NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland
Polish military and government officials at a meeting in Warsaw on Wednesday after the drone incursions.
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Israel’s Attack on Qatari Soil Leads Gulf Powers to Question U.S. Protection
President Trump with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha in May.
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France Braces for Protests
Burning tires blocking a road during a protest in Nantes, western France, on Wednesday.
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Facing Israeli Assault, Many in Gaza City Say Fleeing Again Is Worse
People leaving Gaza City with their belongings head south by truck along the coastal road in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
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Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down
Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, as Russia launched its largest missile and drone barrage of the war.
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Hong Kong Lawmakers Vote to Reject Same-Sex Rights Bill
Same-sex couples at a mass wedding ceremony in Hong Kong last year. The ceremony was performed by a pastor online from the United States, as same-sex partnerships are not recognized in Hong Kong.
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Israel’s Strike on Hamas in Qatar: What to Know
Damage in Doha, Qatar, after an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders on Tuesday.
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Who Is France’s New Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu?
The departing prime minister, François Bayrou, left, and his successor, Sébastien Lecornu, during the handover ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
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How Graham Linehan’s Arrest Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws
Graham Linehan in London in September. Mr. Linehan, a comedian and vocal anti-transgender activist, was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport after a tweet he wrote led to accusations that he had incited violence against trans people.
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From Prime Minister to Prisoner: Thaksin Shinawatra’s Fall From Favor
Thaksin Shinawatra, center, was taken to the Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok, on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled against him.
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Delayed Release of Workers Detained in Georgia Raid Fuels Anger in Korea
A rally in Seoul on Tuesday in support of the South Korean workers arrested in an immigration raid in the United States.
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German Court Convicts Syrian National for Stabbing Attack That Killed 3
Issa al Hasan, the perpetrator of a deadly knife attack in Germany last year, was a member of Islamic State. The terror group claimed responsibility for the rampage.
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South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape
Choi Mal-ja, center, who was convicted 61 years ago for biting the tongue of her attempted rapist, reacts after her retrial at the Busan District Court in Busan on Wednesday.
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Poland Has Invoked NATO’s Article 4. What Comes Next?
Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland held an emergency meeting in Warsaw on Wednesday.
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The Moment Nepal’s Gen Z Protesters Felt the Vibe Change
Demonstrators gathered outside Nepal’s Parliament in Kathmandu on Monday. One organizer said events this week escalated out of their control.
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Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.
An artist’s rendering of two black holes spiraling around each other, a phenomenon scientists believe produced the gravitational waves of the GW170104 signal detection of Jan. 4, 2017
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Millennial Mayor Backs Nepal’s Gen Z Protesters
Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu, in his office in 2022. He is one of the few politicians to publicly support the so-called Gen Z protesters.
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Drones Over Poland Are Latest Violation of Countries Near Ukraine
This house in Wyryki, Poland, was struck overnight Wednesday by what was suspected to be a Russian drone.
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What Is in the MAHA Report?
The White House released a report about children’s health.
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What We Know About the Protests in Nepal
Protesters at Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government, in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
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7 of Europe’s Most Delectable Fall Harvest Festivals
White Truffles foraged in Motovun, Croatia.
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How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
Madeleine Lavemai, left, and Sulia Makasini were students from Tonga attending the University of the South Pacific when, in 2019, an environmental-law professor encouraged his class to draft a letter.
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Explosive Protests in Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal.
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With Qatar Attack, Israel Again Leaves Trump in the Dark
A building damaged by an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
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Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years.
Voters lining up at a polling station in Panauti, Nepal, in April 2008.
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For Nepal’s Protesters, Wealthy ‘Nepo Kids’ Are a Source of Outrage
A demonstrator shouting slogans during a protest outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. There is a widespread sense in Nepal that the affluence of the country’s political class has come at the expense of the wider population.
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Explosive Protests in Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says
Elizabeth Tsurkov, pictured in 2017, in Istanbul.
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Troops Deployed After Day of Violent Protests in Nepal
Demonstrators outside the Parliament during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
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Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, and Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, at a news conference in April.
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Macron Picks Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Next Prime Minister
Sébastien Lecornu, 39, left, France’s departing defense minister, was chosen by President Emmanuel Macron to be the next prime minister.
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Hamas Fighters Claim Responsibility for Bus Stop Shooting in Jerusalem
Members of an Israeli emergency team work at the scene of a shooting at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday.
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Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend
Protesters at the Singha Durbar, the seat of the Nepali government’s various ministries, as it burned in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
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At IAA Mobility Car Show in Munich, the German Automakers Feel Optimistic
The Mercedes GLC electric car at the IAA Mobility car show in Munich. Its design nods to vintage Maybach styling and a lithium-ion battery provides a maximum range of 443 miles.
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Iran and U.N. Watchdog Reach Agreement to Resume Nuclear Inspections
Smoke and dust from Israeli airstrikes shrouded Tehran in June. Iran suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the wake of Israel and Iran’s 12-day war.
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Seismic protests in Asia have had young people at their core.
Protesters outside the prime minister’s office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2022.
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Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator
A damaged building after an Israeli strike targeted Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
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Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government
“To be free in this world, you have to be feared,” President Emmanuel Macron of France has taken to saying.
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Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad.
Young Nepalese leaving Kathmandu in 2022 to seek employment abroad.
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The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag
An American flag unfurled over several lanes of São Paulo’s main avenue during an Independence Day protest on Sunday.
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Russian Bomb Hits Crowd of Retirees, Killing at Least 23, Ukraine Says
Police officers and medics transferring a woman to an ambulance on Tuesday in Yarova, the village in eastern Ukraine where the strike took place.
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The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests: What to Know
A protester with a police shield during unrest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
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Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals
One of the pups was corralled for its shot.
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U.S. Deportation Sent Asylum Seeker Back Into China’s Grip
Tao was part of a record-breaking wave of undocumented Chinese migrants who had made harrowing journeys through the jungles of Central America to the United States.
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Israel Orders Total Evacuation of Gaza City, Threatening Full Invasion
Leaflets dropped in Gaza City by the Israeli military on Tuesday calling on residents to evacuate.
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Gaza-Bound Flotilla Struck by Drone in Tunisia, Aid Group Says
A Global Sumud Flotilla vessel at the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said early Tuesday, flanked by National Guard vessels.
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France’s Political Crisis
Prime Minister François Bayrou at the National Assembly in Paris, yesterday.
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France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next?
The collapse of the French government now leaves President Emmanuel Macron with an assortment of imperfect, even unpalatable, options. Each holds its own challenge for both him and the country.
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on September 2025
China’s Renewable Energy Investment Helping Stem Fossil Fuel Growth, Report Says
Solar panels and wind turbines in Shandong Province, China, in June.
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on September 2025
Live Updates: Nepal’s Army Takes Back Kathmandu’s Streets After Two Days of Protests
Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster