Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World
Of all the examples of growing repression in Russia during four years of war in Ukraine, few have touched more people than deepening internet restrictions.
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Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.
A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.
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King Charles to Visit U.S. as Tensions Rise Between Trump and Britain
King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, for a state banquet at Windsor Castle last year.
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First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations
Robert Lucas of MDA Space helped develop the Canadarm3, a robotic system that will support astronauts during spacewalks and aid repairs in orbit.
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U.S. Assures Colombian President Petro He Does Not Face Charges Right Now
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the presidential palace in Bogotá in March.
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These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Aren’t Happy With Google and Meta
Earlier this month, the Indonesian government announced that social media companies must deactivate accounts of users under 16 years of age and put age-verification systems in place.
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How the U.K.’s Leader Decides Which U.S. Bombers to Let Fly Against Iran
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in London on Monday. “We will not be drawn into the wider war,” he told lawmakers in mid-March.
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A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion
With the authorities blocking apps and websites, Russians are trying to find workarounds.
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When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That
Visitors gathered beneath cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo last week.
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He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man.
Joseph Kabila returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, to territory controlled by rebels.
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Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners had campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.
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The Fall of a Cambodian Money-Laundering Giant
Huione headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2025. Huione Group and its affiliates have laundered at least $4 billion for criminals.
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Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers
A Baidu Apollo robotaxi with painted flowers in Wuhan, China, in 2024. The cars have become a common sight on Wuhan roads.
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Israel’s Message to Southern Lebanon: Shiites Must Go
Displaced children at a school housing Shiite, Sunni families forced to relocated by the conflict in Hasbayya, Lebanon last week.
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Albanese Urges Australians to Remain Calm Amid Fuel Crisis
An oil products tanker passing the Sydney Opera House in March. Australia imports the vast majority of its fuel.
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U.S. Plans Military Expansion in Greenland
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, meeting with members of the U.S. military at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland last year. The missile defense installation is the only active American base on the island.
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Israelis Prepare to Celebrate Passover in Shadow of War
Buying food before Passover in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Tuesday. Israelis have been wishing each other a “quiet” or “tranquil” holiday as air-raid sirens sound.
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The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf
Almost 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks
President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he had attained his goal of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program and that gasoline prices in the United States would be coming down.
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Narges Mohammadi Denied Treatment after Heart Attack in Iranian Prison, Husband Says
Ali and Kiana Rahmani received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on behalf of their mother, Narges Mohammad, in 2023.
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South Africa Sees Maritime Traffic Surge Amid Iran War
Cargo vessels moored at the harbor in Cape Town in South Africa.
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Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
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U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon earlier this month.
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Confident of Air Supremacy, U.S. Sends B-52 Bombers Over Iran
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaking during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
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Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.”
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Israel Signals Plans to Occupy Southern Lebanon After Ground Invasion
A commercial district in Tyre, Lebanon, heavily damaged by Israeli strikes on Friday.
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From Oil to Food, the Iran War Is Squeezing the Global Economy
A fertilizer plant outside Lagos, Nigeria. Fertilizer shortages driven by the fighting in the Middle East, where crucial inputs are produced, can lead to poorer harvests and higher food prices around the world.
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Trump Lashes Out at Europe Over Strait of Hormuz, Tells U.K. to ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’
President Trump arriving in Washington on Sunday. Mr. Trump criticized European allies on social media on Tuesday for their refusal to get more involved in the Iran War.
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Arab World Faces ‘Profound’ Economic Crisis From Iran War, U.N. Agency Warns
Unloading relief supplies at an aid distribution site in Tyre, Lebanon, last week.
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Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.
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Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Set Ablaze After Attack Off the Coast of Dubai
The Dubai port in the United Arab Emirates in 2022.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday
Residents viewing the damage to their apartment in Tehran after airstrikes on Monday.
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Palm Sunday Attack in Nigeria Leaves at Least 12 Dead
A Nigerian military vehicle at the scene of an attack the morning after gunmen killed several people in Jos, Nigeria, on Monday.
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Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say
Many senior Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed, and those who survive have had difficulty communicating.
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Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats
President Trump arriving at the White House Sunday night after returning from Florida.
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Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?
A satellite image taken last week of the port and oil terminal at the entrance of the Bay of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba.
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As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble
A bowling alley at the Guantánamo Bay military base on a Saturday. Life on the base has been mostly unaffected by the energy crisis in Cuba.
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Luis Carlos Rúa Fought Colombia’s Corruption in an Elephant Costume. Now He’s a Senator.
Luis Carlos Rúa, in his white elephant character costume, at an abandoned government construction site in Pereira, Colombia.
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Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Artworks Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say
“Les Poissons” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of three paintings stolen this month from a museum in Italy.
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Israel Strikes Tehran Pharmaceutical Plant, Claiming Military Link
Iran advances a plan to charge a toll for ships to traverse the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Says U.S. Military Campaign to Wind Down and Plans National Address
U.S. Senators Press Taiwan to Raise Military Spending, as China Protests
Where Million-Dollar Coastal Homes Glitter Near Metal Shacks
Is Social Media the New Tobacco?
Removing Unfriendly Leaders
Iran Condemns Attacks on Its Universities, Warns of Retaliation