Powerful Earthquake Rattles Russia’s Far East But Causes Little Damage
In this handout photo, tsunami waves flood an area after an earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday.
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A Seaside Refuge in Gaza, Torn Apart by an Israeli Strike
The scene at Al-Baqa Cafe on the day of the strike in June.
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Brazil’s President Lula Voices Frustration With Trump Amid Tariff Battle
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil during an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday at the Alvorada Palace in Brasília.
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Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains
Cambodians at a temporary shelter, the day after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce in a border conflict.
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U.S. Hits Brazil With 50% Tariffs and Sanctions in Sharp Escalation
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil has accused President Trump of infringing on his country’s sovereignty.
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Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency
The skyline of Calgary in Alberta, where measles cases are rising.
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Ugandan and South Sudanese Troops Exchange Fire in Border Skirmish
Ugandan soldiers in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, in 2021. Uganda has long provided military support to the South Sudanese government.
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Trump Administration Told Taiwan’s President to Avoid U.S. Stopover
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, last month. He suffered a political setback on Saturday when a recall campaign aimed at removing several opposition lawmakers failed.
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Pro-Palestinian Group Can Appeal U.K. Ban, Judge Rules, Citing Free Speech
Supporters of the group Palestine Action protesting outside the High Court in London this month.
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Trump’s Mideast Envoy Heads to Israel Amid Global Fury Over Gaza Hunger
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Mideast envoy, in the Oval Office in May.
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Flights Are Disrupted at Airports Across U.K. After Radar Problem
Departing flights were grounded at Heathrow on Wednesday, months after a fire at a power substation shut down the airport for around 16 hours.
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UNICEF Employees Held Hostage For 3 Weeks in Haiti
People waiting at a mobile health clinic organized by UNICEF and Medecins du Monde last year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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After Backlash, Ukraine Is Set to Vote on Restoring Watchdogs’ Powers
Protesters took to the streets of Kyiv earlier this month in response to a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Russian Missile and Drone Attack Pummels Kyiv, Killing at Least 6
An apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Steep Tariffs on Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaking with The New York Times on Tuesday.
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SpaceX Set to Launch NASA’s Crew-11 Mission to the Space Station
Zena Cardman, commander of the SpaceX/NASA Crew-11 mission, arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday.
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Canada to Recognize Palestinian State at the U.N. General Assembly
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has intensified his criticism of Israel over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Steep Tariffs on Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaking with The New York Times on Tuesday.
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When Earth’s Surface Shifts, the New NISAR Satellite Will See It
The NISAR satellite, a joint mission by NASA and ISRO, lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, on Wednesday.
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Horst Mahler, 89, Dies; Voice of the German Far Left, Then the Far Right
Mr. Mahler in prison in 1978. He had been convicted of crimes as a member of the radical left-wing Red Army Faction, which he had helped found.
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Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Generate Such a Weak Tsunami?
People who evacuated to higher ground in Ishinomaki, Japan, watching the sea on Wednesday.
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Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say
According to the Navy, the data will now remain available until the sensors stop working or until the monitoring program formally ends next year.
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Laura Dahlmeier, Gold Medal-Winning German Biathlete, Dies in Rockfall
Ms. Dahlmeier won five gold medals at the 2017 biathlon world championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, among a total of seven in her career.
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In Kamchatka, Epicenter of the Russian Earthquake, Seismic Activity Is Common
The Gorely volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia in 2019.
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President Lula on His Feud With Trump, Brazil’s Tariff Strategy and More
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday.
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Russia’s Far East Suffers Some Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami
A major earthquake damaged a building housing a kindergarten in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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What is the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’?
An image released by NASA showing the atmospheric plume from a volcano eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga in 2022.
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Here is what the different tsunami alerts mean.
Tsunami alerts were issued for Japan after the earthquake on Wednesday.
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8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia Could Be One of the Largest on Record
The devastated Takekoma area in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 2011, three days after an earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region.
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What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?
The aftermath of a strike by Israel on a building in Gaza City in June.
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Trump’s Tariff Deals With E.U., U.K. and Japan Are a Blow to Canada’s Car Industry
Vehicles outside the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ontario.
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Why Airdrops in Gaza Are Seen as a Risky Last Resort
A Jordanian C-130 military aircraft dropping humanitarian aid over northern Gaza last year.
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How the E.U. Wooed Trump With Flashy but Flimsy Numbers
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Sunday.
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Trump Urges the U.K. to Drill More Oil, Criticizing Its Energy Policy
An oil platform in the North Sea. President Trump called for an increase in oil production.
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Houthis in Yemen Confirm in Video They Are Holding 11 Mariners Hostage
The Ansarullah Media Center, a Houthi group, released a picture purporting to show the cargo ship Eternity C sinking after it was attacked by the Houthis at sea.
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U.S. and China Fail to Reach Immediate Deal to Prolong Trade Truce
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, in Stockholm on Monday.
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How Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Trump on Gaza and Ukraine
President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday.
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UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain last month. “Because of a catastrophic failure of aid, we see starving babies, children too weak to stand — images that will stand with us for a lifetime,” Mr. Starmer said of the situation in Gaza on Tuesday.
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Israeli Settler Kills Palestinian Activist Included in Oscar-Winning Documentary
An Israeli soldier on Tuesday at the entrance of Umm al-Khair, a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Israeli Far-Right Minister Promotes Plan for Jewish Resettlement in Gaza
Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, in the Parliament in Jerusalem last month. He said Tuesday that Israel was “closer than ever” to rebuilding Jewish settlements in Gaza.
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India Says It Killed 3 Militants Behind Spring Terrorist Attack in Kashmir
An Indian soldier clearing the road on Monday at a checkpoint near the site of a gun battle on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen?
President Trump and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a trade deal on Sunday in Turnberry, Scotland.
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North Korea Says Kim’s Relations With Trump ‘Not Bad,’ but Stands Firm on Nukes
President Trump met Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in Vietnam in 2019. But their second summit ended without an agreement.
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Cease-Fire in Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Gets Armies’ Backing
A photograph released by Thailand’s army on Tuesday showed Thai commanders, left, meeting with Cambodian counterparts near the two countries’ border.
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Tuesday Briefing: Trump Said There’s ‘Real Starvation’ in Gaza
At least 56 Palestinians died of starvation in Gaza this month, Gaza’s health ministry said.
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Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop
Geese holding up traffic in Helsinki, where the birds are ubiquitous in the summertime.
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Starmer Is Edging Closer to Recognizing a Palestinian State, UK Officials Say
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at President Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. Mr. Starmer, the officials said, resisted Palestinian state recognition in the past because he viewed it as a largely “performative” gesture.
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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Get a Table for 2, Inviting a Serving of Speculation
Some Kenyan Runners See Doping as a Path to Glory, and a Daily Meal
Satellite Image Shows Gazans Mobbing Aid Trucks
What Countries Recognize a Palestinian State: A Map
Wednesday Briefing: U.K. May Recognize a Palestinian State
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Wednesday Briefing: The U.K. May Recognize a Palestinian State
Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says