What to Know About Hamas’s Response to Trump’s Peace Plan
Smoke rose from Gaza City from shelling on Thursday.
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How an Attack on a Synagogue in Manchester Unfolded
Manchester, England, on Friday. The attack shattered a community where many Orthodox Jews have lived peacefully near large numbers of Muslim and Sikh neighbors.
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Indian Comedian Kunal Kamra Forced Offstage Amid Political Censorship
Kunal Kamra, a stand-up comedian and political satirist, working last month in the studio at his residence in Pondicherry, India.
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Ukraine’s New Prime Minister Speaks Trump’s Language
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko outside her office in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. She was appointed to the position by President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.
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Sarah Mullally Is Named as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally is a former cancer nurse who served as a health administrator and the chief nursing officer for England.
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What to Know About Japan’s Leadership Election
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates, from left: Takayuki Kobayashi, Japan’s former economic security minister; Toshimitsu Motegi, the former foreign minister; Yoshimasa Hayashi, the chief cabinet secretary; Sanae Takaichi, another former economic security minister; and Shinjiro Koizumi, the agriculture minister and front-runner.
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‘Czech Trump’ Andrej Babis Is Poised to Return as Prime Minister in Elections
Andrej Babis, the former prime minister of the Czech Republic and chairman of the Ano party, at a campaign rally in Prague on Tuesday.
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Hamas Looks to Avoid ‘Take It or Leave It’ on Trump Proposal
Tents have been pitched next to destroyed buildings near Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
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Manchester Synagogue Terrorist Was Under Investigation for Rape
Police officers in Manchester, England, on Thursday. The attack on the synagogue came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and has added to growing fears about a rising wave of antisemitism.
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Trump and Carney to Hold Tariff and Security Talks in D.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Trump during a Group of 7 meeting in June in Kananaskis, Canada.
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Putin Suggests Trump Will Decide Against Sending Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine
A display showcasing Tomahawks and other missiles in Arlington, Va., in 2023. Tomahawks have a range of over 1,500 miles.
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Indonesia School Collapse Leaves Families Gripped by Grief and Fury
Relatives waiting for news on the search effort at Al Khoziny school in East Java, Indonesia, on Friday.
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Finland Court Dismisses Case About Cutting Cables in Baltic Sea
The Eagle S in the Gulf of Finland last year after the Finnish authorities boarded and seized the ship.
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Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low
The first group of Afrikaner refugees arrived in the United States in May, a remarkable turnaround given that families from other nations often wait years for their chance to be vetted and brought to the country.
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Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days
Mario Guevara, a journalist known for his coverage of protests of the Trump administration and for livestreaming immigration raids, was deported on Friday after being held for more than 100 days in Georgia.
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How Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack Pushed Netanyahu on Gaza
A still image from television footage showing the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9.
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U.S. Research Focus in the Arctic Shifts: Less Climate, More Security
An ice survey about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, during an expedition aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healey in 2018.
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U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says
“These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on social media.
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French Prime Minister Vows to Let Parliament Decide on Budget Bill
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France said on Friday that the government would have to “change method, build compromises.”
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Flights Are Briefly Halted at Munich Airport After Drone Sightings
Police and fire department at Munich Airport on Friday.
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Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse
Robert Morris resigned from his role as the senior pastor of Gateway Church in 2024 after he was accused of abuse.
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Manchester Synagogue Attack Fuels Fears of Antisemitism in Britain
Police officers in Manchester responding to the synagogue attack.
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American Soldiers in American Cities
During President Trump’s remarks on Tuesday.
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‘A Crazy Moment’: Shock and Terror Spreads in Manchester Synagogue’s Community
A cordon near the site of the attack in Manchester, England on Thursday. Police officers in yellow jackets were still guarding the many Jewish cultural and worship places in the neighborhood on Thursday evening.
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Police Seize Possible Forgeries From Dalí Show in Italy
Police officers displayed 21 artworks they think are forgeries of Salvador Dalí’s pieces after seizing them at an exhibition in Parma, Italy.
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As Russian Drones Menace Europe, Putin Says Moscow Has No Plans to Invade
A photograph released by Russian state media showing President Vladimir V. Putin during a conference on international relations in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday.
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Deadly Car Ramming and Stabbing Outside UK Synagogue Is Declared Terrorist Attack
Police officers in Manchester, England, on Thursday, near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, where two people were killed. The assailant was shot dead by the police.
