Russia Raises Key Inflation Rate to 18 Percent
People walking through a market in Shebekino, Russia, in May.
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Vintage of War
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The Olympics You Remember Are Back
Stands are filled at rugby sevens on the first day of competition.
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In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers
Yuji Tanaka, managing director at Yumori Tanakaya, talking to a guest during check-in time in Nasushiobara, Japan, last month.
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Scandal Hits U.K.’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing,’ the Original ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Dancers at a “Strictly Come Dancing” live tour in Birmingham, England, in 2018. Allegations of abuse and bullying on the weekly television show have raised questions about the BBC’s handling of the show.
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2 Top Leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, Including ‘El Mayo,’ in U.S. Custody
Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo, has been pursued by the U.S. government for years.
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Whose Politics Are More Turbulent, America’s or Australia’s?
President Joe Biden with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at the White House last year.
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Russia and China Conduct First Joint Bomber Patrol Near Alaska
A photograph released by the Russian military on Thursday purporting to show a Chinese bomber, left, and a Russian fighter jet during a joint patrol exercise near Alaska the previous day.
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In Burkina Faso, ‘Nowhere Is Safe’ from Terrorists or Troops
Visitors at the Armed Forces Museum in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, during a cultural festival in May. Western countries like France and the United States once saw the nation as a haven of stability in a volatile region.
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Snoop Dogg, NBC’s New Voice of the People
The Eiffel Tower posing behind a noted American landmark.
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Doused by Rain, Paris Opens Its Games With a Boat Party on the Seine
The Eiffel Tower emitted beams of light during the climax of the opening ceremony.
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Trump Says He and Netanyahu Remain on Good Terms
Former President Donald J. Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Celine Dion’s Performance Closes the Olympics Opening Ceremony
Celine Dion performing from the Eiffel Tower to close the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games.
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When the Game Does Not End at the Final Whistle
When there were fans in the stands, the score was 2-2. The match did not end that way.
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Jasper Fire Worsened by Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud
Smoke from a wildfire in Jasper National Park, Alberta, on Wednesday.
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Who Was the Heavy Metal Band at Opening Ceremony? That Was Gojira.
Gojira performs from windows and platforms at the Court of Cassation during the opening ceremony.
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Rail Sabotage Blights an Olympic Moment for France
Passengers gathering in the main hall of Gare du Nord as they wait for their trains on the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympics Games, in Paris.
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Anger Lingers Over Positive Doping Tests for Chinese Swimmers
Wang Shun of China during a training session at Paris La Défense Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Who Is Performing at the Olympics Opening Ceremony?
Lady Gaga performing in the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday.
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Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence.
A sign last year alerting drivers to the expansion of the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, or ULEZ, designed to cut pollution.
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Roland Dumas Dies at 101; French Foreign Minister Tainted by Scandal
Roland Dumas in 2014. He was the French foreign minister from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993 and later was president of the Constitutional Council, France’s highest appeals body.
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Suspected Arsonists Knew Exactly Where to Strike Paris Railways to Heighten Chaos
Workers reconnecting the signal box to its rail line in Val d’Yerres, France, on Friday.
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U.K. Drops Opposition to I.C.C. Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel attending a session in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, this month.
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As Trump Looms, Blinken Aims to Reassure Allies on U.S. Commitment to Asia
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Washington in May.
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With Kamala Harris, U.S. Free Trade Skepticism May Continue
Vice President Harris speaking about climate action in Charlotte, N.C., in April. Ms. Harris’s views on trade and economic issues are likely to become a focal point.
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Arson Attack on France’s Rail Network: What We Know
Railway workers and police officers at the site of one of the damaged train lines in northern France.
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Arson Attacks on French Rail Leave Thousands Stranded
Travelers waiting outside the Gare Montparnasse train station in Paris on Friday.
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Security Precautions Failed to Halt Train Sabotage in Paris
Security personnel redirecting people near the Trocadéro in Paris this week.
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These Are the French Rail Lines Affected by the Arson Attacks
Hundreds of travelers at the Gare Montparnasse, one of the major train stations in Paris, were affected by the disruptions.
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Russia Warned Austin About Alleged Ukrainian Plot in Private Call
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has rarely spoken to his Russian counterpart.
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Mexico Sinaloa Cartel Leader ‘El Mayo’ Is Arrested: What to Know
Police and military patrolling Culiacán, the base of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, last year.
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Friday Briefing
A new Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris faring better with young and nonwhite voters than President Biden had.
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Israel Retrieves Bodies of 5 Hostages From Tunnel in Gaza
The funeral in Tel Aviv on Thursday of Kiril Brodski, a soldier and one of the hostages whose body was recovered from Gaza.
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See the Wildfires Burning Across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest
Flames from the Park fire engulf trees and brush along Highway 32 near Chico, Calif., on Thursday night.
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Trump Urges Netanyahu to End War in Gaza Ahead of Friday Meeting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and former president Donald J. Trump at the White House in 2020.
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At Least 30 Are Reported Killed in Khan Younis in 24 Hours
A Palestinian woman being carried into Nasser Hospital after strikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Thursday.
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Friday Briefing: The Olympics Begin
A rendering of the opening ceremony of the Paris Games.
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Half of Canadian Town Jasper Destroyed by Fast-Moving Wildfire
People evacuating Jasper National Park in Canada on Monday.
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Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87
Sylvain Saudan in Switzerland in 1970. In careening down alarmingly steep, previously untraversed slopes, he helped create an entirely new sport: extreme skiing.
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Why Planes Crash So Often in Nepal
An airplane flying over the wreckage of a Saurya Airlines aircraft on Thursday in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Harris Offers Support for Israel but Calls Out Palestinians’ Plight After Talk With Netanyahu
Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House complex on Thursday.
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Martin S. Indyk, Diplomat Who Sought Middle East Peace, Dies at 73
Mr. Indyk testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October 1999. “His passion for making peace drove him,” said a fellow member of the Clinton administration.
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The Taxidermy Bat Market Is Compounding Threats to a Species’ Existence
A study on the wildlife trade published this month focused on painted woolly bats because their distinctive orange fur and striped wings make them easy to identify in online listings.
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How the Summer Olympics Turned Paris Into a Security Fortress
French security forces, as well as police from Germany, South Korea and Brazil, walked the streets of the Montmartre neighborhood in Paris.
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Ukraine Detains Suspect in Killing of Iryna Farion
Relatives of Iryna Farion, a Ukrainian lawmaker killed by a gunman last week, during her funeral in Lviv in July.
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Israeli security officials hope Biden will push Netanyahu to drop some demands in cease-fire talks.
Palestinians on foot after crossing from Gaza City to the southern Gaza Strip earlier this month.
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Prince Harry Says Battle With U.K. Tabloids Deepened Family Rift
Prince Harry leaving court in London last year after giving evidence at the Mirror Group phone-hacking trial.
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Israeli Officials Retrieve the Bodies of 5 Hostages From Gaza
Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip last month. The Israeli military said that five bodies were found in the Khan Younis area on Wednesday.
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China Braces for Typhoon Gaemi After Devastation in Taiwan and the Philippines
2024 Paris Olympics: What to Know and How to Watch Opening Ceremony 
Opening Ceremony Highlights: Celine Dion Caps Celebration Along Seine Hours After Rail Chaos
Middle East Crisis: Harris Expresses Support for Israel but Says She ‘Will Not Be Silent’ About Palestinian Suffering
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border