The Many Faces of Syria’s President, Ahmed al-Shara
On Wednesday, Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected to become the first Syrian leader to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.
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Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
Errol Musk, who has at least nine children and stepchildren, at his home in South Africa in 2022.
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Drone Sightings Force Copenhagen and Oslo Airports to Close Temporarily
Passengers lining up to get new tickets at the Copenhagen Airport on Tuesday.
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Typhoon Ragasa Floods Taiwan and Barrels Toward China’s Coast
Sandbags are prepared to hold back floodwaters, as Typhoon Ragasa was approaching Hong Kong on Tuesday.
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To Understand Ukraine at War, Stop by a Gas Station
Ukrainian flags and the flags of various brigades hanging at OKKO gas station in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family
Alaa Abd El Fattah was welcomed home in Cairo on Tuesday after his release from prison.
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Saudi Grand Mufti, an Archconservative in a Changing Kingdom, Dies
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Asheikh, leading prayer at a funeral in 2008.
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Peter Mutharika Set to Return to Power in Malawi
Peter Mutharika, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, reading a ballot at a polling station in Malawi’s Thyolo district on Tuesday.
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In Israel, Government Backlash Brews Over Palestinian State Recognition
An Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank, in March. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, said recognition of Palestinian statehood called for “immediate countermeasures,” including the annexation of the West Bank.
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Unification Church Leader Is Arrested on Corruption Charges in South Korea
Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arriving at the Central District Court in Seoul on Monday. She was arrested on corruption-related charges on Tuesday.
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In Rare China Visit, U.S. Lawmakers Call Lack of Military Talks ‘Dangerous’
Premier Li Qiang of China, right, spoke with a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Sunday.
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Woman Is Convicted of Killing Her Children and Leaving Them in Suitcases
South Korean police arrested Hakyung Lee in 2022 after the New Zealand police asked for assistance under the terms of an extradition treaty.
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Trump Strikes Softer Tone on Brazil, Following a Scathing Lula Speech
President Trump said he shared an embrace with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
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Trump rails against clean energy and criticizes Britain for its shift away from drilling.
An oil platform in the North Sea east of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2014.
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Iranian Diplomats Are Barred From Shopping at Costco While Visiting U.S.
A Costco Wholesale store in Teterboro, N.J., in April.
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Trump claimed again at the U.N. that he has ended seven wars. Here’s a closer look.
President Trump used a U.N. address to repeat his claim that he has ended seven wars around the world.
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A Dozen Protesters Are Arrested Outside the U.N. Before Trump’s Speech
The demonstrators blocked an intersection near the United Nations building in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday.
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Guterres Says the U.N.’s Principles ‘Are Under Siege.’
Secretary General António Guterres of the United Nations speaking on Tuesday in New York.
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Zelensky to Meet With Trump on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last met with President Trump in August, when he won backing to support Ukraine in a postwar settlement.
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Trump Will Address U.N. as He Jettisons Aid and Recasts U.S. Role
President Trump walking off Air Force One at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, where he will attend the U.N. General Assembly meetings Tuesday.
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Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide
Forever chemicals are used in firefighting foam. Above, a training exercise in 2012 at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, one of several sites where groundwater has been contaminated.
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‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.
From left, Sister Lynne Smith, Sister Mary David Walgenbach, Sister Everline Jeruto and Sister Joanne Kollasch, the order of Benedictine sisters of Holy Wisdom.
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Hamas releases a hostage video on the same day as the Palestinian statehood conference.
Ohad Ben Ami, center, was held hostage in Gaza by Hamas until earlier this year. He and other demonstrators gathered outside the Israeli prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem on Monday calling for the release of the rest of the hostages.
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World Leaders Recognize Palestinian State, in a Challenge to U.S. and Israel
“We must pave the way for peace,” President Emmanuel Macron of France said, to applause and a standing ovation from the Palestinian delegation, at a meeting at the United Nations in New York on Monday.
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U.S. allies’ recognition of a Palestinian state puts them in opposition to the White House.
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a joint news conference on Thursday.
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Palestinians Hope Their State Will Be More Than ‘Ink on Paper’
Palestinian families fleeing Gaza City this month as Israel stepped up its attacks.
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Protesters calling for solidarity with Palestinians clash with the police in Milan.
Protesters clashing with the police at the train station in Milan.
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Palestinian Statehood Seems More Remote Than Ever
A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.
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U.S. Pledges Support for Argentina’s Economy and Javier Milei
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that his department was “ready to do what is needed within its mandate to support Argentina.”
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Macron, saying ‘the time has come, says France formally recognizes a Palestinian state.
President Emmanuel Macron of France arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday.
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Zelensky Urges ‘Powerful Pressure on Russia’ at U.N. General Assembly
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine before a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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Greenlandic Woman Wins Her Baby Back in Denmark
Ivana Bronlund at her home with a sonogram of her child in Hedehusene, Denmark, in September.
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French Town Halls Defy Officials and Fly Palestinian Flags
A Palestinian flag being placed over the entrance of the City Hall in Lyon, France, on Monday.
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What does it mean to be a state?
The Palestinian part of Hebron in the West Bank in 2019.
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Tech Executive Dies After Falling 2,000 Feet on Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, at just over 14,100 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest mountain in California and the second-highest in the Cascade Range.
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Judge Says Work on Revolution Wind Can Proceed, for Now
Rotor blades for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm at the State Pier in New London, Conn., last November.
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Putin Proposes One More Year of Nuclear Caps With U.S.
In this photograph distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik, President Vladimir V. Putin chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
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Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner
Alaa Abd El Fattah, seen here in an undated handout image, gained prominence through his biting, visionary commentary on Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring revolution.
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Zubeen Garg, Singer of Hit Bollywood Song ‘Ya Ali,’ Dies at 52
Zubeen Garg performing in Guwahati, India, in 2017.
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For Arab Nations With Ties to Israel, Attacks on Qatar and Gaza City Raise Anxiety
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, on a screen at an Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, the country’s capital, convened after an Israeli strike in the city on Sept. 9.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits the Philippines, Headed for Hong Kong
Strong waves battering Basco in Batanes Province in the northern Philippines on Monday, as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area.
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As U.N. General Assembly Gathers, Here’s What to Expect
The U.N. General Assembly last year. The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will loom over the annual gathering this year in New York.
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Russia’s Ban on I.B. Schools Deepens Its Rupture With the West
A center in Kursk, Russia, last year, where schoolchildren were receiving military-style instruction.
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Foreigners Have Flocked to Copenhagen for Weddings. Is the Honeymoon Over?
Copenhagen’s iconic City Hall has become a popular spot for visitors to marry in Denmark.
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Kim Jong-un Open to Talks if U.S. Drops Demand to Denuclearize
President Trump set foot in North Korea in 2019, the last time he met Kim Jong-un.
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Europe Talks Big on Gaza but Struggles to Act
A rally in Brussels this month in support of Palestinians. European efforts to punish the Israeli government for its actions in Gaza have stalled amid opposition, notably from Germany.
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Why African Countries Keep Making Deals to Accept U.S. Deportees
Live Updates: Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly
As U.S. Pulls Back From the U.N., Rivals Stand to Gain
Forget ‘Love Island.’ Tennessee Has an Isle of Goats.
Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits
Satellites and Drones Are Unlocking Benefits ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ in Michigan
As the U.S. Pulls Back From the U.N., Rivals Stand to Gain
High-Tech Greenhouse Brings Fresh Produce to Canada’s Arctic