‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
After an arduous journey from Iran to Turkey to Brazil to the U.S. border, Mehrdad Dalir was detained and then deported back to Iran, where he fears for his safety.
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India’s Prime Minister Vows Justice After New Delhi Car Explosion Kills 8
Family and friends on Tuesday mourning a victim of the explosion in New Delhi.
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As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
Campaign posters in central Baghdad promoting candidates for the parliamentary elections.
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Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care.
A demonstration protesting the British government’s ban on Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group, in Trafalgar Square in London last month. Under the ban, simply holding a placard in support of the group is a terrorism offense.
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Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital
Firefighters at the site of an explosion in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
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Turkey Seeks Jail Sentence of Over 2,000 Years for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of Istanbul was detained in March, just days before he was to be named the presidential candidate of Turkey’s opposition.
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How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Plans
American troops patrolling the streets of Panama after invading in 1989.
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Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
Election workers in Mosul, Iraq, on Tuesday after polls closed.
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Roman-Era Treasures Stolen From Syria’s National Museum
Syria’s National Museum in Damascus in January. The staff discovered on Monday that statues were missing.
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The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by
Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight heist. His mother said in an interview that a framed version of this photo is in their kitchen.
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Syria’s President Meets Trump at White House for First Time
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria outside the White House on Monday.
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Unwed Mothers and Their Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
A Kenyan mother, Esther, and her newborn son, Abudy, were living on the street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s current crisis is less about President Trump, than about the insoluble tensions of a public service broadcaster operating in a divided political and media world.
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Women in Power, and on the Right
Sanae Takaichi is the first woman to serve as Japan’s prime minister.
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Trump Threatened to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion. What Are His Chances?
President Trump speaking to a large crowd near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
An oil rig off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif. The plan would also require new oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Trump Pardons Runner Who Took Prohibited Shortcut on Grand Teton
Michelino Sunseri outside the Clifford P. Hansen Courthouse in Jackson, Wyo., in May during his federal trial.
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India Is Investigating a Deadly Car Explosion. Here’s What to Know.
Officials inspecting the scene of a car explosion near Red Fort in New Delhi, India, on Monday.
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Mike Smith, Bubbles on ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ Is Charged With Sexual Assault
Mike Smith in 2014. Mr. Smith, who plays Bubbles on the Canadian mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys,” has been charged with sexual assault.
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The BBC Under Fire
The BBC’s headquarters in London.
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Canada Lost Its Measles Elimination Status. What Does It Mean for the U.S.?
Signs describing measles symptoms at a health clinic in Taber, Alberta. The province has been a hot spot of Canada’s recent measles outbreak.
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At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics
A solar farm near Kayathar in southern India. The country can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower.
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Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
The BBC office in London. The head of the BBC and the head of news resigned after growing pressure.
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Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Push Back Despite Zelensky Pressure
The headquarters of Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear energy company, in 2022. Anti-corruption agencies found what they said were efforts to influence Energoatom and others.
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Explosion Reported Near Red Fort in New Delhi
Security personnel at the scene of an explosion near the Red Fort area of Delhi on Monday.
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What to Know About the BBC Resignations and Turmoil Over a Trump Speech Edit
The BBC office, known as Broadcasting House, in London. The BBC’s output is vast, including global news, drama series and sports.
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Thailand Suspends Trump-Backed Peace Talks With Cambodia
A Thai soldier walking near the disputed Thai-Cambodian border in August, where land mines were found deployed.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal
Nicolas Sarkozy, a French former president, last month. He was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding for a 2007 presidential campaign from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya.
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China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit
Chemicals used to produce fentanyl on the floor of a drug cartel safe house in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. Much of chemical precursors used to make the synthetic opioid are routed from China to Mexico, where drug cartels finish processing the drug before smuggling it into the United States.
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, last month. Mr. Patel’s unorthodox approach to running the bureau has alarmed international allies.
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Juan Gabriel Tribute Draws Tens of Thousands to Mexico City
Thousands gathered to watch the screening of a concert by the late Juan Gabriel.
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A Syrian Village and the Long Road to the White House
Rashid Muhammad Kaseer, a resident of Barisha, Syria, where American commandos killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, six years ago.
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As the Russia War Continues, Ukraine Faces a Major Draft Evasion Problem
Fishing boats along a canal in Vylkove, Ukraine, last month.
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Why Children of Unmarried Mothers Are Stranded in Saudi Arabia
Esther, holding her 2-week-old newborn, Abudy, at the median strip where they lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Drones Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Bid in South, Special Counsel Says
Yoon Suk Yeol, former president of South Korea, arriving at his trial in Seoul in April. He was formally accused Monday of ordering drones to fly over North Korea to justify his call for martial law last year.
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He Was Known for Kleptocratic Rule and Bloodshed. Now Suharto Is a National Hero.
Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, a daughter of Suharto, and Bambang Trihatmodjo, one of his sons, accepted the honor from President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday.
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A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines
Workers clear debris from a highway in Dipaculao, Philippines, on Monday, after Typhoon Fung-wong hit.
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Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast
A handout photo from the Malaysian Coast Guard showing a search-and-rescue mission near the country’s border with Thailand on Sunday.
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Second Migrant Child Dies on ‘Reverse Migration’ Boat Route
A boat full of migrants heading from Panama to Colombia in May on a reverse migration route.
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Tackling Climate Change Without the U.S.
The U.N. climate conference is being held in Belém, Brazil.
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Hamas Hands Over Body of Hadar Goldin, Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014
Posters in southern Israel of Hadar Goldin, whose body had been held in Gaza for over a decade.
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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers
The parched bed of the Kan River along a road west of Tehran, Iran’s capital. The country is facing an increasingly severe water crisis.
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The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
Demonstrators in Tehran on Tuesday marking the anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy on Nov. 4, 1979.
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TikTok’s ‘Millennial Baroness’ Starts to Branch Out
Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg has openly discussed her family’s history on TikTok, including a distant relative known as the “Bloody Baron.”
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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Strong Earthquake Off Its Coast
Kuji Bay on the coast of Kuji city of Iwate prefecture, Japan, last year.
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Argentina Has Become an Escape for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians Escaping Putin’s Anti-Gay Crackdown
A Quebec Writer Confronts His ‘Little Darkness’ as a Class Defector
These Sheep Have a Statement to Make
Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’
Medical Marijuana Grower in New Zealand Faces Criminal Charges
BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil
What Questions Do You Have About Climate Change?
Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community