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Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee

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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What to Know About Jair Bolsonaro’s Coup Plot Trial

The former Brazilian president is charged with planning a coup after losing the 2022 elections. He says he pursued only legal avenues to remain in power. Here is what to know about the trial.

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Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, at a rally last year. Prosecutors argue he oversaw a vast plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election.
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How Jair Bolsonaro Tried, and Failed, to Stage a Coup in Brazil

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stands trial on Tuesday, accused of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 elections. Evidence suggests this is how he tried to do it.

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Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro protested in front of army headquarters in the days after Mr. Bolsonaro lost the October 2022 election, which he said had been stolen.
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A Move to the U.S. to Avoid Tariffs? There Are Trade-Offs.

Bizerba, a German company that makes industrial slicers for Subway, is thinking about shifting production to the United States, if it can overcome the challenges.

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A worker calibrating a dynamic weighing system at Bizerba’s factory in Balingen, Germany.
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A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever

There’s a bumper crop of museums opening from Taiwan to Paris to Harlem. Look for stand-alone buildings, extensions, remade landscapes — and two presidential libraries.
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Landslide Kills More Than 1,000 People in Sudan, Rebel Group Says

The landslide leveled a village in the remote Marra mountains, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said. It asked international aid organizations for help in recovering bodies.

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The landslide on Sunday swept across the village of Tarasin in Sudan’s Darfur region, killing more than 1,000 people.
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Xi’s Parade to Showcase China’s Military Might and Circle of Autocrats

China will mark Japan’s defeat in World War II with a parade of missiles, soldiers and leaders like Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Vladimir Putin of Russia.

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Security in Beijing is tight, including around Tiananmen Square, ahead of a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
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Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies

A European titleholder as well, he twice went the distance with Ali and once with Joe Frazier, losing those bouts but gaining respect.

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Joe Bugner absorbed a punch from Muhammad Ali during their 12-round heavyweight fight in Las Vegas in 1973. Bugner remained on his feet while losing a unanimous decision.
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Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake

Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.

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Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage

Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.

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From left: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of China were all smiles in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
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Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say

The Bulgarian authorities believe that Russia disrupted navigation signals that would have been used by a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, European officials said.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Lithuania on Monday. She has been touring E.U. member states near Russia.
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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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An Exxon Mobil’s chemical recycling unit in Baytown, Texas.
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California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

Potent California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.
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India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.

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Construction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.
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Israel’s Push for a Permanent Gaza Deal May Mean a Longer War, Experts Say

A shift toward pressing for a permanent cease-fire deal, alongside plans for a new offensive in Gaza City, means the fighting is unlikely to end soon.

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Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker

Ukraine said it had arrested a suspect in the murder of the politician, who had voiced anti-Russian views. The authorities did not explain how the suspect was tied to Moscow.

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Andriy Parubiy presiding over a session of Ukraine’s Parliament in 2019.
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What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan

Hundreds of people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured, according to the Taliban government, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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A military helicopter in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on Monday carried people injured in the earthquake.
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In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

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Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.
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Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons

Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the aftermath of these assaults.
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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones.

A hole left by a bomb dropped by a drone in the roof of a home in El Guayabo, Michoacán, Mexico. Cartels are using IEDs, drones and makeshift explosives in their fight for territory, capable of tearing through rooftops and scattering shrapnel across the ground below.
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Anti-Immigrant Protests Attended by Neo-Nazis in Australia Worry Leaders

The government condemned the demonstrations, which drew tens of thousands of people. Some of the events included speakers tied to neo-Nazi groups.

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Demonstrators at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney on Sunday.
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China Shows Off Its Power

Xi Jinping is using a summit with leaders like Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin as an opportunity to pull countries away from the U.S.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping yesterday in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Modi’s office.
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Afghanistan Earthquake Leaves More Than 800 Dead

The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people in mountainous areas that rescue workers took hours to reach.

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Preparing to evacuate injured victims in Mazar Dara on Monday.
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Brazil Tightens Bolsonaro House Arrest Amid Escape Concerns

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who will stand trial on Tuesday, is being closely monitored by the Brazilian authorities, who fear he may try to flee.

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Mr. Bolsonaro outside his home earlier this month. He has been under house arrest for weeks.
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China Shows Off Its Power

Xi Jinping is using a summit with leaders like Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin as an opportunity to pull countries away from the U.S.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping yesterday in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Modi’s office.
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U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.

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A recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.
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Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.

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Houthi fighters marched in an anti-Israel rally in Sana, Yemen, on Friday.
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Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed.

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A banner featuring Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, hung in Beirut, Lebanon, last year.
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Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket

Housing communities and businesses that rely on agriculture have been destroyed in the country’s largest province.

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Judge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac

The temporary block ended another last-minute flurry of legal action over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewing a list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City on Sunday.
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In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice to Be Repaid

Millions of Syrians from destroyed places like Daraya feel they did everything possible to overthrow the Assad government, but they still await reconstruction aid.
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Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message

Hitting an American-run factory and European diplomatic offices, the Kremlin appeared to signal that it would resist Western efforts to make peace and protect Ukraine, analysts and officials said.

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A Russian strike this month hit a factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine, owned by Flex Ltd., an American multinational company that makes a range of products.
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Indonesia’s Leader Says He Will Bow to Some Protester Demands After Riots

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia acknowledged the concerns of the protesters and said his government would make concessions.

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A government building in Makassar, Indonesia, that protesters set on fire.
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A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.

The Ourcq Canal in the Pantin suburb, now the center of gravity for Paris’s dynamism and creativity.
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Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

One attack was an effort to assassinate Abu Obeida, one of Hamas’s best-known spokesmen, Israeli officials said. It was not immediately clear if that succeeded.

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Palestinians looking for survivors at the site of an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday.
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Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, left, and President Xi Jinping of China on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Mr. Modi’s office.
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Houthis Say Prime Minister Was Killed in Israeli Attack

Ahmed al-Rahawi had led the Houthi cabinet in Yemen since 2024. His killing is unlikely to halt the Iranian-backed group’s missile attacks on Israel.

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Ahmed al-Rahawi was the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled government in Yemen. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday in the capital, Sana.
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The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.

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In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.
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Behind Thai Premier’s Dismissal, Unraveling of an Uneasy Alliance

Thaksin Shinawatra had struck a grand bargain with Thailand’s establishment, analysts say, that allowed his daughter to ascend to the prime minister’s job.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the third member of her family to be removed from the Thai prime minister’s office, on Friday.
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Large Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine, Amid Stalled Bid for Peace Talks

It was the second massive assault in three days, as the Kremlin rebuffed peace talks sought by Ukraine and the United States.

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The site of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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Why Three Wealthy Bidders Are Fighting for What’s Left of Hudson’s Bay

Months after the shutdown of the 355-year-old Hudson’s Bay Company, the legal action it created continues apace.

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Most landlords of Hudson’s Bay stores opposed Ruby Liu’s ambitious plan to revive the stores under her name.
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Russia Distracts Its Citizens From Ukraine War With Nonstop Festivals

A festival known as Summer in Moscow showcases the city’s transformation into an ultramodern metropolis. But the feast can’t last forever.

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People relaxing at a theater festival as part of the celebrations.
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