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South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

Protesters rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence in Seoul in Friday.

South Korea’s Dueling Protests

Thousands of people showed up on Friday near the residence of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to call for his arrest. Others were there to defend him.

A Long Fight to Keep a Closer Eye on Madrasas Unravels in Pakistan

Reading the Quran at a madrasa in Balakot, Pakistan, in 2019.

Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders

A Syrian fighter of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham patrols the gate as men wait outside a reconciliation center in Damascus on Monday.

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister of Germany, and her French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, visiting the Sednaya prison north of Damascus.

More Than 300 People Flee Building Fire in South Korea

Firefighters working at the scene of a fire in Seongnam, South Korea, on Friday.

Dinosaur Footprints Found in England by Quarry Workers

An undated photo provided by the University of Birmingham, showing work along the so-called “dinosaur highway” at a quarry in Oxfordshire, England.

Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts

Elon Musk has moved on from his enthusiastic boosting of a far-right party in Germany to targeting Britain in a fusillade of social media posts.

Israeli Threat to UNRWA Looms Over Gaza

Bags of flour at a distribution center for the main U.N. aid agency that aids Palestinians in Gaza, UNRWA, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, in October.

Palestinian Authority Temporarily Bans Al Jazeera

At the Jazeera television network offices in Ramallah in the West Bank in May.

Which Countries Warn That Alcohol May Cause Cancer?

Shelves of alcohol for sale in a supermarket in Galway, Ireland.

Naples, Italy: A Popular Tourist Destination Suffering from Violence and Unemployment

The Mozambique Song, and Rapper, Inspiring a Youth Uprising

Supporters of Mr. Mondlane demonstrating in Maputo last month.

Debate Over U.S. Sanctions on Russia For Ukraine War Intensifies

Nearly three years of international sanctions have put a squeeze on Russian consumers.

Guantánamo Convict Sues to Stop U.S. Plan to Send Him to Prison in Iraq

Honduran Leader Threatens to Push U.S. Military Out of Base if Trump Orders Mass Deportations

President Xiomara Castro of Honduras on Wednesday, in an image released by the Honduran Presidency. She warned that she would oust the U.S. military from Honduras if President-elect Donald J. Trump made good on his threat to order massive deportations of Hondurans.

U.S. Hits Chinese Cybersecurity Company With Sanctions After Breach

In September, the F.B.I. said it had taken down a network of 200,000 consumer devices in the U.S. and abroad that had been compromised with malware and weaponized by Flax Typhoon, a Chinese hacking group.

Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81

Britt Allcroft in 1973, more than a decade before “Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends” debuted on British television.

After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies

Moving an electrolyzer, a piece of equipment that generates hydrogen from water using electricity, from a train to a truck at a hydrogen production and storage facility in Delta, Utah, in 2023.

Friday Briefing

Bourbon Street in New Orleans reopened to tourists, with extra security.

Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

U.S. Steel, the iconic American company whose metal has been used to build some of the nation’s most famous bridges and buildings, is based in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

South Korean President’s Supporters Camp Out Near His Home

Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns

An aerial view of containers moving through the Panama Canal in July 2024. Chinese companies and the Chinese government have a growing influence over global ports and shipping.

What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On.

President Jimmy Carter at a dedication ceremony for the White House solar array on June 20, 1979.

Friday Briefing: F.B.I. Said the New Orleans Attacker Acted Alone

Increased security at a football stadium in New Orleans yesterday.

A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya

How Darts Became London’s Rowdiest Winter Party

Gaza Cease-Fire Before Trump’s Inauguration Looks Unlikely

Supporters of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip gathered in Tel Aviv on Wednesday at an event calling for action to secure the release of the captives.

Thursday Briefing

A pickup truck crashed into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

US Teenager Fighting for His Life After Father and 2 Others Killed in Mexico

Montenegro Shooting Kills 12, Including 2 Children, Officials Say

The police outside the scene of the shooting at a restaurant in Cetinje, Montenegro, where a shooting rampage began.

What to Know About ISIS Terror Attacks

Members of the F.B.I. walk around Bourbon Street in New Orleans during their investigation of the fatal truck crash on New Year’s Eve.

Thursday Briefing: An Attack in New Orleans

Officers working the scene of a deadly attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Wednesday.

Why Did Ukraine Halt the Flow of Russia’s Natural Gas to Europe?

The Compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, in the Kursk region of Russia.

Vehicle Ramming Attacks: Using Cars and Trucks as Weapons Has Become Common

Police investigators surrounding a truck that crashed into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans today.

Zelensky Expresses Hope for 2025, but Russia Presses On With Attacks

Taking shelter in a subway station during an air-raid alarm in Kyiv, Ukraine, on New Year’s Eve.

Gaza Residents Endure Harsh Conditions as Israel-Hamas War Continues Into 2025

Gazan children on Wednesday amid damage from an Israeli strike the previous night in Jabaliya.

A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw

Antiterrorism training in Ivory Coast in 2022. France and Ivory Coast jointly founded an antiterrorism academy in the country a year earlier.

Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes

A Pakistani soldier at the border with Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Rebels Easily Toppled Syria’s Army. Their Challenge Now: Rebuilding.

The rebel captured Mechanical Military Academy in Aleppo.

At Trevi Fountain in Rome, Tourists’ Coins Go to Good Cause

A recent three-month restoration that cut off direct Trevi Fountain access was not a significant deterrent for visitors to Rome.

Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe

A Ukrainian soldier outside a gas metering station of the Russian energy giant Gazprom in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, in August.

Wednesday Briefing

New Year’s Eve celebrations in Paris.

A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

Armed men tried to kill Crispín Agustín Mendoza, mayor of Alcozauca, Mexico, in his home. But he fought back, and now is guarded at all times by six soldiers.

Holiday Briefing: Welcome to 2025

Dada Masilo, Who Fused Ballet With African Dance, Dies at 39

Dada Masilo performing at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh in 2016.

Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges

President Vladimir V. Putin’s address, given on the eve of Russia’s main public holiday, suggested that Russians’ hopes would easily be realized. “When we are together, everything will come true,” he said.

Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address

Elon Musk on Capitol Hill this month. Mr. Musk’s support of the AfD, which has neo-Nazi links, has unsettled mainstream German lawmakers.

New Year’s Eve 2025: Photos of Celebrations Around the World

Fireworks burst over the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year’s Day celebrations in Berlin.

U.S. Carries Out Strikes on Houthis in Yemen

A cloud of smoke billowed on Tuesday after an airstrike on Yemen’s capital, Sana.

He Didn’t Know His Father Was on Doomed South Korean Flight Until It Crashed

Oh Jaejin, 37, whose father died in the Jeju Air crash, at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Tuesday.

New Year’s Eve Hogmanay Street Party Canceled in Edinburgh

Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle during last year’s Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Scotland.

Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.

Kent International imports some bicycles from China and makes others at a South Carolina factory.

Under a Highway in Rio, a Dance Style Charms a New Generation

How a Doping Feud Almost Cost Salt Lake City the 2034 Olympics

How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East

Damage in November in Myrnohrad, eastern Ukraine, on the road to Pokrovsk, a strategic city that is a main target of the Russian offensive in the Donetsk region.

The Man Who Showed the World South Korea’s Deadly Plane Crash

Tuesday Briefing

A funeral for an Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza on Sunday.

Syrian Refugees in Germany Are Glad They Can Visit Home. But Just Visit.

Iman Mohammed and her husband, Baha Mefleh, refugees from Syria, outside their home in a village near Berlin.

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