Now Comes the Hard Part for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan
A Hamas gunman on Monday during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al Balah, in southern Gaza.
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Madagascar’s Embattled President Is Impeached
Protesters called for more power as they rode atop a military vehicle in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Monday.
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China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks.
Students at Peking University in Beijing in May. As new college graduates in China have struggled to find jobs, an uproar has developed over the government’s moves to attract science and tech grads from abroad.
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Ukraine’s Formula for Peace: Fewer Talks, More Weapons
On Tuesday, a high-level Ukrainian delegation will begin a multiday visit in Washington to discuss deals to buy American weapons designed to hit inside Russia and shield Ukraine from air attacks.
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Israel Identifies 2 Bodies Handed Over by Hamas
Doris Liber, center, with a photo of Guy Illouz, her son, in Washington in 2023. His remains have been returned to Israel.
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Russia Accuses Antiwar Exiles of Terrorism
The exiled opposition figure Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky in London last year. The F.S.B. accused a group he founded, the Russian Antiwar Committee, of plotting to overthrow the government.
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Hoping to Steady Political Crisis, French Prime Minister Offers to Suspend Pension Overhaul
France’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, addressing Parliament on Tuesday.
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Protests in Brussels Halt Flights and Disrupt Public Transit
A demonstration against the Belgium government’s proposed austerity measures, in Brussels, on Tuesday.
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Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped
Palestinians returning to an area near Gaza City on Saturday following the cease-fire.
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To Inflict Pain on Russians, Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries
Even though they are far from the front lines, drone teams wear protective gear for fear of being detected and targeted by Russia.
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China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, posing with other leaders at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.
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Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine
Marilin Catari, 57, who has worked her whole life in the coca trade, walking to tend to her coca leaf crop in the community of Arapata, Bolivia.
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Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia
A satellite image overview of destroyed ammunition depots at Engels airfield in Russia’s Saratov region in March after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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To Meet Pledges to Save Forests Spending Must Triple, U.N. Report Says
In the Amazon, an area of rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is lost every six seconds.
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Explosion at Italian Farmhouse Kills Three Military Police Officers
Rescue workers and police officers at the scene of an explosion in Castel d’Azzano, Italy, on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Two Minds on China Sow a Chaotic Few Days
President Trump has taken steps to “decouple” the United States from China, but he and his aides have also struck a conciliatory tone in hopes of reaching a trade deal and cementing his self-described role as a master deal maker.
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Trump Touts ‘Very Important Signing,’ but Details Are Few
President Trump displays his signature on a document while participating in a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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Trump and Abbas Share Moment of Rapprochement in Egypt
President Trump and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at a summit of world leaders on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.
José Daniel Ferrer, a Cuban dissident, photographed in Havana in 2014.
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Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico
A marine helping a woman cross a flooded street on Sunday in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding
Protesters demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Monday.
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As Hostages and Prisoners Return Home, Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ in Mideast
Israelis celebrated as they watched a live broadcast on Monday in Tel Aviv of hostages being released from Gaza.
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Trump Calls for Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu. Could it Happen?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center left, flanked by President Trump and the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, at Ben Gurion Airport, after Mr. Trump addressed the Knesset.
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A Divided Israel Unites in Joy as Hostages Come Home
Watching a live broadcast in Tel Aviv as hostages were released from Gaza on Monday.
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Some Israeli families are anguished to see the release of Palestinians convicted of killing their loved ones.
Crowds in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv reacted to a live broadcast of the hostages’ release from Gaza on Monday.
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Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next
President Trump speaking in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections
Over time, pathogens inevitably evolve to outsmart the drugs created to kill them. But excessive use of antimicrobials accelerates the process.
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What Are the Abraham Accords, Trump’s 2020 Mideast Deals?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump with the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020.
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Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster in France
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for a summit on Monday.
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More Than 40 People Killed in Bus Crash in South Africa
A photo released by the South African Department of Transport shows the wreckage of a bus that ran off a highway in northeastern South Africa near the Zimbabwe border on Sunday.
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Arab Leaders Brace for Tough Negotiations at Egypt Summit
A poster of the U.S. and Egyptian presidents is displayed at Peace Square in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ahead of an international summit on Gaza on Monday.
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2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Ian Watkins performing with Lostprophets in 2012. He was serving a 29-year prison sentence in England when he was killed.
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Gazans confront a devastating reality: ‘There’s nothing to be happy about.’
Palestinians returned to inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza City on Saturday.
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Joy, relief and long-awaited phone calls as hostages are released.
Friends of Alon Ohel speaking with his family in a video call after learning that he had been released on Monday.
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See excerpts from Trump’s prepared remarks to the Knesset.
President Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Monday.
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Trump and Egypt’s President Set to Host Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’
A sign welcoming President Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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‘Real Progress’ Is Made in Delivering Aid to Gaza, U.N. Says
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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Israelis Wait in Hostages Square for the Captives’ Release
People gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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What Is the Red Cross’s Role in Israel-Hamas Exchanges?
In the first hostage-prisoner exchange in the Israel-Hamas war, in November 2023, the International Red Cross moved freed hostages out of Gaza.
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They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
Demonstrators at the March for Life in London last month. The event attracted religious and anti-abortion groups from around the world, including the U.S.-based Alliance Defending Freedom.
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China’s High Ambitions for Clean Energy
On the Tibetan Plateau.
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Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says
Hamas fighters in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in February.
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Bangladesh Detains Army Officers Accused of Crimes Under Previous Regime
Families of victims of forced disappearances protesting last year in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, to demand information about their relatives.
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World Cup Qualifiers Become a Venue for European Protests of Israel
Fans displayed both Palestinian and Norwegian flags during a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel on Saturday in Oslo.
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Border Clash Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict
Trucks parked on Sunday at the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
A Qantas plane in Adelaide, Australia, in September.
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Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit
Municipal employees raising flags in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday before a summit about Gaza.
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Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
Afghans using their mobile phones after the internet was restored this month in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Receives Peace Prize
A Reality Check on Peace
The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump