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Karim Khan Is Ousted as I.C.C. Chief Prosecutor Over Sexual Misconduct

Par :Jeanna Smialek and Amanda Taub
The International Criminal Court, which prosecutes some of the world’s most serious crimes, has been in limbo for years over the allegations against Karim A. A. Khan, its top prosecutor.

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Karim A. A. Khan, the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor, in The Hague last year.
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Rare Pompeii Ceiling Is Restored From Fragments, Depicting Scene From Myth

Par :Elisabetta Povoledo
By collecting about 1,000 fragments and painstakingly assembling the pieces, archaeologists restored a scene depicting the popular love story of Dionysus and Ariadne.

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A photo provided by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii on Friday showing part of the restored ceiling of the House with the Bakery at the Pompeii Archaeological site.
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A Turkish Governor Was Ousted. Were Bicycling Tights to Blame?

Par :Victor Mather
Mehmet Fatih Cicekli posted some social media content of himself in workout gear. Then he lost his job.

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In red, Mehmet Fatih Cicekli, governor and cyclist, in April. Now he is just a cyclist.
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Japanese Militant in Tel Aviv Airport Attack Dies in Lebanon at 78

Par :Ephrat Livni
Kozo Okamoto survived a 1972 suicide mission he undertook with two other members of the Japanese Red Army, a left-wing militant group aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

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Kozo Okamoto at a ceremony organized by Palestinian militants to mark the 50th anniversary of the attack on Israel’s Lod Airport, in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, in 2022.
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Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says

Par :Julian E. Barnes
The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.

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A billboard in Tehran of Iran’s three supreme leaders, including Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at right. A determination that he is potentially open to pursuing a bomb would provide additional justification for an escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign.
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Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran

Par :Maggie Haberman · Jonathan Swan · Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt
President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.

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A Marine sentry posted outside the doors of the West Wing on Friday afternoon.
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India’s Student Protesters Win Some Concessions From Government

Par :Pranav Baskar
Representatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to compensate families affected by a major exam leak, as protesters keep pressing for India’s education minister to resign.

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Supporters of a student protest movement in New Delhi, India’s capital, on Friday.
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Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

Par :Carlos Barragán
French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret Peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were closing in on populated areas.

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On the beach in Lacanau in southwestern France on Friday.
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Argentines Facing Surge of Criticism After World Cup Loss Have Something to Say

Par :Emma Bubola and Daniel Politi
Many Argentines condemned their players’ racist chants and aggressive behavior during the World Cup, but rejected what felt like a sweeping stigmatization of their entire nation.

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Argentine supporters at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, after the World Cup final on Sunday.
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Life of Alan Turing Emerges in Richer Detail From Short Story

Par :Claire Moses
A Cambridge professor has transcribed a handwritten story that the famous mathematician wrote in the year before his death, presenting a different side of him.

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Sarah Dillon, a professor of English literature, with Alan Turing’s handwritten short story in the Archive Centre at King’s College, Cambridge.
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Bangladesh’s President Resigns Amid Uncertainty Over Ex-Leader’s Plans

Par :Max Kim and Saif Hasnat
President Mohammed Shahabuddin stepped down as speculation swirled over the possible return of his onetime ally Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as prime minister and fled to India.

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin of Bangladesh in Dhaka in February.
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Deadly Blows With Missiles and Drones

Par :Marc Santora and Valerie Hopkins
Ukrainian strikes set fire to warehouses and other sites in Russia, and Russian bombing rocked Ukraine’s capital, as the two countries escalated an air campaign.

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6 Killed in West Bank Shooting, Officials Say, Among the Deadliest in Months

Par :Adam Rasgon
The authorities said four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in the incident. The details remain unclear, with officials giving differing accounts.

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The body of a Palestinian man being brought to a hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday. Five people were killed in a shooting in nearby Tell on Friday.
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With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access

Par :Stephanie Nolen
Companies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new products in much of Latin America remains uncertain.

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Health workers speaking with students about H.I.V. prevention drugs at the University of Zambia in Lusaka in March.
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South Korea A.I. Billionaire Ordered to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars in ‘Divorce of the Century’

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
A South Korean court awarded $644 million to Roh Soh-yeong, who had sought much more from her ex-husband, Chey Tae-won, the head of the conglomerate behind SK Hynix.

