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Nonprofit Gets Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis Pulled From Auction

The paintings were among more than 300 works seized during World War II from Adolphe Schloss, a German Jew who lived in France and amassed a collection of old master paintings.
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Protests Against an Israeli Cycling Team Shut Down a Major Race

The final day of the three-week long Vuelta a España came to a premature end as pro-Palestinian protesters blocked streets.

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Palestinian supporters protesting an Israeli team’s participation at a cycling race in Montreal on Sunday.
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Trump’s State Visit Will be Biggest UK Security Operation Since Coronation

The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has intensified consideration about potential threats, experts said. British authorities had already made extensive security plans.

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Police officers carrying out security searches on Friday in Windsor, England, ahead of President Trump’s state visit.
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​Kim Seongmin, Defector Who Pierced North Korea by Radio, Dies at 63

As a military propagandist, he fled the North by jumping off a train. In the South, he broadcast forbidden outside news to isolated North Koreans.

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Kim Seongmin last November. His shortwave radio reports brought North Koreans information they could not get through their government-controlled news media.
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German Far Right Gains in Bellwether Election, but Fails to Sweep

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago.

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Voters in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on Sunday.
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What to Know About Malawi’s Presidential Election

The decision by the country’s top court to overturn the last presidential race was hailed as a victory for democracy. But there are fears corruption will taint the vote on Tuesday.

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Lazarus Chakwera, the incumbent president of Malawi, in Lilongwe in July. Malawians will head to the polls on Sept. 16.
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After Fiery Protests, Nepal’s Leader Promises a Brief, Caretaker Term

Prime Minister Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, said she had accepted her new role reluctantly. Major political parties say the process is unconstitutional.

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Sushila Karki, who is Nepal’s first female prime minister, arriving for her first day in office in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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Ricky Hatton, British Boxer and Former World Champion, Is Dead

The British authorities said that the boxer, who retired in 2012, was found unresponsive at a home in Greater Manchester.

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Ricky Hatton with his Ring Magazine Light Welterweight Champion Belt, right, and his IBO Light Welterweight world championship belt in Ashton-u-Lyne, Manchester, England, in 2009.
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Arab Ministers Meet on Response to Israeli Attack in Qatar

Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday in the Qatari capital, Doha, to lay the groundwork for a summit there the next day.

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A damaged building in Doha, Qatar, last week after an Israeli strike. Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to debate how to respond to Israel’s missile attack.
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Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.

Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against the growing number of attack drones that Moscow has started using in its onslaughts.

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Ukrainian firefighters battling a blaze in central Kharkiv after several Russian drones struck the area in July.
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After Landmark Election, a Frustrated Malawi Returns to Polls

The decision by the country’s top court to overturn the last presidential race was hailed as a victory for democracy. But there are fears corruption will taint the vote on Tuesday.

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Lazarus Chakwera, the incumbent president of Malawi, in Lilongwe in July. Malawians will head to the polls on Sept. 16.
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U.S. and China Resume Talks on Tariffs and TikTok

Economic officials meeting in Madrid are seeking to head off a November tariff deadline.

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Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva.
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After Bolsonaro’s Conviction, Brazil Already Considers His Amnesty

Brazil’s top court sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison. The nation’s Congress is already debating how to free him.

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Federal agents standing guard this month in Brasília, with Brazil’s Congress in the background, where negotiations about amnesty for Jair Bolsonaro have already begun.
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Romania Says Russian Drone Entered Its Airspace

It was the second time in less than a week that a Russian drone had flown through a NATO member’s airspace. Last week, NATO scrambled fighter jets to shoot down Russian drones in Polish airspace.

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A Romanian Air Force F-16 last month during an air show in Romania.
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The German Elections That Are Set to Test the Attraction of the Far Right

A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

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The industrial city of Gelsenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the places where the far-right party Alternative for Germany could do well.
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Funicular Crash Has Jarred Lisbon’s Sense of Itself

Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city.

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Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.

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Dozens of Students Among Over 200 Dead in Two Boat Disasters in Congo

One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said.

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A boat makes its way down the Congo River in 2021.
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Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.

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Rubio Heads to a Defiant Israel After Qatar Strike

The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Sunday.
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Zinc Roofs Give Paris Its Signature Look. But They Are a Nightmare in Heat.

As climate change helps fuel more severe heat waves, the city is struggling between maintaining its architectural heritage and keeping apartments livable.

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In Toronto, a Spotlight on Canadian Films

The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates a big anniversary amid a trade war with the U.S. that has galvanized Canadians to support local filmmakers.

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Ryan Reynolds flashed an image of the Canadian actor John Candy, who died in 1994 and is the subject of a new documentary.
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Nepal’s New Government Calls Elections. Its Critics Cry Foul.

