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How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

Iran Protester Dies in Custody, Raising Fears of Execution

Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh

A poster of Shafiqur Rahman, the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, on Thursday outside a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Will A.I. Kill Translation Jobs?

Browsing a bookstore in Paris. Book publishing is an example of how artificial intelligence is sweeping the translation field.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in men’s figure skating on Friday at the Winter Olympics in Milan.

U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections

An undated photo of the compound where the deportees are being held in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital.

Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say

Aleksei A. Navalny in his office in Moscow in 2014. He was President Vladimir V. Putin’s most prominent political opponent when he died in a Russian prison in 2024.

French Prosecutors to Investigate Diplomat as Part of Epstein Probe

The Santé prison in Paris where Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and Epstein associate who died in February 2022, was held.

Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World

Protesters held up flags of Iran from before the revolution at a Saturday demonstration organized on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

In Munich, Europe Says It Is ‘De-risking’ From the U.S. Amid Trump’s Unpredictability

Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich on Saturday.

Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory

Friends and members of the same polycule, from left, Victor Souza, Jessica Couri, Rafael Pissurno and Iuli Duerte, meeting for breakfast in Rio de Janeiro.

Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2023.

Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones

You’d Be Surprised to See Where Many Olympians Keep Their Medals

No miracle, but Denmark gives U.S. a fight.

The Sea Took Her Prosthetic Leg. Months Later, It Gave It Back.

Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real

With his stage work, the Swiss director-activist Milo Rau examines episodes of historical violence in an attempt to give audiences some measure of insight.

Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

Roy Medvedev in Moscow in 1990. In the West, he was known as the most independent historian of the Soviet era.

Zelensky rules out holding elections until there is a cease-fire with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

After Mass Shooting, the Town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia Is Forever Changed

Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon joined hands during a prayer by an Indigenous elder at the Tumbler Ridge vigil.

Open Road

Europe’s Reaction to Rubio: Relief, Up to a Point

Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, with Wolfgang Ischinger, the conference chairman, at the Munich Security Conference, on Saturday.

Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.

In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at the Munich Security Conference.

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

A photo released by Japan’s Fisheries Agency shows a Japanese patrol vessel, left, and a Chinese fishing boat that was seized off the coast of Nagasaki on Thursday.

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How Peter Biar Ajak, a Sudanese Peace Activist, Was Caught Plotting a Coup

Peter Biar Ajak after returning to the United States in 2020. A federal court in Arizona sentenced him to prison last week after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. weapons export laws.

New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

Researchers digging to unearth remnants of what is believed to have been a fortified gate guarding an entrance to the capital of the Western Zhou dynasty, near Hejia Village, China, in December.

First U.S. Troops Land in Nigeria for Trump-Led Christian Mission

A damaged door frame at a church in Nigeria, where worshipers were kidnapped after being attacked by gunmen, in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna, last month.

Ilia Malinin’s catastrophic free skate: ‘I blew it.’

U.N. Condemns U.S. Measures Halting Oil Deliveries to Cuba

A street in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba, this month during a scheduled outage as part of energy rationing.

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Said to Have Raised First Pledges for Gaza

Children collecting paper and plastic at a garbage dump in Gaza last month. Vast sections of the territory were destroyed in the war.

The Mutually Beneficial Ties Between Jeffrey Epstein and Thorbjorn Jagland

Thorbjorn Jagland, center left, a former prime minister of Norway, in Oslo on Thursday. A recently released tranche of emails revealed his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

At Munich Summit, European Leaders Agree With Trump: The Old World Order Is Over

President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Germany’s leader says his country is in discussions with France on a European nuclear deterrent.

President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at an informal E.U. leaders’ retreat in Belgium on Thursday.

Macron urges Europe to step up on the global stage and stresses unity on major issues, particularly Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron of France, in remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, implicitly warned the United States not to exclude Europe from talks on security guarantees for Ukraine.

Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.

A cash bouquet.

How Bangladesh Went From Revolution to Elections

Key Moments in Gisèle Pelicot’s Interview With The New York Times

Gisèle Pelicot, the Woman at the Center of Rape Trial That Shook France, Shares Her Story

As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

People in Tehran walk on U.S. and Israeli flags during a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution. Senior officials said Mr. Trump had not decided whether he would strike Iran.

Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in 2022. He was identified this week in files related to Mr. Epstein.

2 ISIS Supporters Who Planned Attack on Jews in U.K. Get Life Sentences

A surveillance image released by the Greater Manchester Police shows Walid Saadaoui, 38, right, and Amar Hussein, 52, left, near Dover, southern England, in May.

German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany speaking at the Munich Security Conference, on Friday.

U.S. Transfers Thousands of ISIS Prisoners to Iraq From Syria

U.S. military vehicles in Qamishli, Syria, escorted buses transporting Islamic State detainees to Iraq this month.

Bangladeshis Vote in Droves for Constitutional Change in Referendum

Checking election results at the Bangladesh Election Commission building in Dhaka on Friday.

A nervous Europe awaits Rubio’s speech in Munich.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arriving in Munich on Friday.

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Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the fiercest in any sport in the world.

UK Ban on Palestine Action Is Unlawful, Court Finds

Supporters of Palestine Action protesting on Friday outside the Royal Court of Justice in London.

Ukraine Says U.S. Is Increasing Pressure for a Deal as the Midterms Loom

An artillery unit of the Ukrainian Army preparing to fire at Russian positions near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in December.

Venezuelan Politician Living in Exile in the US is Detained by ICE

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

Antigovernment protesters blocked a road last month in Tehran. Iran is using facial recognition and phone data to track and detain people involved in political opposition activities.

Milan Has an Affordable Housing Crisis. Can the Olympic Village Help?

The Olympic Village complex in Milan. The village’s developer has touted it as a great gift to the city that will provide 6 percent of the beds needed for students.

Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat; Move Likely to Add to Tensions

A photo released by Japan’s Fisheries Agency shows a Japanese patrol vessel, left, and a Chinese fishing boat off the coast of Nagasaki on Thursday.

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