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Mexican Governor, Accused by U.S. of Helping Cartel, Returns to His Job

22 août 2026 à 02:42
After U.S. prosecutors accused Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the Sinaloa cartel, he said he would step down to focus on his defense. On Friday, he declared he was back and faced much criticism.

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Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, during an annual earthquake drill in Culiacán, Mexico, in 2024.

Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists

21 août 2026 à 16:35
Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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A flotilla of about 50 boats carrying humanitarian aid departed Marmaris, Turkey, in May, intending to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Israeli forces boarded the boats and detained 400 people.

5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

21 août 2026 à 19:36
At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

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The Bamy Hotel, where migrants are held, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Swiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison After Violating ‘Day of Silence’ in Bali

21 août 2026 à 15:21
The 26-year-old received a yearlong sentence from a court on the Indonesian resort island after he flouted a sacred Hindu ritual and insulted it on Instagram.

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Luzian Andrin Zgraggen in court in Denpasar, Indonesia, on Thursday.
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  • Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle
    The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”
     

Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle

22 août 2026 à 09:28
The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”

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Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, was built around 1830 and renovated in the early 2000s. It now belongs to Mark Zuckerberg.

Germany Identifies a Plot After Finding a Weapons Cache, but Names No Culprit

21 août 2026 à 13:28
Officials were careful not to point a finger, after revealing what they said was a plan for a political attack, at a time when a series of destabilizing actions have been blamed on Russia.

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“This case shows that we are working on the assumption that the risk level is high,” Alexander Dobrindt, the German interior minister, said at a news conference on Friday.

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

21 août 2026 à 12:22
Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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The ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. President Trump hit the Canadian steel industry with tariffs of up to 50 percent last year.

Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million

21 août 2026 à 11:24
Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. They may eventually have to pay more than twice the initial sum, a judge said.

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Prince Harry leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London during his trial against Associated Newspapers in January.

‘They’re Always Going to Be Polarizing’: Britons Split on Harry and Meghan’s Return

21 août 2026 à 11:23
Recent surveys suggest the broader public views both of them negatively, especially in comparison to Harry’s brother, William, and his wife, Kate.

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Prince Harry and Meghan during a visit to Australia earlier this year.

In China’s Biggest Car Recall, Tesla and 8 Others Will Address Door Safety

21 août 2026 à 16:23
China’s regulator ordered changes after vehicle occupants sometimes had difficulty exiting electric cars, an issue that has led to lawsuits against Tesla in the United States.

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China is requiring nine automakers to take measures to improve the reliability of retractable door handles popular on electric vehicles.

Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village

21 août 2026 à 09:57
Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident, which came as settler violence has surged across the Israeli-occupied territory.

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Mourners with the body of Kareem Shlaldeh at a hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Friday.

Iran Must Plan to Overcome U.S. Sanctions After Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Threats, Tehran Official Says

21 août 2026 à 07:38
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, lead negotiator in talks with Washington, made the comments after President Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran.

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In Tehran last month. Before the latest round of sanctions was announced, Iranians were already contending with sky-high inflation and other economic hardships.

Giorgia Meloni Has a Lot to Say: The Takeaways

21 août 2026 à 05:04
The Italian prime minister is leading what will soon be the longest-lasting government in the country’s postwar history. She shows herself by turns funny and fierce in a rare interview.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.

Muslim Charity in Britain Faces Scrutiny for Possible Links to Hamas

21 août 2026 à 05:04
British regulators are investigating Al-Khair Foundation after U.S. prosecutors accused a man affiliated with the group of funding terrorism.

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Marking Eid at an event organized in association with Al-Khair Foundation in London in 2017.

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

21 août 2026 à 08:17
Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

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The Major Oak at Sherwood Forest Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire, England, in May.

Giorgia Meloni Cuts the Hard Right a Path to Power

21 août 2026 à 05:01
In a rare interview, the onetime political outcast reflects on her route from “the uncomfortable side of history” to the threshold of leading Italy’s most durable postwar government.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at Palazzo Chigi in Rome last month.

Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

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Preparing a dose of the Candid #1 vaccine against Argentine hemorrhagic fever at Carrasco Hospital in Rosario, Argentina.

At 77, She Walked 9 Miles Under Drone-Filled Skies to Escape From ‘Hell’

21 août 2026 à 10:43
Rescue teams no longer enter the city of Lyman, in eastern Ukraine, because it is deemed too dangerous. The only way out is a terrifying journey on foot.

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Nina Ivanova at an evacuation center in Sloviansk, Ukraine. She and her daughters took their chances on the road, as countless Ukrainians have done before them all along the front line.

Return of Harry and Meghan to U.K. Renews Questions About Their Security Fears

21 août 2026 à 04:15
The couple lost their publicly funded security after deciding to leave Britain in 2020, deepening their split with the royal family.

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Prince Harry with a security detail as he arrived at Britain’s High Court last year for a hearing over the downgrading of his personal security during visits to Britain.

Orban’s Office, Thrown Open, Is Not the Den Hungarians Expected

21 août 2026 à 00:01
The new government of Peter Magyar hoped to use the suite overlooking the Danube as evidence of an autocrat’s indulgence. The trappings fell short.

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Visitors on a balcony with a view of the Danube that Viktor Orban, the former prime minister, had built off his offices at a former monastery in Budapest.
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