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Lisbon Funicular Crash: What to Know About Cause and Victims

Par :Francesca Regalado
At least 15 people were killed after the Glória funicular, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, derailed and crashed.

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Emergency workers at the site of the Glória funicular crash in Lisbon on Wednesday.
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China’s Show of Military Might

Par :Justin Porter
Xi Jinping’s huge military parade in Tiananmen Square provided a rare look at China’s new weapons.

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Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

Par :Catherine Porter and Steven Erlanger
President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected to host a meeting of leaders who will review options for protecting any peace with Russia.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France arriving for a meeting of French and German cabinet members in southern France last month.
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Palestinian Leaders Urge U.S. to End Visa Ban Ahead of Statehood Summit

Par :Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim
When world leaders meet in New York this month, several plan to recognize a Palestinian state, but Palestinian leaders may not be there to revel in the moment.

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President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority speaking at the General Assembly last year. His visa to the U.S. this year has been blocked.
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‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattack May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

Par :Adam Goldman
Information collected during the yearslong Salt Typhoon attack could allow Beijing’s intelligence services to track targets from the United States and dozens of other countries.

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President Trump last week. His phone was among the targets of a sweeping cyberattack last year, during the campaign.
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Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

Par :Erica L. Green
President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
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Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish

Par :Christine Hauser and Simar Bajaj
Starting this week, gel polishes that contain a key chemical ingredient can no longer be used in the bloc’s 27 member countries.

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Starting this month, gel nail polish containing the ingredient trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide is banned in the European Union’s 27 member countries.
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U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum

Par :Edward Wong
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with President Claudia Sheinbaum, after she pressed the Trump administration not to take unilateral action in Mexico.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Mexico City on Wednesday.
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Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’

Par :Lisa Friedman
The country lacks the ability to address multiple disasters happening at once, the Government Accountability Office said.

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Workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in October looking through the wreckage after Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C.
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At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say

Par :Azam Ahmed · Livia Albeck-Ripka · Tiago Carrasco and Hannah Ziegler
The funicular line, one of three in Lisbon, is a popular tourist attraction.

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Emergency teams working at the site where the Elevador da Glória funicular derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday, killing more than a dozen people.
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Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know

Par :Genevieve Glatsky
The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.

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The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson in Panama City on Tuesday.
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Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China

Par :Valerie Hopkins
Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia exiting his Aurus limousine in Beijing on Tuesday.
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After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The arrest of Graham Linehan on suspicion of inciting violence against transgender people is adding to a debate across the Atlantic over the policing of speech in Britain.

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Graham Linehan at a free-speech summit at Trinity College Dublin last year. He has become a vocal anti-transgender activist and was arrested on Monday over social media posts.
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Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Admits Underpaying Tax

Par :Mark Landler
Angela Rayner, the deputy to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said the property tax underpayment was a mistake related to care arrangements for her disabled son.

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Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, said she had relied on legal advice but has come under intense scrutiny in recent days for her tax affairs.
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Trump Welcomes Poland’s Right-Wing President to White House

Par :Andrew Higgins
The meeting between President Trump and Poland’s largely ceremonial president, Karol Nawrocki, highlighted divisions within the biggest economic and military power on the European Union’s eastern fringe.

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Poland’s right-wing president, Karol Nawrocki, is set to meet with President Trump on Wednesday in the White House.
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UK Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children Under 16

Par :Stephen Castle
The legislation, which would affect sales to anyone under 16, mirrors regulations in a number of other European countries.

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Energy drinks advertised outside a store in Shrewsbury, England. The ban would apply to all retailers — those selling online and in shops — as well as to restaurants, cafes and vending machines.
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Far-right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank Annexation

Par :Aaron Boxerman
Bezalel Smotrich said Israel should take over most of the territory, partly in response to growing international moves to recognize a Palestinian state.

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A wall separates the Arab village of Al Eizariya, in the West Bank, near where the Israeli government plans to build a new neighborhood.
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In Yellowstone, Migratory Bison Reawaken a Landscape

Par :Alexa Robles-Gil
A recent study hints at the potential benefits of restoring bison to an ecosystem.

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Bison grazing near the Roosevelt Arch of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. Yellowstone is home to the last migratory herd — migratory bison are otherwise functionally extinct in their former range.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Walks a Political Tightrope as Rubio Visits Mexico

Par :Jack Nicas
U.S. pressure to crack down on corrupt politicians has squeezed President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico ahead of her meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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For months, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has tried to manage two complex relationships at the same time: Mexico’s with the United States and her own with her powerful party at home.
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The Communist Warrior Stranded for Decades in an ‘American Colony’

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War by the South and imprisoned for more than 40 years. Now 95, he wants to return to the North to die.

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Ahn Hak-sop at his home in Gimpo, South Korea.
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Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11

Par :Helene Cooper · Eric Schmitt · Edward Wong and Alan Feuer
The vessel was transporting illegal narcotics through international waters to the United States, the president said.

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President Trump signed a still-secret directive in July instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations.
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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

Par :Martin Fackler
A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

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This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a few years later.
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China’s Military Parade, in Photos: Xi Unveils New Weapons Alongside Putin and Kim

Par :The New York Times
China used a parade of fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops to honor the country’s wartime sacrifice and issue a defiant warning to rivals.

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Soldiers marching in a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job

Par :Mark Landler
Dr. Shafik, who came under fire for her handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests last year, is now the chief economic adviser to Britain’s prime minister.

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Nemat Shafik at a congressional hearing in April 2024 over Columbia’s handling of antisemitism. Her conciliatory stance at the hearing enraged some Columbia faculty.
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Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

Par :Vjosa Isai
Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books in an apparent effort to make a point.

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Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.
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Xi Parades Military Strength as Trump Accuses Him of Conspiring With Putin and Kim

Par :David Pierson
The parade, attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea, had a defiant message. President Trump fired back, accusing Xi Jinping of ignoring America’s role in the war.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, Kim Jong-un of North Korea, right, and other leaders at a reception at the Great Hall of the People after the parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Under New Law, Greece Can Imprison Rejected Asylum Seekers

Par :Motoko Rich and Niki Kitsantonis
A surge in migrants landing on Crete this summer has diminished, but Greece is hoping to deter future undocumented immigration.

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Newly arrived migrants boarding a ferry on the island of Crete that was bound for Piraeus, Greece, in July.
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Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

Par :Marlise Simons
Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.

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A damaged plaque with an image of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria outside an abandoned base in Quneitra Governorate, Syria, in August. Mr. al-Assad and his family fled to Russia last December.
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After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal

Par :Isabella Kwai and Anatol Magdziarz
The chief executive of the Polish company Drogbruk was captured on video snatching a hat in front of a child. The head of Drog-Bruk, a different firm, is getting attacked. The executives also have similar surnames.

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Roman Szkaradek at his business in Poland on Tuesday.
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Netanyahu Faces High-Level Opposition to His Stance on Gaza Truce

Par :Isabel Kershner and Adam Rasgon
High-level political and security figures are said to be resisting the prime minister’s demand for a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month.
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Rubio Flies to Mexico for Security Talks Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Par :Edward Wong
President Trump has ordered military action against Latin American drug cartels and has threatened a new tariff. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back.

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Marco Rubio is making his third trip to Latin America as secretary of state.
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Jair Bolsonaro, Charged With Plotting a Coup, Is Not at His Trial

Par :Ana Ionova
Brazil’s Supreme Court began judging the case against the former president, who did not attend the proceedings because of poor health, his defense team said.

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Attendees looked on as Justice Alexandre de Moraes read the charges during the opening session of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial at Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Tuesday.
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Gérard Depardieu Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over Rape Accusations

Par :Aurelien Breeden
The actress Charlotte Arnould has accused the French movie icon of raping her twice in 2018 at his home in Paris. He denies wrongdoing.

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Gérard Depardieu in a Paris court in March. He was convicted of sexual assault in a separate case in May.
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Maduro Says War With Venezuela Would Stain Trump’s Hands with Blood

Par :Julie Turkewitz and Isayen Herrera
As U.S. warships and troops gather in the Caribbean, Mr. Maduro threatened an “armed fight” in response to any military action. He also appealed for peace.

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President Nicolás Maduro warned on Monday of grave consequences if the United States takes military action against his country.
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Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation

Par :Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to a new study.

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A deforested area in Acre State, in western Brazil, in April. For the first half of 2025, officials reported a 27 percent increase in tree loss nationwide compared with the same period last year.
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How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia

Par :Muktita Suhartono · Hannah Beech and Ulet Ifansasti
Deep-rooted resentment over a yawning wealth gap in Indonesia set off a wave of antigovernment protests that have turned violent.

Commuters at a damaged bus stop on Monday after protests in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
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After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid Trickles In

Par :Safiullah Padshah and Elian Peltier
Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have been hardest hit by the disaster, which has killed at least 1,400 people.

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Afghan villagers on Tuesday carried the body of a woman killed in the village of Shamraz two days earlier.
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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

Par :Lisa Friedman and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies.

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A heat relief station at the Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps.
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First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes

Par :Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez
Near the Indian border, many people who fled the recent India-Pakistan conflict have had to leave again, this time because of rising waters.

A makeshift camp for displaced people in Chung, a community on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, not far from the Indian border, on Sunday.
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Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing

Par :Lily Kuo and Anton Troianovski
The Russian and Chinese leaders drew on a shared view of their countries’ roles in World War II to cast their modern-day partnership as a challenge to the West.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel

Par :Jeanna Smialek
The recognition was conditioned on the release of hostages by Hamas. It comes after similar moves by other countries as they try to push Israel to end the war in Gaza.

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Belgium’s foreign minister, Maxime Prévot, in February. He said his country would recognize a Palestinian state in response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.
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Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

Par :Keith Bradsher
Beijing has run out of patience with companies slashing prices, and is urging restraint. But fierce competition is also producing a surge of innovation.

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Geely Group is one of China’s best-selling E.V. companies.
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Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee

Par :Constant Méheut
Kyiv sees a well-equipped army as a stronger deterrent to Moscow than any Western pledges to defend it. It is working to attract billions to buy more arms.

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Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in May. Kyiv is counting on its booming domestic defense industry, which has already delivered drones that swarm the battlefield.
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