U.S. to Give Ukraine Millions to Build More Long-Range Drones
Servicemen of the 5th Separate Kyiv Assault Brigade load drones onto a truck in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Hamas’s Guerrilla Tactics in North Gaza Make It Hard to Defeat
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Col. Ehsan Daksa, who was killed in northern Gaza on Sunday.
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Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit
President Vladimir V. Putin meeting with President Xi Jinping in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday.
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Why Sara Duterte Talked About Beheading Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Sara Duterte at his presidential inauguration in June 2022. They promised national unity when they were elected president and vice president.
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Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Catholic Bishops
The Vatican said that it remained dedicated to a “respectful and constructive dialogue” to further develop bilateral relations “for the benefit of the Catholic Church in China and the Chinese people as a whole.”
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India and China Reach Border Deal That Could Ease Tension
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at a BRICS summit in Goa, India, in 2016.
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China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills
The live-fire drills were slated for a week after China encircled Taiwan to demonstrate its potential to choke Taiwan’s access to food and fuel.
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Coup Attempt by Gulen Allies Led Erdogan to Crack Down in Turkey
A campaign poster for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kayseri, Turkey, last year.
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Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap
Paul Whelan, 54, who returned to American soil as part of a historic prisoner swap with Russia, in Washington, on Friday.
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Moldova Referendum on Goal of E.U. Membership Passes by a Thin Margin
President Maia Sandu casting her ballot in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sunday. She declared victory “in an unfair fight.”
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Four Years in Jail Without Trial: The Price of Dissent in Modi’s India
The activist Umar Khalid, center, protesting in New Delhi in early 2020. He was arrested later that year.
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Yahya Sinwar Is Dead, but a Palestinian State Still Seems Distant
In Tulkarm, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, in September. The stated Western goal of an independent Palestinian state looks more fanciful than ever, analysts say.
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Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears
Prices at the pump averaged $3.16 nationally on Tuesday, down 11 percent from this time last year.
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Seven People Planned to Carry Out Assassinations in Israel on Behalf of Iran
The Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa, which straddles the boundary with the West Bank, in 2022.
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Russian Disinformation Efforts, Including Faked Walz Video, Could Continue After Nov. 5, Officials Say
Voters at a polling location on Monday in Las Vegas, where early voting has started. Russia, along with Iran and China, has already sought to influence the U.S. election by spreading disinformation.
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After Israel’s Strike at a Hospital Near Beirut, Search Teams Comb the Ruin
The wreckage of residential buildings after the deadly strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, near Beirut, on Tuesday.
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FBI Is Investigating a Leak That Appears to Show Israel's Plan to Attack Iran
Israelis taking cover near Kfar Saba, Israel, on Oct. 1, during air-raid sirens warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran.
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I.M.F. Says Inflation Fight Is Largely Over but Warns of New Threats
I.M.F. Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas speaking at the I.M.F.-World Bank meetings in Washington on Tuesday.
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Samuel Alito and Princess Gloria Bonded Over Catholicism and Ending Abortion
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, a 1980s party girl, has evolved into a conservative Catholic with ties to the European far right.
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U.S. and Europe Agree to Finalize $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said that China needed to help countries that had borrowed money from Beijing to restructure their debts.
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Tuesday Briefing
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are hunting for the few undecided voters left.
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What to Know About the BRICS Summit and the Countries Involved
Leaders from Brazil, China, South Africa, India and Russia at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2023.
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What Is U.N. Resolution 1701?
Explosions from the fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on Monday.
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U.S. Tries to End War in Lebanon That Biden Envoy Calls ‘Out of Control’
An Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Monday.
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Cuba Faces Hurricane Oscar After Nationwide Blackout. How Much Can the Island Endure?
A floating power plant in Havana Harbor on Monday. Such plants have become a vital source of power.
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Paul Di’Anno, Early Iron Maiden Frontman, Dies at 66
Paul Di’Anno gained popularity on the heavy metal scene in the late 1970s after he joined Iron Maiden as the band’s lead singer. He performed with the band from 1978 through 1981.
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What Is Al-Qard al-Hasan, the Hezbollah-Linked Finance Group Targeted by Israel?
Al-Qard al-Hassan documents scattered at the southern outskirts of Beirut on Monday after Israeli airstrikes.
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Israel Dismantles Iranian Spy Network and Arrests Seven People, Authorities Say
A satellite image released by Planet Labs showing the air base of Nevatim, in the Negev desert, after Iran’s attack this month.
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Vietnam Elects Luong Cuong as President, Reviving Power-Sharing Arrangement
Luong Cuong, Vietnam’s new president, taking the oath of office in the capital, Hanoi, on Monday.
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THAAD Missile Defense System Arrives in Israel, U.S. Says
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense unit deployed last year in Guam during a multinational military exercise.
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King Charles III Heckled by Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian Senator
King Charles III and Queen Camilla of Britain attend a parliamentary reception hosted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, far right, of Australia and his partner Jodie Haydon, far left, in Canberra on Monday.
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Blinken to Visit Israel in Latest Push for Gaza Cease-Fire
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken leaving Cairo last month after peace talks.
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Judicial Overhaul Squeaks Through After High Political Drama in Pakistan
A protest on Friday in Peshawar, Pakistan, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Cleric Accused of Coup Attempts, Dies
The Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pa., in 2017. In 2016 the Turkish government designated his Hizmet movement a terrorist organization.
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Putin Brings Together Economies He Hopes Will Eclipse the West
A photograph provided by Russian state media showed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia looking on from the sidelines of a BRICS forum in Saint Petersburg in July.
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A Major Push to Protect Nature Is Happening Now
A preliminary biodiversity meeting in Yumbo, near Cali, Colombia, on Thursday. U.N. talks formally begin on Monday.
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Austin Condemns Kremlin ‘Apologists’ in Pledging Support for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Zelensky meeting with the U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, and his delegation in Kyiv, in a photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on Monday.
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Monday Briefing
Donald Trump’s campaign turned his Georgia mug shot into a piece of promotional material, putting it on posters, T-shirts and buttons.
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How a TV Hit Sparked Debate About Birthrates in Africa
Often changing positions on the family sofa, the children cosy together to watch another episode of Gidan Badamasi, in Kano, Nigeria.
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Monday Briefing: Israel Escalates War Against Hezbollah
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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Dozens Killed or Missing After Israeli Airstrike in Northern Gaza, Officials Say
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on Sunday.
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He Dreamed of Escaping Gaza. The World Watched Him Burned Alive.
A picture made available by the family of Shaaban al-Dalou, who burned alive after an Israeli strike at a hospital.
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How the N.F.L. Builds a Fan Base in Ireland
A Steelers watch party held at Dublin’s Croke Park last month drew a sold-out crowd of 800 people.
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A Mideast Shift Is Underway, Without Israel
In a photo released by Saudi Arabia’s news agency, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, left, is shown with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, this month in Riyadh.
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Zumba Teacher? ‘Anti-Woke’ Cleric? 38 Candidates Line Up to Head Oxford University
The Radcliffe Camera at the University of Oxford. About 26,000 alumni have registered to vote online to elect the next chancellor.
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What Joko Widodo Achieved as President
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia left office on Sunday after a decade-long tenure. He remains extremely popular but has also been polarizing.
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The Scandal of the Indonesian Leader’s Son and the Private Jet
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, left, with his wife, Iriana Widodo, and son Kaesang Pangarep in Brunei in 2017.
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Leaked U.S. Intelligence Suggests Israel Is Preparing to Strike Iran
An Israeli tank maneuvering near the Israel-Gaza border this week. The war has expanded to include Iran and its proxies.
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Fighting Rages in Gaza and Lebanon, Despite Killing of Hamas Leader
Mourning a victim of a strike in Al Shati on Saturday at a hospital in northern Gaza.
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Son of Singapore’s First Prime Minister Says He Is Granted Asylum in the U.K.
Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections
Middle East Crisis: Live Updates: Blinken Urges Netanyahu to Seek Truces in Gaza and Lebanon
A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea
What Life Looks Like for Israelis Living Near Lebanon’s Border
Israel Apologizes After Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Soldiers
Tuesday Briefing: Two Weeks Until Election Day
Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution in Lebanon