Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, antiwar parents and some teachers say they are going to great lengths to shield children from state-mandated patriotic education classes.
Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria’s next generation. The challenges are immense.
May 6, 2025
The volley comes just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a first ballot in Parliament.
The Canadian prime minister will meet with President Trump, days after being elected on an anti-Trump platform as relations between the two allies are at a historic nadir.
Francis appointed most of the cardinals. But they may not choose another pope like him.
Many in the region are preparing for a possible military confrontation between India and Pakistan because of a terrorist attack two weeks ago.
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With preparations not seen in decades, the home ministry ordered officials to test air raid sirens and teach civilians to navigate blackouts and carry out evacuations.
May 6, 2025
Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed to win enough support from legislators in the first round of voting in parliament.
Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.
The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a hotbed of illegal gold mining.
Israeli spokesmen said the expanded ground operation would include “a wide attack, involving moving most of Gaza’s population,” as well as the “holding of territories” by Israeli soldiers for an indefinite period of time.
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On Sunday, a Houthi ballistic missile evaded Israel’s multilayered aerial defenses and landed near Ben-Gurion International Airport.
May 5, 2025
The International Court of Justice said it lacked jurisdiction after Sudan accused the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in the African country’s civil war.
May 5, 2025
Chrissie Tully gave birth to a son 76 years ago in an Irish home for single mothers, shrouded in secrecy and shame. She’s still waiting for him.
Discussions with the Central African country come as the Trump administration looks for more countries willing to accept deportees as part of a sweeping crackdown.
The continent’s leaders are hoping to benefit as the Trump administration cuts support for research and threatens universities such as Harvard and Columbia with the freezing of federal funds.
Oscar Puente, the transport minister, said “a serious act of sabotage” had brought some trains to a halt. Service was resuming on Monday.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said seven people had been arrested in connection with the abduction last week. It did not name the freed captive or his son.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a new plan calls for a “forceful entry” into the territory and would involve Palestinians relocating to the south.
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.
The Trump administration cut off aid to Colombia that has been vital to keeping the promises of a peace deal with a major rebel group, as violence worsens in many corners of the country.
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge.
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.
The April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir inflamed a long-simmering conflict that could boil over into military confrontation.
May 5, 2025
The army chief, Gen. Syed Asim Munir, who usually works behind the scenes, has been shaping Pakistan’s tone in the crisis over Kashmir with his own tough talk.
May 5, 2025
Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.
George Simion bucked a recent trend of voters around the world punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump.
In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.
It has been over 60 days since Israel ordered a halt to all humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Israel says the siege will continue until Hamas releases all of its hostages.
May 4, 2025
The anniversary of the end of the Nazi era comes at a pivotal time for Germans. The last of the survivors, liberators and perpetrators are dying, as the far right is becoming more established.
The strikes targeted an airport, a warehouse and several civilian facilities in the eastern city of Port Sudan, the army said.
Some papal contenders offered hints in Sunday Masses at what kind of pope they might want, or want to be.
Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”
A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.
Seven Iranians were among eight men arrested in two investigations. Some of the detained were accused of preparing a terrorist attack on an unnamed site.
The global turmoil wreaked by President Trump’s policies made him a factor in the election, bolstering the re-election of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The effect of Israel’s total siege has become “catastrophic,” doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths.
More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a precarious time for the church.
Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an advisory body of bishops.
In his last months, Pope Francis blessed an effort to transform the vehicle he used when he visited the West Bank in 2014 into a mobile health clinic to treat Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.
May 4, 2025
Thousands of migrants from Venezuela and other countries are stranded in southern Mexico, forbidden to travel or work, but lacking the papers or money to go back to their home countries.
Some international airlines suspended flights, and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, threatened to retaliate.
May 4, 2025
Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., is presenting a serious challenge to the governing Labour Party and to the opposition Conservatives.
The mobilization could indicate that Israel is preparing to shift its tactics in its fight against Hamas.
May 3, 2025
For countries that depend heavily on oil revenue, dropping prices are worrisome.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia won in a resounding defeat of the conservative opposition led by Peter Dutton.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the proposal a “theatrical show” and said such a short truce would not bolster negotiations for a lasting peace.
The discovery of coins and jewelry in the Czech Republic worth up to $680,000 raises a tantalizing mystery for historians and amateur sleuths: Who buried the treasure?
After this week’s bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces. But some residents remain wary.
May 3, 2025
Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, bureaucratic hand on the church’s wheel.
The prime minister will begin broad economic and security talks with President Trump next week and has set a timetable for his new government.
As cardinals gather to elect Pope Francis’ successor, they are facing debates over whether the church most needs change or constancy.
Chinese officials have long used their willingness to cooperate to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States as leverage in talks over broader disputes.
May 3, 2025
Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack. The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.
May 3, 2025
The ‘dual-state theory’ explains how authoritarians bend the law to their will.
May 3, 2025
Some of the United States’ Vietnam War opponents found refuge in Canada. Fifty years after the end of the war, they’re still worried about the future.
The nation had grand plans for a national cathedral designed by a celebrity architect. The $400 million project became a political battleground.
Russia lacks any formal, organized effort to account for legions of missing soldiers. That often leaves relatives in limbo, fending for themselves with scant government information.
After more than three years of war, President Trump proposed a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine in late April that would have the United States recognize Moscow’s 2014 takeover of the Crimean peninsula. Michael D. Shear, a former White House correspondent for The New York Times in London, explains how the proposal, which Ukraine has rejected, is a reversal from Mr. Trump’s first term as president.
The People’s Action Party continued its six-decade reign, as was widely expected. But many had anticipated it to lose more ground to the opposition.
May 3, 2025
Heading to the polls amid global uncertainty arising from the Trump administration, voters opted for the known quantity of the incumbent leader, Anthony Albanese.
May 2, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, who will make his first visit to Washington since his election, said President Trump’s call to annex Canada as the 51st state would not be on the table.
The Sudan Doctors Network said that the Rapid Support Forces had killed at least 21 children on Thursday, the latest violent spasm in Sudan’s civil war.
The move will enable harsh sanctions on the gangs, which control important sectors of the country’s economy, and anybody who does business with them.
As Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has been Donald Trump’s reliable echo on issues like Iran, Ukraine and Gaza. But Steve Witkoff, the president’s friend, remains the chief negotiator.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
Britain’s two main parties suffered significant losses in municipal and mayoral votes as Reform U.K., a right-wing populist party, surged ahead.
The comedian and actor was granted bail in a court hearing for multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape.
In a BBC interview, Harry said he didn’t know how long King Charles, who has cancer, had left to live, and he expressed a desire to make peace with his family.
The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the most popular in the country.
A human rights group operating the ship blamed a drone attack for the explosions, which caused a fire on the vessel. The crew was safe and remained on board.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.”
Russian strikes and fighting along the front line have killed far more civilians than over the same period a year ago, U.N. officials said in a presentation for diplomats in New York this week.
A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world.
A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Meaghan Tobin, a correspondent for The New York Times covering business in Asia, explains.
May 2, 2025
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas received a blessing from Pope Francis when she turned 110. She would have turned 117 in a few weeks.
The Treasury Department said Huione Group and its affiliates had laundered more than $4 billion.
May 2, 2025
Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that multiple soldiers fired over the course of six minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat.
May 2, 2025
In five months, the country has had three acting presidents after the leader who imposed martial law was impeached. And now doubts cloud the coming election.
May 2, 2025
Going into a federal election, both major parties are hesitant to tame the sky-high property values that have priced many voters out of the housing market.
A shake-up of Trump’s top aides.
May 2, 2025
Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party snatched a critical parliamentary seat from the governing Labour Party.
May 2, 2025
It was the second time in days that Israel intervened militarily in Syria amid a wave of sectarian violence there.
May 2, 2025
Despite mounting financial pressure, China says it won’t negotiate until the Trump administration shows “sincerity” by canceling tariffs on its goods.
May 2, 2025
An exemption that allowed cheap Chinese goods to enter the United States duty free was eliminated on Friday, which could lead to higher prices and delays on purchases.
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For many across the country, economic struggles, political malaise and the fear of armed conflict with India now feel like parts of the same burden.
May 2, 2025
The last time Australians went to the polls, China was top of mind. This time, the United States is the dominant foreign factor in an election mostly fought on domestic issues.
May 2, 2025
Sunni Muslim extremist groups targeted Jaramana and other areas with large Druse populations, clashing with militias, after an audio clip surfaced purporting to be of a Druse cleric insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
May 1, 2025
With more than 100 people killed this week in a region controlled by the Druse minority, Druse leaders signaled new willingness to join forces with the Sunni Muslim-dominated government.
May 1, 2025
An opposition politician was killed in the heart of Nairobi on Wednesday, according to the police.
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence.
May 1, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with top officials from both countries in an effort to avoid another conflict over the disputed region of Kashmir.
May 1, 2025
During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a girls’ school in Ivory Coast.
The Football Association, the national governing body, said that it had changed its policy as a result of a ruling last month by the British Supreme Court.
Authorities reopened the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and allowed evacuees to return to their homes in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
May 1, 2025
The two countries have vowed to expand bilateral relations after North Korea sent troops and weapons in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
May 1, 2025
The text of the agreement, made public by Ukraine’s government, made no mention of the security guarantees that Kyiv had long sought.
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline comes from the diverse port city of Marseille in France.
Amid sectarian clashes that killed seven men in Jaramana, tense residents say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them, and are organizing to guard the city.
May 1, 2025
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been mulling whether to run for election, while the main opposition candidate and front-runner suffered a setback in court.
May 1, 2025
President Trump’s approach to foreign policy in his second term has been transactional, unpredictable and exploitative. Allies and enemies alike are beginning to adapt.
President Trump’s decision to send migrants to a Salvadoran prison has set off a national debate in the U.S. In El Salvador, the phenomenon of men disappearing into prisons is all too familiar.
Pakistan’s Civil Defense Department showed students how to bandage a wound and safely evacuate a building as the country is on high alert for a possible attack by India.
May 1, 2025
The massacre of 26 people has magnified the alienation long felt in a region that lives under tight watch and has limited democratic rights.
May 1, 2025
A tourist enjoying a zip line ride in a picturesque valley inadvertently captured chaos in the background as militants opened fire below him.
May 1, 2025
Even among former enemies, the new American withdrawal from aid and democratic ideals is stirring deep feelings and confusion.
May 1, 2025
Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., hopes to win hundreds of municipal seats and potentially a special election as voters express frustration with Britain’s two main parties.
The Trump administration did not immediately provide details about the agreement, and it was not clear what it meant for the future of U.S. military support for Ukraine.
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
April 30, 2025
Israeli officials reached out to Britain, France, Greece, Italy and other countries for assistance putting out the wildfires.
April 30, 2025
People were deceived. Accusations of dishonesty and even illegality flew. But the man behind the book defends it, calling it not a prank but a “philosophical experiment.”
The motive was unclear but the police said they were investigating if the shooting had been gang-related.
The British monarch said the “frightening” experience of cancer could also illuminate the “best of humanity” as he thanked medical workers and charities.
The fires interrupted memorial day ceremonies, and Israel’s top firefighter called the blazes “one of the toughest events” he has faced.
April 30, 2025
The Trump Organization agreed to partner on a real estate project in Qatar in the latest of a series of projects tied to foreign governments.
April 30, 2025
The decision comes as Taipei has worked to build its ties with Somaliland, a breakaway territory that declared independence from Somalia decades ago.
Canada’s Liberals came back from a huge disadvantage in the polls, securing a rare fourth term in power, for one big reason. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the Liberals and Mark Carney won, and the challenge they face right now.
A man was arrested after trying to enter the grounds of the embassy on Monday with two knives, the police said. Nobody was harmed in the incident.
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority. Dozens of people have been killed in two days of clashes.
April 30, 2025
Surging Vietnamese nationalism appeared on the streets, as thousands gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.
April 30, 2025
Veterans and young people alike commemorated the end of the Vietnam War with a 50th anniversary parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.
April 30, 2025
The government announced a raft of aviation safety measures after a Jeju Air crash late last year that killed 179 people, including upgrading airport infrastructure.
April 30, 2025
There was no immediate comment from the American military about the joint operation, the first since President Trump took office.
April 30, 2025
The French president, often seen as remote, wants to get closer to the French people.
Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.
Despite some ominous signs, a close look at the data shows that travel to the United States is largely holding up — at least so far.
April 30, 2025
The countries’ top officials were trying to determine the cause of an outage that left tens of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula without power.
State officials have detained thousands of Muslims and demolished homes, and activists say that right-wing Hindus are intensifying a demonization campaign.
April 30, 2025
Nothing defines Vietnam more right now than the desire to be seen anew, to have the country and its people recognized for their strengths.
April 30, 2025
Traditional basket weaving in the Mekong.
April 30, 2025
Workers in Phan Duong Hung Tam’s factory in Dong Nai Province making women’s dresses.
April 30, 2025
Mr. Farage, a right-wing populist ally of President Trump, has been touring England ahead of local elections, hoping to convert a polling surge for Reform U.K. into power.
Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.
April 30, 2025
The charges stemmed from a criminal case more than 20 years ago. In the interim, the businessman, David Lee, had repeatedly visited China without issue.
April 30, 2025
Performers rehearsing during the AO Show at the Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City. The show depicts Vietnamese life through the contrasts between life in the countryside and in the rapidly urbanizing cities.
April 30, 2025
Pierre Poilievre lost the vote for a constituency he has held for 21 years to a Liberal political neophyte. His populist approach may have been to blame.
The Canadian prime minister achieved a stunning political upset, running on an anti-Trump platform and promising to revive the economy. Now, he needs to deliver.
The instructions from the office of Secretary General António Guterres were reviewed by The New York Times and came after President Trump ordered a review of U.S. funding to the agency.
April 30, 2025
Mexico’s top prosecutor said the ranch, which some groups searching for missing relatives had called an “extermination camp,” had been used by a cartel for training and recruiting.
Final results from Monday’s crucial election showed Mark Carney’s party had secured 169 of 343 seats and would need help from other parties to pass laws.
A rare consensus in France’s lower house of Parliament prompted by fears that drug-related violence has grown out of control.
The British police said a man accused of an attack on the weekend in Leeds died from a self-inflicted injury. Investigators are reviewing two Facebook accounts associated with him.
The victim was stabbed dozens of times last Friday while he was praying, and critics say officials were slow to call it a bias crime or show concern.
The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.
Even as electricity was restored across Spain and Portugal after a daylong blackout, residents tried to make sense of 18 hours of the “insanity.”
The administration had said that no senior U.S. envoys could attend the events marking 50 years after the war’s end. On Tuesday, the U.S. consul general was seen at a reception for the anniversary.
April 29, 2025
The sectarian-tinged violence was directed at a suburb of the Syrian capital with a large population from the Druse minority. Local Druse leaders said they held the government responsible.
April 29, 2025
One sailor sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy, which is investigating the incident.
April 29, 2025
The death toll from the explosion rose to 70, as officials said the massive blast involved a shipment whose documentation obscured the nature of the substances it carried.
Surveillance footage from the port captured a growing fire before the explosion.
April 29, 2025
The trial for two men accused of cutting down the 200-year-old Hadrian’s Wall tree opened Tuesday in northeastern England. Both pleaded not guilty.
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope. Cardinal Becciu maintains his innocence but said he would sit this one out.
The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.
Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.
It was a stunning upset for the Conservative Party leader, who was first elected in 2004.
Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a peace deal and said President Trump was running out of patience.
“It feels like I lost my whole extended family,” one survivor said.
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has become an interlocutor in peace talks, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
These structures, now surrounded by a modern metropolis, tell the story of the nation that has evolved in the decades since the war’s end.
April 29, 2025
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, which ended 50 years ago this month.
April 29, 2025
Mark Carney of the Liberal Party spoke to supporters on Tuesday after being declared the winner of Canada’s election.
Electricity was back in most of the two countries after a blackout that shut down much of daily life. The cause of the outage remained unclear.
India renewed its claims after a deadly terror attack on April 22 in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.
April 29, 2025
Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse.
April 29, 2025
Companies like Alibaba that built China’s world-leading online shopping sector are now helping its sellers find markets beyond the United States.
April 29, 2025
The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.
Filipinos in Vancouver returned to a neighborhood to mourn the 11 people killed in a weekend attack.
Voters in Windsor, Ontario, the heart of the auto industry in Canada, shared their concerns about tariffs, inflation and President Donald Trump.
The poll closures are synchronized to happen at roughly the same time across Canada.
The departure of Israel’s domestic intelligence chief appeared to end his unusually public clash with the prime minister.
April 28, 2025
The authorities are still trying to determine the cause of a widespread blackout that left tens of millions of people without power for 18 hours.
Canadians are heading to the polls today to elect their members of Parliament. First polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Power outages disrupted daily life and left millions of people in the dark.
Contestants gathered in Belgium to screech and move like gulls in a competition that is meant to “make sea gulls sexy again.”
Contestants from Denmark, Italy and Britain won the top medals in this year’s European Sea Gull Screeching Championship in the coastal Belgian town of De Panne.
A portrait of former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands might have been worth tens of thousands of dollars. It was probably thrown out during a renovation.
The American president repeated his “51st state” threat on social media as voting began.
She survived more than a year in the Australian wilderness. But reuniting her with her owners will take a little more time.
The United Nations criticized Israel for its ban on aid in hearings at the International Court of Justice. Israel did not send a legal delegation and rejected the proceedings as biased.
April 28, 2025
You can find a voting station on Canada’s election website or by calling a toll-free number.
While the case is fairly routine, it comes as India indicates it is preparing to strike Pakistan in response to last week’s deadly terrorist attack.
April 28, 2025
After nearly a decade in power, the Liberal Party seemed destined to be swept out on a wave of anti-incumbency sentiment. Then events took a surprising turn.
In the most important election of a generation, Canadians are heading to the polls Monday. Here’s what to know, and what to expect.
The Houthi militia, which is backed by Iran, said the attack was an American strike. The U.S. Defense Department said it was assessing the claims and took them seriously.
April 28, 2025
The blackout affected millions of people and disrupted critical infrastructure such as train systems and traffic lights.
Kim Kardashian, the reality TV star and entrepreneur, was tied up and held at gunpoint. Jewelry worth millions was stolen in the incident.
The blackout hit critical infrastructure like airports and caused transportation disruptions across the two countries. The cause of the outage was unclear.
Ukraine’s foreign minister responded with skepticism to the unexpected announcement.
The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy after the civil war.
April 28, 2025
About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ukraine has adapted strategies and weapons during its fight against Russia. It is now banking on expanding the use of domestically produced drones, even though American arms remain crucial.
The Kurdish-led force that runs northeast Syria has agreed to integrate into a new national army, but some of its supporters remain wary.
April 28, 2025
Many Canadians believe Monday’s election is the most important of their lifetime. It will determine who will take on a stagnant economy and deal with President Trump.
Canadians are heading to the polls on April 28. The two biggest parties competing are the Liberals, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, and the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre. Canadian voters are driven by deep worries about the economy. They will decide who can best negotiate with President Trump and guide Canada through the impact of his tariffs. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Canada bureau chief for The New York Times, reports from Toronto on the stakes of this crucial election.
The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between the two nations.
April 28, 2025
Crowds were celebrating Lapu Lapu Day, a holiday in the Philippines, when a driver in an SUV accelerated and plowed down a congested street.
The repercussions from a terrorist attack led to painful scenes at the countries’ border, as families with mixed citizenship were suddenly divided.
April 28, 2025
Entering Pakistan from Attari, India, at the countries’ main land crossing. Pakistanis were given just days to comply with the order to leave.
April 28, 2025
Crucial meetings will be held this week in which contenders begin jockeying in earnest for the job of leading the Roman Catholic Church.
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.
April 28, 2025
Intent on firing the Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced him in a sharp affidavit, deepening national political divisions.
April 27, 2025
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.
In bronze, he glorified figures like Peter the Great and Vladimir Putin, often to the public’s distaste. Some works, like a giant Columbus and a 9/11 memorial, were reviled.
Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy North Atlantic.
The attack raised concerns that the cease-fire that ended a war between Israel and Lebanese militants might be in jeopardy.
April 27, 2025
The Pakistani military is under strain on several fronts as it also faces the possibility of armed conflict with India.
April 27, 2025
The British police arrested a man on Saturday after an attack in Leeds, a city in northern England.
The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting of the leaders, and subsequent comments, appeared to be a change in tone.
More than 800 people were also injured in the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port, the largest in Iran.
April 27, 2025
After Joe Tay set up a run for Parliament, China issued a warrant for his arrest and coordinated online attacks on his candidacy.
Mark Carney, who is running to win a full term as prime minister, has years of experience dealing with Chinese businesses and leadership. It’s become fodder for his opponents.
We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
April 27, 2025
Dozens of people were also reported injured after a car drove into a Filipino community festival in British Columbia, the police said.
April 27, 2025
As world powers face multiple crises, the one set off by a terror attack in Kashmir is getting scant attention or help in de-escalating between nuclear-armed neighbors.
April 27, 2025
Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.
Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.
Both major political parties are pledging steep cuts on the number of foreigners allowed to study in Australia as a way to rein in runaway housing prices.
For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has become.
April 26, 2025
Hundreds of thousands paid their respects to the pope at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said.
The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the Basilica.
Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came for a pope who had cared for the poor and marginalized.
Explore a photo of world leaders who were at the funeral.
April 26, 2025
President Trump’s choice stood out in a sea of world leaders and famous faces who were dressed in customary black.
Ukraine denied that it had been pushed out of the region and said that its military operations inside Russia were continuing.
Kielce Gussie is a reporter with Vatican News. She has been working in Rome since 2019.
An Iranian with ties to the security services and an international security firm said that a missile fuel component exploded, but Iranian officials did not report any indication of an attack.
April 26, 2025
A massive explosion on Saturday at the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas killed several people and injured hundreds, according to state media. The exact cause of the blast was not immediately clear, although there was no suggestion of an attack or sabotage.
April 26, 2025
From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.
President Trump, Melania Trump, Prince William and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine were among those who paid respects to the pontiff in St. Peter’s Square.
Three of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of canonization.
As pope, Francis traveled to dozens of countries on five continents. In his last days, he stayed much closer to home.
President Trump’s tariffs and annexation ambitions continue to loom over all other issues in a race without any moments of campaign drama.
During his whirlwind trip to Italy, President Trump’s interactions with world leaders, as they paid their respects to Francis, were being watched closely.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party still appears poised to win, pollsters say, even as its lead over the Conservative Party has shrunk.
The Dominican nightclub where a roof loaded with equipment collapsed, killing 232 people, had repeatedly violated excessive noise rules. Now some wonder if sound vibrations played a role.
Mark Carney, the new prime minister seeking a full term in Monday’s election, has built his campaign around President Trump’s threats to the country.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, is a 91-year-old Italian who has spent most of his career serving in the Roman curia.
Many of the Catholics he counseled were much younger, but he made a habit of trying to meet them where they were.
With dozens of foreign delegations attending, some from hostile countries, the funeral’s seating arrangements presented a possible nightmare for Vatican planners.
The risk of exposing a military still being modernized may constrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he weighs retaliation for a terrorist attack.
April 26, 2025
The reason for the postponement is unclear.
April 26, 2025
Officials in Kyiv plan to deliver their proposal to President Trump’s team, after rejecting a White House plan that would have given the Kremlin much of what it wants.
Sister Geneviève Jeanningros left the queue of mourners and approached the body of Pope Francis as it lay in state.
Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, a member of a Catholic religious community called the Little Sisters of Jesus, said her goodbyes to the pontiff at St. Peter’s Basilica.
The clash took place just days after a terror attack killed 26 people on the Indian side of the disputed region, raising tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations.
April 25, 2025
The Trump administration has been saying that the two countries are engaged in talks to resolve the dispute, but Beijing asserts that no such discussions are happening.
April 25, 2025
The Investigative Committee of Russia identified the man killed as as Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior figure in the Russian military. Video from the scene showed flames erupting from a car after the explosion.
As a reporter, I often observe from a press box or the sidelines. This time, I decided to join the masses.
Mira la localización del epicentro del sismo y el área de movimiento.
April 25, 2025
Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well with his fellow clerics.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.
April 25, 2025
Last year, the Magic Circle began searching for Sophie Lloyd, who disguised herself as a man in 1991 to gain membership and was then ousted. On Thursday, she returned.
Faced with shortages and rising prices for domestic rice, many Japanese are doing what was once unthinkable — buying a foreign variety.
April 25, 2025
The general’s death is the latest in a series of fatalities involving Ukraine’s opponents inside Russia. The authorities in Kyiv had no immediate comment.
The concessions offered so far by President Trump fall short of Russia’s stated war aims. But President Vladimir V. Putin appears certain that he has the upper hand in talks.
“It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.
Sleep deprivation has become a health crisis in the country, experts and psychologists say. They cite near-nightly drone attacks as one of the major impediments to getting proper rest.
The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand scale.
At a formerly grand hotel where the famed martial arts star once stayed, a group of collectors is trying to preserve vestiges of the city’s past as its political identity changes.
April 25, 2025
Two legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested in conditions that amount to slavery.
An explosion near a UNESCO world heritage site in Yemen’s capital on Sunday killed 12 people, according to health authorities tied to the Houthi-led government.
April 24, 2025
In a rare apology to the United Nations, Israel said its forces had struck a U.N. compound in Gaza with tank fire. A Bulgarian aid worker was killed.
April 24, 2025
The city “horribly abandoned its Jewish residents,” more than 60,000 of whom were deported and killed during World War II, Mayor Femke Halsema said on Thursday.
Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint agreement a rare bright spot in the conflict.
Benedetto Ceraulo, who in 1995 killed Maurizio Gucci, the heir to the fashion house, was suspected of shooting his son over a scratch on a car, Italian police said.
After a militant attack in Kashmir, the Indian government said it was suspending its participation in a treaty that governs most of the water used in Pakistani agriculture.
April 24, 2025
The move, which is intended to allow Syria’s new leaders the chance to rebuild, follows Britain’s earlier easing of sanctions on Syrian energy companies and the central bank.
April 24, 2025
The motive was unclear for the attack, which occurred at a time of heightened concern in France about knife attacks in schools.
New research undermines the traditional view that Shakespeare was a distant, neglectful husband to his wife, Anne.
The assault was the deadliest on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, since last summer.
Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, a popular battlefield commander, was fired after airing grievances against superiors.
The police said that the man had displayed a firearm. The shooting caused a partial shutdown of Canada’s busiest airport.
Europeans see Ukraine’s security as vital to their own and want to defend the principle of no border changes by force, even if President Trump does not.
The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church released the first image of Francis’ tomb.
In Ukraine, memories of Russia’s annexation are fresh and resentments run high, leaving the country’s president few choices on the latest American peace plan.
The Conservatives had enjoyed a lead over Liberals in the region largely because of rising housing and food costs. But President Trump’s tariffs have shifted the equation.
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April 24, 2025
The attack, which killed at least 12 people, was the deadliest on Ukraine’s capital in nearly a year. President Trump called on President Vladimir V. Putin to “STOP!” in a post on social media.
The attack, the biggest on the capital since last summer, came hours after the Trump administration threatened to walk away from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
A bribery charge against Moon Jae-in makes him the latest in a line of former leaders to face criminal action, deepening the country’s political polarization.
April 24, 2025
The Pakistani government said that if India followed through on a threat to block rivers it would take it as “an act of war.”
April 24, 2025
In his first, 22-year stretch as prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad transformed Malaysia’s economy. But he was also accused of being a strongman and antisemite. In an interview, he offers a self-assessment.
April 24, 2025
Mr. Mahathir praying at the National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, in February.
April 24, 2025
The attack took place in a picturesque valley popular with Indian travelers. It was the worst assault on civilians in the Indian-administered territory in years, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said.
April 23, 2025
The move could shutter the country’s largest opposition party, the Islamic Action Front, which is the Brotherhood’s political arm in Jordan.
April 23, 2025
A single image captures the subtle changes in how the Roman Catholic Church buries a pope.
Victims and eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and horror when militants killed 26 people in Kashmir as families, couples and friends took in a picturesque valley.
April 23, 2025
The Arab monarchy had already taken steps toward disbanding the Islamist group in a 2020 court decision, but said it would now move to completely ban its activities.
April 23, 2025
World leaders and the Catholic faithful from around the globe will attend the funeral on Saturday. Here’s how to watch it and what to expect.
No deaths were reported after the magnitude-6.2 tremor, which rattled nerves in the wake of Turkey’s disastrous 2023 quake.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of sanctions and suggested foreign fighters could earn Syrian citizenship.
April 23, 2025
The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
A terrorist attack in the disputed territory in 2019 brought India and Pakistan to the verge of war. There are fears Tuesday’s violence could do the same.
April 23, 2025
In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.
April 23, 2025
Mexican artists built enormous audiences singing about drug cartels and narco culture. Cities and states are now moving against the style.
Soaring housing costs, with many homes nearing $1 million, have sparked an exodus from cities like Vancouver, and Canadians want their next prime minister to do something about it.
India announced a series of retaliatory actions, and hinted at the possibility of more, in response to what it called Pakistan’s support of terrorism on Indian soil.
April 23, 2025
Crowds flocked to pay their respects and bid farewell to the pontiff, who died on Monday at the age of 88.
Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy favored debate over radical action.
A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those traditionally observed.
The D.H.S. secretary’s appearances on Mexican television blaming migrants for societal ills in the U.S. have drawn a sharp rebuke from Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.
The decision by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pull out of the meeting and an objection by Ukraine’s leader to a key U.S. proposal raised questions about the state of the negotiations.
The country is taking action to “protect” dozens of migrants from faraway nations who were deported from the United States and until recently, were indefinitely detained.
In a small ceremony, Vatican officials followed the path long taken when a pope dies.
The Vatican-run Bambino Gesu mourns a pontiff who would show up last minute, and left lasting memories.
Pope Francis’ critics represent a minority of the American church but a powerful one. Ruth Graham, a reporter covering religion, faith and values for The New York Times, describes how his papacy galvanized a tide of conservative resistance in the American church hierarchy, in Washington and in the pews.
Here is a look back at Francis’ appointment as pope in March 2013.
April 22, 2025
Her career at Israel’s national intelligence agency included working undercover before serving as deputy under three directors.
April 22, 2025
Jim Yardley, a former Rome bureau chief for The New York Times, witnessed Pope Francis’ transformation from an unlikely papal contender to a beloved figure.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
The dean of the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals is a 91-year-old Italian who has spent most of his career serving in the Roman curia.
Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday will bring together leaders who sometimes clashed with the pope on issues such as global migration.
The arrests marked a pendulum swing for the government. Under the Assad regime, Syria served as a base of operations for several Palestinian armed factions.
The reversal adds another Trump administration blow to decades of reconciliation efforts.
April 22, 2025
Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried about having his presence used for political purposes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India called the shooting, the worst against civilians in the region for years, a “terror attack” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
April 22, 2025
Gaza’s Christians paid their respects to Pope Francis, who called in on a local church almost daily to check on them throughout the war.
April 22, 2025
An unusual public back-and-forth suggested that both sides in the war were eager to at least appear interested in negotiations.
The Vatican — with its politics, its pageantry and its power — has long been a favorite subject for artists and thinkers.
For his final resting place, Francis chose simplicity in a place of beauty.
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For months, the pontiff spoke by telephone almost every night with people sheltering in a Catholic church in the battered enclave, a ritual he tried to keep up in the hospital.
April 22, 2025
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Residents returned to their damaged neighborhood in Yemen’s capital, Sana, after a deadly explosion on Sunday.
April 22, 2025
Pope Francis brought empathy and humanity that surprised people and changed the way people saw the Roman Catholic Church. Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, describes what he learned about Francis while covering him for over a dozen years.
April 22, 2025
As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now?
Europe’s weapons makers are prospering as the continent reconsiders its post-Cold War stance of favoring domestic investment over military spending.
In rural England, increasingly sophisticated farming equipment has become a target for thieves, adding to pressure on farming communities.
In Buenos Aires, where Pope Francis was once archbishop, people lit candles and filled church pews to pray for him.
The declaration of death said the pope had Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, along with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition.
After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.
White smoke bellowed from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel to signal the election of Pope Francis. Celebrations took place in St. Peter’s Square that same night.
Across Argentina, many people flocked to churches to mourn Pope Francis. Some recalled personal encounters before he became pontiff.
The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of his duties. Their joy proved short-lived.
Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where seven other popes are buried.
Witnesses said an airstrike on Sunday hit a densely populated area adjacent to the Old City in Houthi-dominated Sana.
April 21, 2025
Those tariff clouds? Indians wish them away as they welcome Vice President JD Vance for a four-day visit.
April 21, 2025
An unlikely choice to be pope championed causes and challenged orthodoxy, keeping allies and critics alike on their toes.
The pope and the president remade the Catholic church and American politics in their outsider images, but their relationship was defined by their remarkable clashes.
The faithful converged on Francis’ other spiritual home, St. John Lateran, to pay their respects and process the passing of their diocesan leader.
As church bells tolled across the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike mourned a pontiff who pushed for change.
Immigrants and L.G.B.T.Q. people were among those who saw Pope Francis as a force for change, offering a more welcoming version of the Catholic church.
Papal experts have lauded the Oscar-nominated film as one of the more accurate depictions of the closed-door Vatican gathering.
In a scathing court affidavit, the head of the Shin Bet said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed him to spy on anti-government protesters.
April 21, 2025
After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief explains the effect on voters.
Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.
Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs until a new pope is chosen.
Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have remained unchanged for centuries.
The pontiff had remained surprisingly active despite twice nearly dying in respiratory crises earlier this year.
A day after Pope Francis had blessed Catholics at Easter Mass, crowds gathered again in St. Peter’s Square in somber mood.
The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the more crucial goal was ensuring that Hamas no longer ruled the Gaza Strip.
April 21, 2025
The pontiff met with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday and blessed Catholics gathered for Easter. His doctors had urged him to rest.
Pope Francis passed away after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years. His supporters remembered the first Latin American pontiff for his inclusive leadership style, while conservative Catholics accused him of diluting church teachings.
Pope Francis’ funeral, which is set to begin on Saturday, will span several days.
Tributes came from around the globe, offering condolences to the world’s Catholics and praising the pontiff’s commitment to the poor and marginalized.
Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming church.
During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble.
April 21, 2025
Curbing trade with China to curry favor with the United States would be “selfish and shortsighted,” the government said, promising to retaliate.
April 21, 2025
The collapse has brought scrutiny of the Chinese state-owned company that was putting up the doomed building.
April 21, 2025
Selected photographs from the life and papacy of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire and traditional approaches.
After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity.
The fire in a 21-story building in southern Seoul killed one person and injured several others, two of them seriously.
April 21, 2025
At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious minorities are still wary, however, about the new leaders’ commitment to inclusivity.
April 20, 2025
Pope Francis, appearing from a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square, blessed those present after a Vatican aide delivered a papal speech on his behalf.
In a statement and a briefing summarizing its investigation into the deadly episode, the military said a deputy commander would be dismissed.
April 20, 2025
The pontiff, appearing frail from a balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica, blessed a crowd gathered on the square outside. But a Vatican aide delivered a papal address that focused on global conflicts.
The agreements are shaping up to be very similar. But Gulf support for a nuclear deal shows how much the region has changed.
April 20, 2025
The victims fell or were swept into the ocean, according to the police, as swells pounded Sydney and other places along the country’s east coast. At least two others were missing.
April 20, 2025
President Zelensky of Ukraine said the front lines had seen artillery fire and drone attacks, and that his troops were responding. Russia accused Ukraine of breaking the cease-fire.
Massacres have spread across once-quiet towns on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, in the deadliest outbreak of sectarian violence since rebels toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Christina Goldbaum, The New York Times’s bureau chief in Syria, traveled to the area to get a sense of who was responsible.
April 20, 2025
A sectarian-fueled killing spree exposed how fragile peace is in Syria, where the government’s control is limited and tension runs deep after nearly 14 years of civil war.
April 20, 2025
Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for the old, poor and uneducated. His success is making the profession “sexy.”
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” from Saturday evening through Sunday. Ukraine’s leader said Putin was trying to “play with people’s lives.”
Many thought President Trump would be able to finish the war. Now they are not so sure.
Israel was keeping up its intense bombing campaign in the enclave, which has exacted a heavy price on civilians struggling to find safe places to shelter.
April 19, 2025
As the North African nation continues to slide toward authoritarianism, a court sentenced about 40 people, including high-profile rivals of the president, to up to 66 years in prison.
