Houthi Arrests of Yemenis on Spying Charges Alarm Diplomats and Aid Workers
Backers of the Houthis rallying this month in Sana, Yemen, in support of Palestinians.
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Zelensky, With Limited Options, Seeks a Path Forward for Ukraine
The city of Siversk, Ukraine, remains under near-constant shelling from a Russian-occupied territory just to the east.
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Part-Time Farmers, Part-Time Rock Stars: A Chinese Band’s Unlikely Rise
Varihnaz performing its first show of a national tour in Guilin, China, in September.
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Vatican Issues First Report on Sex Abuse, to Immediate Criticism
Pope Francis tasked the commission with verifying that countries were following a new church law that set out rules for reporting and combating clerical sexual abuse.
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In Botswana’s Election, Diamond Profits Are a Defining Issue
A diamond-processing plant in Gaborone, Botswana, last year.
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Teen Accused in U.K. Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing Charged With Terror Offenses
A memorial event for the victims of the attack in Southport in August.
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Parts of Spain Get a Month’s Worth of Rain in a Day
Cars swept away by flood water in Alora, Spain, on Tuesday.
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In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in Samoa this month. His popularity has plummeted amid reports of internal strife and his acceptance of freebies from donors.
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Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War
President Vladimir V. Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday, in a photo released by Russian state media.
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Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The facility holds more than 1.3 million samples.
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As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New Threat From the Skies
Residents of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, walking last month past a railway substation that was partly destroyed by a Russian glide bomb.
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Iran Executes Jamshid Sharmahd, German-Iranian Opponent Who Lived in U.S.
A protester last year holding a photo of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian dual citizen whom the Iranian government executed on Monday.
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Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?
John Green, the best selling author and YouTuber, wants to bridge an “empathy gap” for tuberculosis, which disproportionately affects people in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.
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Wednesday Briefing
“When elected, I will walk in with a to-do list,” Kamala Harris said.
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Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant
A satellite image showing a large building at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Shahroud Space Center in Iran in March.
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What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?
Palestinians lined up for medicine on Tuesday at an UNRWA health center in Khan Younis, Gaza, that operates with support from Japan, one of the U.N. agency’s top funders.
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Israeli Military Hits Gaza Town for 3rd Time in Days, Killing Dozens, Officials Say
Palestinian emergency medical workers removing a body from the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Tuesday.
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Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets
Eric Trump was one of those believed to have been targeted by Chinese hackers.
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Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say
Damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Gouraud Barracks neighborhood of Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek, in the vicinity of some ancient Roman ruins, on Tuesday.
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Hezbollah Names Naim Qassem as Its New Leader
Naim Qassem at a memorial ceremony for senior Hezbollah commanders near Beirut, Lebanon, in June.
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What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death
Susana Monsó, a philosopher of animal minds at the National Distance Education University in Madrid. “I’ve always been interested in those capacities that are understood to be uniquely human,” she said. “Death was a natural topic to pick up.”
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Tuesday Briefing
The comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has a history of racist jokes.
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How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election
In 2016, Russia’s interference in the presidential election looked very different from the disinformation campaigns that spread today.
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Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians
Israeli soldiers next to UNRWA offices in central Gaza in February, photographed during an escorted tour.
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A Caller Told 911 a Bear Had Chased Him Off a Cliff. The Police Say It Was Murder.
View from the Cherohala Skyway in southeastern Tennessee, where a homicide victim was found on Oct 18.
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Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume, Overshadowed by U.S. Election
Medics evacuating injured people and other patients from the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on Monday.
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British Labour Lawmaker Suspended After Punches Thrown
Mike Amesbury, center, speaking in the House of Commons in 2019. Video appears to show him punching a man repeatedly.
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Israel’s Knesset Opens With Passage of Bill Banning UNRWA: What to Know
The Israeli Parliament, or the Knesset, was illuminated with the colors of Israel’s flag on Oct. 7 to mark one year since the deadly attack by Hamas, in Jerusalem.