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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, seen arriving at a court in Seoul in June, is estimated to have a fortune worth more than $5 billion.
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Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control

Par :Mujib Mashal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightly constructed image is being punctured as a Gen Z-led protest movement uses videos and memes to seize the digital narrative.

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Recording a video with a masked protester in New Delhi on Thursday.
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As Canada Opens Gordie Howe International Bridge, Americans Are Told to Stay Home

Par :Ian Austen
After a delay ordered by President Trump and new tariffs against Canada, the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit finally opened on Friday.

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, officially opened on Friday.
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‘We’re Trapped in Hell’: Iranians Say Life Is Put On Hold by Months of War

Par :Leily Nikounazar and Erika Solomon
Devastated by cycles of violence and economic crisis, many are giving up on work and their futures as the United States batters Iran again.

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Street vendors beneath a billboard of the former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran last week.
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Venezuela’s Earthquakes Show Wealth Divide, Even in Death

Par :Emma Bubola and Adriana Loureiro Fernandez
Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart.

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Michell Mendoza, 16, right, standing next to a truck holding her mother’s coffin after being turned away from a cemetery.
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In Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo

Par :Alexander M. Thompson and Sevindj Nurkiyazova
Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.”

From left, Begimai Bakirova and her teammates Aisuluu Birimkulova, 17, and Shoola Kenenbaeva, 16, laughing after a game.
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Faced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope

Par :Mark Landler
A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.

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Trying to stay cool in Paris during a heat wave last month.
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Prominent Indian Activist Breaks Hunger Strike After 26 Days

Par :Pranav Baskar
The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”

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The activist Sonam Wangchuk started striking in solidarity with a wider protest that began after leaked test questions led India in May to cancel its medical school entrance exams.
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Iran Rejects U.S. Cease-Fire Deal Presented by Iraqi Leader

Par :Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon
The details of the proposal were not immediately clear, but Iranian officials said that it was the only offer on the table.

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Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of Iraq meeting with President Trump at the White House this month.
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Senators Ask Hegseth to Fully Account for U.S. Troops Killed or Wounded in Iran

Par :Eric Schmitt
The 12 Democratic senators on the Armed Services Committee said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s department had not provided “timely and comprehensive” reporting on casualties during the war.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday at a dignified transfer for U.S. Army soldiers killed in action during the war in Iran.
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What to Know About Iran and the Houthis

Par :Zane Irwin
The Yemeni militant group appeared to open a new front in the conflict between its backer, Iran, and the United States, by attacking ships and announcing a blockade on a strategic waterway.

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Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi group during a protest last week in Sanaa, Yemen.
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The Defining Image of India’s Gen Z Protests

Par :Pranav Baskar
A new protest movement is spreading across India, and the video of a woman blocking a police van has captured the resolve of the young people leading it.

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Rhiya Ahir blocking a police van carrying detained protesters in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday.
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Strikes Against Saudi Tankers in the Red Sea Send Oil Past $100 a Barrel

Par :Max Bearak · Leo Sands and Thomas Fuller
President Trump threatened attacks on Houthi militants after the Iranian ally said it had hit two Saudi Arabian-flagged vessels.

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The Saudi authorities on Thursday confirmed a strike on one of its ships, the Encelia.
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Trump’s New Demand for Nuclear Deal Puts Saudis in a Bind

Par :Ephrat Livni
Saudi Arabia has long said that a condition of normalizing relations with Israel would be a pathway toward Palestinian statehood, a prospect that Israel’s current government has rejected.

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President Trump welcoming Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, to the White House during a 2025 state visit.
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The Tate Brothers Are Losing Right-Wing Allies After Their Arrest

Par :Megan Twohey · Isabella Kwai · Matei Barbulescu and Alan Feuer
After Andrew and Tristan Tate, prominent leaders of the so-called manosphere, were arrested in Miami, many of their onetime allies on the American right pulled back support.

