U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe
An American F-16 jet at Andravida air base, Greece, last year.
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A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War
In Tehran on Monday, a billboard featuring the Iran theocracy’s first two supreme leaders loomed over passers-by.
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World Cup Ticket Prices in Mexico City Too Expensive for Most Fans
Estadio Azteca in Mexico City after the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on Thursday.
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Anti-Immigrant Riots after Belfast Stabbing Leave City on Edge
Attempting to clear protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday evening.
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Bring the Kids and Grab Some Barbecue: A Day at the Ukrainian Drone Races
An audience watched the Wild Drones military drone-flying competition in Truskavets, Ukraine, last month.
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Drones Flown Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Plot by Former South Korean President
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, center, arriving for a hearing to review his arrest warrant in Seoul in 2025.
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‘Operation Pushkin’: Paris Trial Puts Spotlight on Rare-Book Heists
A sculpture of Alexander Pushkin made of paper at a bookstore in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week.
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U.K. Defense Secretary Resigns, in a Blow to Starmer
John Healey has been one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s staunch allies.
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This Is Mexico and Canada’s World Cup, Too. Don’t Expect Unity.
Mexico City’s iconic stadium will host the opener for a record third time, after undergoing a near $200 million makeover for this World Cup and increasing its capacity to 87,500 seats.
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
The Trump administration is working to find ways to deport some migrants to third countries as a way around court orders barring their return home.
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13 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrikes on Pakistan Border, U.N. Says
Prayers offered for the victims of Wednesday’s airstrike in Afghanistan’s Khost Province.
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Families of Air India Crash Victims Seek Answers One Year On
A grieving relative at the site of last year’s Air India Flight 171 crash, where family members of those killed in the disaster held a vigil.
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Despite Talk of an Iran Peace Deal, Lebanon’s War Grinds On
Residents survey damage following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre on Friday.
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Japan Pushes Back on Trump’s Anime Posts
A Trump social media post from Saturday depicted himself dressed as the protagonist from the popular anime series “Naruto.”
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JR Conjures a Mountainous Illusion Out of the Pont Neuf in Paris
The bridge has been wrapped with fabric that was then inflated to create a craggy appearance.
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With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech
“Mulholland Drive, June 1986,” a homemade print from a photocopier.
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Princess Bha of Thailand, Second in Line to the Throne, Dies at 47
Princess Bha of Thailand greeting royalists during a public appearance in Bangkok in 2020.
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Trump, in Latest Pivot, Retracts Threat to Strike Iran Again and Widen the War
President Trump at the White House on Thursday, where he said a peace agreement with Iran was close at hand.
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As World Cup Begins, Mexico City Becomes a Global Stage
Fans outside the Mexico City stadium known colloquially as Estadio Azteca before the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
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Security Is Tight as a Mexico Win Opens a Historic World Cup
Soccer fans in Mexico City encountered tight security on Thursday as Mexico and South Africa prepared to kick of the first of 104 World Cup matches.
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Netanyahu Aide Charged With Endangering Israeli Security Over Document Leak
Jonatan Urich, a media adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in August.
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Refugees’ Numbers Drop, but Many Return to Turmoil at Home, U.N. Says
Displaced people at a campsite in Lebanon in early April. Israel’s military offensive there had driven more than a million people from their homes by mid-May, the United Nations said.
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NOAA Issues El Nino Advisory
Drought-stressed wheat in a field in Kansas last month.
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In the U.K., a Violent Cycle: Hateful Attacks, Right-Wing Agitation and Riots
Protests north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday in response to a stabbing attack two days earlier.
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Israel Set to Rapidly Expand West Bank Settlement
New prefabricated outpost settlement homes in May near the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Khair and the Israeli settlement of Karmel on the hill.
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Toronto Police Officer Fatally Shot While Investigating U.S. Consulate Shooting
Police officers outside the United States Consulate in Toronto on March 10. Shots were fired at the building on that morning, the police said.
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Can the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Survive Days of Strikes?
President Trump has pushed for a peace deal while exchanging airstrikes with Iran.
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U.S. Strikes on Ships Off Oman Continue After Deaths of Indian Sailors
Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman.
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Ryanair Is Being Investigated for Charging Parents to Sit Next to Their Children
Travelers at the Makedonia airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, last month.
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Two Men Sentenced to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing
Thai soldiers inspecting the site of a bombing at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok in 2015.
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Thousands Protest Outside World Cup Opening Ceremony in Mexico City
Striking teachers shut down traffic along Paseo de la Reforma, one of Mexico City’s main thoroughfares, last week ahead of the World Cup.
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Why Mexico’s President Will Not Attend the World Cup Opening Match
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico with Yolett Cervantes Cuaquehua, a young Indigenous woman who won a national contest held by the Mexican government to claim Ms. Sheinbaum’s World Cup ticket to the opening game.
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‘Amazon.com of South Korea’ Is Fined a Record $409 Million
Sorting through Coupang packages in Seoul last year. The company has become part of the urban fabric of South Korea.
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The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I
A Ukrainian soldier in Kostiantynivka, a city ravaged by drone warfare, in January.
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U.S. Officials Told Colombia to Cancel President’s Meeting With Mamdani
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Wednesday.
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Hot Cars and Stolen Crypto: A Canadian Teen Pocketed Millions, Prosecutors Say
The C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse in Miami. Trenton Johnston, a Canadian, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Canada Moves to Ban Social Media Use for Youth Under 16
People holding up cellphones at a concert in Toronto.
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FIFA President Tells World Cup Critics to ‘Chill’ About Concerns
FIFA is trying its best, Gianni Infantino said during a news conference on Wednesday, but “we don’t control everything.”
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Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Floundering. Can It Still Help Younger Kids?
The mother of Jimmy, 12, said she tried to build relationships with families that share her concerns about social media and to nurture his interests in activities that don’t involve screens.
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Britain Is Weighing a Social Media Ban for Children. How Did It Get Here?
Using a smartphone in Sydney, Australia, last year. In December, the country banned social media for those under 16.
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Trump’s ‘Secret Mission’ to Ferry Oil Past Iran Was Widely Disclosed
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Oman on Wednesday.
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U.S. Strikes Iran for Second Day, as War Heats Back Up
A pro-government rally in Tehran, the Iranian capital, this week.
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U.S. Blocks Deal by Florida-based Vanguard Energy to Supply Fuel to Cuba
Whipsawed Between Fear and Relief, Iranians Hope for War’s End
Iran’s Attacks on Gulf States Underscore Targeted Countries’ Dependence on U.S.
The latest U.S. strikes targeted Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, an official says.
Iran War Live Updates: Conflicting Accounts Emerge of Possible Peace Deal
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge
The SpaceX I.P.O. Rocket
A.I. and the Chip Boom: Take a Quiz on New Korean Slang and Memes
A Very Different World Cup