Why Anticorruption Watchdogs Are at the Heart of Ukraine’s Unrest
Thousands gathered in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Wednesday to protest President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move to overhaul anticorruption institutions.
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on July 2025
Spain Is Reluctant to Spend More on Security Despite NATO Pressure
An artillery system vehicle on display in Madrid. Europe’s tug of war between spending more for domestic priorities or for defense has vexed the Spanish government.
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on July 2025
Children Burned by Plane Crash in Bangladesh Die Days Later
The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. After a fighter jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on Monday, many survivors were treated at the facility.
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Sprawling Wildfires Kill 2 and Force Evacuations in Cyprus Amid Stifling Heat
A fire-damaged house in the village of Souni, Cyprus, on Thursday.
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on July 2025
Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
Damascus, Syria, last month. New investment deals involving more than 100 companies would be an economic boon for the country’s government.
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on July 2025
As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans
Amichay Eliyahu, Israel’s heritage minister, in Jerusalem in 2023. Opposition politicians quickly condemned his latest comments.
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on July 2025
A Series of Mysterious Explosions Unnerves Syrians
Smoke rose after an explosion on a military base in the Syrian town of Maraat Misrin, in the northwestern province of Idlib, on Thursday.
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Photo Shows Murderer Returning to U.S. in Trump Prisoner Swap With Venezuela
A photo released by the State Department of newly freed prisoners en route to the U.S. Dahud Hanid Ortiz is shown circled. The man flashing his three fingers is a Peruvian man with U.S. resident status. The symbol was used by detainees to show they were hostages, according to two former prisoners.
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South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan’s
Containers at a port in Busan, South Korea, in July.
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As Trump Quits UNESCO, China Expands Influence
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is a UNESCO World Heritage site. China has spent years trying to influence the U.N. cultural agency.
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on July 2025
Ancient Temples Have Long Been a Flashpoint Between Cambodia and Thailand
Prasat Ta Muen Thom, a temple where violence first broke out after months of tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
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Many Thai civilians fled after gunfire and explosions rocked the region.
Royal Thai Army soldiers Chachoengsao Province on Thursday.
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The border clashes come as a political crisis rocks Thailand.
Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was plunged into crisis over a recent phone call with Hun Sen, Cambodia’s de facto leader.
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For 1st Time, Fires Are Biggest Threat to Forests’ Climate-Fighting Superpower
A wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasília in Brazil last September.
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Here’s a look at Surin, the Thai province at the center of the conflict.
People taking shelter in Surin Province after deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday.
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China could be a player in efforts to calm Cambodia-Thailand tensions.
An elevated track that is part of the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway project in Thailand, which was funded by China.
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on July 2025
What to Know About the Thailand-Cambodia Clash
Cambodian soldiers reloading a rocket launcher in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia, on Thursday.
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on July 2025
The Latest Casualty of Social Media Hype Is Your Matcha Supply
Matcha from Japan has exploded into a global craze, driven in part by buzz on social media, experts say.
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on July 2025
Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b. A new study confirms that it is a water-rich world but raises doubts about earlier suggestions that it harbors life.
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A Timeline of the Latest Conflict Between Cambodia and Thailand
A Thai soldier and a Cambodian soldier standing guard at an ancient Khmer temple along the disputed Cambodian-Thai border in Oddar Meanchey Province in March.
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Why One of the Causes of Falling Birthrates May Be Prosperity
Women at a protest in Lima, Peru, in 2022, wearing costumes inspired by characters in the novel and TV series “The Handsmaid’s Tale.”
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Thai and Cambodian Troops Fire at Each Other as Relations Implode
Cambodian soldiers in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, on Thursday.
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China and E.U. Reach Narrow Agreements on Climate and Rare Earths
Beijing is urging the European Union to drop tariffs on electric cars from China and ease access for other exports.
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on July 2025
After Carney Meeting, Canada’s Premiers Agree on Trump and Tariffs, Differ on Next Steps
Organizers removing the flags of Canada’s provinces and territories at the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the premiers on Wednesday in Huntsville, Ontario.
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on July 2025
Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence
President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
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on July 2025
Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation
President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have sued Candace Owens, a right-wing podcaster.
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on July 2025
Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.
Judge Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice, read out the court’s climate opinion on Wednesday in The Hague.
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on July 2025
2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says
Ambulances transporting the bodies of victims of the Air India crash last month in Ahmedabad, India.
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on July 2025
Trump’s Tariffs Are the Highest in a Century. But After His Threats, They Seem Like a Relief.
The key to clinching a trade deal between the United States and Japan appeared to be President Trump’s agreement to lower tariffs for Japanese cars to 15 percent, a rate that would have been shocking not long ago.
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Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate change minister, in The Hague on Wednesday.
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on July 2025
Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life
Ozzy Osbourne’s excessive behavior sometimes overshadowed his long career.
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on July 2025
New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity
Russula, a species of fungus, growing in the forest near Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park during a 2022 expedition surveying fungi by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.
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American Convicted of Murder Among Those Trump Rescued From Venezuela Prison
A State Department photo shows Americans and U.S. residents imprisoned in Venezuela. Dahud Hanid Ortiz is at center right, with a flag. The man flashing his three fingers is a Peruvian man with U.S. resident status. The symbol was used by detainees to show they were hostages, according to one former prisoner.
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on July 2025
What to Know About the U.S. Move to Withdraw From UNESCO
UNESCO’s director general, Audrey Azoulay, at the agency’s headquarters in Paris, in 2023.
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on July 2025
Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Gaza Restrictions for ‘Mass Starvation’
Waiting for food in Gaza on Wednesday. After two years of war, aid groups and governments say the territory is facing a severe hunger crisis.
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on July 2025
Russia and Ukraine Met Again. Here’s Where the Peace Talks Stand
Members of the Russian, Turkish and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul on Wednesday for the third round of peace talks.
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on July 2025
A New Golf Course and Old Grudges Await Trump in Scotland
The course is carved out of scenic sand dunes where locals had relished walking.
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Britain Moves to Curb Migrant Trafficking, and Ease Anger at Home
Migrants left coastal France near Calais this month in an attempt to reach Britain. The number of migrants arriving in small boats after crossing the English Channel has surged in the past year.
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on July 2025
A Long, Overdue Reporting Trip Through Syria
A Syrian girl sells snacks in her destroyed neighborhood near the Alawite community Zahra neighborhood in Homs, Syria
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on July 2025
Overhead Bin Fire on Virgin Flight May Have Been Caused by Portable Battery
A Virgin Australia plane. One of the airline’s flights was plunged into chaos after a fire started in an overhead bin. The company said it believes a battery caught fire.
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on July 2025
Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says
A Microsoft office in Beijing. The company said groups linked to the Chinese government had been taking advantage of security flaws in its SharePoint software.
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on July 2025
Wednesday Briefing: Israel Expands Gaza Offensive
Smoke rising over Deir al-Balah in central Gaza yesterday.
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on July 2025
Officials in Iran Suspect Sabotage in Wave of Fires and Explosions
A fire at a major oil refinery in Abadan, Iran, on Saturday killed one person.
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on July 2025
Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Charged With Spying for Russia and Iran
Thailand Says 12 Killed in Border Clashes With Cambodia
Plane Crashes in Russia’s Far East, Killing All 49 Onboard
Thursday Briefing: Your Russia Questions Answered
Thursday Briefing: Your Russia Questions Answered
Zelensky Faces Criticism in Ukraine Over Effort to Rein In Corruption Agencies
How Native Homes in New Mexico Are Tapping the Sun
Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.