Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought
Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab in Marja, Afghanistan, in 2021.
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A New Target for Ukraine’s Long-Range Attacks: Russia’s Version of Amazon
Smoke rising from a fire at a Wildberries logistics complex in Elektrostal, near Moscow, on July 18, after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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For South Korea, U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Exposes a Double Standard
A beach near Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant in Gyeongju, South Korea, in 2022. The country has one of the biggest nuclear power industries in the world.
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Zelensky’s Dizzying U-Turn Is the Latest Zigzag in a Presidency Full of Them
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a visit to Paris this month. His country is in the grips of some of the worst turbulence in domestic politics since Russia’s all-out invasion in 2022.
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U.S. Military Presence in Jordan Makes It Iranian Target
American and Jordanian soldiers participating in a military exercise northeast of Amman in 2022.
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A Russian Spy, Suddenly Cast Into the Spotlight, Flees Japan
Toranomon Kotohira Tower is home to the Aeroflot airline office in Tokyo.
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U.S.-Saudi Deal Prompts Fears of a Global Nuclear Arms Race
A French nuclear submarine. France has expanded its nuclear deterrence to cover some allies as the United States has pulled back on European security.
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Japan’s Leader Invokes Her Hero, Shinzo Abe, to Drive Nationalist Agenda
Sanae Takaichi has frequently leveraged her ties to Shinzo Abe.
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Israeli Banks Threaten to Cut Off Palestinian Economy
The Bank Hapoalim tower in Tel Aviv. Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank have written to their Palestinian counterparts saying they will end banking relationships with them.
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Dubai Firm Cuts Deal for New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
Ships in the Gulf of Oman east of the United Arab Emirates this week.
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Why Are Young People in India Protesting?
Activists and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party clashed with police officers during a protest in New Delhi on Monday.
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Modi Caught Off Guard as India’s Economic Failings Inflame Young People
People walk past protest banners in New Delhi on Thursday.
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The Tate Brothers Are Losing Right-Wing Allies After Their Arrest
Andrew Tate, right, and Tristan Tate in Bucharest, Romania, in 2025.
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Chaos Breaks Out at Border Crossings With Iraq
StringersHub, via Associated Press
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Should Travelers Give Up on Summer in Western Europe Because of the Heat?
Seeking shade in the Place des Vosges in Paris during the June heat wave.
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Debate Over Ancient Iranian Jewelry Worn by Zendaya to ‘Odyssey’ Event
Zendaya at an event for “The Odyssey” in London this month.
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Houthis Claim Strikes on 2 Saudi Oil Tankers in Red Sea
A satellite image of the Bab al-Mandab Strait earlier this month.
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Three Airports Plan to Ditch T.S.A. Agents Amid Push for Private Security
Tampa International is one of three U.S. airports opting in to a new program.
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U.S. Troops, Seriously Wounded in Recent Strikes, Were Flown to Germany for Help
President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other U.S. officials attending the arrival of U.S. Army soldiers killed in recent Iranian strikes.
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How the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia May Work
President Trump with the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Washington last year.
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Canadian Wildfire Evacuees Outraged Over Lacking Support and Communication
Swaths of burned forest from the Dryden 35 Wildfire, part of a series of wildfires that forced many to flee their homes in Northwestern Ontario this month.
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Rubio and Chinese Diplomat Make Plans for Trump and Xi’s Washington Summit
President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.
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Daniel Siad, Model Scout Who Connected Women to Epstein, Is Found Dead in France
A screenshot from a messaging app with a photo of Daniel Siad. The screenshot was included in the files released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Coveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto Saudi ruler, and President Trump at the White House in November.
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Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Canada: What to Know, and What’s Next
President Trump and Mark Carney in the Oval Office last year.
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U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Stokes Israeli Concerns of Mideast Arms Race
Nir Barkat, Israel’s minister of economy, in Tel Aviv last year. He has been the most senior Israeli government official to comment so far on the expected U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal.
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Ukraine’s New Military Chief Faces a Monumental Test
In a photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi attended a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.
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Firing of Ukraine’s Top General Signals the End of an Era
Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi in a trench position north of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in 2022.
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A Mexican Town Was Known for Lettuce. Now It’s Because of Cyclospora.
Crop fields behind the Taylor Farms processing facility in Doctor Mora, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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See Which 52 Places to Go We’ve Already Visited From Warsaw to Bangkok
Black Mingo Creek was the site of a 1780 Revolutionary War skirmish. The writer Anna Venarchik paddled it as part of her article on Charleston, S.C., and its role in the war.
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After Decades of Caution, Germany Is Shaking Up How It Makes Weapons
Testing a drone-jammer at Erding Air Base, Germany, in May.
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K-pop’s NewJeans Hints at Comeback After Monthslong Feud With Its Label
The five original members of NewJeans at a fashion event at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, in 2024.
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Japan Is Startled by Prime Minister’s Grueling Sleep Schedule
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at a meeting at Japan’s Parliament in Tokyo last week. A social media post by Ms. Takaichi about her schedule has prompted a debate about work hours and the hazards of sleep deprivation.
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With His Latest Threats, Trump Signals to Iran That He Is Willing to Escalate
“We’ll be hitting that area probably pretty soon,” President Trump said of Pickaxe Mountain on Tuesday. “And there’s not a thing they can do about it.”
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Mykhailo Drapatyi: What to Know About Ukraine’s New Top General
Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi speaking to journalists in Ukraine last year.
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A Wartime Rift in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky and the former commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in March.
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Trump Threatened to Strike Pickaxe Mountain, a Suspected Iranian Nuclear Site. Here’s What to Know.
A satellite image provided by Vantor shows an entrance to tunnels at Pickaxe Mountain in Iran last month.
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Zelensky Dismisses Ukraine’s Top General After Protests
Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in March.
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Water Plants Under Fire in the Gulf Are Crucial to Civilians
A satellite image showing smoke rising from the Subiya Power and Water Desalination Plant in Kuwait on Saturday.
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3 Myths Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in South Africa
Supporters of the March and March movement, one of the main anti-immigrant organizations in South Africa, demonstrating in Johannesburg, in April.
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India’s Young Protesters Are Bloodied but Unbowed
Injured protesters at the main protest site in New Delhi on Tuesday. They have vowed to fight on for demands that include the resignation of India’s education minister.
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Netanyahu Ad Uses a Questionable Tactic Against Bereaved Rival
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, speaking at the launch of his party’s election campaign in Drom HaSharon, Israel, last month.
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Iran’s top diplomat says ‘security gap’ may have led to strikes on supreme leader.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, during a news conference in New Delhi in May.
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Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Isn’t Short on Energy. Here’s Why It Wants to Go Nuclear.
Iran War Live Updates: Red Sea Turmoil Pushes Oil Past $100 a Barrel
‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Plans
Hitler’s Birthplace in Austria Is Now a Police Station
Iran’s Neighbors Long for a Deal, Any Deal, to End the War
Inside the Fight to Rid South Africa of Black Immigrants
France Joins a Global Move Toward Restricting Social Media for Children