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As Unrest in Pakistani Kashmir Turns Deadly, Prime Minister Urges Calm
A funeral on Thursday for those killed during clashes between police officers and protesters in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir.
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‘Appalled,’ ‘horrified,’ ‘sickening’: Leaders and residents condemn the Manchester attack.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain denounced what he called the “vile individual” who “committed a terrorist attack.”
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Costly and Deadly Wildfires Really Are on the Rise, New Research Finds
The Canyon fire in Hasley Canyon, Calif., in August. Disastrous blazes increased more than fourfold from 1980 to 2023, according to a new paper in the journal Science.
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Manchester Has Long Been Home to Diverse Communities
Like other metropolitan centers in Britain, Manchester has absorbed waves of immigration over the centuries.
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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
The Trump administration had called those strikes self-defense, asserting that the targets were smuggling drugs for cartels that the administration has designated as terrorists.
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Italy Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan as Public Demands Support for Palestinians
Students marching in support of Gaza in Bologna, Italy, on Thursday. Public opinion in Italy strongly identifies with Palestinians and against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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The U.K. police say they believe they know the attacker’s identity.
Officers speaking with a resident near the scene of the attack in Manchester, England on Thursday.
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Security is increased at Jewish sites across the U.K.
A police officer guarding a roadblock the site of an attack on a synagogue in Manchester.
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The attack in Manchester comes amid a rising wave of antisemitism.
Gathering near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, on Thursday.
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Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States
A hydrogen-fuel facility in Long Beach, Calif. The state was planning to use federal funding to help expand its hydrogen industry.
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Here’s how the U.K. police determine whether an attack is terrorism.
Police and emergency services in Manchester, England, on Thursday activated a set of protocols referring to “marauding terrorist attacks.”
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A 2017 terror attack in Manchester was one of Britain’s deadliest.
A multi-faith vigil to commemorate the victims of the suicide bombing attack at Manchester Arena, where the singer Ariana Grande was performing, in Manchester in 2017. A total of 19 violent attacks in Britain have been declared terrorism by the police or judges since the start of 2017.
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3 Killed in Antigovernment Protests in Morocco
Protesters in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, called for improvements in health care and education.
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At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline
The comedian Dave Chappelle performing in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., in August. He was a headline act at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia this past week.
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Australia Expands Sunscreen Recalls Over False SPF Claims
Applying sunscreen on the beach at Manly in Sydney, in 2023.
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Madagascar’s President Rajoelina Dissolved His Government, but Calls for His Resignation Continue
Demonstrators protesting chronic electricity and water cuts confronting police officers in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Tuesday.
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A Run on Canned Mackerel and Emergency Radios. The Reason? Drones.
Karl Markussen preparing orders for shipment at Wolf Tactical, a military surplus shop in Copenhagen, on Wednesday. The company has seen an increase in sales amid fears of drone incursions and war.
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Philippines President Says Tents Needed to Shelter Earthquake Survivors
Patients in Bogo City being treated outside on Thursday after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake damaged the local hospital.
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Many Palestinians Say Hamas Must Accept U.S. Cease-Fire Plan
Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza with their belongings along the coastal road near Wadi Gaza on Wednesday.
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A Family’s Global Efforts to Free the Only Nepali Kidnapped by Hamas
Bipin Joshi’s mother, Padma Joshi, 48, and sister, Pushpa Joshi, 18, have been campaigning for his freedom since he was kidnapped by Hamas in 2023.
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An Embarrassment of Riches for Mexico’s Party of the Poor
A banner for the Morena Party, which says it works for the common people, during a municipal election campaign in Celaya, Mexico, last year.
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No More Signs of Life From Rubble of Collapsed School in Indonesia
Relatives of missing students pray on Thursday near the Al Khoziny school in Sidoarjo, Indonesia.
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Trump Calls on Israel to Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Agrees to Parts of Cease-Fire Plan
Middle East Updates: Trump Says Hamas Is Ready for Peace and Tells Israel to Stop Bombing
Is South Korea’s ‘Buddhistcore’ Aesthetic a Fad or a Spiritual Awakening?
Manchester’s Mayor Had Criticized Starmer. The Synagogue Attack Could Unite Them.
Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur in Manchester, UK: What We Know