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Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
Mr. Kim’s presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopolitical ​leverage and that North Korea was being accepted as a de facto nuclear power.

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Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, leaving after meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, in Beijing on Thursday. It was their sixth summit.
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With Trump and Ukraine, Europe’s Leaders Are Playing a Long Game

Par :Jim Tankersley
Leaders on the continent are trying to show the U.S. president that they are serious about laying the groundwork to end the war — and that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is not.

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The parking lot of an apartment block in the area of Kharkiv, Ukraine, after Russian aerial bombs exploded in July.
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A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

Par :Stephen Castle
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.
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Thailand Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Abruptly Leaves Country

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
Mr. Thaksin flew to Dubai days before a verdict that could send him to prison. He said he would be back in time for the hearing.

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Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok last week. His political dynasty is in a diminished state.
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Quakes on Mars Reveal New Features of the Planet’s Interior

Par :Katrina Miller
Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.

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A cutaway illustration of the modern Martian interior. A meteor striking one side of the planet’s surface, left, creates seismic waves that are detected by NASA’s InSight lander, right.
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Time Is Running Out for Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah, U.S. Officials Warn

Par :Michael Crowley
The United States, Israel and the Gulf Arab states are pressuring Lebanon’s government to act decisively against the group.

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Hezbollah supporters marching during Ashoura, a Shiite Muslim holiday, near Beirut in July.
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After Boat Strike, Rubio Says U.S. Will Help Other Nations ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups

Par :Edward Wong
The Trump administration aims to carry out more violent strikes against drug cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he met with Ecuador’s president.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, with President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador at the presidential palace in Quito. The two countries discussed taking on criminal groups.
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Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo

Par :Pranav Baskar
Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.

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Receiving a vaccination against Ebola in 2019 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A team, joined by World Health Organization personnel, has been deployed to monitor the latest outbreak.
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After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

Par :Fatima Faizi
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.

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“It felt like women were invisible,” one volunteer said after witnessing rescue efforts in eastern Afghanistan.
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After Afghanistan Quake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

Par :Fatima Faizi
A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said.

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“It felt like women were invisible,” one volunteer said after witnessing rescue efforts in eastern Afghanistan.
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Floods in North India Submerge Crops as Farmers Struggle With Debt and Tariffs

Par :Suhasini Raj · Pragati K.B. and Mujib Mashal
The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations.

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Farmers survey submerged paddy crops near Ramdas in Punjab, India, last week.
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Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm

Par :Brad Plumer and Karen Zraick
The Danish company behind Revolution Wind, a $6 billion project off Rhode Island, said the federal government had unlawfully halted work on the wind farm.

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A tour of an Orsted-operated wind farm off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2022.
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Edgar Feuchtwanger, Who Wrote About Being Hitler’s Neighbor, Dies at 100

Par :Clay Risen
He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He became a professor and historian in Britain.

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Edgar Feuchtwanger in 2016. A British historian, he wrote a book late in life about growing up in Munich across the street from Adolf Hitler.
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Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting

Par :Claire Moses and Daniel Politi
“Portrait of a Lady,” by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi, had not been seen publicly for 80 years until journalists spotted it in a real estate listing last month.

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“Portrait of a Lady,” by Giuseppe Ghislandi, was stolen from a Jewish art dealer in the Netherlands during World War II.
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After Trump Comments, Hamas Says It’s Ready for Deal on All Hostages

Par :Adam Rasgon
The Palestinian militant group has expressed similar positions in the past, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel dismissed its statement as “spin” and “nothing new.”

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A rally in Jerusalem on Wednesday to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza.
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Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.

Par :Anatoly Kurmanaev
The Kremlin’s vision of national security comes at the expense of Ukrainian sovereignty, underlining the challenges of striking a peace deal.

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A soldier with Ukraine’s 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the Kharkiv region, in May. Russia wants limits on the size and capabilities of the Ukrainian military.
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Vetements Takes Its Trademark Fight to U.S. Supreme Court

Par :Ephrat Livni
Why does Veuve Clicquot get a U.S. trademark while Vetements — home of the packing-tape minidress, no less! — does not? Its lawyers are asking the Supreme Court.

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Travis Scott and Gigi Hadid walking the runway during the Vetements show at Paris Fashion Week last year.
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Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide

Par :Karen Zraick
The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases that would force fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate damage.

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Flood damage in Vermont in 2023. The administration has sued the state over its climate superfund law.
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Portugal Searches for Cause of Lisbon Funicular Crash as Death Toll Rises

Par :Emma Bubola and Daniela Ferreira Pinto
The crash, at a popular tourist site, killed at least 16 people. The authorities were working to identify the victims, who included an American citizen.

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The Elevador da Glória is a well-known attraction in hilly Lisbon. There are two vehicles on the line, and each can carry about 40 people.
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Lisbon Funicular Crash: What to Know About the Cause and Victims

Par :Francesca Regalado and Samuel Granados
At least 16 people were killed after the Glória funicular, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, crashed.

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Emergency workers remove one of the funiculars in Lisbon on Friday.
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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 hosted a meeting of leaders to review options for protecting any peace with Russia.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday.
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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 Cyberattackers 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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