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Jair Bolsonaro Planned to Seek Asylum in Argentina, Brazil’s Police Say

20 août 2025 à 21:11
The police said they found a request for asylum, addressed to Argentina’s leader, on the phone of the Brazilian ex-president, who is accused of plotting a coup.

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is under house arrest, awaiting trial next month on charges that he plotted to stay in power after losing the 2022 election.

A Huge Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

20 août 2025 à 21:17
Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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Dusky Gopher Frogs Are Making a Comeback in Mississippi

20 août 2025 à 21:23
Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise.

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Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost)

20 août 2025 à 21:19
One town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on.

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Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine

20 août 2025 à 18:50
The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little traction.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, speaking with Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, during a joint news conference in Anchorage, where President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin met for a summit on Friday.

Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State

20 août 2025 à 17:09
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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Israeli policemen stand guard near the settlement of Maale Adumim, in a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, last week.

Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

20 août 2025 à 15:26
Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.

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An Israeli strike hits a building on Wednesday in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms

20 août 2025 à 13:36
A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

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Taking photos in front of a portrait of President Xi Jinping in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in March.

Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Postwar Security

20 août 2025 à 13:46
European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

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Russian soldiers in uniforms without identifying insignia in Crimea in 2014. Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine began that year with the seizure of the territory.

Italians Pay Final Respects to Pippo Baudo, Their ‘King of Television’

20 août 2025 à 12:01
For some five decades Pippo Baudo was the face of Italy’s national broadcaster, RAI. His death on Saturday unleashed a wave of accolades and tears.

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Pippo Baudo in Verona, Italy, in 2021. He helmed some of the country’s most popular prime-time variety shows.

What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can

20 août 2025 à 11:31
As negotiations over the war carry on, President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing hard with tactics that have evolved over three and a half years.

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The scene after a Russian attack near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Sunday. Ukrainian forces have largely pushed the Russians back from their recent gains, though the fighting remains intense.

Drone Explosion in Haiti Kills 2 SWAT Members and Injures 6 Others

20 août 2025 à 14:40
A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.

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Haitian police officers patrol in a suburb of Port-au-Prince earlier this month.

No Food, No Water, a Broken Leg: How a Hiker Survived a Harrowing Week in the Wild

20 août 2025 à 14:28
Alec Luhn, 38, an American journalist, hopes the lessons he learned from his ordeal in a national park in Norway can help others.

What’s Next for the Ukraine Peace Talks?

19 août 2025 à 18:09
President Trump says President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has agreed to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but Mr. Putin has not confirmed.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arrived at an Air Force base on Friday in Anchorage for a meeting with President Trump.

More Than 70 Afghans Returning From Iran Die in Fiery Bus Crash

20 août 2025 à 08:51
The bus collided with two vehicles. The victims were among the 1.8 million Afghans expelled from Iran as the country vowed to deport undocumented residents en masse.

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Syrian and Israeli Officials Meet for U.S. Brokered Talks

20 août 2025 à 07:54
The talks in Paris brokered by the United States were the latest effort to reduce tensions between the two longstanding foes, and came after Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian capital last month.

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Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani of Syria pictured in Athens on Wednesday a day after a Paris meeting with an Israeli delegation.

Trump Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Hero’ and Adds: ‘I Guess I Am, Too’

20 août 2025 à 14:44
President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for bombing Iranian nuclear sites, and credited himself as well.

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President Trump at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July.

With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry

20 août 2025 à 16:56
Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The developments raise questions about the viability of a cease-fire proposal.

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An Israeli military vehicle on Israel’s side of the border with Gaza on Tuesday.

Why Does Xi Keep Purging Loyalists? Look to Stalin and Mao for the Answer.

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20 août 2025 à 00:00
China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping pushes aside his own political appointees.

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  • Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine
    President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir Putin of Russia. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes us inside how Trump has been engaging with Russia and Ukraine.
     

Inside Trump’s Effort on Russia and Ukraine

20 août 2025 à 05:02
President Trump has repeatedly bent other leaders to his will, simply by refusing to budge. But there is one person who refuses to budge even more than President Trump, and that is Vladimir Putin of Russia. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, takes us inside how Trump has been engaging with Russia and Ukraine.

Canada and Mexico Look to Team Up as Trump’s Tariff Threats Loom

20 août 2025 à 05:01
Mexico and Canada have long viewed each other with indifference or even distrust. They’re now talking about teaming up.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in June during a summit of the Group of 7 nations in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Ireland’s Last Leprechaun Whisperer Pitches TV Show

20 août 2025 à 05:01
Kevin Woods, who says he engages in weekly conversations with 18-inch-tall creatures, has built a tidy business with books, merchandise, guided tours and maybe soon, an animated series.

