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Delightful World Cup Stories

16 juillet 2026 à 16:53
Not all the best moments from the tournament were on the pitch. We revisit some of our favorites ahead of Sunday’s final.

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Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.

16 juillet 2026 à 16:02
From an underground parking garage, Ukraine’s newly dismissed defense minister aired the most dramatic, public critique of the military command to emerge during the war.

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Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister of defense, speaking in Kyiv on Thursday.

Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet

16 juillet 2026 à 14:27
It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system.

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An artist’s concept of the exoplanet LHS 1140b, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. Another rocky planet orbits the same cool red dwarf star in the distance.

Israeli Government Pushes Through Divisive Laws Before Election

16 juillet 2026 à 14:20
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed a series of laws undermining legal oversight of the government, benefiting allied media outlets and aiming to shore up ultra-Orthodox political support.

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Protesters against a law banning prosecution of ultra-Orthodox men for evading conscription, in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

Orphanage Fire Kills Eleven in Algeria

16 juillet 2026 à 16:03
The fire on Thursday morning at an orphanage near the nation’s capital killed 11 people, including children, and injured a dozen, the authorities said.

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The police at the entrance to an orphanage in Mohammadia, a suburb of Algiers, after a fatal fire on Thursday. Algeria’s president said children were among the dead.

How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran

16 juillet 2026 à 12:46
Our correspondent talked about the challenges of covering major news while under surveillance and filing his work without reliable internet access.

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Mourners gathered at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his funeral.

Why Netflix’s ‘The Polygamist’ Has Viewers Outside South Africa Talking

16 juillet 2026 à 10:55
The hit Netflix show follows the life of a wealthy married couple in South Africa as they deal with the pressures of infidelity and appearances.

Highway Executive Given 12-Year Sentence Over Deadly Bridge Collapse in Italy

16 juillet 2026 à 13:15
Giovanni Castellucci oversaw a company that managed the Morandi Bridge in Genoa when it fell down in 2018, killing 43 people.

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Giovanni Castellucci at a news briefing in Madrid in 2018. The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa became a source of national embarrassment, raising alarms about Italy’s aging infrastructure.

As Argentina Holds Up Falklands Banner on Defeating England, Here’s What to Know About the War

16 juillet 2026 à 16:43
Argentina and Britain fought a bloody war over the Falkland Islands in 1982. Decades later, the dispute suffuses matches between England and Argentina.

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Global Opinion Shifts Toward Favoring China Over the U.S., Poll Finds

16 juillet 2026 à 06:43
An annual survey from the Pew Research Center found that more countries felt positively about China than America.

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Global opinion of the United States had already been suffering a steady decline, according to past polls, but this year’s survey shows a precipitous drop-off.

What to Know About Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Minister

16 juillet 2026 à 15:54
Mr. Fedorov became the youthful face of Ukraine’s successful drone warfare program. The move to replace him has prompted street protests.

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Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Thursday. His appointment was seen as an indication that President Volodymyr Zelensky saw drones as the best bet for defeating Russia.

Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Minister Attacks the Military’s Old Guard

Mykhailo Fedorov defended his efforts to modernize the Ukrainian armed forces as thousands of people protested his dismissal.

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Protesting the dismissal of Ukraine’s defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in Kharkiv on Thursday. Some of the slogans translate to “Bring back Fedorov” and “Fedorov’s dismissal is a gift to the enemy.”

Sam Neill’s Cause of Death Was Pneumonia, Actor’s Agent Confirms

16 juillet 2026 à 05:58
The beloved New Zealand actor best known for his turn in “Jurassic Park” had “fought and beaten” lymphoma before he fell ill, according to a statement.

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Sam Neill died on Monday from pneumonia, his agent confirmed on Thursday.

Mass Protests Across Ukraine Oppose Ouster of Defense Minister

Demonstrators demanded the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov, who had come to symbolize Ukraine’s success in using drones to strike back against Russia.

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Protesting the dismissal of Ukraine’s defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in Kharkiv on Thursday.

A 59-Year-Old Hunger Striker Joins a Gen Z Protest Movement in India

16 juillet 2026 à 05:30
Sonam Wangchuk, a longtime activist, has fasted for 19 days, joining forces with a student-led campaign to change India’s education system.

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Sonam Wangchuk, lying down, gets a medical checkup during his hunger strike in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People

16 juillet 2026 à 02:07
Other booksellers have been detained in recent months as part of a broad national security crackdown.

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Police officers loading confiscated items from Have A Nice Stay, an independent bookstore in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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  • The Race for A.I. Data Centers Arrives in India
    India is developing new data centers to secure a foothold in the global A.I. race. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, discusses how a new Google campus’s potential use of the region’s already strained energy and water resources is creating anxiety among local residents.
     

The Race for A.I. Data Centers Arrives in India

16 juillet 2026 à 01:25
India is developing new data centers to secure a foothold in the global A.I. race. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, discusses how a new Google campus’s potential use of the region’s already strained energy and water resources is creating anxiety among local residents.

India Is Moving Fast to Build A.I. Data Centers. A Coastal City May Pay the Price.

16 juillet 2026 à 01:24
With India lagging in the technology, officials are embracing giant data centers. But critics say the megaprojects will use up energy and water, without providing long-term jobs.

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The port city of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh is rapidly transforming into India’s coastal gateway for global tech infrastructure, fueled by massive A.I. data centers.

The Quest for ‘Technological Sovereignty’ in Europe (and Why It’s So Hard)

16 juillet 2026 à 09:24
France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.

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Sébastien Lecornu, the French prime minister, has called for France to increase its independence from American technology firms, announcing plans to replace Zoom with a French-developed version.

In Iran war, Trump Risks Another American ‘Forever War’

16 juillet 2026 à 00:01
President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.

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A judiciary building damaged in the war as seen from the Golestan palace, in central Tehran, Iran, this month.

Iranian American Woman Held in Iran on Spying Charges Is Released

15 juillet 2026 à 23:21
The dual Iranian-U.S. citizen, Dena Karari, had her passport seized in December 2024 and had not been able to leave Iran as she faced espionage charges.

Iran’s Top Negotiator Signals Door to Diplomacy Is Still Open

15 juillet 2026 à 22:55
Facing intense divisions within Iran, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both struck a defiant tone and argued that diplomacy could defend Iran’s interests.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, center, at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran this month.

Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, a Proponent of Drone Warfare, Is Forced Out

16 juillet 2026 à 06:27
Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry on Wednesday after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative weaponry.

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Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv last March.

Will Iran Be a Forever War?

15 juillet 2026 à 17:19
President Trump may have fallen into the same trap that his predecessors did in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our chief diplomatic correspondent explains why.

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Guy Scott, Who Caused a Stir as White Leader of Zambia, Dies at 82

15 juillet 2026 à 17:07
Two decades after the fall of apartheid in South Africa, he served briefly as Africa’s only white president.

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Guy Scott in 2013, while serving as the vice president of Zambia. Earlier, as agriculture minister, he was credited with rescuing his country from potential famine after a severe drought.

U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes With No Sign of Backing Down

15 juillet 2026 à 16:02
On the fifth straight day of fighting, the U.S. launched a 90-minute attack on Iran, while Tehran targeted Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.

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A billboard depicting a burning White House and text reading “blood for blood” on the facade of a building in Tehran’s Palestine Square on Wednesday.

Billboard in Iran’s Capital Depicts Trump in a Coffin

15 juillet 2026 à 14:41
Threatening imagery in Enghelab Square is nothing new, but has rarely taken such lurid form.

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A billboard in Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Wednesday, with graffiti saying “We Will Kill Trump.”

U.S. Strikes Hit Greater Tunb Island in Strait of Hormuz

15 juillet 2026 à 13:04
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.

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Vessels at anchor in May off the coast of Oman, about 60 miles from Greater Tunb island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wildfires Rage in Ontario as Smoke Affects Toronto’s Air Quality

15 juillet 2026 à 16:58
Air quality in Canada’s largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.

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The CN Tower in Toronto on Wednesday as smoke from wildfires enveloped the city.

France Votes to Allow Assisted Dying

15 juillet 2026 à 15:11
Lawmakers approved a bill that will allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die, adding France to a short list of nations that allow the practice.

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The National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, as it voted on Wednesday to allow medically assisted dying.

The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the U.S.-Iran Fight Over the Strait of Hormuz

15 juillet 2026 à 07:26
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.

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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday.

Australia to Put Environmental Brakes on A.I. Data Centers

16 juillet 2026 à 04:08
The country will also seek to protect the rights of creators of work used to train artificial intelligence models, as it aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the new data center requirements at the University of Sydney on Wednesday.

Australia to Impose Energy, Water Guardrails on Data Centers Amid A.I. Boom

15 juillet 2026 à 06:52
The country will also seek to protect the rights of creators of work used to train artificial intelligence models, as it aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the new data center requirements at the University of Sydney on Wednesday.

For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo

15 juillet 2026 à 05:03
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.

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Israelis gathering near a public shelter in Tel Aviv after a warning of incoming missiles from Iran in March.

Oil, Shipping, Flights: Disruptions Are Back as U.S.-Iran War Reignites

15 juillet 2026 à 05:08
Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.

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Ships at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, in the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo

15 juillet 2026 à 05:03
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.

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Israelis gathering near a public shelter in Tel Aviv after a warning of incoming missiles from Iran in March.

He Has a $25 Million Bounty on His Head but Is Also a U.S. Partner in Venezuela

15 juillet 2026 à 05:02
A list of alleged crimes has not prevented Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan officials, from working with a U.S. government that once hounded them.

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Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, welcomed a flight last year bringing Venezuelan migrants from Mexico.

Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea

15 juillet 2026 à 13:59
After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.

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A screenshot taken from footage provided by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces showed a drone flying toward a ship at port in the city of Kerch in Crimea in early July.

For Argentina, a World Cup Semifinal Against England Isn’t Just Soccer

15 juillet 2026 à 10:20
Wednesday’s contest for a spot in the final carries the weight of a 1986 contentious clash, a war over the Falklands and a national mythology built around Diego Maradona.

Missing From Prince Harry’s UK Trip: A Reunion With Prince William

15 juillet 2026 à 05:36
Harry is clearly repairing his relationship with King Charles III, but the rift with his brother remains unresolved.

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Prince Harry played wheelchair rugby on Friday in Birmingham, central England, to promote the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games, a sports event for wounded veterans.
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