Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

Fiona Hill on Trump, Putin and Why Great Powers Fall

“Inability to act is the real challenge for all democratic systems,” Fiona Hill said. “Populism offers quick fixes for extraordinarily difficult problems.”

TV Show Helps Identify Mother and Child Found Dead in Rome Park, and a Suspect

Forensic police working last month at the site where the bodies of a mother and child were discovered in a park in Rome.

Austria Prepares to Give Up ‘Dream’ of Disarmament

Chancellor Christian Stocker of Austria in Vienna this month. The principle of neutrality, he said, “obligates us to national defense, comprehensive national defense in particular.”

Iran’s Leaders Turn to a New Brand of Nationalism After Israeli and U.S. Attacks

A march during a Tasua mourning ceremony this month in Tehran.

Shootings, Devastation, Hunger: Israel Fails to Address Gaza’s Power Vacuum

Mourners after Israeli troops opened fire on people trying to get aid north of Gaza City on Sunday.

Israel Refuses to Renew Visa of Top UN Humanitarian Official for Gaza

In a screen grab taken from a handout video provided by the United Nations, Jonathan Whittall is shown standing near a destroyed hospital in Gaza in 2024.

Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 20

Firefighters and soldiers next to the wreckage of a military aircraft after it crashed into a school campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday.

Venezuela Targets Economists as Inflation Surges Under Trump’s Sanctions

U.S. dollar bills and Venezuelan bolívars. Though the bolívar is Venezuela’s official currency, the country operates on a dual-currency system, and many people paid in bolívars spend in dollars.

Ukraine Ups Its Arms Production, Asking Allies to Pay for It

An employee at Ukrainian Armor working on a vehicle in its factory this month in central Ukraine.

Chinese Officials Helped Cover Up Lead Poisoning of Children, Report Says

A family outside a pediatric hospital in Beijing, China, in July.

In Japan, Anti-Establishment Parties Resonate With Young Voters

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan and other leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Monday, a day after the party’s defeat in parliamentary elections.

How Trump’s Tariffs and Foreign Policies Have Bolstered Support for the E.U.

The European Union Headquarters in Brussels. President Trump’s pressure on military spending and trade have led some member states to work more closely together.

Did Jeju Air Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine Before Deadly Crash?

The site of the Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport, South Korea, in 2024.

Landslides and Floods Kill 18 in South Korea

The damage left after torrential rain in Gapyeong, South Korea, on Monday.

Bangladesh Mourns After Deadly Plane Crash During School Lunch Break

Raiyan, 14, a student, received treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, after suffering injuries when a military jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday.

Israel Expands Attacks in Central Gaza City and Raids W.H.O. Offices

A view over Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Monday after Israeli strikes. During the war against Hamas, Israeli troops have swept through much of the territory.

‘Bye, Bro’: British Fighter Jet, Stranded in India, Finally Leaves for Home

A British F-35B fighter jet on the tarmac at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport before taking off, on Tuesday, 22 July.

Tuesday Briefing: A Deadly Jet Crash in Bangladesh

A search and rescue operation yesterday at the crash site in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sharing a Bed With Your Kid? It’s Totally Normal in Asia.

Erin Lim, second from right, and Tommy Kim in their bedroom with their sons in Seoul this month.

Tuesday Briefing: A Deadly Jet Crash in Bangladesh

A search and rescue operation yesterday at the crash site in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Climate Change Is Making Fire Weather Worse for World’s Forests

Fires at Tatkin Lake in British Columbia, Canada, in July 2023.

Chinese Officers Questioned U.S. Government Employee About His Army Service

The Commerce Department employee is one of a handful of Americans barred by China from leaving the country, in a shadowy practice called an “exit ban” that the Chinese government has used for years.

Seabed-Mining Firm Faces Legal Questions Over Trump Policy

A ship chartered by The Metals Company in 2021 to explore the potential of seabed mining.

Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes

Bedouin tribe members, evacuating in the back of a truck, stopped at a security checkpoint in Taarah, in Syria’s southern Sweida Province, on Monday.

SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber

Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat

Walking by a mural of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, right, and Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the Islamic revolution, in Tehran.

Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Dominating a Continent

Workers in training at the new Great Wall Motors factory in Iracemápolis, Brazil.

Russia Launches Heavy Strikes Despite Trump Arms Pledge to Ukraine

A damaged metro station on Monday after a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Monday Briefing: Dozens Killed in Gaza

Palestinian mourners in Gaza City yesterday.

China’s Hardball Tactics Set Tone for Difficult Summit with Europe

A shipping terminal in the city of Chongqing, which connects China with countries in Europe and elsewhere.

Monday Briefing: Dozens Killed in Gaza

Palestinian mourners in Gaza City yesterday.

Ukraine’s Zelensky Proposes Renewed Peace Talks With Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine’s proposal to revive peace talks came after President Trump agreed to facilitate the transfer of air defense weapons to Ukraine and threatened to impose sanctions on Russia’s trading partners.

Jean-Pierre Azéma, 87, Dies; Chronicled French Collaboration With Nazis

Jean-Pierre Azéma in 2011. A French historian and writer, he helped destroy the postwar myths that the collaborationist wartime Vichy regime had done what it could to resist the occupying Germans.

Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan, center left, vowed to stay in office despite the poor showing by his Liberal Democratic Party, which has led Japan for all but five of the last 70 years.

Passenger Ship Fire Kills at Least 3 People in Indonesia

In this photo made from a video released by Indonesia’s rescue agency, a rescue ship approaches the KM Barcelona 5 after it caught fire on Sunday.

China Exit Ban on Wells Fargo Executive Stokes Foreign Business Anxiety

A Wells Fargo branch in New York City. Wells Fargo is one of six global banks that dominate the processing of dollar-denominated payments for China’s exports and imports.

Dozens Are Killed at Aid Site Near Border, Gaza Health Officials Say

Palestinians mourning at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday.

As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, second from right, meeting with Chinese officials in Geneva in May.

Even as Air-Raid Sirens Blare, Ukrainians Wait for the Light to Change

Typhoon Wipha Pounds Hong Kong and Macau With Rain and Wind

Fallen trees on top of a car in Hong Kong on Sunday.

The K-Pop Band Big Ocean Is Making Waves With Sign Language

The members of Big Ocean (from left), Kim Ji-seok, Park Hyun-jin and Lee Chan-yeon, in Seoul in 2024.

Pet Owner Flooded With Puzzling Calls About a Lost Cat While Hers Is Safely at Home

A Kite Surfer, Navy SEAL and Makeup Artist: Freed in a U.S.-Venezuela Swap

Venezuelan migrants who were jailed in El Salvador arrived at Simon Bolivar International Airport, outside Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Friday.

At Least 28 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay

A tourist boat capsized on Saturday in Ha Long Bay, in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh Province, northeast of Hanoi.

South Korea Pulls Report Into Jeju Air Crash After Victims’ Families Protest

Firefighters and investigators at the scene of the deadly Jeju Air crash in Muan, South Korea, in December.

Syria Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval

An aerial view of Sweida, Syria, on Saturday.

Gaza Health Ministry Says Israeli Military Killed 32 Near Aid Site

Mourners at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Saturday with the bodies of two people killed near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution site.

Open Season

A Rescue Center for Small Wild Animals Looks to Place a Blind Moose Calf

Ava Potten is in charge of bottle-feeding Cedar.

Russia Makes Gains in Ukraine in Summer Offensive

Army recruitment advertisements in Moscow last month. To bolster recruitment, Russia is offering outsize sign-up bonuses and salaries.

They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.

Family members looking for any signs of missing relatives in the Sednaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, in December.

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

Coastal walls built to protect homes from the sea in San Clemente, Calif.

Japan Election 2025: What to Know

The Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, seen standing, is now a minority party in both houses of Japan’s Parliament.

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