A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground
Fishing on the shoreline in Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
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Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. Party, last month at a campaign rally in Scotland ahead of British council elections.
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Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else
Ghanta Ghar, or the “Hour House,” during its renovation in Kathmandu. Nepal keeps its own time zone, 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.
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After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online
At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-approved apps and websites.
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Samsung Unions Approve Pay Deal That Highlights Inequality of A.I. Age
Choi Seung-ho, right, head of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union, celebrated with a Samsung executive after signing a tentative agreement earlier this month in Suwon, a city south of Seoul.
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Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate
Santiago Rivera working the counter at his restaurant, La Viña, in San Sebastián, Spain this month.
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High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
President Vladimir Putin appearing on a screen during the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow earlier this month.
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Threat of Deportations Leads to Risky Childbirth for Haitian Mothers
Katty Joseph, 20, in the room where she gave birth in the Dominican Republic. She said she delivered on the floor of her home because she feared that seeking care in a public hospital without legal documents could lead to detention or deportation.
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Inside India’s Manipur State, Where Violence and Division Are Routine
Security personnel at a buffer-zone checkpoint between Imphal and Churachandpur in Manipur, India, in March.
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Paris School Worker Tried on Assault Charges in Widespread Child Abuse Inquiry
Demonstrators gathered outside court in Paris on Tuesday to protest allegations of sexual abuse in schools.
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A Spring Heat Wave Is Breaking Records in the U.K., Spain and France
Temperatures in London climbed to 34.8 degrees Celsius, or nearly 95 degrees Fahrenheit, on Monday.
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At Chelsea Flower Show, a Gnome Controversy and Some ‘Good British Madness’
The change in policy to allow gnomes at the Chelsea Flower Show this year set off discussion about the place of kitsch in the traditional English garden.
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Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth
A liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar before the war with Iran.
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Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon
Looking out from a rooftop in Baysarieh as strikes target villages in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
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Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S. Amid Push for Diplomatic Deal
A crowd carried photos of Iran’s three supreme leaders during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.
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Canada Strikes Landmark Deal to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Germany
Canada’s LNG export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, the country’s largest LNG plant. Prime Minister Mark Carney has sought new markets for Canadian energy resources.
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U.S. Said to Have Observed Series of Iranian Threats Before Latest Strikes
The Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday.
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Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say
In Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian authorities imposed an internet blackout during the war with the United States and Israel.
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Trump’s Iran Proposal Has Echoes of Half-Finished Gaza Deal
Displaced Palestinians living in tents among rubble in the Gaza Strip in February.
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Israel Steps Up Lebanon Offensive as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal
Smoke rises after an Israeli air raid on the village of Yohmor in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
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Belgium Crash Kills 4 as Train Hits School Van
The site of the crash in Buggenhout, Belgium, on Tuesday.
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Rescuers in Laos Scramble to Reach 7 People Trapped in Flooded Cave
Rescuers working to reach seven people trapped in a cave in Xaysomboun province, Laos, on Monday.
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To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man Shaking His Hand
Pope Leo XIV shook the hand of Christopher Olah, a co-founder of the A.I. company Anthropic, at the presentation of the encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” or “Magnificent Humanity,” on Monday at the Vatican.
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A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?
Health workers promoted a new H.I.V. prevention method at the University of Zambia in Lusaka in March and encouraged students to sign up to get it.
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The Wars in Ukraine and Iran Are More Alike Than You May Think
Assessing the damaged buildings following Russian strikes in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Sunday.
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U.S. Carries Out Renewed Strikes in Southern Iran
Ships near Bandar Abbas, Iran, in May.
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Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I.
Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of “Magnifica Humanitas,” his first encyclical, at the Vatican on Monday.
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‘A Dangerous Bluff’: Carney Likens Alberta Referendum to Brexit
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said of Brexit, “They’re still, 10 years later, trying to undo what people didn’t think they were voting for.”
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Cambodia’s Leader Pardons Top Opposition Politician Kem Sokha
Kem Sokha, the leading opposition leader in Cambodia, arriving for the verdict in his trial in Phnom Penh in 2023.
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Trump’s Pressure Had Little Effect on Iran’s Terms for a Peace Deal
For weeks, the Trump administration pursued a diplomatic agreement rather than returning to war in Iran.
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UK Heat Wave Could Break May Temperature Record
Beachgoers in Brighton, England, on Monday. The country is facing its first heat wave of the season.
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A deal with the U.S. would be preliminary and focused on ending the war, an Iranian official says.
Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, gives a news conference in Tehran earlier this month.
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Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical
Pope Leo XIV at the presentation of his first encyclical letter, “Magnifica Humanitas,” at the Vatican on Monday. In it, he outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age of artificial intelligence.
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Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis
Outside one of five 18 story apartment towers in Santiago de Cuba this month.
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Pope Leo Has Released an Encyclical About A.I. Why Is That Important?
Pope Leo has made artificial intelligence a central theme of his first year as pontiff.
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Rubio Rebukes Hezbollah Chief Over Call for Lebanese to ‘Take to the Streets’
A building hit by an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, on Saturday.
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In Ukraine, a Divisive 20th-Century Figure Comes Home
The coffins of Andriy Melnyk and his wife, Sofia Fedak-Melnyk, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.
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Iran War Live Updates: Iranian State Media Outlines ‘Initial, Unofficial’ Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Russians Are Thriving on This Thai Island, but the Scene Feels Fleeting
Netanyahu Says Israel Plans to Intensify Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon
Iceland, Rattled by Trump’s Greenland Threats, Weighs Joining the E.U.
Iceland Warms to Europe
Are We Pandemic Ready?
A City in the Kill Zone
How Wine, Truffles and Honey Could Help Europe Fight Wildfires
The Oscars Start at Cannes