle.
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Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War
In a photo that Russia’s presidential envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, shared on social media, Jared Kushner, center, and Steve Witkoff, left, were greeted by Mr. Dmitriev after arriving in Moscow on Saturday.
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Nepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.
A rescue team at a house where a woman was found in Betrawati, Nepal, on Saturday.
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Following Stolen Cars From Canada to Russia
At the Port of Montreal, Frédéric Bonsaint, a Canada Border Services officer, inspects a stolen vehicle that was pulled from a shipping container destined for West Africa via Europe.
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The Fall of James Orr, the Man Called Farage’s Brain
James Orr was the head of policy for Reform U.K. until his suspension on Friday.
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Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances
Russian soldiers during military drills in Minsk, Belarus, last year.
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Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.
Teresios Bundi, who ran an essay-writing business catering to overseas students, said his experience with artificial intelligence was a warning for online gig workers.
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A Glitz-Free Place Named for Trump? Welcome to the Golan Heights.
A family at Trump Heights, a small settlement in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
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English Museum to Repatriate Colonial-Era Human Remains
The Naga collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, last year.
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German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power
Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative for Germany party’s main candidate in Saxony-Anhalt. Surveys suggest the far-right party could be the first to win a German state election since World War II.
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Netanyahu Posts A.I. Video Pairing Mamdani With Iranian Ruler
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing a tough re-election in October, has tried to associate Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York with Israel’s enemies.
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9 Days After Flood, 2 Men Are Pulled Alive From Mud-Filled Tunnels in Nepal
Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at the hydropower station in Rasuwa, Nepal, on Thursday.
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Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI
A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.
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Thieves Steal 800 Barrels of Guinness in Britain
The police in Britain said that thieves had made off with two trailers of Guinness beer from a depot in Cheshire on Monday.
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Russian Drone Strikes Office of Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief
The headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in Kyiv after a Russian drone strike on Friday. The building is just across the street from the landmark St. Sophia Cathedral.
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U.A.E. Pardons Egyptian Dissident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi speaking at a demonstration in Istanbul in 2018. He sought exile in Turkey about a decade ago.
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Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates
Houthi supporters at a rally marking the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Moulid, in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in August.
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Here are some other extraordinary rescues from natural disasters.
Firefighters rescued a woman after she was trapped for 30 hours after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, last month.
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Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon
In a screen grab obtained from a social media video released on Aug. 22, smoke rose following strikes on Ali al-Taher ridge in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
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A Bad Year for Bees Gets Worse as Trump’s Tariffs Hit Canada’s Honey Belt
After Months at War, Brief Solace in a Party Town Far From Home