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Argentina Is Ramping Up Its Claim to the Falklands. Here’s What to Know.

Par : Qasim Nauman
President Javier Milei has dialed up Argentina’s claim over the British territory, while President Trump has raised questions about longstanding U.S. neutrality on the dispute.

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Argentine visitors looking at ammunition cases from the 1982 war scattered on the slopes of Mount Tumbledown in the Falkland Islands in March.
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Israel Says It Cleared Tunnels to Strategic Hezbollah Fortress in Lebanon

Par : Ephrat Livni and Farnaz Fassihi
The operation, which began in June and is ongoing, came as fighting between the U.S. and Iran flared anew.

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Israeli strikes on the hilltops of the Ali al-Taher ridge last month in southern Lebanon.
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Rogers Stadium in Toronto Is Damaged by Thunderstorm Before AC/DC Show

Par : Alena Cerro and Amy Graff
The music venue, which opened in 2025, was built specifically for large concerts. The fate of its next show, featuring AC/DC, is unclear.

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Rogers Stadium in Toronto, which opened last year to host large concerts, was damaged when a storm tore across the area on Wednesday. No injuries were reported.
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Dutch Central Bank Cuts Gold Reserves in U.S., Citing ‘Geopolitical Unrest’

Par : Ephrat Livni
The Netherlands moved some 90 tons of gold out of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, the second European nation this year to announce it had decreased or eliminated U.S. gold holdings.

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Olaf Sleijpen, president of the central bank of the Netherlands, in Amsterdam in March. “We have improved the tradeability of our gold reserves,” he said.
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Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic

Par : Jeffrey Gettleman · Lynsey Chutel · Louise Krüger and Henrik Pryser Libell
Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets. The Russians called it “piracy.”

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A monument to Lenin in Barentsburg, Svalbard, in 2025.
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Israel Is Expected to Release Lebanese Prisoners, in Rare Sign of Progress

Par : Aaron Boxerman and Natan Odenheimer
The move would come amid struggling talks between Israel and Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah and ending Israel’s invasion.

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Smoke rises above the town of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The release of Lebanese prisoners would come amid talks to disarm Hezbollah and end Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
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Spain’s Leader Questions Morocco Border Control During Ceuta Migrant Surge

Par : Jason Horowitz
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said the role of Moroccan authorities at key moments needed to be “clarified.” But he rejected any suggestion they had planned the crisis.

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Hundreds of thousands filled plazas across Spain on Wednesday to show their support for Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa that thousands of migrants crossed into in July.
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Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv

Par : Carlotta Gall
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.

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A shootout occurred early on Wednesday between two of Ukraine’s rival intelligence services, exposing simmering tensions between the agencies.
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Why Sinister ‘Cat in the Hat’ Videos Are Prompting Police Warnings

Par : Ali Watkins
Grainy, threatening footage of the Dr. Seuss character, seemingly made with A.I., have terrorized schoolchildren and set off investigations in several countries.
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Rival Ukrainian Intelligence Units Open Fire Against Each Other in Kyiv

Par : Carlotta Gall
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the shootout on the streets of the Ukrainian capital as an “absolutely shameful event” and ordered an investigation.

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A shootout occurred early on Wednesday between two of Ukraine’s rival intelligence services, exposing simmering tensions between the agencies.
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Israeli Military Kills Two Palestinian Youths in Village Raid, Residents Say

Par : Isabel Kershner and Fatima AbdulKarim
Al Mughayir, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has become a focal point for rising settler violence, with the latest deadly episode starting in a dispute over livestock.

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A funeral on Thursday for two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir.
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China Boycotts a Top Art Festival Over Taiwan Exhibition

Par : Jin Yu Young and Murphy Zhao
China said the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea was misrepresenting Taiwan as an independent nation. Beijing claims it as its own.

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The Gwangju Biennale exhibition hall in South Korea in 2021. The festival’s 16th edition starts Saturday.
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For Russia and Ukraine, an Escalating Spiral With No End in Sight

Par : Kim Barker · Oleksandra Mykolyshyn and Ivan Nechepurenko
Each side is using missiles and drones to try to pound the other into giving up, breeding ceaseless human suffering. But there is no sign that either country’s determination will weaken.

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After an attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, late last month.
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Lake Ontario Is One of Many Bodies of Water Caught in a Naming Fight

Par : Zane Irwin
President Trump’s bid to call it ‘Lake America’ stands out in a world full of contested place names, which often represent deeper political or territorial disputes.

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A ship sails the waters near the Canadian province of Ontario, including Lake Ontario, following efforts by President Trump to rename the body of water Lake America.
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Many Italians Long Resisted Air-Conditioning. Then Europe Got Hotter.

Par : Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère
Amid record-breaking temperatures on the continent, households and businesses in Italy are increasingly installing cooling units.

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An air conditioning unit on the facade of a building in the center of Agrigento, Sicily.
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Can a Country Really Hold an Election in the Middle of a Gang War?

Par : André Paultre and Frances Robles
Haitian officials have set elections for Dec. 13, but many experts say extreme violence is likely to force a postponement.

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The remnants of a charred vehicle after more than 20 people were killed by armed gangs last week in Kescoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine

Par : Cassandra Vinograd
These Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models that Moscow has used throughout the war.

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Police officers inspecting parts of a Russian drone at the site of an apartment building damaged by a strike in Kyiv this week.
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Syrians Want Justice for Assad-Era Killings and Torture

Par : Raja Abdulrahim
Hundreds of thousands were killed and tortured. But prosecuting everyone involved in atrocities could be impractical and risk renewed civil strife.

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In the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus, residents hoped the new government would collect the bones and exhume the bodies buried in mass graves underfoot.
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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy

Par : Christiaan Triebert · Malachy Browne · Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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Inside Trump’s Second Term

Par : Katrin Bennhold
We talk to Jonathan Swan about how foreign leaders use leverage, strength and personal dynamics to manage the president.

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In the Oval Office on Monday.
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In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters

Par : Hiroko Tabuchi
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.

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A meltwater lake on the Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal in 2025.
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Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

Par : Erica L. Green
The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

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President Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday night that he “couldn’t care less” about an agreement with Iran, hours after a U.S. attack.
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The ‘Miracle House’ That Survived Nepal’s Floods

Par : Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire
People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as the area all around them was destroyed by rampaging floodwaters.

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In Egypt, Xi Challenges America’s Influence in the Middle East

Par : Lily Kuo and Erika Solomon
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.

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U.S. and Iran Survey the Damage After a Night of Intense Strikes

Par : Yeganeh Torbati
The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.

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A still from a video provided by the Iranian Red Crescent rescue service showed damage in Kuhestak, southern Iran, on Wednesday.
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Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program Is Unclear, U.N. Watchdog Says

Par : Steven Erlanger
As the war sputters on, an internal report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s refusal to grant access to its inspectors was an urgent concern.

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Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at the United Nations in July. A new agency report highlighted its lack of access to Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Netanyahu’s Israel Is Looking for a Fight in Every Direction

Par : David M. Halbfinger
The Israeli leader, facing a tough re-election contest, may need a security crisis to rally voters behind him and hold on to his job.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is up for re-election in October, but is trailing in the polls.
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Attacks in Black Sea Threaten to Strangle Global Grain Supply

Par : Carlotta Gall and Kamila Hrabchuk
Strikes on ports and vessels by both Russia and Ukraine have left farmers facing ruin and could cause another worldwide food shock.

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A field in Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolvaiv in August. Despite a strong growing season, attacks on Black Sea shipping routes have choked off exports.
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Do Active Shooter Drills Help? Two Asian Nations Grapple With Gun Violence.