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Andrew Tate, right, and Tristan Tate in Bucharest, Romania, in 2025.
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Modi Caught Off Guard as India’s Economic Failings Inflame Young People

Par :Alex Travelli
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy trying to put out other fires when a student movement suddenly exploded. There are no easy solutions to the problems behind it.

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People walk past protest banners in New Delhi on Thursday.
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For South Korea, U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Exposes a Double Standard

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
President Trump has put Saudi Arabia on the path to enriching uranium on its own soil, a demand South Korea has been making for years.

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A beach near Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant in Gyeongju, South Korea, in 2022. The country has one of the biggest nuclear power industries in the world.
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Zelensky’s Dizzying U-Turn Is the Latest Zigzag in a Presidency Full of Them

Par :Andrew E. Kramer
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has pivoted from unpopular moves before, but a recent decision about military leadership and strategy could weaken his position.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a visit to Paris this month. His country is in the grips of some of the worst turbulence in domestic politics since Russia’s all-out invasion in 2022.
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Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Isn’t Short on Energy. Here’s Why It Wants to Go Nuclear.

Par :Zane Irwin
Opponents warn that a U.S.-Saudi deal could be a step toward the kingdom building an atomic bomb. But there are other reasons for the world’s largest oil exporter to diversify its energy mix.

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Overlooking Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2024.
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A New Target for Ukraine’s Long-Range Attacks: Russia’s Version of Amazon

Par :Valerie Hopkins and Alina Lobzina
Kyiv is escalating its air war by striking commercial warehouses, trying to bring the conflict closer to home for ordinary Russians.

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Smoke rising from a fire at a Wildberries logistics complex in Elektrostal, near Moscow, on July 18, after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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U.S.-Saudi Deal Prompts Fears of a Global Nuclear Arms Race

Par :Mark Landler
In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, countries seek nuclear capabilities to hedge against aggressive neighbors and a receding Washington, potentially creating a more freewheeling era.

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A French nuclear submarine. France has expanded its nuclear deterrence to cover some allies as the United States has pulled back on European security.
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A Russian Spy, Suddenly Cast Into the Spotlight, Flees Japan

Par :Michael Schwirtz · Adam Goldman and Jane Bradley
The military intelligence officer left the country after The Times reported that he was using the Aeroflot airline office in Tokyo to conduct espionage.

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Toranomon Kotohira Tower is home to the Aeroflot airline office in Tokyo.
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Should Travelers Give Up on Summer in Western Europe Because of the Heat?

Par :Tariro Mzezewa
A favorite vacation option may be at risk because of rising temperatures. Even those sticking with their summer plans agree: More air conditioning would help.

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Seeking shade in the Place des Vosges in Paris during the June heat wave.
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‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo

Par :Finbarr O’Reilly
There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.

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Why I Sought Out a Taliban Commander I Had Fought

Par :Thomas Gibbons-Neff
First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former enemy in search of answers, and perhaps closure.

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Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab in Marja, Afghanistan, in 2021.
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U.S. Military Presence in Jordan Makes It Iranian Target

Par :Raja Abdulrahim
Relying heavily on U.S. aid and protection, Jordan is unlikely to restrict the American military presence there, despite escalating Iranian airstrikes.

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American and Jordanian soldiers participating in a military exercise northeast of Amman in 2022.
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Japan’s Leader Invokes Her Hero, Shinzo Abe, to Drive Nationalist Agenda

Par :Javier C. Hernández
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her ties to Mr. Abe, the slain Japanese leader, as she pushes to reshape defense and the economy.

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Sanae Takaichi has frequently leveraged her ties to Shinzo Abe.
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Debate Over Ancient Iranian Jewelry Worn by Zendaya to ‘Odyssey’ Event

Par :Yola Mzizi
The actress wore earrings to an event for “The Odyssey” that a London gallery has said were made from an ancient artifact.

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Zendaya at an event for “The Odyssey” in London this month.
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Houthis Claim Strikes on 2 Saudi Oil Tankers in Red Sea

Par :Pranav Baskar
The Saudi authorities confirmed a strike on one of the ships. These are the first claimed attacks since the Iranian-backed Yemeni group announced a blockade on Saudi Arabia.

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A satellite image of the Bab al-Mandab Strait earlier this month.
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