With Dreadlocks and Yoga, Oslo’s Bishop Practices an Atypical Evangelism
Since becoming the Bishop of Oslo in the Church of Norway, Sunniva Gylver, second from left, has focused on making the church as inclusive as possible.
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China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trump’s latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.
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Thailand Says Trump Call About Cambodia Conflict Is Set for Friday
Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul is likely to stake out a hard-line position on the conflict, analysts said. On Friday he spoke at Government House in Bangkok about dissolving Parliament.
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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban
School children waiting for a bus in Sydney, last month. The ban took effect on Wednesday.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Says U.S. Helped Her Leave Venezuela
María Corina Machado at a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday after spending more than a year in hiding.
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Syria, Rebuilding Its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching
Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.
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Former King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Seeking Relevance, Publishes Book
Juan Carlos I of Spain, in February. He has been mostly left out of recent celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Spain’s transition to democracy, in which he was instrumental.
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Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas
After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine, last month.
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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
Protesters filled the streets outside Parliament on Wednesday during an anti-government rally in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia.
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Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says
Israeli soldiers carrying a body in the Israeli village of Kfar Azza, which was attacked by armed militants on Oct. 7, 2023.
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After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children
Elementary school children in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to impose an age limit on access to social media.
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Austria Bans Head Scarves in Schools for Girls Under 14
Claudia Plakolm, Austria’s integration minister, said a head scarf law would help children’s rights. Critics said it infringed on religious freedom.
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The Crime Involved Trash Bags. But It Wasn’t a Mob Caper.
In South Korea, general waste must be put in official bags issued by the city. They are unique to each district and can be purchased from local stores.
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King Charles to Speak About His Cancer in Televised Message
Buckingham Palace announced last year that King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer. It has not said what type of cancer he is being treated for.
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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
President Nicolás Maduro during a rally in Caracas on Wednesday.
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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
A satellite image showing the Skipper, an oil tanker, near Port Jose, Venezuela, in November.
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What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy?
An oil tanker docked at Cardon Refinery in Venezuela, in 2021.
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U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say
The opening session of the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.
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Russia Warns Poland Over Arrest of a Researcher Wanted by Ukraine
The detention center where the Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is held after being detained by Polish authorities, in Warsaw.
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Here’s What to Know About Japan’s Mega Quake Advisory
A vehicle teetered on a collapsed road in Tohoku Town off the coast of northern Japan.
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Ahead of Trump Call, Fighting Between Thailand and Cambodia Intensifies
Evacuees sleeping at a shelter at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, on Thursday.
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Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a Skunk Works Near Los Angeles
Doug Field, Ford Motor Company’s chief of electric vehicles, digital and design.
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British Columbia Flooding Forces Hundreds to Evacuate
A closed road in Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
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Mexico Approves 50% Tariffs on Many Chinese Imports
A display of cars by the Chinese automaker BYD in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. China is the second largest exporter to Mexico after the United States.
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María Corina Machado Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony
María Corina Machado greeting supporters in Oslo from a hotel balcony early on Thursday morning.
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Britain Releases New Data on ‘Grooming Gangs’ and Child Sexual Abuse
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for a “moment of reckoning” in the inquiry into child sexual abuse in Britain.
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M23 Rebels Seize Uvira in Eastern Congo
With the capture of Uvira, the militia M23 now controls both the North and South Kivu regions in eastern Congo.
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A Controversial Nobel Peace Prize
María Corina Machado in Caracas after voting in the presidential election last year.
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Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
President Trump announced the seizure at the White House on Wednesday, without giving details on the operation.
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UNESCO Recognizes Italian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools
Having pasta in Rome on Wednesday. The UNESCO committee said Italy’s culinary tradition “emphasizes intimacy with food, respect for ingredients and shared moments around the table.”
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Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital
Soldiers loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group, in Aden, Yemen, on Tuesday.
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Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching
French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre, in October.
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Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About Shifts in US Policy Under Trump
A Cold War-era American satellite station on a hill above the settlement of Kangerlussuaq, in southwestern Greenland, in June.
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Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
A mine clearance operation in Sisaket province in Thailand in August, near the border with Cambodia.
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ISIS Detention Camps Pose a Dangerous Problem for Syria’s Leaders
Al Hol, a detention camp in northeastern Syria, holds family members of ISIS fighters.
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The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support
A convoy of U.S. military vehicles passed through Frankenberg, Germany, en route to Poland in 2024 for NATO exercises.
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Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Raises Stakes in Stand off With Maduro
Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaking at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Wednesday in Oslo.
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Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says
On a production line of the Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia in Hamburg, Germany, last year. Dutch officials seized the company in September.
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Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
Recent news reports on strike orders given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have raised questions of potential war crimes.
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Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Ambassador to U.S., to Leave Post
Kirsten Hillman did not specify a date for the end of her tenure but said that after she leaves, she will still be available to Canada’s negotiators.
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Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the White House in Washington, D.C., in October.
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U.S. Plans to Scrutinize 5 Years of Social Media History for Foreign Tourists
Visitors from countries in the visa waiver program would also be required to share a range of other information, including email addresses from the last decade.
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on December 2025
Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt
Iran learned its group at the FIFA World Cup draw last week in Washington, D.C.
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on December 2025
Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism
The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office in Caracas last year.
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on December 2025
Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive
The University of Toronto, one of the world’s best-ranked academic institutions, picked up several top professors from Ivy League schools this year, including two from M.I.T.
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Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise
For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy
A Single Mother’s Fight to Free Her Daughter From Saudi Arabia
She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria. Then She Lost Her Job at U.S.A.I.D.
For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation
Trump and Europe’s Far Right