Elizabeth Tsurkov Recounts 2 1/2 Years of Captivity
Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli Russian doctoral student at Princeton University, endured two and a half years of captivity in Iraq, held in solitary confinement by a militia backed by Iran.
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Scars in the Blue Mosque Reveal Afghanistan’s Rifts
A few passers-by examine the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday.
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How Venezuela’s Military Might Respond to U.S. Attacks
Venezuelan soldiers at the Colombia-Venezuela border last month.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Triumph in the NYC Mayoral Race Evokes Intense Reaction in Israel
Zohran Mamdani at his election night event at the Paramount Theater in Brooklyn.
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What to Know About Kataib Hezbollah, the Iraqi Militia That Held Tsurkov Captive
A flag of the Kataib Hezbollah militia group was hoisted outside the American Embassy in Baghdad in 2019 during a protest to condemn airstrikes on their bases.
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Fire at Retirement Home in Bosnia Kills at Least 11
The fire broke out on Tuesday evening and engulfed the top floors of a retirement home in the city of Tuzla, about 75 miles northeast of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo.
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Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump Threats
Honoring late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos Nigeria, in April.
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As UK Tries to Curb Immigration, Rural Scotland Looks to Attract Foreign Workers
Workers sorting shellfish at Scot West Seafoods, in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, in June.
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Amazon Oil Drilling Undermines Brazil’s Climate Credibility Before COP30
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil wants to reduce carbon emissions and deforestation, but has also wants to drill for oil in the Amazon region.
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Bold Assassinations Are ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight
People carrying the coffin of late Mayor Carlos Manzo, who was shot on Saturday night in Uruapan, a city of 350,000 in western Mexico.
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China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream
Security cameras in Shanghai last month.
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Mamdani’s Global Roots
Zohran Mamdani in Queens, N.Y. yesterday.
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FIFA Will Award Its Own Peace Prize Next Month in Washington
Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has cultivated a close relationship with President Trump, visiting the White House several times this year and presenting him with gifts.
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U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence
Nigerian troops during a training exercise in July in Borno State, in the country’s northeast, which has experienced a surge of attacks.
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After Deadly Plane Crash at UPS Hub in Louisville, Some Deliveries May Be Delayed
Smoke rising from the crash site of a UPS flight near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Wednesday.
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Mamdani Walks Offstage to Bollywood Song After Victory Speech
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with his mother Mira Nair at an election party at the Brooklyn Paramount theater.
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Brazil Proposes a New Type of Fund to Protect Tropical Forests
Morning mist in Carajás National Forest, Brazil. The proposal comes as global climate talks start this week in Brazil.
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What to Know About Canada’s New Budget
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving at Parliament Hill on Tuesday in Ottawa.
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What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse
The Israeli military’s former chief legal officer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem in October 2014.
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Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70
Sara Terry began her career as a print reporter but, she said, “I lost my faith in words in the mid-’90s and I picked up a camera.”
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TikTok and Optimism: How Rob Jetten Won Over the Netherlands
The party leader of Democrats 66, Rob Jetten, the day after the Dutch parliamentary election vote.
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Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
Asked in an interview whether Nicolás Maduro’s days as president of Venezuela were numbered, President Trump said, “I think so, yeah.”
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U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force
Damaged buildings in Gaza City last month.
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U.N. Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finds Slight Progress
Solar panels in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region. Rapid growth of clean energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles have slightly reduced forecasts of future emissions in places like China and Europe.
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Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service
A Ukrainian soldier from an artillery unit of the 59th Assault Brigade in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine last month. Until now, the country’s troops have served under open-ended contracts.
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Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84
Dick Cheney at a House committee hearing in 1990, when he was the secretary of defense under President George H. W. Bush. At left is Gen. Colin L. Powell.
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Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97
Kim Yong-nam, head of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2013.
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In ‘Kyoto,’ Seeking to Save the Earth but Veering Off Course
Stephen Kunken as the Iago-like Don and Natalie Gold as his wife, Shirley, in “Kyoto” at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater in Manhattan.
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Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party
The leader of the center-left party D66, Rob Jetten, in The Hague last week.
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A Big Moment for Women in India
The Indian women’s team victory in the World Cup semifinal against Australia on Thursday.
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Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars
Police officers speaking to a man in costume at the Nekro Comic Con festival dedicated to Halloween in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday.
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U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old
Photographers attempt to capture a picture of the suspected perpetrator of multiple stabbings on a train near Huntingdon, as a prison van leaves Peterborough Magistrates Court on Monday.
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7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas
A search for the missing climbers was hindered by poor weather conditions on Monday that prevented helicopters from landing in the area, officials said.
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The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt
A stolen artifact, a stone head from the time of the pharaohs from about 3,500 years ago, turned up at an art fair and exhibition in the Netherlands in 2022.
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After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions
Displaced Sudanese at the Tawila aid camp on Sunday after having fled El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region that fell the previous weekend.
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Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation
The brisk theft at the Louvre — which took place in less than 10 minutes — happened in broad daylight with visitors and museum attendants initially present in the gallery.
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Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment
The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Sunday presenting Vietnam’s defense minister, Phan Van Giang, with a knife, belt and leather box taken by U.S. soldiers from a bunker outside Da Nang, Vietnam, during the war there, in 1968.
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In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace
Israelis attend a rally on Saturday in Tel Aviv to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
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A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.
Emmanuel Carrère, one of the most celebrated nonfiction writers in France, once had a deep love for Russia.
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India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.
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Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
Members of a forensic team inspect a window at the site where burglars broke into the Louvre and made off with eight of France’s historic crown jewels last month.
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Another Deadly Earthquake, and a Cascade of Problems for Afghanistan
An injured woman receiving treatment at a hospital after an earthquake struck Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Monday.
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What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria
Medieval Tower in Rome Partially Collapses, Trapping Worker Who Died After Rescue Efforts
Dozens Killed After Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Flooding to Central Philippines
A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines
Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday
The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa
Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave