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.
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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.
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Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2023.
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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.
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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.
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Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader
Tarique Rahman in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.
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UK Ban on Palestine Action Is Unlawful, Court Finds
Supporters of Palestine Action protesting on Friday outside the Royal Court of Justice in London.
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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.
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Bangladeshis Vote in Droves for Constitutional Change in Referendum
Checking election results at the Bangladesh Election Commission building in Dhaka on Friday.
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Heated Rivalry and Marital Bliss: Two Wives Go Head to Head in a Scary Olympic Sport
Nicole Silveira of Brazil, left, and Kim Meylemans of Belgium, a married couple, are competing against each other, but they also have their own unit: Team BB.
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Thousands Rally for Iran Regime Change in Cities Around the World
Protesters held up flags of pre-revolution Iran at a Saturday demonstration organized on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Germany.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany speaking at the Munich Security Conference, on Friday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Ex-Leader of Norway Charged With Corruption Linked to Epstein
Thorbjorn Jagland, center left, a former prime minister of Norway, in Oslo on Thursday.
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Canada School Shooter’s Online Life Showed Interest in Violent Extremism
The family home where the authorities say Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother, Jennifer Jacobs, and her brother, Emmett Jacobs.
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Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?
The border wall between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Ontario Lifts Tuition Freeze at Public Universities
Students at the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto, Canada, last year.
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How Europe Woke Up to Trump
Trump in Davos last month.
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Europe’s Leaders Gather At Munich Summit, Reeling From Trump’s Criticism
Vice President JD Vance speaking at the Munich Security Conference last year.
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Israeli Army Reservists Are Suspected of Using Inside Knowledge to Bet
Israeli military vehicles in a staging area near the border with Lebanon in 2024. Israeli reservists are accused of using classified information to place bets.
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El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and Floods
A storm in California during the last El Niño phase, in 2023. The El Niño weather pattern has far-reaching influence.
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Trump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel
A nearly deserted security checkpoint at El Paso International Airport on Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration announced a 10-day ban on flights over the city.
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Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
Life in Beirut Beneath the Drones
Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.
Ilia Malinin’s catastrophic free skate: ‘I blew it.’
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
Chloe Kim, once a teenage phenom, loses to a new one.