Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bullied Again
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, Kim Jong-un of North Korea, right, and other leaders at a reception at the Great Hall of the People after the parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers
This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a few years later.
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Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job
Nemat Shafik at a congressional hearing in April 2024 over Columbia’s handling of antisemitism. Her conciliatory stance at the hearing enraged some Columbia faculty.
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After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In
Afghan villagers on Tuesday carried the body of a woman killed in the village of Shamraz two days earlier.
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China’s Military Spectacle
Soldiers marching in a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia
Commuters at a damaged bus stop on Monday after protests in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
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How Jair Bolsonaro Tried, and Failed, to Stage a Coup in Brazil
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro protested in front of army headquarters in the days after Mr. Bolsonaro lost the October 2022 election, which he said had been stolen.
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Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists
A damaged plaque with an image of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria outside an abandoned base in Quneitra Governorate, Syria, in August. Mr. al-Assad and his family fled to Russia last December.
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Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in May. Kyiv is counting on its booming domestic defense industry, which has already delivered drones that swarm the battlefield.
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Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan
The landslide on Sunday swept across the village of Tarsin in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing more than 1,000 people.
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Netanyahu Faces High-Level Opposition to His Stance on Gaza Truce
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month.
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Jair Bolsonaro, Charged With Plotting a Coup, Is Not at His Trial
Attendees looked on as Justice Alexandre de Moraes read the charges during the opening session of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial at Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Tuesday.
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In Yellowstone, Migratory Bison Reawaken a Landscape
Bison grazing near the Roosevelt Arch of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. Yellowstone is home to the last migratory herd — migratory bison are otherwise functionally extinct in their former range.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Walks a Political Tightrope as Rubio Visits Mexico
For months, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has tried to manage two complex relationships at the same time: Mexico’s with the United States and her own with her powerful party at home.
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The Communist Warrior Stranded for Decades in an ‘American Colony’
Ahn Hak-sop at his home in Gimpo, South Korea.
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Putin’s Propaganda War
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Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11
President Trump signed a still-secret directive in July instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations.
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Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban
Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.
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Under New Law, Greece Can Imprison Rejected Asylum Seekers
Newly arrived migrants boarding a ferry on the island of Crete that was bound for Piraeus, Greece, in July.
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Putin’s Propaganda War
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Rubio Flies to Mexico for Security Talks Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Marco Rubio is making his third trip to Latin America as secretary of state.
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Gérard Depardieu Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over Rape Accusations
Gérard Depardieu in a Paris court in March. He was convicted of sexual assault in a separate case in May.
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Maduro Says War With Venezuela Would Stain Trump’s Hands with Blood
President Nicolás Maduro warned on Monday of grave consequences if the United States takes military action against his country.
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Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation
A deforested area in Acre State, in western Brazil, in April. For the first half of 2025, officials reported a 27 percent increase in tree loss nationwide compared with the same period last year.
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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report
A heat relief station at the Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps.
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First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes
A makeshift camp for displaced people in Chung, a community on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, not far from the Indian border, on Sunday.
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Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel
Belgium’s foreign minister, Maxime Prévot, in February. He said his country would recognize a Palestinian state in response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.
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What to Know About Jair Bolsonaro’s Coup Plot Trial
Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, at a rally last year. Prosecutors argue he oversaw a vast plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
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A Move to the U.S. to Avoid Tariffs? There Are Trade-Offs.
A worker calibrating a dynamic weighing system at Bizerba’s factory in Balingen, Germany.
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An Earthquake Killed Hundreds in Afghanistan
People awaiting evacuation in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, yesterday.
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Xi’s Parade to Showcase China’s Military Might and Circle of Autocrats
Security in Beijing is tight, including around Tiananmen Square, ahead of a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
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Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies
Joe Bugner absorbed a punch from Muhammad Ali during their 12-round heavyweight fight in Las Vegas in 1973. Bugner remained on his feet while losing a unanimous decision.
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An Earthquake Killed Hundreds in Afghanistan
Injured victims awaited evacuation in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province yesterday.
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These Leaders Once Snubbed Putin. Now They’re Glad-Handing Him.
From left: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of China were all smiles in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics
An Exxon Mobil’s chemical recycling unit in Baytown, Texas.
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Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Lithuania on Monday. She has been touring E.U. member states near Russia.
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Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker
Andriy Parubiy presiding over a session of Ukraine’s Parliament in 2019.
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What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan
A military helicopter in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on Monday carried people injured in the earthquake.
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In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes
Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.
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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War
A hole left by a bomb dropped by a drone in the roof of a home in El Guayabo, Michoacán, Mexico. Cartels are using IEDs, drones and makeshift explosives in their fight for territory, capable of tearing through rooftops and scattering shrapnel across the ground below.
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South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down
A rally during the doctors strike in Seoul last year.
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Anti-Immigrant Protests Attended by Neo-Nazis in Australia Worry Leaders
Demonstrators at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney on Sunday.
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China Shows Off Its Power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping yesterday in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Modi’s office.
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After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal
Kim Jong-un Brings His Daughter and Potential Heir, Kim Ju-ae, to Beijing
Kim Jong-un and His Daughter Take a Train to Beijing 
Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Test Humans
Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake
Israel’s Push for a Permanent Gaza Deal May Mean a Longer War, Experts Say
Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity at China Summit
Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture