After Maduro’s Capture, Venezuela’s Authoritarian System Shows Signs of Easing
El Helicoide, constructed as a shopping mall, holds dozens of Venezuela’s political prisoners.
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A Hamas Hostage’s Secret Ordeal
Guy Gilboa-Dalal near his parents’ home in Alfei Menashe, West Bank, in December. Mr. Gilboa-Dalal was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and was released after more than two years in captivity.
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This is How Hard It Will Be to Get Around Italy’s Winter Olympics
During the opening ceremony for the Tai di Cadore bypass on State Road 51.
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on February 2026
Palestinians Return to Gaza for First Time in Nearly Two Years
Palestinians embraced people who returned to Gaza late on Monday after the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza was reopened.
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On Eve of Peace Talks, Russia Hits Power Plants in Frigid Ukraine
A resident and a police officer outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Goes on Trial Over Charges Including Rape
Marius Borg Hoiby in 2022. The 29-year-old has no title or official duties, but the charges against him have contributed to a sense of crisis for Norway’s royal family.
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Trump and India Call Off Their Trade War, but the Terms of Peace Are Murky
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India visited the White House last February, before bilateral relations between the countries decayed.
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Greenland Crisis Has Danes Chuckling, in Their Own Way
A hat reading “Nu det Nuuk!,” which roughly translates to “enough now is enough,” in English, at a store in Copenhagen. The phrase “Make America Go Away” is on the side.
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Spain Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
A child playing on a phone in Barcelona in 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said the social media ban would be part of a series of measures pushed by his government.
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Iran’s President Backs ‘Fair’ Talks With U.S. as Confrontation Looms
A billboard in Tehran last month depicted strikes on an American aircraft carrier.
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Rafah Crossing in Gaza Reopens, Another Step for Fragile Cease-Fire
A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.
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Ruptures in China’s Leadership Could Be Due to Paranoia and Power Plays
Xi Jinping during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing last year.
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on February 2026
Weeks of Heavy Snowfall in Japan Kills at Least 30
The Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, Japan, last month.
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Nepal Arrests 6 Officials, Accusing Them of Fraudulent Everest Rescues
A helicopter flying over the Khumbu glacier near Mount Everest. The authorities in Nepal said rescue agencies carried out hundreds of fraudulent rescues.
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on February 2026
What to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy
Law enforcement officers outside the home of Nancy Guthrie near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday.
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on February 2026
What Do You Get When You Put a Mummy Through a CT Scan?
Summer Decker and her colleague Jonathan Ford used a 3-D printer to generate replicas of body parts and artifacts.
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on February 2026
The Campaign Behind Trump’s Nigeria Strikes
A resident of Jabo, Nigeria, with debris he said he found after a missile attack on Dec. 25 there.
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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom
A billboard in Tehran showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads “We recognize the American president as a criminal.”
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Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India, Cutting Tariffs to 18%
President Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, were spare on details in their announcements, and Mr. Modi did not mention whether his country would stop buying Russian oil, as Mr. Trump claimed.
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France Adopts a Budget After Months of Turmoil
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France, center in blue suit, at the National Assembly on Monday. The budget’s passage is expected to allow for a semblance of political stability after months of turmoil.
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on February 2026
Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled
Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.
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on February 2026
Uproar Over Meloni’s Face Painted on an Angel in a Church in Rome
A restored angel fresco with a figure resembling Giorgia Meloni in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in Rome.
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Royal Families of Norway and Britain Face Pressure Over Epstein Files
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in 2024, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. She said in a statement on Monday that she regretted her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.
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on February 2026
Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.
Zhang Yufei, center, at the meet where she tested positive for a banned substance in January 2021. Months later, she won four medals, including two golds, at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Colombia’s President, an Outspoken Trump Critic, Heads to the White House
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the presidential palace in Bogotá, the capital, in January.
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on February 2026
Laura Fernández Wins Costa Rican Presidency
Laura Fernández, Costa Rica’s president-elect, celebrating her election victory alongside supporters on Sunday evening.
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on February 2026
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Arrested in Iran for Criticizing Regime
Mehdi Mahmoudian, a political activist and screenwriter, during an interview in Tehran in 2021.
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on February 2026
Why Targeting Iran Is Riskier Than Ousting Maduro
A mural in Tehran on Tuesday.
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on February 2026
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Sector, Killing 12 Miners
A tent provided by the government to provide heat and electricity in Kyiv last month. Russia has devastated Ukraine’s power grid this winter, the coldest in more than a decade.
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on February 2026
Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew to Testify to Congress Over Epstein Ties
Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, last year.
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on February 2026
What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza
The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.
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Ukraine Peace Talks Delayed After Russia and U.S. Meet
A Ukrainian artillery unit firing at Russian positions in the Donbas region of Ukraine in December.
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on February 2026
Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok After New Assurances From X Corp
In this photo illustration, the Grok Imagine web page, which produces A.I.-generated images and video, is displayed on a computer screen.
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on February 2026
Right-Wing Populist Holds Commanding Lead Ahead of Costa Rica’s Election
Laura Fernández at her closing campaign rally on Thursday night in San Antonio, Costa Rica.
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on February 2026
How Trump Took Up the ‘Christian Genocide’ Cause in Nigeria
A resident of Jabo, Nigeria, with debris he said he found after a missile attack there on Dec. 25.
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on February 2026
Why Is Taking the Rest of the Donetsk Region So Important to Putin?
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, in December.
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on February 2026
Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Government in Exile Teeters on Irrelevance
Lining up to vote in the general election in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in late December.
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Explosions in Iran Spread Jitters and Rumors Amid Anticipation of Attacks
A video image posted on social media on Saturday showed the aftermath of an explosion at a building in Bandar Abbas, a port in southern Iran.
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on February 2026
Danes Who Fought Alongside US Troops March Against Trump’s Comments
Danish military veterans and their families marching in Copenhagen on Saturday in protest of recent comments by President Trump.
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on February 2026
Pierre Poilievre Is Retained as Leader of Canada’s Conservatives
Members of Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly on Friday to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at a party convention in Calgary, Alberta.
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on February 2026
Israel Launches Attack in Gaza
Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.
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on February 2026
Good Company
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Mark Carney Meets ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hudson Williams of “Heated Rivalry” on the red carpet in Ottawa.
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on February 2026
These Gazans May Finally Get a Lifeline to the World
Mohammed al-Ser suffered a severe head injury in June that left him partly paralyzed. He is depicted before he underwent cranial surgery this week, but doctors say he needs care outside Gaza to fully recover.
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on February 2026
Russia’s Oil Revenue Is Plummeting
In the distance is an oil refinery and thermal power station in Omsk, Russia, in 2023. The steep drop in oil revenue has sent Russia into a new era of sustained budget deficits, higher taxes and stubborn inflation.
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on February 2026
Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk
The Secret Egyptian Air Base Powering Sudan’s Drone War
‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear