No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals
Hanin Barghouth with her 3-month-old daughter, Salam, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza this week. At birth, her doctor said, Salam weighed roughly 6.6 pounds, and three months later, she weighs only 8.8 pounds — at least three pounds underweight.
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At Trump’s Urging, Thailand and Cambodia to Meet for Cease-Fire Talks
Residents waited to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Sunday.
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The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies
Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party, in the Bundestag in Berlin this month.
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Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for Climate Summit
A heart-shaped Jacuzzi in one of the luxury suites in the Secreto, a love motel in Belém, Brazil. The motels typically charge by the hour for people who want to use the rooms for romantic assignations.
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Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.
Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party setting up for a campaign event in Pirna, Germany, in 2023.
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With Bombs Whizzing in Air, Thousands Flee Thailand-Cambodia Border
An evacuation site in Surin Province, Thailand, on Sunday. The conflict began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near an ancient temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia.
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No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
Palestinians with food handouts northwest of Gaza City last month.
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R.S.F. Coalition Names Leaders of Sudan’s Parallel Government
Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces.
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Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar
A wildfire on Kythira, a Greek island popular with tourists, on Saturday.
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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
Ziad Rahbani performing at a concert entitled “For Gaza” in the southern Lebanese port-city of Sidon in 2014.
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A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday during President Trump’s visit to Scotland.
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Train Derails in Germany
Rescue workers searched for passengers aboard a derailed train near Ulm, Germany, on Sunday.
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Dry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran
A billboard in Tehran encouraging water conservation.
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Kartik Kumra Was Ready for Indian’s Fashion Moment
Kartik Kumra started his fashion label, Kartik Research, in his dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship leaving a southern Italian port for Gaza earlier this month.
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Amid Growing Fury Over Gaza, Israel Says It Is Easing Aid Restrictions
Palestinians outside Gaza City after aid trucks loaded with food entered for the first time in June following a lengthy closure of the border.
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E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns
Protests erupted Wednesday in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Parliament stripped the independence of two agencies at the center of the government’s anticorruption efforts.
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Little Victories
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A Grim Anniversary in Canada’s Fight Against Guns
A memorial to the victims of a mass shooting in Danforth, a neighborhood in Toronto, in 2018.
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In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures
A region administration building in Kursk, Russia, in March. Officials in several regions bordering Ukraine have been arrested and accused by prosecutors of embezzling funds meant for border fortifications.
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Removal of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico
The bench in Jardin Tabacalera after the statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were removed.
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Drivers vs. Cyclists: A Battle for the Streets in Canada’s Largest City
David Shellnutt, a lawyer specializing in cycling-injury cases, leading a protest in Toronto calling for safer streets.
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Trump Says He Expects Quick Cease-Fire Between Thailand and Cambodia
President Trump, who was in Scotland over the weekend, said he had contacted Thai and Cambodian officials to defuse the tensions between their countries.
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Trump’s Trip to Scotland Echoes an Earlier Visit, When He Applauded Brexit
President Trump speaking with reporters after arriving in Glasgow on Friday.
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Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President
Lawmakers celebrating results during the recall voting in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.
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Patrick Ryan, ‘Terror Priest’ Who Aided the I.R.A., Is Dead at 94
Patrick Ryan in an undated photo. He was “one of the I.R.A’.s most significant intermediaries for money,” Jennifer O’Leary, his biographer, said.
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Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis
Last year, the Jordanian Air Force dropped aid over northern Gaza. Israel said on Friday that it would soon allow countries to drop aid into the area, which is in a humanitarian crisis.
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Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State. But to What End?
President Emmanuel Macron departs the White House earlier this year. His recognition of Palestinian statehood reflects the swelling global outrage at the death and destruction in Gaza.
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Russia Again Cuts Interest Rates as Its Economy Slows
An upsurge in wartime spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sharply increased the country’s inflation rate.
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Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90
Shunsaku Tamiya, who turned his family’s plastic model business into a global brand, held a scale replica of a German World War II Tiger tank at the hobby show in Shizuoka, Japan, in 2003.
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Spat Between Thai and Cambodian Leaders Fuels Deadly Border War
A Thai military mobile unit fired toward Cambodia’s side after the two sides exchanged heavy artillery in Surin, Thailand, on Friday.
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3 Workers Freed From Collapsed Mine in Western Canada
The entrance to the Red Chris Mine near Iskut, British Columbia, on Wednesday.
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Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars
Boeing’s assembly plant in North Charleston, S.C. The company employs tens of thousands of Americans and is one of the country’s top exporters.
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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course
Anatoly Melnychenko, left, and Oleksandr Batalov playing a round of golf at the Kozyn golf club, this month.
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Australia Says Gaza Situation Beyond ‘Worst Fears’ as Pressure Mounts on Israel
Displaced Palestinians waiting in front of a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Wednesday.
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Thailand Warns of War With Cambodia as Deadly Clashes Enter 2nd Day
Cambodians following behind a military vehicle as they evacuated from Oddar Meanchey Province on Friday.
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Friday Briefing: France to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City on Wednesday.
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Iran Started New Talks Over Its Nuclear Program. Here’s What to Know.
Tehran in May during the fourth round of U.S.-Iran talks. Iran had halted fledgling talks with the United States after Israel launched a 12-day war in June.
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For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in India
A photograph released by the police in Uttar Pradesh, India, of a building on the outskirts of New Delhi. It may bear all the hallmarks of an embassy, but don’t be fooled. It’s a fake.
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Friday Briefing: France to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City on Wednesday.
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France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says
President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last year. Mr. Macron said that he would formally announce France’s recognition of Palestinian statehood at the Assembly in September in New York.
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Thailand and Cambodia Clash in Deadly Border Dispute
People took shelter in Surin Province, Thailand, after clashes broke out along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia 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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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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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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Many Thai civilians fled after gunfire and explosions rocked the region.
Royal Thai Army soldiers Chachoengsao Province on Thursday.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger
7 Children Are Killed in School Roof Collapse in India
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation