Oil Tanker Hijacking Stokes Fear of Links Between Houthi Rebels and Somali Pirates
Maritime police forces from Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region patrolling the Gulf of Aden last year.
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Norway’s Northern Lights Nightmare
A guided tour in February to see the northern lights in Grotfjorden, near Tromso, Norway.
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How Germany May Have Misjudged Trump’s Anger on Iran
President Trump speaking with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany in March in the Oval Office.
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After Trump’s Ousting of Maduro, Little Has Changed for Most Venezuelans
People ride on a crowded bus during rush hour in Caricuao, Venezuela. A one-way bus ticket costs around $0.15 — half of the nation’s hourly minimum wage.
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U.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany. But Thousands Will Remain.
Soldiers at the U.S. Army training facility in Hohenfels, Germany.
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UK Driving-Test Backlog Leaves Learners Waiting Months
Grace Reynolds, right, taking a driving lesson with Dean Batchelor in March in London. “It feels like I’ve got to pass — otherwise Christmas will be probably the next time,” Ms. Reynolds said.
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U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners
Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, invoked an emergency provision to allow the “immediate sale” of weapons to Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
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Jordanians Struggle as Mideast Wars Scare Tourists Away
A few tourists in front of the 2,000-year-old Treasury building in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, last month.
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South Korea’s Cherry Blossoms Attract a Connoisseur: The Japanese
The Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, in April.
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What to Know About the U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
Supporters of Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a government-organized march in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.
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Learning Muay Thai Can Allow Visitors to Stay in Thailand Longer
Instructors leading a Muay Thai training session at a gym in Bangkok.
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Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Drug Cartel Steps Down
Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, said he had decided to take “a temporary leave of absence.”
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Lithuania Says It Broke Up Russian Sabotage and Murder Plots
Ruslan Gabbasov, who Lithuania says was the target of a Russian murder conspiracy, in Brussels in 2023.
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U.S. Indictment of Sinaloa’s Governor Is a Reckoning for Residents of the Mexican State
Members of the Mexican National Guard in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in February.
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What the End of Saudi Arabia’s Big-Spending Era Means for the Kingdom and Beyond
A picture of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022.
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Global Demand for Rare Earth Minerals Is Intensifying Criminal Threats in the Amazon Rainforest
An illegal mine on protected land of the Yanomami people in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Planning a World Cup Watch Party at a Bar? The ‘FIFA Police’ Are Lurking
Fans watching a FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Cameroon at a bar in Toronto in 2014.
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Public Offering
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Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
An original photo print of the Lac La Belle docked at Marquette, Mich., in 1866.
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Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue
Timmy the humpback whale, seen on April 29, 2026, during the effort to move it in a water-filled barge from the coast of Germany to the open sea.
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized
Narges Mohammadi poses in an undated photo provided by her family. The Nobel laureate has suffered from heart ailments for years, according to her family.
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On May Day Cuba’s Communist Leaders Deliver a Defiant Tone to the U.S.
May Day celebrations took place in Havana early Friday morning.
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Co-Founder of Superdry Fashion Brand Is Convicted of Rape
James Holder was escorted from a courthouse in Cirencester, England, on Friday.
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Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ With Iran’s Proposal on Ending War
A government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday in support of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
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Suspect in UK Stabbing Attack on Jewish Men Faces Third Attempted Murder Charge
Members of the Jewish community watched the police search the area after two people were stabbed in the Golders Green neighborhood of London on Wednesday.
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Very Dramatique! 4 Are Rescued After Trainee Driver Plunges Bus Into Seine
Divers working on a submerged bus in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris, on Thursday.
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War in Iran Is Making the Hajj, the Muslim Pilgrimage, More Expensive
The end of last year’s hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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In Packed Cafes, Iranians Yearn to Escape War’s Wreckage
Patrons at a cafe spilling out onto the sidewalk this month in Tehran.
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Sofiane Pamart Emerged From France’s Rap Scene. Now, He’s Setting the Piano World on Fire.
Sofiane Pamart in Paris. “I want my piano to be unifying and to create bonds between all generations, all social classes,” he said.
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Myanmar’s Junta Claims ‘Benevolence’ for Aung San Suu Kyi. It Still Rules Cruelly.
On Thursday, the state-run Myanmar Military Information Team released an image of Aung San Suu Kyi in an undisclosed location.
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Violence Erupts in Australian Town After Arrest of Suspect in Girl’s Killing
A police vehicle burning outside a hospital in Alice Springs, Australia, on Thursday.
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What to Know About ‘Welcome to Country’ Ceremony Used by Indigenous Australians
Joy Murphy Wandin, an Indigenous elder, delivering the “Welcome to Country” before a rugby game in Melbourne last year.
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How Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia
Pastor Ray Minniecon speaking at the Anzac Day service in Sydney on Saturday.
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In Bulgaria, a New Government Challenges an Old Puppet Master
Delyan Peevski greeting supporters in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2024. To his critics, Mr. Peevski has come to embody Bulgaria’s failure to establish the rule of law.
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Oil Companies’ Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes
An Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas. The United States has not been hit as hard by energy price increases as countries in Asia and Europe.
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Where in the World Is All That Gold Stored?
More than 60 central banks store gold at the Bank of England.
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Nigerian Military Runs a Fulani ‘Concentration Camp,’ Group Says
Soldiers patrolling in a village in Kwara State, Nigeria, in February. The state has seen a surge in violent attacks in recent months.
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Hezbollah Using Fiber-Optic Drones Against Israeli Targets
An Israeli military artillery unit on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon on Thursday.
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Decoding the King: Brits Hear Subtle Rebuke to Trump that Americans Might Miss
President Trump with King Charles III at the White House on Tuesday.
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New Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London
The artist Banksy appeared to have taken credit for statue of a man holding a flag covering his face that stood in Waterloo Place in London.
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After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas
The first direct flight between the United States and Venezuela landed in Caracas on Thursday afternoon.
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Sheinbaum’s Dilemma in Mexico: Defy the U.S. or Arrest an Ally
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico could arrest one of her party allies, the governor of Sinaloa state, and extradite him to the United States, or defy the U.S. request and protect him.
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The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited.
Delegates gathered for a meeting on transitioning away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on Wednesday.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Is Moved to House Arrest From Prison in Myanmar
Protesters with a banner of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2021. Her family has called for her release, warning that her health was deteriorating.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Iranians held photos of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at a government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday.
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How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
A mural in Tehran last week showing Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz. China imports about a third of its oil and gas through the waterway.
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August Wilson Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before: In Italian
Rosanna Sparapano and Miguel Gobbo Diaz, actors in a new revival of “Jitney,” at the final dress rehearsal of the Sardegna Teatro production in Sardinia, Italy.
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What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London
A crime scene investigator at the site of a stabbing attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of London on Wednesday.
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Trump May Pull Troops From Germany. That Isn’t as Scary as It Once Was.
American soldiers in Germany last month. On Wednesday, President Trump declared that the United States was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany.”
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Missing Indigenous Girl in Australia Is Found Dead After 5-Day Search
Volunteers and officials searching for a missing five-year-old girl in Alice Springs, Australia, on Tuesday.
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Korean Air Bans Roosters on U.S. Flights to the Philippines
An animal welfare group said that roosters were being shipped from the United States to the Philippines on Korean Air flights.
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Most Canadians Support MAID. But the Issue of Access for People With Mental Illness Is Fraught.
Israel Said to Have Helped Defend Emirates in Iran War With Iron Dome
Journalist Detained in Kuwait Says He Was Stripped of Citizenship
How A.I. Is Transforming China’s Entertainment Industry
An Insurgency Threatens U.S. Mining Ambitions in Pakistan
A Perilous Train Ride Home in Pakistan on the Jaffer Express
As Israel Entrenches, Frustration With Hezbollah Turns to Support
The Future of Apple