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Zelensky and Other European Leaders Work With Trump on Russia-Ukraine Strategy

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany welcoming President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin, on Wednesday.

Kabul, Afghanistan’s Capital, Could Run Out of Water by 2030

Beijing Evacuated Thousands Before Deadly Floods, but Not a Nursing Home

Flooded buildings in Taishitun, northeast of central Beijing, last month.

Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack

Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.

Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez attending an event held by the Saudi team he plays for, Al Nassr, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.

Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit

From left, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta summit in 1945. The meeting, during which the three leaders redrew the map of Europe, has become a symbol for how superpowers can decide the fates of other nations.

JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK

Vice President JD Vance was hosted on Friday by David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, at a government-owned estate in southern England.

Typhoon Podul Heads Toward China After Lashing Taiwan

Waves breaking along the coast as Typhoon Podul approached in Taitung, Taiwan, on Wednesday.

Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Lampedusa, Italy

Migrant survivors stand on a dock after a shipwreck near Lampedusa, Italy, on Wednesday.

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

British and Canadian soldiers guarding the Kabul airport after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 as Afghans hoping to flee the country stood by.

Europe Battles Deadly Wildfires as High Winds Fuel Flames

Fighting a wildfire on the outskirts of Patras, Greece, on Wednesday.

Under Pressure by Trump, Mexico Sends 26 Accused Cartel Operatives to U.S.

White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, at a Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl lab in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. The Mexican government has launched an aggressive crackdown against the cartel.

Gaza Plan Stokes Tension Between Israel’s Military Chief and Government

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, in Jerusalem in March. He has been criticized over promotions of top officers and for consulting with outside advisers.

A Desperate Flight as Russia Closes In

U.S. Pilot Stranded in Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’

An aircraft lands at the Chilean military base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva on King George Island in 2014.

Canada Has Its Second-Worst Wildfire Season on Record

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for several communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Province this month. Five fires continue to be classified as out of control in the province.

Ahead of Putin Meeting, Trump Shrugs Off Russian Threats in U.S. and Abroad

A residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile last month.

Thursday Briefing: Air Conditioning Politics

Only about a quarter of French households have air conditioning.

Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm

Ali Larijani, second right, head of Iran’s National Security Council, arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to meet Lebanese leaders.

What It Takes to Find Food in Gaza

Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt

The South Korean Collector Who Fell for Posters From Communist Poland

Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

A poster of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Lahore.

Wednesday Briefing: Russian Forces Advance in Ukraine

On the Donetsk region front line in Ukraine last week.

Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2020.

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

The Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March. El Salvador has faced criticism over high incarceration rates and overcrowding of prisons.

Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home

Relatives of victims and survivors of the 2017 fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción attended the hearing on Tuesday in Guatemala City.

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

Dennis Bell, left, with his research colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica in 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base.

Wednesday Briefing: Russian Forces Advance in Ukraine

On the Donetsk region front line in Ukraine last week.

Wisconsin Woman Convicted in Failed Assassination Attempt in Birmingham, England

Mexico and Brazil Rebut Trump’s Claims About Violence in Their Cities

Mayor Clara Brugada of Mexico City, center, with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, right, during an event in January in Mexico City focused on a gun-buyback program.

South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

Kim Keon Hee, wife of the impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, arriving on Tuesday for a court hearing in Seoul.

When Trump Meets Putin, Anything Could Happen

President Trump sided with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on whether the Kremlin had meddled in the 2016 U.S. election during their meeting in Helsinki in 2018.

Perpetrator in 1975 Iceland Bank Theft Comes Forward, 50 Years Later

Philippines Condemns China After South China Sea Collision Captured on Video

A Chinese Navy vessel, left, accidentally collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, while chasing a Philippine fisheries boat, foreground, near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday.

New Delhi Is Ordered to Round Up Hundreds of Thousands of Stray Dogs

Stray dogs in New Delhi on Tuesday. There has been a rash of incidents in recent years in which children have been mauled and in some cases killed by street dogs.

Russia Makes Battlefield Advances in Ukraine, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks

A Ukrainian soldier firing a howitzer toward Russians in the Donetsk region of Ukraine last week.

Rescuers Find Body of American Hiker Who Was Missing in Pyrenees

The Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in Spain, where American hiker Cole Henderson went missing.

What to Know About the Heat Wave in Southern Europe

Battling a wildfire in Congosta, Spain, on Monday.

A Glow-Up Gone Awry

The statue of the Virgin Mary, also known simply as the Macarena, in her basilica in Seville, Spain, this month.

Israeli Hostage Families Call for Nationwide Walkout

Relatives of hostages marched with tens of thousands of other Israelis to call for a deal to free their loved ones in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian Militia and Theater Leader, Speaks After Release From Prison

Why Surrendering a Key Eastern Region Would Be Hard for Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier scanning the sky for Russian drones in the destroyed and mostly abandoned town of Kostiantynivka, in June.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Washington Crackdown

President Trump at the White House yesterday.

Are Samosas Unhealthy? Some Indians Find Official Advice Hard to Swallow.

Eating a snack from a shop selling Samosas and Kachoris in New Delhi, India, in July.

Foreign Recruits in Ukraine Military Are Killed in Russian Missile Strike

Thousands of flags and portraits of fallen Ukrainian soldiers and volunteer fighters from foreign countries at a makeshift memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine, in March.

Trump Says He’s Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’

President Trump’s description of his goals for the negotiation, the most high-stakes international meeting yet in his second term, were telling — as much for what he omitted as for what he included.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Washington Crackdown

President Trump at the White House yesterday.

Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.

A demonstration last year to protest the Brazilian Supreme Court’s move to ban Elon Musk’s X.

What to Know About Al Jazeera, the Broadcaster Israel Accuses of Supporting Hamas

The funeral of five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel on Monday in Gaza City.

Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza?

Al Jazeera staff members gathering at the network’s studios in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, to remember their colleagues killed in Gaza.

Trump Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect

Workers transporting coffee beans in Alfenas, Brazil. President Trump raised tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50 percent last month.

Footage Shows Medical Volunteer Execution in Southern Syria Amid Sectarian Violence

Israel-Qatar Tensions Escalate After Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalists

The bodies of the journalists killed in the bombing of an Al Jazeera Channel in Gaza City tent are carried down a street, while Palestinians and other journalists look on.

Jellyfish Shut Down French Nuclear Power Plant

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