Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control
Members of the Peace Brigades militia during a ceremony in the city of Samarra, Iraq, in June, marking their separation from the Sadrist movement and their integration into the Iraqi security forces.
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Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic
Oil tankers and cargo vessels off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
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To Escape the Heat, Parisians Jump into an Old Industrial Canal
Swimming in Canal St. Martin in Paris on Tuesday.
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King Charles III Has Paid More Than $39.6 Million in Taxes, Palace Discloses in a U.K. First
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Royal Ascot horse races last week.
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A Right-Wing Election Victory in Colombia, With a Little Help from Trump
Supporters of Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday during the presidential runoff election.
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Officials Shut Down Kenya’s Capital to Block Protest
Protesters being arrested outside Parliament buildings in Nairobi on Thursday.
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North Korea Deploys Its First Destroyer, Vowing to Project Nuclear Power by Sea
A photo released by North Korean state media is said to show its leader, Kim Jong-un, center, at the commissioning ceremony of a new destroyer, the Choe Hyon, at Nampo port on Tuesday.
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Iran’s Loyalists Promote a Wider Nationalism, Unveiled Women Included
A pro-government demonstration in Tehran last month where some of the women were partially veiled and some dressed more conservatively.
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Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse
On a forgotten frontline, the rebels fight deep in the jungle.
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See Record-Breaking Extreme Heat Wave Across Europe in Photos
A woman cooling herself with a hand-held fan during the heat wave in Paris, on Thursday.
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Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes
Looking for survivors on Thursday in the rubble of a building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, that collapsed a day earlier in an earthquake.
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Less Islamism, More Nationalism
On the streets of Tehran.
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Aid official says groups are mobilizing to provide shelter and water to quake victims.
First responders look over a partially collapsed building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela.
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Tighter Canadian Borders Limit U.S. Deportees Seeking Refuge
Prime Minister Trudeau welcoming Syrian refugees to Toronto in December 2015.
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After Supreme Court TPS Ruling, What Conditions May Haitian and Syrian Deportees Face?
A Haitian physician who fled his homeland in 2021, at his home in Springfield, Ohio, in January. About 350,000 Haitians had received protection from deportation in the United States.
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Global Warming Upends London Climate Week
King Charles III at a London Climate Week reception on Wednesday at St. James’s Palace.
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Devastating Earthquakes Will Test Venezuela’s Newfound Alliance With U.S.
A person searches the ruins of an apartment building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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On the ground and online, Venezuelans desperately search for missing relatives.
Searching for survivors in the rubble in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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After Venezuela Earthquakes, La Guaira Residents Search for Loved Ones in the Rubble
The search for survivors has grown more urgent in the hours since the earthquakes struck.
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How to help victims of the Venezuela earthquakes.
Rescue efforts in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday after two large earthquakes struck the country.
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Why the Venezuelan Earthquakes Happened, and What to Expect Next
Emergency workers at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on Thursday.
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Tickled Apes Reveal the Rhythmic Roots of Laughter
All the planet’s great apes laugh, and they often do so in the same kind of regular, repeating rhythm that humans do, according to a new study.
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Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration With TPS and Southern Border Decisions
The Supreme Court’s 6-to-3 decision in two cases with broad implications divided along ideological lines, with the liberal justices dissenting.
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Driver Plows Into Crowd of World Cup Fans in Mexico, Authorities Say
A file photo shows tourists in Los Cabos, an area of Baja California Sur, Mexico, which includes the city of Cabo San Lucas.
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Earthquakes Are Latest Challenge for Venezuelan Leader
President Delcy Rodríguez became leader after the U.S. military deposed and captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro.
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Venezuela Earthquakes Hammer Infrastructure, Making Aid Efforts Harder
Rubble of a residential building that collapsed during an earthquake in Caracas, on Wednesday.
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Two Earthquakes Hit Venezuela: What to Know About Death Toll, Damage and Rescue Response
Emergency workers tried to rescue people trapped in the rubble of a residential building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday.
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Several Strong Quakes Hit Across the World in 24 Hours
A pedestrian passes a damaged wall of a building following an earthquake in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday.
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Venezuela Residents Describe Terror as Deadly Earthquake Struck
A couple cries in front of a building that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday.
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Venezuela’s Neighbors Offer Aid in Earthquake Response
Emergency services searching the rubble of a collapsed building on Wednesday.
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Photos: Venezuela Earthquakes Cause Death and Destruction in Caracas, La Guaira and Beyond
Civilians and emergency workers walking through the rubble of a building that collapsed during an earthquake, on Thursday in Catia La Mar, Venezuela.
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A Climate Chaos Maker
Outside the Louvre museum in Paris, yesterday.
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Cuba Announces Sweeping Overhaul of Struggling Communist Economy, But Obstacles Remain
Workers in the production workshop of Dforja Creations, a private furniture company in Havana, in 2024.
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ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions
Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, along with two others, is suing President Trump and his administration, claiming the penalties exceeded his authority.
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Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent
Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.
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Bahrain Restricts Shiite Holy Day Amid Iran War Crackdown
Observing Ashura in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Bahrain, in 2015.
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The Wife of Spain’s Leader Is Accused of Graft. It May Actually Help Him.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife, Begoña Gómez, in Barcelona this month.
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France Identifies Its First Case of Ebola
Health workers last month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 200 people.
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Extreme Heat Across Europe Creates Divide Over Leaving Schools Open
Students eating ice pops during class at an elementary school in Grays, England, on Wednesday.
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Rubio Seeks to Reassure Gulf Arab Partners on Iran Deal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio greeting the Emirati ambassador to the U.S., Yousef al-Otaiba, in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., on Tuesday.
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The Ukraine War Amputees Embracing Wake Boarding and Jujitsu
Ukrainian war veteran Volodymyr Kuzmenko tries wakeboarding for the first time in Kyiv, in May.
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Deadly Heat Wave in Europe Continues to Smash Temperature Records
Latest Victims of France’s Heat Wave: Children Locked in Family Cars
Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Search for Survivors After Worst Quakes in Decades
Can a Youth Boom Survive South Sudan’s Education Crisis?
A Puppy-Abuse Case in China, Caught on Video, Prompts Rare Public Protest
Turkey or Türkiye? Who Is the U.S. Playing?
7.5-Magnitude Quake Is Largest to Hit Venezuela in More Than a Century
Israel Says It Has Trapped Hezbollah Fighters Underground in Southern Lebanon