Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield
An Ukrainian soldier in the besieged eastern city of Kostiantynivka early this year.
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Keir Starmer Says No, He Won’t Resign
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking to supporters and councilors in London on Friday, the day after elections were held in England, Wales and Scotland.
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Iran Responds to Latest U.S. Plan to End War
Tehran on Saturday. Iran gave its response through Pakistan to an American proposal to end the conflict, Iranian state media reported.
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Lebanese Mourn Eight Members of One Family Killed in Israeli Strike
Mourners paying their respects to the eight family members who were killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon.
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Cruise Ship Linked to Hantavirus Outbreak Arrives in Spain’s Canary Islands for Disembarking
A passenger from the MV Hondius speaking with medical staff in the Granadilla Port in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday.
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British Paratroopers Deliver Aid to Remote Islands With Possible Hantavirus Case
A photo released by the British Ministry of Defense showed a parachuter landing on Tristan da Cunha, an archipelago of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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The Man Who Cuts the Perfect Slice of Ham
Ernesto Soriano at work inside the Joselito flagship store in Madrid last month. He began learning to carve at 15.
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on May 2026
Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures
Crowds inside the sprawling Grand Bazaar in Tehran on Saturday. Imports of goods have been affected by the war.
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on May 2026
U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies
The unfinished Chinese telescope at night at the Cesco observatory in El Leoncito, in Argentina’s San Juan Province.
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on May 2026
Red Card or Black Card? The Conscription Lottery in Thailand.
Volunteer recruits getting fitted for uniforms in Nonthaburi, Thailand, in April. Tens of thousands of men are conscripted every year.
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on May 2026
How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in 2025 in Beijing.
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Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers, New Estimate Finds
Fresh graves of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine at a cemetery in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, in February.
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Punch, the Lonely Monkey Who Drew Crowds to a Small Japan Zoo, Is Growing Up. He’s Still a Star.
Punch has handled the limelight better than most young stars. Since first hitting the headlines he has slowly integrated into his troop and made friends — monkey and human alike.
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on May 2026
Strait of Hormuz Remains Effectively Blocked After Naval Skirmishes
Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, last month.
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on May 2026
Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries
Workers on the island of Tenerife setting up tents at an expected reception point for passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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on May 2026
Deadly Israeli Strikes Erode Cease-Fire in Lebanon
Rescue workers searching for survivors under the rubble of houses damaged by an Israeli airstrike Saturday, in the village of Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon.
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on May 2026
Britain’s Electorate Is ‘Splintering.’ Can Its System Stand the Strain?
“The electorate are fed up with the fact that their lives aren’t changing quickly enough,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said on Friday, after his Labour Party suffered significant losses at the polls.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth Breaks Labour’s Dominance in Wales
Rhun ap Iorwerth, second from left, arriving at a polling station with his wife and daughters in Llangristiolus, Wales, on Thursday.
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on May 2026
Why Antiwar Protesters Are Rallying in Japan
A crowd of protesters in Tokyo this week. One demonstrator holds a number 9, referring to the article of the Japanese constitution that renounces war.
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on May 2026
One Nation Wins Australia Special Election, Claiming Seat in Lower House
Pauline Hanson, the leader of One Nation, an Australian anti-immigration party.
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Early Adopter
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Canada and the European Union Are in Love. Where Can It Lead?
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, left; Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general; and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan. Armenia, on Monday.
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on May 2026
How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.
The outreach appears to provide a vivid portrait of how Beijing’s spy services seek to gain access to information from within the corridors of power in Washington.
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on May 2026
Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran
A woman walks along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran. The Caspian has emerged as a key trade route between Russia and Iran.
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on May 2026
China’s Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs
At the Beijing auto show in April, which featured hundreds of electric cars. Chinese electric vehicles are being exported in record numbers.
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on May 2026
Peter Magyar Takes Over as Hungary’s Leader From Viktor Orban
Peter Magyar getting a standing ovation on Saturday in Budapest as he became Hungary’s new prime minister.
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on May 2026
Why the Trump-Xi Summit Matters, Even if Little Seems to Come of It
President Trump meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Busan, South Korea, in 2025.
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on May 2026
A Scaled-Back Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability in Ukraine War
Russia’s Victory Day military parade on Saturday in Moscow. The parade, in Red Square, included none of its usual muscle-flexing missiles and armor.
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on May 2026
In Hungary, Viktor Orban Loyalists Jump Ship
Peter Magyar, the former opposition leader, last month in Budapest.
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on May 2026
Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship
The Caribbean Princess left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 28 and is expected to return to Florida on Monday.
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on May 2026
After Frederiksen Falls Short in Denmark, Right-Leaning Politician Is Asked to Form Government
Given high marks for handling President Trump, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark was seen as falling short when it came to domestic issues.
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on May 2026
U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows
An image of a U.F.O. resembling a football-shaped body near Japan that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported.
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on May 2026
Mysterious American Man Makes Mysterious Proposal in Greenland
Nuuk, Greenland, where a man with an American accent is said to have been asking residents to sign a petition about joining the United States.
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on May 2026
Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
British Prime Minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer in London on Friday.
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on May 2026
There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.
The provincial authority that runs Carman Memorial Hospital in Carman, Manitoba, said it was working with patients to reschedule elective surgeries after ants appeared in the operating room.
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on May 2026
In one borough on London’s outer reaches, Conservatives stave off Reform U.K.
Nigel Farage leaving a polling station in eastern England on Thursday.
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Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Traveler’
The MV Hondius off the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on Sunday. Passengers on the ship showed symptoms of the hantavirus, and some died.
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on May 2026
Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86
Festus Mogae in 2004, during his decade as president of Botswana. He fought the country’s H.I.V./AIDS crisis and presided over robust economic growth because of diamond production.
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on May 2026
Oil Slick Is Detected Off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf
An image from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite showing a slick off Kharg Island on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Greenpeace Suffers Another Blow in Court Fight With Energy Transfer
Activists in France protested against the Energy Transfer lawsuit against Greenpeace USA last year.
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on May 2026
Britain Has Entered a New Era of Multiparty Politics. It’s Messy.
Voters in North London on Thursday. In Britain’s voting system, the more candidates there are for a council seat, the smaller the share it might take to win.
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on May 2026
Four Men Found Guilty of Haiti President’s Assassination
A mural of Jovenel Moïse near his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he was assassinated in 2021.
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on May 2026
SNP, Scotland’s Pro-Independence Party, Benefits From Labour’s Struggles With Voters
A campaign event for the Scottish National Party in Dundee, Scotland, in April.
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on May 2026
Even in Labour-Loyal Wales, Voters Are Looking to Other Parties
Canvassers for Plaid Cymru, one of the parties trying to defeat Labour in Wales in Tredegar, last month.
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on May 2026
The Green Party gained ground in some of Labour’s London strongholds.
A Green Party candidate won the mayor’s race in the London borough of Hackney.
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on May 2026
Two Men Are Convicted of Spying for China in Britain
Chung Biu Yuen, left, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, right, arriving ahead of their trial at the Old Bailey in central London in March.
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on May 2026
What’s at Stake in the UK’s Local Elections
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain spoke on Friday after local election results began rolling in.
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on May 2026
Farage Celebrates Reform UK’s Strong Performance in Local Elections
Nigel Farage, Britain’s Reform U.K. leader, spoke to the media in the London Borough of Havering, Britain, on Friday.
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on May 2026
Emirates Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties Amid Iran War
The Emirates leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and President Trump in Abu Dhabi, last year.
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on May 2026
Taiwan Breaks Political Deadlock to Approve $25 Billion U.S. Arms Purchase
A Patriot missile system deployed at a park in Taipei during a military exercise last year. The Patriot is one of the most sought-after air-defense systems on the weapons market.
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on May 2026
After Capturing Maduro, Trump Celebrated Victory. Did It Bring Venezuelans Home?