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Gérard Depardieu’s Sexual Assault Trial Is Postponed Until March
Gérard Depardieu faces two charges of sexual assault against two women on the set of “Les Volets Verts.” If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a fine of just over $80,000.
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‘Grate Cheese Robbery’ Scams Company Out of 22 Tons of Cheddar
A Neal’s Yard Dairy store in London. The company said that it had received a major order from what appeared to be a “legitimate wholesale distributor for a major French retailer.”
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As Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Resume, Little Progress Is Expected Before the U.S. Election
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli strike on Saturday in Gaza City.
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One-Third of World’s Trees Face Extinction Risk, Report at COP16 Says
A section of the Sycan Marsh Preserve, a wetland in Oregon that is home to thousands of birds and endangered fish, after a wildfire in 2021.
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Ukraine Braces for Russian Assault in Kursk Using North Korean Troops
A Ukrainian army vehicle passes through the destroyed Russian border post at the Sudzha crossing in August.
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Israeli Forces Withdraw From Northern Gaza Hospital After 3-Day Raid
Medics evacuating injured people and patients from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Monday.
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Tommy Robinson, U.K. Anti-immigrant Agitator, Jailed for Contempt of Court
The far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, outside a police station in Folkestone, England, on Friday.
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Japan Election: Asia’s Most Stable Democracy Is Sent Into Chaos
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan in Tokyo on Monday, after the governing party was dealt a resounding blow in parliamentary elections on Sunday.
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In Italy, a Fight Over Migration Pits Meloni Against the Courts
Migrants boarding an Italian Coast Guard ship this month in Shengjin, Albania, after judges in Rome demanded they be taken to Italy.
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Duterte Says He Takes Responsibility for Philippine Drug War
Former President Rodrigo Duterte being sworn in before his testimony in the Philippine Senate on Monday.
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Utility in Britain Offers Free Electricity to Grow Clean Energy
Turbines operated by Octopus, a power company that’s experimenting with new ways of pricing electricity.
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Uruguay’s Presidential Election Is Headed to a Runoff
Supporters of Yamandú Orsi, a center-left presidential candidate, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Sunday.
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Monday Briefing
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Israel Calls the Shots in the Mideast as U.S. Plays a Lesser Role
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday during a memorial ceremony for victims of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Bullied by China at Sea, With the Broken Bones to Prove It
Fishermen this month at the port of Sa Ky, south of Danang in central Vietnam. Vietnam has been offering loans, fuel and military training to fishermen to counter pressure tactics by China’s maritime militia.
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In England’s Most Haunted Village, Halloween Means Screams and Skeptics
A tour of the graveyard of St. Nicholas Church in Pluckley, England.
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Measured Comments From Israel and Iran on New Round of Strikes
A new billboard in Tehran depicts President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as “warmongers.”
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Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Killed and Injured Dozens of People, Gazan Officials Say
Palestinians at a damaged site on Sunday after a strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.
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Israeli Strike On the City of Sidon Kills 8 People, Lebanon Health Ministry Says
The site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Haret Saida area, next to the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Sunday.
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Tom Jarriel, Globetrotting ABC News Reporter, Is Dead at 89
Tom Jarriel on the ABC News program “World News Tonight” in 1979. He joined the network’s newsmagazine “20/20” that same year.
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Behind the Tactical Gains Against Iran, a Longer-Term Worry
A billboard in Tehran showing an apocalyptic scene of what looks like Tel Aviv being destroyed by missiles.
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In Georgia, Political Crisis Looms After Disputed Election
Georgia’s prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, speaking after the announcement of exit polls results at the Georgian Dream party headquarters in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday.
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Tropical Storm Trami Hits Vietnam After Killing Dozens in the Philippines
Firefighters digging through mud and debris in the Philippine province of Batangas on Saturday.
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For Catholic Jubilee, Days of Joy and Sadness in Rome and Bethlehem
The Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
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U.S. Questions Israel After ‘Horrifying’ Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Dozens
Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s Worrisome Business Deals
Tuesday Briefing: The U.S. Campaign’s Final Stretch
Trump’s Vast Tariffs Would Rock Global Businesses and Shake Alliances