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Unraveling the Chaos in Ceuta

Whatever caused the migrant surge in the Spanish territory, it’s already shaking up European politics.

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Migrants on a beach in Ceuta on Saturday.
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Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14

The authorities said the suicide bombing, which killed at least 14 people in the Swat Valley. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

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Pakistani police officials investigating the scene of a suicide bombing in the Swat Valley on Sunday.
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In Ceuta, Far-Right Leaders Call on Spain to Expel Migrants

Far-right politicians and activists are flocking to the Spanish territory on the northern coast of Africa, fueling tensions there days after thousands of migrants entered the exclave.

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The far-right politician Alvise Pérez, center, faced off against residents after in Ceuta, Spain, after speaking out against the influx of migrants there.
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La Guaira Is Unrecognizable After Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes

More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable.
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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist

Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

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Jérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.
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U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.

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A camp for people displaced by violence and drought in Somalia’s southern Gedo region, seen in April.
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Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants

Labor talks resumed on Sunday between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want improved wages and compensation for unpaid work.

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WestJet flight attendants walking a picket line at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Sunday.
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Trump Says He Canceled Strikes on Iran, Claiming Progress on Outlines of a Deal

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to escalate the war with Iran, only to abruptly back down. Saudi Arabia said its leader had urged Mr. Trump not to renew attacks.

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President Trump disembarks from Air Force One at the airport in Morristown, N.J., on Friday.
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How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

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After Most Migrants Leave Ceuta, Exhausted Holdouts Find Shelter on Beach

Most of the people who surged into Spain on Thursday have since returned to Morocco. A small minority are holed up on a seafront, tired, hungry and vowing to stay.

Some migrants were waiting it out on a beach in Ceuta, a Spanish territory, on Saturday after crossing from Morocco days earlier.
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Europe’s Far Right, Once Marginal, Now Sets Tone on Spain Migrant Crisis

Europe sheltered many refugees in 2015. Its hard-line reaction to a new crisis in Ceuta shows how, 11 years on, the far right has reshaped European attitudes.

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Men waiting for humanitarian assistance on a beach in Ceuta, a Spanish territory, on Saturday.
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Australia’s Indie Music Venues Closing as Costs Rise and Attendance Drops

When Mary’s Underground in Sydney closed, it was a familiar tune for a scene hit by high costs and low attendance. Critics worry about a shrinking space for new talent.

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Jake Smyth, left, and Kenny Graham at Mary’s Underground.
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Tourist Plane Crashes in Peru, Killing All 13 Aboard

The flight had taken off from the coastal city of Pisco to view the ancient geoglyphs in the desert, a popular tourist attraction.

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Police inspect the wreckage of a plane that crashed on Saturday during a sightseeing flight carrying tourists over the Nazca Lines in Peru.
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Teen Hikers Rescued 12 Hours Into Google Maps Hike

The three teenage boys estimated their hike time would be over five hours on a rugged trail in British Columbia, Canada. A helicopter crew had to retrieve them.

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The Howe Sound Crest Trail offers stunning views of a sparkling lake atop craggy mountains.
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Improvised Bomb Kills 3 at an Upscale Moscow Restaurant

Among the victims of the explosion, which also injured 21 people, were a security guard and a woman who the authorities say had arrived with the suspicious package.

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Law enforcement officers outside the Balzi Rossi restaurant after an explosion in Moscow on Saturday.
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Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop

The confrontation, over a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, challenged a fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.

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Dust covering the hills in the areas of Arnoun and Al Shaqif near the Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, after Israeli forces carried out a series of detonations on Friday.
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Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

During a fleeting truce, Iranians covertly devised a plan to raise the war’s costs for President Trump if U.S. forces attacked anew.

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Mourners on Wednesday carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces in Mosul, Iraq.
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Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-Fire

Palestinian officials said at least two people were killed. The deal announced by President Trump calls in part for Hamas to give up its weapons and Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza.

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Palestinians inspecting the aftermath of a strike near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Saturday.
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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources

A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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A SEAL Team 6 mission conducted in 2019 in North Korea was detailed in a New York Times article last year.
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Nirmal Purja, Renowned Mountaineer, Is Found Dead After Pakistan Avalanche

The British-Nepali mountaineer was one of 10 climbers who were struck by an avalanche on Thursday on Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains.

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Nirmal Purja at a celebration in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, following his team’s historic first winter ascent of K2 in January 2021.
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Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation

The wave of strikes came as President Trump threatened to intensify the American campaign against Iran. U.S. embassies in the region warned of the “potential for unforeseen escalation.”

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Iranian missiles on display in Tehran.
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A Weekend That Marks a Historical Moment for Black Canadians

Emancipation Day is a reminder that southwestern Ontario was once a mecca for enslaved people fleeing the United States.

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The fictional Uncle Tom, whose name became a slur, overshadowed the story of Josiah Henson whose life inspired the character.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.

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President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer last month for Army soldiers killed while deployed to Jordan last month.
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A French Village Becomes a Ghost Town After the Wildfires

Wildfires in France have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left entire towns deserted along the southwest coast. We visited Claouey, an empty beach town, and found a handful of residents who chose to stay, including one man who’s made it his mission to care for all the village pets.

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In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear

With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

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A banner in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar featuring the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the U.S.-Iran war.
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The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.

Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.

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Artyom Vovchenko deserted the Russian military, fled to the United States, was deported back to Russia and escaped again.
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Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants

Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.

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Migrants waiting for humanitarian assistance on a beach in the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Saturday.
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Russian Missiles Kill 9 in Kyiv After Trump Backs Off Air-Defense Pledge

Ukraine’s supply of Patriot missile interceptors is dwindling, and on Friday, President Trump backed away from his promise to let Ukraine make them itself.

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Rescuers working on Saturday outside a residential building damaged in a strike on Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Last Missing Climbers’ Bodies Are Found, Pakistan Officials Say

The famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja was among those killed on Broad Peak. Five of the climbers’ bodies have been located but not yet recovered, an official said.

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An avalanche struck Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains, on Thursday.
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Beijing Protests After New Zealand Minister Insults Chinese-Born Lawmaker

The foreign minister, Winston Peters, who leads a populist party, has refused to back down after telling the member of Parliament to “go back to your own country.”

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New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the ASEAN meeting in the Philippines last month.
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How 50,000 Migrants Surged Into Ceuta, a Spanish Exclave Near Morocco

On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.

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Migrants near the Spain-Morocco border on Friday. Tens of thousands of people illegally entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week, though by Friday’s end most had returned.
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Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe

Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves have changed the feel of the season for today’s children, compared with their parents and grandparents.

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Krumme Lanke lake on a hot day in Berlin this summer.
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Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake

Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

A woman collecting water on Friday from a stream near a home that collapsed after this week’s earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Thousands of Migrants Surge Into Ceuta from Morocco, Prompting Political Backlash

A sudden exodus of migrants from Morocco startled Spanish officials and drew heavy criticism from right-wing parties across the continent.

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Migrants at the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta on Friday.
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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.
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Migrants Surge Into Spanish Territory, Prompting Political Backlash

A sudden exodus of migrants from Morocco startled Spanish officials and drew heavy criticism from right-wing parties across the continent.

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Migrants at the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta on Friday.
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Migrants Surge Into Spanish Territory, Triggering Political Backlash

A sudden exodus of migrants from Morocco startled Spanish officials and drew heavy criticism from right-wing parties across the continent.

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Migrants at the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta on Friday.
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What Caused the Surge of Migrants From Morocco Into Ceuta?

Speculation has focused on lax Moroccan policing, attractive Spanish immigration policies and misinformation from human traffickers. In reality, experts said, it’s too early to know.

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A Spanish soldier keeping watch on Friday at the Spanish-Moroccan border.
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Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work

Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.

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Migrants sat on a rocky stretch of beach in North Africa on Friday after swimming across the Moroccan border to enter the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
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Ceuta Evokes Europe’s 2015 Migration Crisis. But Much Has Changed Since.

The crossing of 50,000 people to Spanish territory this week has created a crisis for the Spanish government, much as the 2015 migration crisis did for Europe’s leaders. The context is different.

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Migrants resting outside a migrant reception center on Friday after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
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Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral

Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Mr. Zelensky has tried to make the case that the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine have some common elements.
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Did 75,000 Students Cheat on a College-Entrance Exam in Mexico?

The country’s largest public university is requiring all students who passed its entrance exam to take a new test after experts found evidence of widespread cheating, including with A.I.

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The National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, in Mexico City.
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Far-right politicians seize on Ceuta

Several migrants who crossed into Ceuta attributed their arrival to lax Moroccan border protocols. But Europe’s anti-immigrant politicians blamed Spain’s migrant-friendly policies.

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French far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella speaking in Lievin, northern France, in July.
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Man Accused of Spying for Iran at British Air Base in Cyprus

Rashad Sultanov, a dual British and Azerbaijani citizen, was arrested after accusations he surveilled the military installation, a hub for Mideast operations, and shared the details with the Revolutionary Guards.

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The perimeter of R.A.F. Akrotiri, a British air base in Cyprus. Investigators said that Mr. Sultanov “conducted hostile surveillance” on the installation.
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Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon

The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
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Trump’s Gaza Deal Sparks Questions on Whether Israel and Hamas Will Comply

The new 15-point plan, released by the Board of Peace and announced by Trump, calls in part for Israel to end its attacks and Hamas to give up its weapons.

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The site of a strike in Gaza City yesterday.
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In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules

Under French rules, homeowners must clear vegetation within roughly 50 yards of their houses. In the forests affected by France’s worst fire in decades, that didn’t happen.

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A burned area in the town of Le Porge on Monday, following a wildfire in southwestern France.
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