A Dancing Dictator and Bankers in Chains: The Other Venezuela Blockade
Cipriano Castro, who ruled Venezuela from 1899 to 1908. Known as the “Lion of the Andes,” he defied the great powers of the era.
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This Ukrainian Soldier Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line
Sgt. Serhii Tyschenko last month in his home village near Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Before This Physicist Studied the Stars, He Was One
Professor Brian Cox backstage before a show. He is renowned for his adroitness in explaining the intricacies and magnificence of space.
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Saudi-Led Group in Yemen Tells Separatists to Withdraw, or Be ‘Dealt With’
Forces affiliated with Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council in Abyan, Yemen, this month.
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In Myanmar, the Election Is Called Fake, but the Human Suffering Is Real
Buddhist devotees visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday.
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Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban
Students waiting for the bus in Sydney, Australia, in November. The country’s new law barring children from using social media has helped fuel emotional debate across the world.
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Thailand and Cambodia Reach Cease-Fire in Brutal Border War
A photo released by Cambodia’s state news agency showed Cambodia’s defense minister, Tea Seiha, left, and his Thai counterpart, Nattaphon Narkphanit, posing with documents at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province, after their two countries agreed to a cease-fire on Saturday.
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Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting
Firefighters at the site of a Russian strike on an apartment building on Saturday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno
The Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Hong Kong days after a fire on Nov. 26 killed 161 people and displaced thousands.
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What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar
Myanmar Plaza on Christmas Day in Yangon, the nation’s largest city.
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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
Sumaya Abu al-Naja with a photo of her daughter, Hoda.
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From the Shadows to Power: How the Hindu Right Reshaped India
Volunteers for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or R.S.S., listened to a speech at a celebration of the group’s centenary in Nagpur, India, in October.
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2 Killed in Vehicle Ramming and Stabbing in Israel, Officials Say
Israeli security forces investigating a vehicle that was used in an attack in northern Israel on Friday.
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Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes
A downed Somali Air Force MiG 17 on display at the Hargeisa War Memorial in Somaliland.
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Good Calls
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A Sweeping Look at One Thing That Unites Canada: Winter
Jean-François Bélisle with “Winter Woodland” by Lawren S. Harris.
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Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91
Clockwise from top left, Marie, Émilie, Annette, Yvonne and Cécile in 1952.
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Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday. He said that the targets of Thursday’s strike on Sokoto State in Nigeria were members of the Islamic State.
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New Jail Term for Ex-Malaysian Leader Najib Razak in Corruption Scandal
Najib Razak, left, the former prime minister of Malaysia, arriving for a court hearing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.
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8 Killed in Syria Mosque Blast, Government Says
The aftermath of an explosion in a mosque in Homs, Syria, on Friday.
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Zelensky Will Meet With Trump Over the Weekend to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has acknowledged major sticking points in talks on a peace plan for Ukraine.
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How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord
Ryan Wedding, the police said, ordered the murder of an associate who became an informant. The man was shot and killed while dining in Medellín, Colombia.
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Myanmar’s Health Crisis Spills Over Borders
People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in Thailand near the Burmese border. The number of patients has soared after a coup in Myanmar ignited a civil war.
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5 Key Moments in the Rise of India’s Hindu-First Powerhouse
R.S.S. volunteers at a centenary celebration event in Nagpur in October.
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Five Killed in Helicopter Crash on Kilimanjaro, Africa’s Highest Peak
The snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, as seen from Kimana, Kenya. The Tanzanian authorities were making arrangements with the relevant embassies to return the bodies of those killed in the crash.
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Kimmel Tells U.K. Viewers ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America
A photograph released by Channel 4 for Jimmy’s Kimmel’s “Alternative Christmas Message.”
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No Power, No Heat, No Water: Odesa’s Days of Hell Under Russian Fire
Distributing hot meals to those affected by power outages in Odesa last week.
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King Charles Urges ‘Compassion’ and Finding Strength in Diversity in Annual Christmas Message
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, on Thursday for a Christmas Day service.
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Christmas Around the World in Photos
A Christmas Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Basra, Iraq.
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Pope Leo Makes Christmas Call for Dialogue to Address World’s Conflicts
Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd gathered at the Vatican on Christmas Day.
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With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans
Most foreign flights into and out of Simón Bolivar International Airport, the main airport serving Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, have been canceled.
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Why the Right Is Boycotting Havaianas Flip-Flops
The trouble started for Havaianas with the beginning of a new holiday campaign starring the popular Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres.
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‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.
A statue of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych outside a park in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in August last year, a few days before it was relocated for safekeeping.
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After Suffering in Israeli Prison, a Gaza Detainee Comes Home to More Pain
Haitham Salem, a Palestinian electrician, at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in December.
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A Top Candidate for Prime Minister Returns to Bangladesh After 17 Years in Exile
Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party waved to supporters at an airport in Dhaka on Thursday, after returning from Britain.
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Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Leo XIV, center, performed the Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday.
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North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
A photograph provided by North Korean state media on Thursday showed the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the manufacturing site of what it said was a nuclear-powered submarine, at an undisclosed location.
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Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country
A bilateral meeting between leaders of Myanmar and China in the Guest House of Tianjin, China, in August.
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Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan
A resident at an apartment building hit by a Russian drone during an aerial attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
Put in charge of imposing birth limits on Chinese couples, Peng Peiyun, a mother herself, worked to relax the policy by appealing directly to the country’s leaders.
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Honduras Declares Nasry Asfura, Trump Ally, Winner of Presidential Election
Nasry Asfura, the National Party candidate, cast his vote in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 30.
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Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian targets in the Donetsk region in March.
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Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing
A police officer blocking the road near the site of a blast in Moscow on Wednesday.
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China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says
Nuclear-capable missiles at a military parade in Beijing in September.
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Zelensky Open to Pulling Back Troops in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace Deal With Russia
A building in Sloviansk, one of two Ukrainian-held cities that form Kyiv’s last main defensive belt in the Donetsk region in the east.
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Australian State Passes ‘Extraordinary’ Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack
Police on horseback patrolling Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
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Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry
Pheap Sreymean, 20, worked at a scam center in O’Smach, Cambodia. She said foreign workers were not allowed to leave when the center was attacked.
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A Vintage Kabul Cinema Finally Falls to Taliban Bulldozers
Watching a Bollywood movie at the Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2012.
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Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
Since the Skipper, a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil, was seized on Dec. 10, only two tankers carrying crude appear to have tried to sail beyond Venezuela’s waters.
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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
A photograph released by the Turkish Defense Ministry showing the Libyan Army chief of the general staff, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday.
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Dating ChatGPT
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France Fails to Adopt a Budget by Year’s End. Again.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France, speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, now has a few more weeks to reach a deal.
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Yemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap in a Decade of Fighting
Houthi supporters in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, during a demonstration in November for Independence Day, the anniversary of the British withdrawal from the south of the country in 1967.
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Greta Thunberg Arrested at U.K. Protest Supporting Palestine Action Prisoners
The activist Greta Thunberg leaving a police station in London after she was arrested on Tuesday.
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Ukraine Withdraws From Eastern Town, Complicating Negotiating Stance
Workers clearing debris from the roof of a heavily damaged residential building following a drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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Italian Artisans Add Figurines of Donald Trump to Nativity Scenes
Figurines of President Trump in the Italian presepi style at a shop in Naples, Italy.
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Honduran Candidate Claims Fraud After Trump-Backed Opponent Is Declared Victor
Remembering Those Who Died This Year
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?