Sushila Karki, a former Supreme Court chief justice who was appointed as interim leader, made speed a priority in a process that other jurists deemed unconstitutional.
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‘You Burned This Country Down’: After Arsons, Nepal Reckons With Its Future

The frenzy of arson that blazed nationwide this week as protests spread added to those suffering acute burns in a country where fires maim and kill with shocking regularity.

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Doctors attended to Sibam Sah, left, and his cousin Birendra Kumar Sah, whose face and body were also ravaged by burns.
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As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia

Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.”

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A house that was badly damaged by debris from a Russian drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, in eastern Poland, on Wednesday.
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Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks.

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A construction worker in Boston in July, when temperatures were in the 90s. Boston passed a law this summer requiring city projects to have a “heat illness prevention plan.”
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Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.

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Soldiers standing amid a coca crop in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2020. Colombia is the world’s top producer of cocaine, but it has also been a key ally of the United States in trying to combat the drug trade.
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A Chaotic Showdown Over Election Integrity in India

Opposition parties say a move by India’s election commission is part of a wider pattern of election influencing by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which derides the claims.

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Protesters in Kolkata, India, last month after the country’s election commission announced the revision of voter rolls ahead of elections in the state of Bihar.
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The Perilous Path to Escape Gaza City

Gazans have had to load up their lives in search of refuge multiple times throughout the war. As thousands were forced to flee again this week, a Times photographer joined them heading south.
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Tesla Board Chair Defend’s Elon Musk’s Humongous Pay Proposal

Robyn Denholm, normally media shy, is campaigning to get shareholders to back the chief executive’s trillion-dollar compensation package.

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Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s board chair, argues that Elon Musk deserves his compensation package even though the company’s sales and profits have shrunk under his leadership.
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Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed

Citing laws more commonly used against organized crime, the lawsuit argued that fossil fuel companies were responsible for devastating hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.

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Damage from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.
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Bolsonaro was Sentenced to 27 Years for Plotting a Coup in Brazil. What Comes Next?

Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections.

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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, in São Paulo last year.
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What We Know About Bolsonaro’s Conviction

Brazil’s top court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Ana Ionova, reporting from Brasília, explains the charges and what comes next.
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Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake

A local water company said tankers of its water would no longer be sent to the American billionaire’s estate to fill his lake.

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The American billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman has been refurbishing a country house in the village of Conholt in east Wiltshire, about 80 miles southwest of London.
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NATO Steps Up Defenses After Russian Drones Violate Polish Airspace

Increased air patrols, air defense systems and other protections will be mobilized over Eastern Europe.

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Officials inspecting a house that was damaged when a Russian drone was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, in eastern Poland, on Wednesday.
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Belgian Authorities Say $10 Million Supply of Birth Control Has Not Yet Been Destroyed

Contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. have been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse. The U.S. government said the products were destroyed, but local authorities found them.

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Belgian officials said the contraceptives the Trump administration claimed to have destroyed were still at this warehouse outside Antwerp, Belgium.
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Former Judge Sushila Karki Named Nepal’s Leader After Gen Z Protests

Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was the choice of the student protesters whose mass rallies led to violent clashes and toppled the government.

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Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was sworn in at a ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday.
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Lawyers for Venezuelans Ask Court to Press D.H.S. on Temporary Protections

A judge had ordered that Temporary Protected Status be kept in place, but Venezuelans who needed to re-register weren’t able to.

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Venezuelan migrants waited in line in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2023 to enter the United States after receiving asylum hearings through the CBP One app.
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Rubio Leads Charge in Trump’s New War in Latin America

The secretary of state is shaping what could be the most consequential military actions of President Trump’s second term.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long sought the ouster of anti-American leftist strongmen in Latin America.
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Prince Harry Meets War Veterans in Surprise Visit to Ukraine

The prince arrived in Kyiv on his second trip to the country this year. The visit comes after his charity supporting wounded soldiers said it would expand post-conflict rehabilitation.

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Prince Harry with a wounded Ukrainian serviceman during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday.
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Freed South Korean Workers Return From the U.S. to Tearful Cheers

The workers, whose detention in a workplace immigration sweep set off outrage in South Korea, expressed both relief and anger.

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South Korean workers arriving at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Friday.
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Supporters of Ukraine Anti-Corruption Investigator Call His Jailing Absurd

The case of a detective who activists say was investigating close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen as a bellwether.

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A protest in July. Ukrainians have expressed strong support for ensuring that anti-corruption agencies can operate independently.
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Qatar Prime Minister to Meet Trump Officials After Israeli Strikes in Doha

President Trump is said to be planning a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in New York on Friday, after an attack that has rattled Persian Gulf states.

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, has said that Israel crossed a line with its strike on Tuesday in his country’s capital, Doha.
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