Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago
A memorial in Tel Aviv for victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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To Inflict Pain on Russians, Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries
Even though they are far from the front lines, drone teams wear protective gear for fear of being detected and targeted by Russia.
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China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, posing with other leaders at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.
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Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia
A satellite image overview of destroyed ammunition depots at Engels airfield in Russia’s Saratov region in March after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster in France
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for a summit on Monday.
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A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?
A vigil last Tuesday in Manhattan for Palestinians and Israelis killed during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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More Than 40 People Killed in Bus Crash in South Africa
A photo released by the South African Department of Transport shows the wreckage of a bus that ran off a highway in northeastern South Africa near the Zimbabwe border on Sunday.
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Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in June. For the first time, he is struggling to land a knockout blow on his opponents.
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Border Clash Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict
Trucks parked on Sunday at the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Bangladesh Detains Army Officers Accused of Crimes Under Previous Regime
Families of victims of forced disappearances protesting last year in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, to demand information about their relatives.
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Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
Afghans using their mobile phones after the internet was restored this month in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine
Marilin Catari, 57, who has worked her whole life in the coca trade, walking to tend to her coca leaf crop in the community of Arapata, Bolivia.
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The Return of Israel’s Living Hostages From Gaza Signals a Time to Heal
Watching a live broadcast in Tel Aviv as hostages were released from Gaza on Monday.
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Gazans See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped
Palestinians returning to an area near Gaza City on Saturday following the cease-fire.
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Some Israeli families are anguished to see the release of Palestinians convicted of killing their loved ones.
Crowds in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv reacted to a live broadcast of the hostages’ release from Gaza on Monday.
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Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next
President Trump speaking in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections
Over time, pathogens inevitably evolve to outsmart the drugs created to kill them. But excessive use of antimicrobials accelerates the process.
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What Are the Abraham Accords, Trump’s 2020 Mideast Deals?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump, alongside the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, during the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.
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Arab Leaders Brace for Tough Negotiations at Egypt Summit
A poster of the U.S. and Egyptian presidents is displayed at Peace Square in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ahead of an international summit on Gaza on Monday.
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The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos
Hostages Square in Tel Aviv became a scene of celebration on Monday, not grief and protest.
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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Ian Watkins performing with Lostprophets in 2012. He was serving a 29-year prison sentence in England when he was killed.
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Gazans confront a devastating reality: ‘There’s nothing to be happy about.’
Palestinians returned to inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza City on Saturday.
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Joy, relief and long-awaited phone calls as hostages are released.
Friends of Alon Ohel speaking with his family in a video call after learning that he had been released on Monday.
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See excerpts from Trump’s prepared remarks to the Knesset.
President Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Monday.
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Trump and Egypt’s President Set To Host Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’
A sign welcoming President Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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‘Real Progress’ Is Made in Delivering Aid to Gaza, U.N. Says
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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Israelis Wait in Hostages Square for the Captives’ Release
People gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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What Is the Red Cross’s Role in Israel-Hamas Exchanges?
In the first hostage-prisoner exchange in the Israel-Hamas war, in November 2023, the International Red Cross moved freed hostages out of Gaza.
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They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
Demonstrators at the March for Life in London last month. The event attracted religious and anti-abortion groups from around the world, including the U.S.-based Alliance Defending Freedom.
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China’s High Ambitions for Clean Energy
On the Tibetan Plateau.
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Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says
Hamas fighters in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in February.
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World Cup Qualifiers Become a Venue for European Protests of Israel
Fans displayed both Palestinian and Norwegian flags during a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel on Saturday in Oslo.
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Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
A Qantas plane in Adelaide, Australia, in September.
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Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit
Municipal employees raising flags in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday before a summit about Gaza.
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Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate
Fire raging through Nepal’s main administrative building in Kathmandu on Sept. 9, a day after security forces cracked down on demonstrations condemning government corruption.
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Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again?
President Paul Biya of Cameroon at the only rally of his re-election campaign, on Tuesday in Maroua. He has promised that if re-elected, he will improve unemployment and poverty.
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China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church
Ezra Jin Mingri, the pastor of Zion Church, one of the country’s most prominent underground churches, in Beijing in 2018. Mr. Jin was detained on Friday, his family says.
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Fears of a Coup Rise in Madagascar as Army Unit Joins Protesters
Demonstrators cheered the arrival of members of a military unit on Saturday in Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital.
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Israelis Rally for Hostages in Gaza, Hoping It Will Be the Last Time
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, his daughter and son-in-law, spoke during a mass gathering at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
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‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release
Palestinians celebrated with prisoners released in January by Israel.
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A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans
Israeli soldiers checking bodies in Kfar Aza, a village near Gaza, on Oct. 10, 2023.
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A New Book Asks, What Is Canada?
Unifor members in elbows up mode at a rally against U.S. tariffs in April.
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N.B.A. Head Criticizes Chinese Party Paper Over LeBron James ‘Op-Ed’
LeBron James went to the western Chinese city of Chengdu while on a tour of China this year.
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How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China
An N.B.A. preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on Friday. The game was part of the N.B.A.’s return to the lucrative Chinese market after a six-year absence.
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She Studies the Russian ‘Red Man’ Whose Bloody War Evokes Soviet Tyranny
“When I walk down the street and catch words, phrases and exclamations, I always think — how many novels disappear without a trace!” the writer Svetlana Alexievich said.
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How Artifacts Helped Solve the Mystery of a Home’s Past in Rural Pennsylvania
Items the author found around her farm laid out on a table in her gardening room.
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Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’
For the second time in a week, Sébastien Lecornu has been chosen as France’s prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron.
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China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw.
A container terminal at the port in Qingdao, China, on Friday. China woke up on Saturday to President Trump’s announcement that he would impose new 100 percent tariffs on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1.
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North Korea Flaunts New Missiles in Parade With Chinese and Russian Officials
A North Korean state news outlet released this photo of what it said was a Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, displayed during a military parade in Pyongyang, the North’s capital, on Friday.
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Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41
Heavy rain in Mexico has left dozens dead.
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Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast
Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
Dozens Killed in Strikes at Shelter in Besieged Sudanese City
Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation
In This Pageant, the Ugliest Face Wins