China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal
A broadcast in Beijing last week showing state media coverage of the flood aftermath in Tibet.
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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Cut Off Students From Tests Needed for Study Abroad
University students crossing a bridge in Tehran after explosions began in February.
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Can Ancient Ruins Be Protected From Wildfires? Greece Is Trying.
A newly constructed emergency access road at the archaeological site of Mystras, southern Greece, in July.
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Keir Starmer, Former UK Prime Minister, Says He Will Resign From Parliament
Keir Starmer delivering a farewell speech after stepping down as prime minister of Britain in July.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln to Dock in Thailand on Wednesday, Pattaya Mayor Says
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln sailing past Singapore on Sunday. It is expected to dock near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palestinian farms in an area of the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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For Nepal’s Young Leader, Flood Recovery Will Be a Herculean Task
A swollen river in Devighat, Nepal, on Sunday after floods caused by a glacier breaking in the Himalayas.
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‘The Nest of Snakes’: Warring Cartels Target Women in Mexico
Alma Daniela with a portrait of her sister, Vivian Karely Aispuro, who was murdered last year in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa.
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Israel and Greece Reach $3.5 Billion Defense Deal
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias of Greece, left, and his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz, in Athens in January.
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Lionel Messi’s Retirement From Soccer Sparks Heartbreak Across Argentina
Lionel Messi during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final against Spain in July, in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Juan Tamariz, Master Magician of Misdirection and Joy, Dies at 83
Juan Tamariz in 2024. His ingenious card tricks baffled audiences and stumped other sleight-of-hand practitioners, earning him a reputation as the pre-eminent master of close-up magic.
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How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”
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Expedia Fights Off Claim for Damages by Cuban Exile Families
Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 2019. The court found that lawyers for the plaintiffs had failed to prove ownership for Cuban properties, including one in that city.
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Mansour Abbas Recruits Yoav Segalovitz to Join Raam Party in Israeli Election
Mansour Abbas, right, and Yoav Segalovitz arriving for a news conference in Nazareth on Monday.
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Your Iran Questions, Answered
The Strait of Hormuz, last week.
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Édouard Balladur, Embattled French Prime Minister, Dies at 97
Édouard Balladur in 1995, when he ran a failed campaign for the French presidency; he had served as prime minister between 1993 and 1995.
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Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defense minister, speaking in Ukraine in July.
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A Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal
Rajendra Dawadi was teaching at the Tribhuvan Trishuli School when a staff member burst into the classroom, shouting that a major flood was headed their way.
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Man Arrested in Switzerland After Deadly Shooting at Rave
A police officer near the site Monday of a fatal shooting at a rave in Aarau, Switzerland.
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Spanish Leader Says 5,000 Migrants Are Still in Ceuta, Weeks After Border Surge
Migrants at a Red Cross food distribution site in Ceuta, Spain, last week.
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Why Larak Island Is Strategically Important for Iran
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Friday.
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on September 2026
Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China
Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, center, and the Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov, left, during a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.
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U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes Overnight After Monthlong Calm
The Strait of Hormuz, the waterway in the Persian Gulf that has been at the heart of the conflict between the United States and Iran, on Monday.
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South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption
Han Hak-ja, 83, arriving for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on Monday.
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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.
Searching for missing people along a road leading toward Gyirong Port in China on Sunday. On Wednesday a tsunami-like wave of ice, boulders and water tore through the port complex.
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Europe Protests as U.S. Invites Russian Minister to G20 Finance Meeting
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, in Asheville, N.C., before the summit. The International Monetary Fund has projected that global growth will slow this year and that inflation will rise.
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Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds
Bleaching corals at Looe Key Reef off Florida in 2023.
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Melting Himalayas
A swollen river in the Nuwakot district of Nepal yesterday.
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Nepal Turns to Mass Burials as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods
Officers at a mass burial of unidentified victims in Bharatpur, Nepal, on Sunday.
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on September 2026
More Than 22,000 Ancient Artifacts Seized in Florida
Initial assessments of the seized artifacts indicate that they may date back 1,000 to 5,000 years and be from Europe, Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Hunt Underway After Deadly Shooting at Swiss Rave
Police officers patrolling on Sunday near the Schachen horseracing track after a shooting in Aarau, Switzerland.
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U.A.E. To Review Banque Misr, Targeted by Iran Sanctions
A branch of Banque Misr in Cairo in 2024. The U.S. Treasury Department said last week that the bank was helping Iran evade sanctions.
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on September 2026
Ferry Carrying Hundreds of Passengers Capsizes Off Coast of Cyprus
Passengers arrived on shore in northern Cyprus after being rescued when their ferry capsized off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday.
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on September 2026
Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order
Lake Ontario in Toronto. Ontario is a historical Indigenous name for the lake, predating the creation of Canada and the United States.
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on September 2026
See Nepali Rescue Workers Testing Aid Delivery by Drone
Volunteers and police officers packing relief supplies for delivery by drone in Devighat, Nepal, on Saturday.
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on September 2026
Iceland Votes to Steer Clear of European Union Talks
Leaders of the “No to E.U.” campaign reacting as early results came in during a rally in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Saturday.
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Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply
A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. Officials are urging people to clamp down on fuel use as they deal with a shortfall.
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Before Nepal’s Floods, Hindu Pilgrims Sought the Divine at Mount Kailash
Many religious pilgrims head to the Nepal region to visit Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Floodwaters ravaged the area, leaving thousands unaccounted for and killing at least 675.
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
A plane carrying deportees from the United States at the international airport outside of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on Aug. 20.
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Far Right Is Poised to Win in a German State, but Fight Over Power Won’t End There
The Alternative for Germany campaigning in Berlin on Wednesday. The party is expected to do well in another part of Germany in elections on Sept. 6., possibly enough to take power there.
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China Says 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Are Missing in Tibet Flood
An aerial view of the muddy Trishuli River winding through Rasuwa District in Nepal on Thursday.
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Expedia Faces Off With Cuban Families Over Land Seized Decades Ago
A beach on Cayo Coco island in Cuba. Land on the cay, off Cuba’s north coast, was seized decades ago by Cuba’s Communist authorities and eventually developed for tourism.
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on September 2026
The 10 P.M. Dinner Is a Spanish Tradition. Are People Giving It Up?
Eating late is woven into Spain’s national identity, but there are signs that is changing.
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on September 2026
Soldiers in Niger Attack Presidential Palace and Airport, Shaking Junta
A government building following an attack on the airport and the presidency in Niamey, Niger, on Saturday.
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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes
Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, where a group of Palestinians was assaulted by Israelis.
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‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover
Supporters of Venezuela’s government rally to demand the release of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, in January.
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Thieves Smash Museum Case for Diamond Necklace Worth Millions in Vienna
A collar made of platinum and diamonds which belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt.
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Nepal Rescuers Bore Through Tunnels to Try to Reach 900 Workers Missing After Floods
Rescuers evacuating people from the tunnel of a hydropower project in Rasuwa, Nepal, in an image released by Nepal’s Prime Minister Secretariat on Friday.
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China or the U.S.? Two Meetings Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power.
The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola
A Factory in Rural Ireland Is at the Center of a Dispute Over Russia
Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World
‘We Are Shattered’: Survivors Recall Chaos as Ferry Sank Near Cyprus
The People of Hirosaki, Japan, Try to Move a Castle by Hand