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A display in Carlingford, Ireland. For many Irish, especially older ones, leprechauns should not be dismissed completely.

Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia

20 août 2025 à 05:00
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?

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Anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, in March 2025.

Hong Kong Government Fixates on ‘Soft Resistance’

20 août 2025 à 00:01
With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.

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An independent book fair in Hong Kong last month. A pro-Beijing newspaper said the fair was “full of soft-resistance intentions.”
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Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Militant Involved in Yarden Bibas Kidnapping

19 août 2025 à 17:54
Mr. Bibas, his wife and their two small children were abducted and taken to Gaza. Only he survived.

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Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas is handed over to the Red Cross as part of the hostage exchange deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, Gaza, in February.

Will Putin Meet With Zelensky to End the Ukraine War?

19 août 2025 à 17:26
The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.

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President Vladimir V. Putin in Anchorage on Friday. The Russian leader “appears to have decided that the time for real diplomacy has come,” one analyst said.

How Europe Learned to Speak So Trump Would Listen

19 août 2025 à 15:29
The leaders of Germany, France, Britain and other supporters of Ukraine have come together in exceptional ways to help sway the U.S. president.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump and European leaders at the White House on Monday.

A ‘Dexter’ Obsessed Man Highlights a Gap in British Law

19 août 2025 à 15:19
Inspired by the TV serial killer, Jacob Power wrote out detailed murder plans and dug graves. Still, prosecutors could not charge him with attempted murder.

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A screen grab from security camera footage released by the Thames Valley Police showed Jacob Power inside The White Hart Inn in Hamstead Marshall, England, in November.

African Union Endorses Call to Abandoned the Mercator Map

20 août 2025 à 08:49
A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size.

Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan

19 août 2025 à 15:20
With villages swept away and Pakistan’s largest city assailed by monsoon floods, climate change has brought a catastrophic new normal to the country.

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The funeral for Abdul Samad’s mother in Beshonai, a village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, on Monday.

No Tariff Exemption for European Wine and Spirits, at Least for Now

19 août 2025 à 14:35
As the text of a trade agreement comes together, European Union negotiators haven’t persuaded the Americans to cut alcohol tariffs to zero.

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As the United States and the European Union move closer to a final trade agreement, it looks like alcohol will be subject to a 15 percent tariff.
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  • How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump
    President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had a remarkably different White House visit on Monday than the ambush he walked into six months ago. Michael Schwirtz, the global intelligence correspondent for The New York Times, explains how President Zelensky courted President Trump and managed to put the ball back in Vladimir V. Putin’s court.
     

How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump

19 août 2025 à 12:58
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had a remarkably different White House visit on Monday than the ambush he walked into six months ago. Michael Schwirtz, the global intelligence correspondent for The New York Times, explains how President Zelensky courted President Trump and managed to put the ball back in Vladimir V. Putin’s court.

Mexico’s President Denies New D.E.A. Partnership Against Cartels

19 août 2025 à 12:37
The D.E.A. announced “a major new initiative” with Mexico to fight cartels. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said that was news to her.

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Mexican Marines guarded the scene of a murder in June on the outskirts of Culiacán, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.

How Do You Move a Hundred-Year-Old Church? On Wheels, Very Slowly.

20 août 2025 à 05:40
Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.

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On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church being moved for relocation in Kiruna, Sweden, on Tuesday.

Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’

19 août 2025 à 11:17
The remarks were a considerable shift for France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France arriving at the White House to support President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during talks with President Trump on Monday in Washington.

Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’

19 août 2025 à 10:34
The remarks were a considerable shift in sentiment between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France arriving at the White House to support President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during talks with President Trump on Monday in Washington.

Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine

19 août 2025 à 09:59
The Kremlin’s goal is to destabilize Europe, and attacks on infrastructure are a preferred weapon, a new report said.

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Crews conduct reconnaissance near Karlskrona, Sweden, this year as part of a NATO mission aimed at securing critical underwater infrastructure.

Young People of Color Flocked to This Show. It Made Them Feel Seen.

19 août 2025 à 05:02
The exhibition “Beloved Suburbs” drew more than 150,000 visitors to France’s Museum of the History of Immigration. “We really recognize ourselves in the exhibition,” one said.

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Visitors to the exhibition added messages to a wall display labeled “Dream suburbs” in which they expressed desires for things like less racism and less violence.

Netanyahu Faces Pressure From Far Right Over New Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal

19 août 2025 à 07:04
Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center, relies on the support of far right ministers to maintain the stability of his government.

The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.

19 août 2025 à 08:15
American demand for tropical wood that is used in motor homes, conservationists say, is accelerating the disappearance of some of the world’s largest forests.

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In recent years, tens of thousands of acres of forest have been razed in Indonesian Borneo, including this logging operation in November.
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