This Weekend’s Violence in Gaza Shows How Fragile the Cease-Fire Really Is
Mourners on Thursday in Holon, Israel, buried Eitan Levi, a hostage whose body was returned as part of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?
At 72, Xi Jinping has led China for nearly 13 years. There are no signs that he plans to step down, and he has said nothing about who might succeed him.
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Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce
Smoke rising in central Gaza after airstrikes on Sunday.
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Louvre Museum Remains Closed After Jewelry Robbery: What to Know
Security guards installing barriers near the Louvre’s pyramid in Paris on Monday, a day after a major robbery.
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Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help Ukraine
A weapons factory in Munich in 2022. With the exception of Germany, the main European countries have high debt and little space in their budgets for extra spending on Ukraine.
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Operations Unravel
Palestinians carrying aid packages from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution center in the central Gaza Strip last month.
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Louvre Robbers Take ‘Priceless’ French Jewels
Police officers outside the Louvre Museum on Sunday.
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Australia Could Be a Rare Earths Alternative to China for the U.S.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, center right, in New York, in September. He is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday.
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A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now
Taliban security personnel walking past a destroyed car in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on Thursday, a day after cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia’s Presidential Election
Rodrigo Paz watching the election results in La Paz, Bolivia’s capital, on Sunday.
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Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister. But Will She Advance Women’s Rights?
Sanae Takaichi at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Nations Hesitate to Send Troops to Gaza, Fearing Clashes With Hamas
Two Hamas members during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al-Balah in Gaza last week, with a crowd watching.
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Louvre Robbery Raises Questions About Security
Soldiers outside the Louvre’s pyramid on Monday. Police patrols have focused mostly on the Louvre’s crowded central entrance, France’s interior minister said.
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Can a U.S.-Australia Deal on Rare Earths Counter China’s Dominance?
President Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia signed the framework of an agreement on producing critical minerals, on Monday.
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Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals
An employee checking her phone at a currency exchange in Moscow in February. For years, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has railed against foreign tech companies for their unwillingness to bend fully to Kremlin rules.
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Haiti’s Last President was Killed in 2021. Why Is His Case Taking So Long
A mural depicting Jovenel Moïse near his former home in Petionville, where he was assassinated in 2021.
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From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules
The controversial herbicide, dicamba, works against “superweeds” that are resistant to other treatments, but can harm crops on nearby farms. Planting soybeans in Illinois.
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France Sends Former President Nicolas Sarkozy to Prison to Start 5-Year Sentence
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France leaving his house in Paris with his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, on his way to prison.
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Vance Heads to Israel as U.S. Tries to Shore Up Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel on Tuesday.
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Deadly Tornado Hits Suburbs of Paris
A collapsed crane which fell during high winds in Ermont, Val-d’Oise, France, on Monday.
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With Diwali Comes the Start of Air Pollution Season in New Delhi
Smog clouds Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Monday morning in New Delhi.
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Cable Used in Deadly Funicular Crash in Lisbon Not Cleared for Public Transport
The aftermath of the funicular crash last month in Lisbon that killed 16. A report said that the cable that snapped was not certified for use in public transportation.
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White House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu
Vice President JD Vance boarding Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington en route to Israel on Monday. His visit is meant to help illustrate the Trump administration’s commitment to keeping the peace deal intact.
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To Counter China’s Hold on Rare Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia
President Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shook hands after signing a critical minerals deal on Monday.
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What to Know About Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights
Lighting lamps at a Diwali festival in Ayodhya, India, on Sunday.
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Australia Says Chinese Fighter Jet Released Flares Near Its Military Plane
A Chinese fighter jet flying above Pingtan Island, China, in April.
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A Norwegian Who Shared Underwear With the Inuit and Found the Northwest Passage
A bust of Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who first navigated the Northwest Passage, in the Gjoa Haven municipal building.
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AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland
When Microsoft opened a data center in central Mexico last year, nearby residents said power cuts became more frequent. Water outages, which once lasted days, stretched for weeks.
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Amazon’s AWS Disruption Creates Outages for Hundreds of Websites for Hours
The Amazon Web Services pavilion at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany, in March.
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Cargo Plane Slides Off Hong Kong Runway, Killing 2 Ground Crew
A cargo plane lay partially in the sea on Monday after veering off the runway while landing at Hong Kong International Airport.
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The Contagious Gen Z Uprisings
Protests in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, last week.
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An Ode to October Baseball
Shohei Ohtani
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‘Don’t Touch My Retirement!’ Wins the Day in France
People demonstrating in 2023 in Bordeaux, France, against a pension overhaul. Many had thought the fight over raising the retirement age was settled, but that was not the case.
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Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure
Members of a Venezuelan militia taking part in a military training exercise in La Guaira, Venezuela, this month.
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For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing
Prince Andrew will stop using his title, the Duke of York, another step in a long march of shame after accusations about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces Emergency Landing
Video shared on social media shows the overhead bin on fire on an Air China flight, sending smoke through the cabin and alarming passengers. The airline said no one was injured.
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Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line
Palestinians walking past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on Thursday.
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Large Fire Disrupts Flights at Bangladesh’s Main Airport
A fire broke out in the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday.
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Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during his meeting with President Trump on Friday.
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Down Time
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Colombia’s Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid
Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer
How the Louvre Thieves Did It
Louvre Robbery: What Was Stolen
‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope