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Unification Church Leader Is Arrested on Corruption Charges in South Korea

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
Han Hak-ja — the widow of the church’s founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon — was accused of bribing a former first lady for business and political favors.

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Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arriving at the Central District Court in Seoul on Monday. She was arrested on corruption-related charges on Tuesday.
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Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits

Par :Catrin Einhorn
Offshore turbines let Block Island shut down soot-spewing, earsplitting diesel generators. There were other benefits, too.

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‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.

Par :Cara Buckley and Jamie Kelter Davis
The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

From left, Sister Lynne Smith, Sister Mary David Walgenbach, Sister Everline Jeruto and Sister Joanne Kollasch, the order of Benedictine sisters of Holy Wisdom.
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World Leaders Recognize Palestinian State, in a Challenge to U.S. and Israel

Par :Farnaz Fassihi · Thomas Fuller and Catherine Porter
At a meeting ahead of the U.N. General Assembly, France and other U.S. allies made official a breach with Washington that has been years in the making.

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“We must pave the way for peace,” President Emmanuel Macron of France said, to applause and a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation, at a meeting at the United Nations in New York on Monday.
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Flights Are Temporarily Diverted From Copenhagen Airport After Drone Sightings

Par :Livia Albeck-Ripka
The airport was closed for several hours because or two or three large drones spotted in the area.

© Steven Knap/Ritzau Scanpix Denmark, via Reuters

Copenhagen’s airport was closed, and flights were being diverted, after drones were sighted there on Monday night, officials said.
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Palestinian Statehood Seems More Remote Than Ever

Par :Aaron Boxerman
Even before the war in Gaza, negotiations failed to produce peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

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A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.
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U.S. Pledges Support for Argentina’s Economy and Javier Milei

Par :Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said “all options” are under consideration to help President Javier Milei.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that his department was “ready to do what is needed within its mandate to support Argentina.”
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Zelensky Urges ‘Powerful Pressure on Russia’ at U.N. General Assembly

Par :Talya Minsberg
In a social media post, Ukraine’s president pushed leaders gathering in New York to strengthen their efforts to get Moscow to end the war.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine before a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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Greenlandic Woman Wins Her Baby Back in Denmark

Par :Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
A young Greenlandic woman living in Denmark will regain custody of the infant girl taken from her shortly after birth. The case has become the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland.

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Ivana Bronlund at her home with a sonogram of her child in Hedehusene, Denmark, in September.
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French Town Halls Defy Officials and Fly Palestinian Flags

Par :Aurelien Breeden

© Olivier Chassignole/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A Palestinian flag being placed over the entrance of the City Hall in Lyon, France, on Monday.
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Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta

Par :Christine Hauser and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
While the Argentine hiker and entrepreneur, Matias Augusto Travizano, was descending the mountain, he fell down a glacier, the authorities said.

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Mount Shasta, at just over 14,100 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest mountain in California and the second-highest in the Cascade Range.
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Judge Says Work on Revolution Wind Can Proceed, for Now

Par :Brad Plumer and Lisa Friedman
The Trump administration had halted construction on the $6.2 billion Revolution Wind project, prompting its developer to sue.

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Rotor blades for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm at the State Pier in New London, Conn., last November.
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Putin Proposes One More Year of Nuclear Caps With U.S.

Par :Ivan Nechepurenko · Paul Sonne and David E. Sanger
Mr. Putin said Russia didn’t want to provoke a strategic arms race with the United States, but his offer is limited in scope.

© Pool photo by Alexander Kazakov

In this photograph distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik, President Vladimir V. Putin chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
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Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

Par :Vivian Yee
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

© Mohamed El Raai, via Reuters

Alaa Abd El Fattah, seen here in an undated handout image, gained prominence through his biting, visionary commentary on Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring revolution.
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For Arab Nations With Ties to Israel, Attacks on Qatar and Gaza City Raise Anxiety

Par :Erika Solomon
The Middle Eastern states closest to Israel see the attack on Hamas officials in Qatar and the invasion of Gaza City as warning signs of potential threats to their own security.

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, on a screen at an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, the country’s capital, convened after an Israeli strike in the city on Sept. 9.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Damaging America’s Biggest Foreign Source of Screws

Par :Meaghan Tobin · Xinyun Wu and An Rong Xu
Taiwan has long been the top provider of screws to the United States. But its factories are struggling to survive under tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Screws used in backyard decking, wooden floors and railings are a big part of Sheh Fung’s business, Mr. Chen said.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits the Philippines, Headed for Hong Kong

Par :Tiffany May · Xinyun Wu and Jason Gutierrez
Thousands were evacuated and hundreds of flights canceled ahead of the major storm.