April 19, 2025
The first day of advance voting brought long waits in many parts of Canada.
Voters are overlooking Mark Carney’s linguistic gaffes and lack of knowledge about the French-speaking province, viewing him as the most capable candidate to deal with President Trump.
The April 28 election will come down to two candidates with starkly different personalities and experience: Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre.
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, talks to Jeanna Smialek, The Times’s Brussels bureau chief, and Keith Bradsher, The Times’s Beijing bureau chief, about how Trump’s tariffs are playing out in Europe and China.
April 19, 2025
The stark consequences of the rollback are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has combined with a staggering humanitarian catastrophe.
The two sides set an agenda for additional negotiations in the coming days, which could include technical details on uranium enrichment.
April 19, 2025
A U.S. senator was allowed to meet with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access to where Mr. Abrego Garcia had been held. What is that prison like?
Italian officials have identified the four people who died in a cable car accident on Thursday. The ride was popular with locals and visitors because of its breathtaking views.
From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asian nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir Mohamad.
April 18, 2025
Italian food producers worry that tariffs may price them out of the American market amid competition from U.S. goods that look and sound as if they are from Italy.
A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for the spontaneous traveler).
President Trump has vowed that the Iran-backed Houthi militia will be “completely annihilated.” But forceful American strikes do not seem to have deterred the Yemeni fighters.
April 18, 2025
In Washington, President Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. He also accepted her invitation to visit Rome.
Two Republican congressmen were expected to meet the country’s new leaders and to visit areas destroyed during the long civil war.
April 18, 2025
Noise complaints led the authorities to halt street performances in Leicester Square. Some miss the music. Others found the noise “bloody annoying.”
Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.
April 18, 2025
“If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed meetings in Paris.
China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with President Trump.
April 18, 2025
The Indian authorities said the man, arrested on Thursday, was linked to a Sikh separatist movement. His arrest was a win for India, long hobbled in efforts to extradite its citizens.
April 18, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney was repeatedly the target of his opponents. President Trump’s threats on Canada loomed over the debate.
The signed memorandum of understanding was thin on details, and the White House did not comment. But President Trump has said he expects to sign a minerals deal with Kyiv soon.
A legal challenge filed Thursday aims to encourage Central American countries to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
The case between the two Perrys could set a precedent leaving some Australian businesses vulnerable to overseas brands.
A fifth person was in critical condition after the cable car rolled down a mountainside. Nine others were trapped in a different cable car because of the crash and had to be rescued.
After two centuries, a contrite tone from President Emmanuel Macron, though no talk of reparations for French actions that thwarted the development of its former colony.
President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a lunch with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, as European delegations converged on Paris.
Canada’s federal election is on Monday. Here are the details.
Cyclists comprise the highest number of road fatalities in the Netherlands. The country has introduced a campaign to promote helmets, but many cyclists are not convinced.
Gaza’s Civil Defense, the local emergency rescue service, reported that an Israeli strike overnight into Thursday in the Mawasi encampment area killed at least a dozen people, including children. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
April 17, 2025
The men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live queen ants, which the Kenyan authorities said were destined for markets in Europe and Asia.
The attack on the Mawasi area of southern Gaza killed at least a dozen people, according to the emergency rescue service in the territory. Israel did not confirm the location of the attack.
April 17, 2025
President Trump and right-wing politicians in Europe have railed against trans rights. Britain’s top court has now added its voice to the discussion.
The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities.
Over the past two years, biologists estimate the capybara population has tripled to nearly 1,000 in this gated community in Argentina.
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
As it faces the possibility of a 25 percent tariff on its exports, South Korea has taken notice of President Trump’s stated goal to revive U.S. shipbuilding.
April 17, 2025
Despite Europe’s size, economic might and longstanding alliances with Washington, Trump officials have made clear it is not a priority, European officials say.
Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.
April 17, 2025
The passengers had to evacuate onto the overpass where their train lost power. More than 1.4 million customers on the island lost power.
But Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran planned to participate “calmly and coolly” in the negotiations. Both sides will meet in Rome on Saturday for a second round, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.
April 16, 2025
Doug Ford said he had asked his government to look into the contract that granted a 95-year lease to a European wellness company after a New York Times investigation into the deal.
Aleksei B. Smirnov, together with his deputy and other accomplices, was accused of embezzling money earmarked for building defenses that failed to prevent a Ukrainian attack in Kursk.
A Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy.
Three suspects were killed as the police moved in on a safe house where the pastor from Tennessee was being held.
Former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, were sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for money laundering. Brazil granted her diplomatic asylum, officials said.
The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from using anti-personnel mines. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was cited as a key reason.
The Berlin doctor, who was not named because of privacy laws, is also accused of setting fire to some of the patients’ homes to hide evidence.
Although the pontiff has begun meeting with more people, he remains frail and will not lead important Easter events, the Vatican announced.
The United Nations said that at least 300 people were killed when the armed group, the Rapid Support Forces, stormed a camp in Darfur.
Europeans tend to keep more of their money in cash, gaining some protection from the recent market volatility. But President Trump’s tariffs will have an effect, experts said.
The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
The United Nations warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was likely at its worst since the conflict began and that the population was again on the brink of famine.
April 16, 2025
Experts say President Nayib Bukele has the power but not the interest to return a man deported from Maryland to El Salvador in error.
A big game, but still.