For Old Ukrainians, Russia’s Invasion Echoes World War II Trauma
Among Ukrainians whose homes have been overrun by the Russian invasion, Halyna Semibratska, 101, is one of a small group who also survived Nazi occupation.
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Taiwan’s President Vows to Keep Island Safe Amid Chinese Pressure
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan taking his oath during the inauguration ceremony in Taipei on Monday.
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on May 2024
South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament
Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, in March. He resigned in 2018 amid widespread protests over allegations of sweeping corruption within his government.
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Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal Hearing: What Could Happen?
Mr. Assange leaving court in a security van in London in 2019.
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on May 2024
Toxic Political Culture Has Even Some Slovaks Calling Country ‘a Black Hole.’
The presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia. Many people in Slovakia view liberal democracy as a threat to their identity and values.
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on May 2024
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
Andrei R. Belousov discussing Russia’s international exports at a forum in October in Moscow. He recently became defense minister, after President Vladimir V. Putin shuffled his cabinet.
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on May 2024
Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question.
One of the “golden men” of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
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on May 2024
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk Becomes World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk celebrating his victory on Sunday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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on May 2024
Dominican Republic Election: How Crackdown on Haitians Lifted Abinader
President Luis Abinader of Dominican Republic waving to supporters after voting in Santo Domingo on Sunday.
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on May 2024
Assange Can Appeal U.S. Extradition, English Court Rules
Supporters of Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder, marched along a London street in February.
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on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian?
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting last month.
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on May 2024
What to Know About Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s Acting President
Mohammad Mokhber, who is acting president, had held senior positions in some of Iran’s most powerful conglomerates.
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on May 2024
Monday Briefing
Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations last year.
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Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
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on May 2024
Europe Wants to Build a Stronger Defense Industry, but Can’t Decide How
An assault brigade in Ukraine firing a 122-milimeter howitzer D-30 at a Russian target last month.
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on May 2024
Helicopter Crash Increases Pressure as U.S. and Iran Face Crises
A man held an image of Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, who was killed by an American drone strike in 2020, during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran last month.
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on May 2024
Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
Security forces blocking streets on Sunday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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on May 2024
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was one of six people who went to space aboard the Mission NS-25 crew capsule from Blue Origin on Sunday. Upon exiting, he raised his arm and said, “Long time coming.”
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on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in 2021.
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on May 2024
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
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on May 2024
Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Police officers and emergency workers inspecting a resort compound hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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on May 2024
Gazans Flee Jabaliya as Israel’s Military Launches New Offensive
Bombardment in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip last week.
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on May 2024
Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair in Street Art and Silverware
A mural of Jürgen Klopp, who is leaving the club. It is one of series of similar tributes decorating walls and buildings in the city.
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on May 2024
U.S. and Iranian Officials Held Indirect Talks in Oman on Risks of a Wider War
Iranians celebrating last month after Iran attacked Israel in response to its killing of Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi. It was Iran’s first direct strike on Israeli soil.
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Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows
Protesters at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The banner reads, “Our sisters are dying for us to save them. Deal now.”
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Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Dies; Hostage Who Chided Foreign Policy
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., riding with Mayor Edward I. Koch, was one of 52 American hostages who were given a ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan in January 1981. They were released by Iran after more than a year in captivity.
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Georgia’s President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called her veto of the bill “symbolic,” because the country’s Parliament, led by the ruling Georgian Dream party, is widely expected to override it.
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on May 2024
Rescuers in Nepal Retrieve the Bodies of an American Climber and Her Guide
Mount Shishapangma, seen here from Baiku Lake in the Tibet Autonomous region in southwest China, is, at 26,335 feet, the 14th highest peak in the world.
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on May 2024
Slovak Prime Minister Is Improving After Second Operation, Official Says
A car believed to be carrying the suspect accused of shooting Slovakia’s prime minister arriving at a special court on Saturday in Pezinok, Slovakia.
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on May 2024
The Northern Lights Forecast in the U.K.
The northern lights near High Pike, England, early on Saturday.
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on May 2024
Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil
Anitta at the 63rd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile in February.
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on May 2024
Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border
Smoke rising from the site of a strike on industrial buildings in Kharkiv on Friday. Russia is already targeting the city with missiles and powerful glide bombs.
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on May 2024
Appreciating Alice Munro, Who Brought Innovation to Short Fiction
Alice Munro was known for exploring time and memory in her stories.
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on May 2024
Xi Jinping Embracing Vladimir Putin in Defiance of the West
A photograph provided by Russian state media shows Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Thursday.
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on May 2024
Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them.
Nearly 10,000 residents had fled areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region as of Saturday, according to the region’s governor. An elderly resident was evacuated from the town of Kozacha Lopan near the Russian border.
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on May 2024
Under Israeli Bombs, a Wartime Economy Emerges in Gaza
A boy helping a vendor arrange merchandise last month in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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on May 2024
Being Muslim in Modi’s India
Ziya Us Salam, an associate editor of The Hindu, praying at home with Shan Mohammad, a hafiz who visits to teach one of Mr. Salam’s daughters the Quran, in Noida, India.
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on May 2024
Slovakian Charged in Shooting ‘Was Against Everything’
A person was detained after Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot five times on Wednesday in Handlova, Slovakia.
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on May 2024
A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts
Police detained a man at the scene where Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot, in Handlova, Slovakia, on Wednesday.
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on May 2024
Aid Starts Entering Gaza Through U.S.-Built Pier, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough
A ship near the floating pier that was constructed by the U.S. military off the coast of Gaza to enable seaborne delivery of aid, on Friday.
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on May 2024
Gunman Kills Three Spanish Tourists in Central Afghanistan
Bamiyan Province, where the shooting on Friday took place, is home to the remnants of 1,500-year-old giant Buddhas that were carved into side of a cliff, and mostly destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.
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on May 2024
Thunderstorms, Wind and Climate Change: Here’s What to Know
A damaged building in Houston on Friday, after severe storms the night before.
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on May 2024
Premier League’s Dramatic Final Day Masks a Bigger Issue
Arsenal and Manchester City pulled off a rare feat this season: a razor-close title race.
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on May 2024
Why a Tactic Used by Czars Is Back With a Vengeance
Protesters outside the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London on Tuesday, after the arrest of three men charged with assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service in Britain.
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on May 2024
Zelensky Signs Law Allowing Convicts to Fight for Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers training in the country’s Zaporizhzhia region in March.
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on May 2024