Can the World’s Largest Stadium Explain the Global Economy?
Workers outside the construction site of Hung Vuong Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, in May.
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U.S. Hopes for Investment in Iran Would Break With Decades of History
The Grand Bazaar in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in May. The U.S. has offered Iran sanctions relief if it agrees to limits on its nuclear program.
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Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Killed at Iran War’s Outset
Workers in Tehran assembled scaffolding on Thursday as the country prepared for the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose image adorned the side of a nearby building.
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Court Investigates Spanish Police Chief, Heaping Pressure on Prime Minister
Mercedes González, director general of the Spanish Civil Guard, in Barcelona, Spain, last month. A judge said that there were reasonable grounds to investigate Ms. González on accusations of misconduct in public office.
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Bomb Explodes at Damascus Cafe, Killing at Least 6
Syrian security forces at the site of an explosion at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday.
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Dutch and U.K. Governments Apologize for Their Roles in Forced Adoptions
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed forced adoptions with activists in London on Thursday.
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India and Japan Expand Defense and Economic Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is received by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday.
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9 Buddhist Monks Killed After Boy Crashes Truck Into Procession
A monk being treated at a hospital in northeastern Thailand, in a photo released by the Ruamjai Mukdahan Rescue Foundation. A truck struck his group while they were on a pilgrimage.
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Vatican Excommunicates Society of St. Pius X, in First Major Crisis for Pope Leo
The bishops newly consecrated by the Society of St. Pius X, in defiance of the Vatican, in Écône, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
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Russia’s Deadly Attack on Ukraine Reminds Europe of Its Own Vulnerabilities
Romanian soldiers tested military equipment during a NATO exercise in April.
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China Says Pilot Who Flew Into Skyscraper Had Thoughts of Death
A hole was visible in the Citic Tower in Beijing, after a plane crashed into the skyscraper last month.
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As Far Right Rises, German Leaders Look to Jump-Start the Economy
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, second from left, in Berlin with his governing partners on Thursday.
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Ukraine escalates military pressure on Russian-held Crimea
Yevpatoriya, Crimea, last month. The Black Sea region, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, has become a flashpoint in the war.
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Carney Unveils Mega Projects to Boost Canada’s Trade With Asia
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks accompanied by British Columbia Premier David Eby, right, in Vancouver, on Thursday.
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Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela
Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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Teenage Boys Who Raped Girls in Fordingbridge, England, Have Sentences Revised
Fordingbridge, a town in southeastern England, has been at the center of a rape case that sparked a public backlash after an initial sentencing was deemed too lenient.
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See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers
The Rhône Glacier in the Swiss Alps in 2025. The melting is already at levels typical of the end of summer.
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Russia Bombards Ukrainian Capital With Deadly Wave of Attacks
The site of a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday.
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Kyiv Residents Pick Up the Pieces After the Latest Russian Assault
A woman holds a child near an apartment building damaged in Russian airstrikes.
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Putin Retaliates With New Strikes After Ukraine Takes the War to Russia
A resident of Kyiv, Ukraine, inside her damaged apartment after a Russian attack on Thursday.
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Ukrainian Charged With Sabotaging Pipelines Between Russia and Germany
Gas escaping the damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline after sabotage in 2022.
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Drones Over Europe Raise Concerns About Russian Activities
A building that was struck by a Russian attack drone in Galati, eastern Romania, in May. Reconnaissance drone flights in Western Europe are a different kind of problem that experts say reflects a systematic Russian campaign.
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Russia Bombards Ukrainian Capital With Deadly Wave of Attacks
The site of a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday.
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U.S. Restarts Shipments of Dollars to Iraq, Pausing Pressure
Iraq’s prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has taken steps to try to rein in Iran-backed militias in his country.
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Can Companies Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This One Says It Is Trying to.
Matthias Deindl, a product management executive for the company SAP, at an A.I.-enhanced production line in Walldorf, Germany.
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For Congo Fans, the Thrill of Victory Was So Close, Until It Wasn’t
Congolese fans in the capital, Kinshasa, react as England scored a winning goal during the second half of the game on Wednesday. After leading for much of the match, Congo lost, 2-1.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine as Explosions Rock Capital of Kyiv
Rescuers on Thursday at an apartment building in Kyiv that was damaged in overnight Russian strikes.
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Crew Member Is Missing After Helicopter’s Emergency Landing in Arabian Sea, Navy Says
A handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy showing an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter.
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As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts, Venezuela Grapples With Recovering and Burying Bodies
The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.
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Bombings in Greece Target Governing Party Members, Officials Say
The aftermath of one of the bombings in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Wednesday.
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Catholic Group Consecrates 4 Bishops, Risking Break With Vatican
Alfonso de Galarreta, a bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X, center, consecrating four new bishops on Wednesday.
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Indirect Talks After Trading Attacks: What to Know
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, advisers to President Trump, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in April. They met with Qatar’s prime minister on Tuesday to discuss the U.S.-Iran deal.
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4 People Die During World Cup Celebrations in Mexico City
Aficionados reunidos cerca del monumento al Ángel de la Independencia durante el partido del Mundial entre México y Ecuador, el martes en Ciudad de México.
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Trump Suggestion of a Syrian Crackdown on Hezbollah Confounds Many in Mideast
A man in the village of Nabatieh al Fawka, Lebanon. He returned earlier this week after fleeing heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in the area.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: What to Know at It Faces the US
Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national team celebrated during the team’s 3-1 victory over Qatar in Seattle on June 24.
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After Venezuela Earthquakes, Deportees from the U.S. Are Missing or Found Dead
The damaged state-run holding facility for deportees, on a hilltop in La Guaira, Venezuela, was meant to be a way station for a group that arrived there on Wednesday, June 26. Most of them never made it home.
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Turkey as a Tango Destination? A Reporter Was Living That Story.
Safak Timur, a reporter in The Times’s Istanbul bureau, dancing at a tango school in Istanbul. Aficionados say they can identify Turks by their dancing.
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Driver Is Reported Dead Days After Plowing Into World Cup Fans in Mexico
Security personnel and emergency responders at the site where a car rammed through a crowd of people in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last week.
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Beaver Statue Honoring the United States Is Smashed in Toronto
The beaver statue honoring the United States in Toronto. One of dozens of statues of Canada’s national animal, the beaver was destroyed.
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Aid Workers in Venezuela Fear Disease Outbreaks After Twin Quakes
Collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Monday. The death toll is above 1,900.
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Trump Officials Sideline Machado, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Over Earthquake Response
A group of civilian volunteers search for earthquake survivors in Caribe, Venezuela, on Saturday.
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The Two Mexico Cities Fighting for Claim Over Soccer’s Origin
Tourists wearing Mexican national team jerseys in the center of Mineral del Monte, Mexico on Wednesday.
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Venezuela’s Maduro Accused in Lawsuit of Authorizing Police Killings
A plaintiff photographed to disguise her identity. The lawsuit was filed using aliases to protect the families.
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Even as It Bombards Kyiv, Russia’s Wider Military Campaign Has Largely Stalled
Imprisoned Chinese Journalist Seeks Medical Parole for Lung Tumor
Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks
An Aerial View of Disaster at a Venezuela Housing Project
Happy Birthday, America
¿Y Si Sí? The World Cup Delivers Hope to Mexico
Ukraine Takes the War to Russia
A Risky Burial in the Heart of an Ebola Outbreak
A Town in Quebec Is the First Governing Body to Adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Trees
Underground Births, Under Bombardment: Childbearing in Ukraine
China’s Plan to Save Jobs From A.I.