Police in Poland Arrest Ukrainian Citizen Over Fatal Stabbing
The grounds of an abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland, after a knife attack on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia Downs Houthi Missiles Targeting Kingdom, Official Says
Security forces stand guard during a demonstration by Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, last week.
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Forced Eviction of 87-Year-Old Woman Spurs Outrage in Spain
Hundreds of protesters tried to stop the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal, 87, from her Madrid home on Wednesday.
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Party Close to King Leads in Morocco’s Election as Young Voters Stay Away
Fouzi Lekjaa, Morocco’s budget minister, is one of the most likely contenders for prime minister.
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Son of Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Critically Hurt in West Bank Attack, Officials Say
Israeli security forces at the scene of a car-ramming attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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A Corruption Scandal Is Reshaping Brazil’s Presidential Election
The Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has become a polarizing figure in the debate over policing online speech.
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Europe Warns of Russia’s Hybrid Attacks but Struggles to Counter Them
Police officers searching the area around the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany last month after an explosive drone was discovered.
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Beleaguered at Home, a Bellicose Netanyahu Heads to the U.N.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking at his Likud party’s New Year event in Tel Aviv this month.
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Nigella Lawson and ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Is a Winning Recipe
Nigella Lawson, second from right, spiced up the traditional coziness on “The Great British Bake Off,” which just kicked off its 17th season.
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Inside France’s Push to Stop Migrant Boats to the U.K.
Migrants walking toward the coast in northern France in August, hoping to cross to England on small boats.
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Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. He criticized North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, for deploying troops on Russia’s behalf.
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From a Nepal in Pain, a Young Leader Makes a Case for Climate Reparations
Balendra Shah, the former mayor of Kathmandu, during his campaign to become the next prime minister of Nepal, in February.
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Families Urge Trump to Press Xi to Free Americans Detained in China
Yufang Rong holding a photograph of her husband, Youlin Chen, a seismologist who was detained in China in 2024.
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Abbas presses the case for a Palestinian state in a videotaped address.
The Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas delivered his remarks by prerecorded video after he was denied a visa to enter the United States.
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Far-Right Activist Danny Tommo Arrested After Slashing Dinghy in English Channel
The far-right activist Daniel Thomas, who uses the name Danny Tommo, in London this month.
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Australia Investigates OpenAI Hack on Public Health Care Site
Australian ministers at a news conference in Sydney on Thursday after it was revealed an A.I. agent developed by OpenAI had infiltrated a government website in June.
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Interim Leader of Venezuela Promises Elections and ‘Orderly Legal Transition’
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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Trump Aides Seek to Jump-Start Diplomacy With Iran as Crisis Widens
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media in New York Wednesday. He said that as part of any negotiations Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz must be addressed.
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Carney Says Risk of an A.I. Catastrophe Is ‘Above Zero’
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday.
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday.
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America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global Response
Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that A.I.’s development had made its “upside more tangible, but also the stakes and risks more immediate.”
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Canada’s Capital Bids Good Riddance to Trump Avenue as Tensions With U.S. Rise
Trump Avenue is one of several streets in Ottawa’s Central Park neighborhood that were named for New York City institutions when it was developed in the late 1990s.
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Xi’s Visit Will Fuel More Scrutiny Over His Health
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is preparing to claim an all-but-certain fourth term in power from late next year.
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After Warm Meeting With Trump, Venezuela’s Leader Is Set to Address U.N.
Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, at a signing ceremony this month in Paramaribo, Suriname.
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Trump’s Board of Peace Lays Out 6-Month Plan for Gaza That Faces Roadblocks
From right, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the former British prime minister Tony Blair receiving a briefing as members of President Trump’s Board of Peace on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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Decoding Trump-Xi
In Beijing in May.
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Zelensky Warns Russia’s War Will Expand if It Is Not Ended Soon
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made his fourth address as a wartime leader to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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Iran’s president says his country will not give up its right to a peaceful nuclear program.
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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At Trump’s Request, Nations Are Designating Crime Groups as Terrorists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday in New York.
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Iran Will Not Be Bullied, President Masoud Pezeshkian Says in U.N. Speech
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday: “We will not ask permission from anyone for defending our country.”
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Argentina’s Milei assails the U.N. as a ‘useless’ enabler of ‘fatally arrogant’ bureaucrats.
President Javier Milei of Argentina vividly expressed his disdain for the United Nations in his address to the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.
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Tigrayan Forces Mobilize Against the Central Government in Ethiopia
Members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, after Tigrayan forces seized control of airports in the region.
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Ancient Wall Found in Paris Provides Clues to City’s Origins
An ancient wall at a construction site at the hospital Hôtel Dieu in central Paris.
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India’s Election Panel Faces New Scrutiny Over Voter Roll Revisions
Women wait at a polling station to cast their ballots for the state assembly elections in Vaishali district, in the Indian state of Bihar in November.
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Myanmar Has an Envoy at the United Nations. Why Is He Not Speaking?
U Kyaw Moe Tun outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan last month.
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At U.N. Meeting, Syria’s Leader Is Strengthened, but Faces a Difficult Test
President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria has met in person with President Trump several times since taking power in January 2025.
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The Winner of This Rivalry Gets Ice Cream. But So Does the Loser.
The Rukab ice cream shop was opened in 1941 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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It’s Not the Oscars: U.N. Speakers Love to Ignore Its 15-Minute Rule
Fidel Castro holds the General Assembly record for his four-and-a-half-hour address in 1960.
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At the U.N., Japan’s Leader Says It’s Time to End ‘Enemy State’ Label
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaking during the first day of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Why Germany’s Leader Merz Is Struggling to Sway Voters
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a party meeting in Berlin on Tuesday. One of his biggest problems is explaining to voters, especially younger ones, the need for difficult measures.
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Trump’s New Favorite Neighbor: Mexico
The U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas.
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U.S. Rebukes Australia Over Proposed Limits on Social Media Algorithms
People use their mobile phones at dusk in Brisbane, Australia, in December. The country already bans those under 16 years of age from using social media.
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Youth Frustration and Migration Shadow Morocco’s Election
Would-be migrants returning to Morocco from Ceuta in August after tens of thousands had rushed the Spanish territory. Many Moroccans dream of migration as a path to prosperity.
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Outside the ‘Worried West,’ Many Feel Good About A.I.
At a telecom company’s display during an expo in Beijing on Tuesday. In China and Vietnam, more than 90 percent of people polled said they believed that A.I. would mostly make daily life better, a Gallup poll found.
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At U.N., Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York.
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As Trump Lobs Threats, Other World Leaders Mostly Avoid Talk of Iran
King Abdullah II of Jordan at the United Nations on Tuesday.
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Andy Burnham, U.K.’s New Prime Minister, Prepares for U.N. Spotlight
Andy Burnham was just over a month into his tenure as Britain’s prime minister when he visited Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. The U.N. General Assembly will be his first major meeting of world leaders.
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U.N. Live Updates: Abbas Criticizes Israeli Attacks and Failure of Gaza Peace Plan
6-Year-Old Girl in China Sets a Rubik’s Cube Record
In U.N. Speech, Zelensky Is Expected to Warn Russia’s War Won’t Stop at Ukraine’s Borders
Walkouts at the U.N. General Assembly Are Somewhat of a Tradition