To South Koreans weary of the political polarization that led briefly to martial law, President Lee Jae Myung is showing a more human touch than his predecessor. But his biggest challenges lie ahead.
To South Koreans weary of the political polarization that led briefly to martial law, President Lee Jae Myung is showing a more human touch than his predecessor. But his biggest challenges lie ahead.
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea taking questions during a news conference at the Blue House in Seoul last month, after his first 30 days in office.
President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.
President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.
President Trump is expected to speak with Sean Hannity after meeting with the Russian leader. Bret Baier is interviewing Mr. Trump twice on Air Force One.
President Trump is expected to speak with Sean Hannity after meeting with the Russian leader. Bret Baier is interviewing Mr. Trump twice on Air Force One.
The summit in Alaska between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has unleashed a wave of propaganda and disinformation from Russian state media and online conspiracy theorists.
The summit in Alaska between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has unleashed a wave of propaganda and disinformation from Russian state media and online conspiracy theorists.
Ukrainians carrying their belongings out of a heavily damaged building after a Russian strike in the town of Bilozerske in the Donetsk region on Tuesday.
A representative of the junta said the man had worked “on behalf of the French intelligence service, which mobilized political leaders, civil society actors and military personnel” to foment a coup.
A representative of the junta said the man had worked “on behalf of the French intelligence service, which mobilized political leaders, civil society actors and military personnel” to foment a coup.
The leader of Mali’s ruling junta and “transitional president,” Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, in 2022. The junta said it had foiled an attempted coup, organized by French intelligence.
Ahead of the work stoppage, the airline said it had canceled most of the 700 flights that it directly operates, which carry about 130,000 people each day.
Ahead of the work stoppage, the airline said it had canceled most of the 700 flights that it directly operates, which carry about 130,000 people each day.
President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus during a news conference in Minsk in 2023. President Trump said he spoke on Friday with Mr. Lukashenko, who has long been shunned by Western leaders.
Army recruitment advertisements in Moscow in June. After President Trump’s election, some Russians had high hopes that he would rapidly end the war in Ukraine.
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, will lead the entourages of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump during their bilateral meeting in Anchorage on Friday.
President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine, President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, at peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, in 2015.
Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. Many Ukrainians see their country’s absence from a U.S.-Russia meeting as proof that those countries are not working toward a deal acceptable to them.
President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered vague statements about progress after their nearly three-hour meeting. But they took no questions.
President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered vague statements about progress after their nearly three-hour meeting. But they took no questions.
The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.
The country has endured heavier rain during monsoon seasons, which scientists have attributed to climate change. The authorities said that at least 194 people died on Friday.
Officials blamed U.S. “protectionism” for the dismal July data, but growth was likely held back by real estate and new policies aimed at slowing factory investments.
Officials blamed U.S. “protectionism” for the dismal July data, but growth was likely held back by real estate and new policies aimed at slowing factory investments.
Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.
Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.
Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out against all wars.
Spared from flying a suicide mission in World War II, he became a grandmaster of Japan’s venerable tea ceremony and used his stature to speak out against all wars.
A sudden feud, an impasse or a first step toward a cease-fire are all possible at the summit in Alaska as the two leaders navigate thorny issues such as Ukraine’s territory and NATO expansion.
A sudden feud, an impasse or a first step toward a cease-fire are all possible at the summit in Alaska as the two leaders navigate thorny issues such as Ukraine’s territory and NATO expansion.
President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018. The summit on Friday will be their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump’s first presidency.
A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind.
A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind.
Members of the Poveglia for Everyone association on Poveglia, an island in the Venetian Lagoon. Last year, a court determined that the group could manage one of Poveglia’s three islets on a six-year renewable lease.
Despite being barred from running again for president and being sought for arrest, a towering figure of Bolivian politics is trying to rally supporters to cast null votes.
Despite being barred from running again for president and being sought for arrest, a towering figure of Bolivian politics is trying to rally supporters to cast null votes.
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.
The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.
The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.
Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.
Bezalel Smotrich, the finance minister, said on Thursday that a plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem had won approval. But a procedural step remained.
An image from a video of an injured person being carried to a hospital on Thursday in the Paddar area of Kishtwar District in India-controlled Kashmir.
Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.
Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.
Organizers said they had addressed concerns that led the festival to cancel screenings of the Israeli film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters.
Organizers said they had addressed concerns that led the festival to cancel screenings of the Israeli film, which includes footage of atrocities recorded by Hamas fighters.
Cameron Bailey, the chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, said the festival had failed to “clearly articulate the concerns and roadblocks” that led to the withdrawal of the documentary from its lineup.
An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting in March, but found no evidence that they acted on government orders.
An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting in March, but found no evidence that they acted on government orders.
Smoke rising above Baniyas, Syria, in March, amid clashes between the new Syrian government’s security forces and those loyal to the former Assad regime.
Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.
Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a photo released by Russian state media on Thursday. He told officials that he hoped to discuss “strategic offensive arms control.”
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, urged Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of a Palestinian-American in a clash in the West Bank.
The president’s hostility toward foreign students has made American higher education a riskier proposition for them. Other countries are eager to capitalize.
The president’s hostility toward foreign students has made American higher education a riskier proposition for them. Other countries are eager to capitalize.
The Trump administration’s policies are scaring off foreign students, who are being courted by more Asian universities like Yonsei University, above, in Seoul.
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