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Flames Advance on Bordeaux, Where Evacuees Balance Dread and Hope

Par :Mark Landler and Giulia Imbert
With surrounding towns in southwestern France evacuated and fire still spreading rapidly, several thousand are sheltering in the city, unsure what will become of their homes.

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An exhibition center in Bordeaux, southwestern France, where people sheltered after being displaced by the wildfires on Sunday.
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Forced to Evacuate Amid Spain Wildfires, Residents Wonder if Their Homes Still Stand

Par :Carlos Barragán
In central Spain, thousands of people sleep in shelters or in their cars, some of them evacuated multiple times ahead of the advancing flames, awaiting word on what they left behind.

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Consuelo Lorza, 88, and her 11-year-old granddaughter, Sara, at an evacuation center in Villamanta, a town southwest of Madrid, on Sunday.
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Berlin Pride Attack: What We Know About the Suspected Act of Terrorism

Par :Ali Watkins and Amelia Nierenberg
A suspect was killed in a police shootout. He had tried to join ISIS and was sentenced to prison but released from detention in May with a suspended sentence.

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Law enforcement officers near a vehicle that crashed into a crowd in Berlin late Saturday.
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The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government

Par :Showkat Nanda and Anupreeta Das
Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke after a judge insulted young people. The idea snowballed into a generational movement that has challenged the country’s leaders.

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Abhijeet Dipke, center, at a protest in New Delhi on Saturday.
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Berlin Pride Event Attacker Killed in Police Shootout, Officials Say

Par :Jim Tankersley
The confrontation with the suspect in what has been described as a likely act of Islamist terrorism occurred as a large-scale manhunt was underway, the authorities said.

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A day after the attack, grief-stricken people gathered near the Brandenburg Gate.
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U.S.-Iran War Pauses for 2nd Straight Day With Both Sides Holding Off on Strikes

Par :Aaron Boxerman and Sanam Mahoozi
President Trump put off plans to escalate the fighting in part because of dwindling stockpiles of interceptor missiles, American officials said.

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President Trump has struggled to decisively end the war with Iran, even as the global economic toll and number of American casualties have mounted.
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Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.

Par :Eric Lipton and Kate Kelly
In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader, have extensive ties.
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E.U. Divided Over Barring Imports From Israeli Settlements

Par :Ephrat Livni and Fatima AbdulKarim
The discussion about restricting goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories reflects a European split over whether and how to confront Israel.

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Palestinians harvesting olives near Bethlehem in the West Bank last October.
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Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope

Par :Abdi Latif Dahir and Emile Ducke
From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

A portrait of a defiant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looms over Tehran streets.
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20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Stuart Tibaweswa
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.

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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In

Par :Claire Moses · Carlos Barragán and Alan Yuhas
Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.

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Firefighters on Friday trying to extinguish a wildfire near Saumos and Sainte-Hélène, France. Fires were about 20 miles from Bordeaux.
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Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns

Par :Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.

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President Trump departed for Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday to attend a dignified transfer ceremony for American service members killed in the war in Iran.
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Car Plows Into Crowd at Berlin Pride Event in Suspected Terror Attack

Par :Jim Tankersley · Pranav Baskar and Verena Hölzl
The police said a suspect was involved in local Islamic groups and that there was a “strong suspicion” it was an act of terrorism. At least one person was killed and 16 injured.

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Emergency responders tended to an injured person on Saturday night after a car crashed into the crowd at the Tiergarten park in Berlin.
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Brazil Blocks Visit by U.S. Delegation Seeking to Question Election System

Par :Ana Ionova · Adam B. Ellick and Jack Nicas
Brazilian authorities refused to grant visas to two senior U.S. officials out of concern they planned to sow doubt about the security of the country’s voting systems.

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Police officers in the Brazilian capital, Brasília, last year. Ahead of presidential elections this year, Brazilian officials are concerned about possible attempts by U.S. officials to undermine confidence in the voting system.
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Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes

Par :Chico Harlan
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.

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A damaged building in Le Porge, a coastal village west of Bordeaux, France. Wildfires have ravaged parts of Spain and France this summer.
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What’s Left of the Cease-Fire Agreement Between the U.S. and Iran?

Par :Lara Jakes
Nearly all of the agreement’s 14 points have been violated.

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A mural commemorating Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. Since a deal between the United States and Iran was signed last month, nearly all of its provisions have been violated.
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Bus Collision in Syria Kills 35, Health Ministry Says

Par :Abdi Latif Dahir
The accident occurred when a civilian bus collided with another carrying members of the Syrian security forces on a highway in the center of the country.

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A photo released by the Syria Civil Defense rescue service on Sunday showing the site of an accident involving two buses.
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India’s Education Minister Steps Down in Victory for Cockroach Party Protesters

Par :Anupreeta Das and Showkat Nanda
The Cockroach Janta Party called an end to weeks of protests after the education minister resigned, a win for that movement even as deep-seated anger among young people remains.

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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi on Saturday celebrating the resignation of India’s education minister.
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Fires Rage in Spain and France, Forcing Thousands to Flee

Par :Claire Moses and Carlos Barragán
Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

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Firefighters on Friday in the village of El Tiemblo, Spain, west of Madrid.
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As Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford Wants to Retaliate

Par :Ian Austen
While Mark Carney weighs his next steps, some provincial leaders point to oil, electricity and potash as powerful leverage against U.S. economic pressure.

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Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, and President Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 7, 2025.
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What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires Raging in Western Europe

Par :Aurelien Breeden and Amelia Nierenberg
Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from huge blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.

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Firefighters in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France, less than 30 miles west of Bordeaux, on Friday.
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India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters

Par :Pranav Baskar and Anupreeta Das
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s minister of education, in New Delhi in 2023.
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Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope

Par :Abdi Latif Dahir and Emile Ducke
From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.

A portrait of a defiant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looms over Tehran streets.
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Colombia’s Trump-Endorsed President-Elect Was Once Investigated by U.S. Authorities

Par :Annie Correal and David Ovalle
Colombia’s president-elect, a lawyer, represented accused drug traffickers, among others. While living in Miami, he himself was investigated by U.S. authorities, though never charged.

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The Colombian president-elect Abelardo De La Espriella with a sign for his political movement, Defenders of the Homeland.
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How Tā Moko, the Māori Tattoo Art, Made A Comeback in New Zealand

Par :Francesca Regalado and Tatsiana Chypsanava
Young Māori in New Zealand are embracing tā moko, the ritual tattoos that were banned under British colonial rule and became an act of protest in the 1970s.

Two men perform a hongi, a traditional Māori greeting, at a regional festival in Whakatāne on New Zealand’s North Island in February.
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Canadian Intern at NATO Military HQ Is Arrested on Suspicion of Spying

Par :Francesca Regalado
The authorities in Belgium did not name the country that the intern, a woman “of Chinese origin,” is suspected of spying for.

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The military headquarters of NATO, known as SHAPE, in Belgium.
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Who Are the People Protesting in India?

Par :Anupreeta Das and Akansha Bahadur
Some of the young demonstrators who forced out the country’s education minister described their deep-seated anger, frustration and desires that drove them into the streets.

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People shouting anti-government slogans gathered near the protest site at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.
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Taiwan Tests How It Would Resist a Chinese Siege at Sea

Par :Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
Taiwan is stepping up plans to secure fuel and other vital imports as Chinese government ships practice moves that could one day be used in a blockade.

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A giant screen outside a Beijing mall in 2025 showing news footage of Chinese coast guard patrols in waters around Taiwan.
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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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