Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers
Fishing vessels off the Ecuadorean coast last October.
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How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton
Count Binface, played by the comedian Jon Harvey, being interviewed at a studio in London last month.
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Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough
A woman cooling off at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
A photo posted on social media showing passengers rescued after a ferry capsized in Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
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Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border
Turning nearly pure copper into electrical wires is one of the first stages of production at Northern Cables in Brockville, Ontario.
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A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.
Mar Carretero-Castrillo playing an eclipse-themed card game with residents in Castrillo de la Reina, Spain, on Tuesday.
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Thailand Halts New Gun Permits After Mass Shooting at a School
Officials offered prayers at temple in Bangkok on Tuesday for the victims of a 14-year-old gunman.
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Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote
Supporters of President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Lusaka, Zambia.
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How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker
Raúl Castro, with his grandson and bodyguard Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, during an official ceremony in Paris in 2016.
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Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War
A residential building in Zelenograd, in the Moscow region, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in May. Four people were killed in the attack.
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A Syrian Holdout Province, Sweida, Fears a Government Takeover
Gunmen swept into southern Syria last year, setting off one of the deadliest bouts of sectarian violence in years.
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As Death Toll From Colombia Earthquake Rises to at Least 181, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors
Firefighters rescuing Diana Marcela Troncoso from a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the western part of the country.
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Muddling through Iceland’s rainy eclipse, accompanied by clouds, whales and at least one proposal.
Clouds covered the sky during an eclipse festival in Hellisandur, Iceland, on Wednesday.
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For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’
A Russian state media photo of President Vladimir Putin in his office in the Kremlin last month. The secrecy around Mr. Putin’s movements means journalists have resorted to tracking his activity by assessing the wilting of the plants in his office.
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Afghanistan’s Unhappy Anniversary
At Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan in December.
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Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.
Andy Green after setting a new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle on Tuesday at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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At Iceland’s eclipse festival, a prayer for sea cucumbers and ‘generosity from the sky.’
An eclipse festival in Hellissandur, Iceland, on Wednesday attracted yogis, start-up founders and Burning Man devotees.
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A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
The U.S. military photographed the 1905 eclipse with one of the largest cameras constructed at the time.
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Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents
Collecting water from a well in a drought-afflicted village in Gujarat, India, in May.
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Eclipse chasers stake out their viewing spots in Iceland.
Damien Kluczinske was in the Ólafsvík area on his first trip outside the United States.
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A Partial Solar Eclipse Will Be Visible in Parts of the U.S. and Canada
Watching an eclipse in Leamington, Ontario, in 2024.
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How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.
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What happens to animals during an eclipse?
A pigeon over Qamishli in northeastern Syria during a partial solar eclipse in 2022.
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Even outside the path of totality, the eclipse will provide remarkable views.
Almelo, in the Netherlands, on the eve of a partial solar eclipse there.
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How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses
Women use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.
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Spain Urges Eclipse Watchers to Be Wary of Wildfire Risks
Fighting flames in El Tiemblo, central Spain, during wildfires in July.
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Here’s how to stay safe watching the solar eclipse.
During a solar eclipse, the only time it is safe to gaze at the sun without equipment is during totality, when the moon completely covers its surface.
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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
Zhu Rongji in 1998. His economic initiatives propelled rapid growth in China but also set the stage for trade wars with President Trump and China’s acute problems with excessive debt.
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Total Eclipse
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An Electric Motorcycle Revolution
Chico Harlan, back, on a new Vlektra electric motorcycle with its owner, Abdul Rafay, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Ex-Marine Robert Gilman, Freed by Russia After 4 Years in Prison, Arrives in the U.S.
Robert Gilman in April. He had been sentenced by a Russian court to 10 years in prison.
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Before Trump’s Catering Container Ruse, Other Presidents Obscured Risky Travel Plans
President Trump disembarking Air Force One in Britain last month.
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Frenzy for Solar Eclipse Glasses Takes Over London
Solar eclipse glasses for sale in East London on Tuesday.
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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.
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The Eclipse Is Coming, and Iceland Is Looking for a Break in the Clouds
Cloudy skies along the road to the Latrabjarg cliffs, the place in Iceland where the total eclipse will last the longest on Wednesday.
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Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.
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How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
Moroccan border guards and boats patrolling the coastline on the border with Spain in Fnideq, Morocco, this month.
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What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo
The former Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig was one of the Cubans smuggled into the United States by a criminal group known as the Cuban Mafia.
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What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia
A rescue dog and his guide are among those looking for survivors on Monday in Cali, Colombia.
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France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
At Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.
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This remote spot has cliffs, seabirds — and today, a few extra seconds of darkness.
Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in space.
Six Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says
First Total Eclipse in Europe in Decades Turns Day to Night
In Bali, a Quest to Restore the Sacred Glow of Fireflies
See the 2026 European Solar Eclipse, in Photos and Videos
A Bright Spot in Colombia as Rescuers Free Quake Victim
A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets