Trump’s NATO Summit, and Everyone Else’s
President Trump and the leaders of other NATO countries in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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Sifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution
Jacqueline Zúñiga, 52, between several public housing complexes that collapsed during the twin earthquake. Ms. Zúñiga’s building was damaged and she is living in a makeshift shelter.
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Factory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says
In an image released by Chinese state-run news media, firefighters responded at the scene of a shoe factory fire in Jinjiang, a city in southeastern China, on Thursday.
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Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand, Analysts Say
Vessels on the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Traffic last weekend was about one-third of the prewar level of more than 100 ships daily, split evenly between the Iranian and Omani sides of the waterway.
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Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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As France and Morocco Take the Field, Colonial Past and Global Present Will Mix
Morocco fans gathered in Boston on Wednesday, before their match against France.
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For Ukraine, Other Patriot Makers Are a Cautionary Tale
Japan’s defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, second right, inspecting a Patriot missile interceptor unit in Tokyo in December.
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Arrest in Minnesota Pandemic Fraud Case Faces Extradition Hurdles in Somalia
Police officers in Mogadishu, Somalia, last year. Abdikerm Eidleh, who has been described by U.S. officials as a central figure in the Minnesota pandemic fraud scandal, was arrested in Somalia last month.
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Mexico Investigates Possible F.B.I. Role in El Mayo Arrest
The notorious drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, was transferred to the United States on a Beechcraft King Air plane in 2024.
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Le Pen Launches Presidential Campaign, in a Twist for French Politics
Marine Le Pen greeting supporters as she arrives on Wednesday for a campaign event in La Flèche, France.
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Internal File Finds I.C.C. Prosecutor Engaged in Sexual Harassment
Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council last year.
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on July 2026
War-weary Gulf Arab countries hit by new Iranian attacks.
Manama, Bahrain’s capital, in February. The country hosts a U.S. military base.
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A Landfill in Indonesia Caught Fire Over a Week Ago. It’s Still Burning.
Smoke billowed at the Jatiwaringin landfill near Jakarta on Friday as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze.
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on July 2026
Trump’s Loyal Defender at the Vatican
Brian Burch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
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on July 2026
Divisions Festered Within Iran Over Talks With the U.S.
Mournes gathered in Tehran, Iran, to pay their respect to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his funeral on Saturday.
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on July 2026
Iran Truce ‘Over,’ Trump Says, as He Threatens More Strikes
President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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on July 2026
Police Raids on Ukrainian Drone Maker Fuel Fears About Press Freedom
An exhibition stand in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month, for Vyriy, the drone company that was raided on Tuesday.
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on July 2026
As More Remains Are Found in Rubble From Venezuela Earthquakes, Horror Becomes Routine
A priest and nuns blessing the rubble of a collapsed building in Catia La Mar on Tuesday.
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on July 2026
As Erdogan Hosted NATO, His Jailed Challenger Was in Court
Ekrem Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul, during a political rally in 2024, before his detention.
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on July 2026
Spread of Seafloor Directly Observed for the First Time
Île Saint-Paul, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, some 120 miles southwest of the deep sea site where the Antarctica and Australia tectonic plates diverged during an earthquake in 2024.
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on July 2026
License to Make Patriot Missiles Could Help Ukraine Defend Against Russia
A Patriot air defense system in Ukraine, in 2024. President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned for weeks that his country was running out of interceptors for the system as Russia has stepped up attacks.
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on July 2026
Hotter Seas in Britain and Europe Threaten Marine Life
People diving into the English Channel in Brighton, on the south coast of England, during a heat wave last month.
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on July 2026
Air Canada Chooses Anko van der Werff, Who Speaks French, as CEO After Language Backlash
Anko van der Werff, who will take over as chief executive of Air Canada in the fall, in Copenhagen last month.
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Global Warming Could Ravage the Amazon’s Useful Plant Species, Study Finds
The study warned that major losses of plant species could occur in the coming decades even if nations limit global warming to moderate levels.
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on July 2026
At End of NATO Summit, Leaders Find Much to Agree on Despite Trump’s Insults
A declaration signed by the leaders of all NATO members on Wednesday affirmed a commitment to collective defense and reiterated the alliance’s support for Ukraine.
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Farage’s Resignation Risks Becoming Farce as U.K. Parties Boycott Clacton By-Election
“I’ve decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions,” Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. party, said as he announced his resignation as a lawmaker on Tuesday in London.
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Recall Issued for Pedigree Dog Food Sold Despite Failing Quality Control
A file photo of Pedigree dog food. It does not depict the type that was recalled.
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on July 2026
Trump Lashes Out at Spain: ‘Cut Off All Trade.’ Here’s Why That’s Unlikely.
President Trump makes remarks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO meetings in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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on July 2026
After Insulting Allies at NATO Summit, Trump Says They Love Him
President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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Iran targets sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The outskirts of Kuwait City on Wednesday. Iran said it had targeted U.S. military sites in Kuwait.
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Zelensky is to meet with Trump after a brutal week of Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Cleaning up at the remains of a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday after a Russian missile attack.
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Tensions Escalate Between Russia and NATO’s European Members
President Vladimir Putin of Russia in St. Petersburg in June.
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Iran’s holy city of Mashhad prepares for Khamenei’s burial.
Inside the arrivals terminal at Mashhad airport in Iran on Wednesday. Dozens of mostly pink and blue backpacks have been arranged as a memorial to the children killed when a strike hit an elementary school in Minab.
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Denmark Says It Will Defend ‘Every Inch’ of NATO as Trump Eyes Greenland Again
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. “We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory,” she said.
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on July 2026
The Alluring Albanian Island Inspiring Ivanka’s Fantasy
A view of Sazan Island, once the site of Italian, Soviet and then Albanian military bases, now in ruins.
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on July 2026
Pakistan Finds Wreckage of Cargo Plane That Vanished at Sea Overnight
At Jinnah International Airport, in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Trump Says He Will Grant Ukraine the License to Make Patriot Missiles, a Key Demand
Volodymyr Zelensky attending a meeting with the German Chancellor in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday.
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on July 2026
For Rebels in Congo, Ebola Could Help Strengthen Their Rule
A church member distributes food to displaced people at the Kigonze camp. The camp is home to more than 25,000 people in Bunia, Ituri province, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.
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on July 2026
A Look Back at Trump’s Broadsides Against NATO Allies
President Trump has consistently questioned one of NATO’s core provisions: the commitment laid out in Article 5 of its founding charter to treat an attack on one member as an attack on all.
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on July 2026
Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.
A box of Anheuser-Busch Bud beer at a supermarket in Berlin.
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on July 2026
What to Know About Australia’s Contest With China in the Pacific After Beijing Tested a Missile
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, left, and his counterpart from Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, signed two security agreements, in Suva, Fiji, on Monday.
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on July 2026
Trump’s Arrival in Turkey for NATO Summit Adds Drama and Spectacle
President Trump with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey after arriving in Ankara on Tuesday.
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on July 2026
India Calls Out Meta Over Reported Child Sexual Abuse Imagery in Ads
Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Sink Into Violent Cycle After Latest Strikes
Final Stage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Funeral Begins After Delay
At the Ayatollah’s Funeral
Heartbreak and Anger in Egypt Over a Stinging World Cup Loss to Argentina
Iraqis Turn Out in Droves to Mourn Khamenei and Show Solidarity
Marine Le Pen’s Return Has Sidelined Her Protégé. Can They Join Forces?
Oil Prices Jump After Trump Says Deal With Iran Is ‘Over’