Par : Phuriphat Dejsuphong · Aie Balagtas See and Max Kim
After school shootings, Thailand and the Philippines are taking different approaches to the drills, which are common practice in the United States.

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Active shooter drills, like this one at a school in Bangkok last month, have become sought after in Thailand.
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Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico

Par : James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.

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New World screwworm flies in a cage at a facility in Metapa, Mexico, that that produces sterile flies, which when released into the wild slowly reduce the population size.
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Critically Endangered Parrots Enjoy Baby Boom After Mating Frenzy

Par : John Yoon
There are now 325 kakapos in New Zealand, the largest population of the giant, flightless parrot species in decades, conservationists said.

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The efforts to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction began after their numbers dropped to just 51 birds in 1995.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Docks in Thailand, Giving Weary Crew a Break

Par : Richard C. Paddock and Phuriphat Dejsuphong
Thousands of sailors and Marines serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which came into the spotlight because of a tough deployment in the war in Iran.

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Crew members on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln as it arrived at the port of Laem Chabang near Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Collusion

Par : David Pierson
The pro-democracy dissident was accused of urging Western politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio to pressure Hong Kong by imposing sanctions on the city.

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Joshua Wong in Washington in 2019. His efforts to lobby Western politicians to pressure Hong Kong are at the center of his latest national security case.
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Honduran Court Clears Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández

Par : Paulina Villegas
President Trump’s decision set Juan Orlando Hernández free in December. On Tuesday, a court dismissed money laundering and fraud charges against him, effectively making him a free man.

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Former President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras at Toncontin Airport in Tagucigalpa, Honduras, on Sunday.
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Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran

Par : Paul Sonne
The Russian president promised continued retaliation against the Ukrainians and “full solidarity” with Iran.

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Pedestrians walking past a mural of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in downtown Tehran on Monday.
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At G20 Summit, Some U.S. Allies Push Back on Trump’s Economic Approach

Par : Jim Tankersley
At a summit meant to showcase President Trump’s economic policies as a model for the world, Europeans complained about tariffs and the war with Iran.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin M. Warsh, met with Group of 20 finance ministers and central banker governors on Tuesday in Asheville, N.C.
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Israeli Authorities Charge 12 Guards in Beating Death of Palestinian Prisoner

Par : Isabel Kershner
The rare prosecution comes amid widespread reports from rights groups about mistreatment in Israeli detention centers, where, activists say, scores of Palestinians have died since October 2023.

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Ketziot detention center in Israel in 2007. Twelve Israeli prison guards were indicted on Tuesday in the beating death of a Palestinian man here in 2023.
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Carney Tells Trump Officials to ‘Stop Throwing Shade’ Over Canada-U.S. Trade Talks

Par : Ian Austen
Amid a trade war, Canada’s Liberals swept three special votes and new polling suggested strong support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking with reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Nepal’s Economy Has Few Ways to Absorb the Cost of Flood Damage

Par : Alex Travelli
The country’s government estimates that the recent catastrophic floods caused $5 billion in damage. That’s one-tenth of Nepal’s entire economy.

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A home partially buried in thick mud and debris in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal.
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For These Children, Getting a Safe Education Means Going Underground

Par : Andrew E. Kramer and Evelina Riabenko
In a frontline Ukrainian city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes.

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The first day of school at Sichovy Collegium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The school operates from an underground space, built to allow children to continue learning safely amid the war.
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Husband and 12 Men in Britain Are Accused of Woman’s Yearslong Drugging and Rape

Par : Isabella Kwai
Prosecutors said that the man, in his 60s, drugged and abused his wife while she was unconscious, alongside a dozen other men aged 28 to 73.

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Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, in Manchester, England, where a British man is standing trial on charges of drugging and raping his wife.
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia

Par : Christopher F. Schuetze
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. President Vladimir Putin of Russia called the accusation “a grave mistake.”

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A Ukrainian cargo plane sat at the Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany the day after an explosive-laden drone was found near it.
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