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Strong waves battering Basco in Batanes Province in the northern Philippines on Monday, as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area.
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As U.N. General Assembly Gathers, Here’s What to Expect

Par :Pranav Baskar
A look at major figures who will appear during the week and what they might talk about.

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The U.N. General Assembly last year. The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will loom over the annual gathering this year in New York.
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High-Tech Greenhouse Brings Fresh Produce to Canada’s Arctic

Par :Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe
A high-tech greenhouse brings fresh produce to Gjoa Haven, an Inuit hamlet in Canada’s Arctic whose residents have little experience growing plants.

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Russia’s Ban on I.B. Schools Deepens Its Rupture With the West

Par :Valerie Hopkins and Nataliya Vasilyeva
The Kremlin has infused education with nationalism and militarism. Outlawing the International Baccalaureate underlines that effort.

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A center in Kursk, Russia, last year, where schoolchildren were receiving military-style instruction.
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Kim Jong-un Open to Talks if U.S. Drops Demand to Denuclearize

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
The North Korean leader’s comments came days after President Trump said he would travel to South Korea in late October for a regional summit.

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President Trump set foot in North Korea in 2019, the last time he met Kim Jong-un.
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Europe Talks Big on Gaza but Struggles to Act

Par :Jeanna Smialek
Even as criticism of Israel ramps up and a growing number of countries say they’ll recognize a Palestinian state, concrete actions remain limited.

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A rally in Brussels this month in support of Palestinians. European efforts to punish the Israeli government for its actions in Gaza have stalled amid opposition, notably from Germany.
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Cyberattack Forces Brussels Airport to Cancel More Flights

Par :Alexandra E. Petri and Claire Moses
Disruptions continued on Monday at major European travel hubs after a ransomware attack struck a third-party system handling check-in and boarding systems.

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Passengers waiting to check in for flights at Brussels Airport on Saturday.
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Nepal to Investigate Killings and Arson in Student Protests

Par :Bhadra Sharma
It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one.

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Workers cleaning government buildings in Kathmandu, Nepal, that were burned this month.
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Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal Recognize a Palestinian State

Par :Mark Landler
The moves came just before the annual U.N. General Assembly, increasing pressure on Israel and putting key allies at odds with the Trump administration.

© Pool photo by Alberto Pezzali

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Israel Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack

Par :Fatima AbdulKarim
The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Israeli police and soldiers on Thursday near the site of the attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing.
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Protesters in Manila Accuse Government of Misusing Environmental Funds

Par :Aie Balagtas See
Demonstrations were set off by accusations that flood relief money was embezzled. They are part of a wave of discontent about economic inequality in several countries in Asia.

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Anti-government protesters in Manila on Sunday.
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U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall’

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will hang over the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York. So, too, will budget and identity crises.

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The United Nations will observe its 80th anniversary as world leaders converge this week on its headquarters in New York.
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A Rush to Save Ancient Artifacts in Gaza Highlights All That Has Been Lost

Par :Ephrat Livni
A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years.

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An image provided by Première Urgence Internationale showing archaeological items after they were moved from Gaza City to a safer location.
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Ukraine Counterattacks, Scoring Rare, if Modest, Success in Northeast

Par :Constant Méheut · Olha Konovalova and Brendan Hoffman
The gains could help counter Moscow’s narrative that Russian advances are unstoppable and that Kyiv should settle for a peace deal, even if it means giving up territory.

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Ukrainian soldiers from the 95th Air Assault Brigade at a training in the Sumy region this month.
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The High School Teacher Leading Mexico’s ‘Fashion Police’

Par :James Wagner
A teacher and journalist has gained a large following for highlighting the apparent luxury items worn by politicians. It has also earned him high-profile detractors.
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A Maternity Ward in Chad Reaches Its Breaking Point as U.S. Aid Dries Up

Par :Ruth Maclean and Arlette Bashizi
The fallout of the war has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, but aid to its victims is vanishing. Pregnant women’s lives are in the balance.

Nancy Symgambaye measuring Taiba Baraka’s belly last month during a prenatal consultation in a camp sheltering Sudanese refugees in Chad.
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Nepal Uprising Is Latest Challenge to India’s Backyard Diplomacy

Par :Anupreeta Das and Hari Kumar
The overthrow of Nepal’s government is the latest in a series of uprisings among India’s neighbors, creating a political churn that complicates its ties.

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Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, in New Delhi, earlier this month.
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The H-1B Visa: Why Is Trump Adding a $100,000 Fee?

Par :Adeel Hassan and Aishvarya Kavi
President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday adding a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers. Immigration hard-liners have criticized the program for replacing American workers.

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President Trump added a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers.
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Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege

Par :Motoko Rich and Abbie VanSickle
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.

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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. at the Jubilee of Justice in the Vatican on Saturday.
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