With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses
German soldiers unloading a U.S.-made surface-to-air missile system last month in Jasionka, Poland.
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For China, Trump’s Moves Bring Pain, but Also Potential Gains
President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could be opening up opportunities for China to boost its standing on the global stage.
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Who Will Govern Postwar Gaza? Four Competing Models Are Emerging.
Hamas militants handing over the Israeli hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Saturday.
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French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case
The film director Christophe Ruggia arriving at court in Paris on Monday.
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Car Bomb in Syria Kills 15 Agricultural Workers
The city of Manbij, in northern Syria, is about 20 miles from the border with Turkey and has been a focal point of clashes between armed groups.
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Pro-Russia Ukrainian Is Killed in Moscow Blast, Russian Media Says
The damaged entrance of a residential building after a blast in Moscow on Monday.
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Standoff at Ukrainian Agency Disrupts Arms Contracts, Suppliers Say
The standoff is unlikely to have an immediate effect on arms supplies to Ukrainian troops, the companies said, as current deliveries are drawn from previous contracts.
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Greece Prepares for Earthquake as Tremors Shake Santorini and Other Islands
Emergency preparations in Fira, on the Greek island of Santorini, on Monday.
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Spain’s Ex-Soccer Chief Luis Rubiales Goes on Trial Over Forced Kiss at World Cup
Luis Rubiales arriving at court outside Madrid on Monday. He faces charges of sexual assault and coercion.
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The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster
Atlantic lobster caught by the Mi’kmaw fisherman Bill Bartlett off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
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The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering
Pilgrims taking a holy bath and praying late last month at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India.
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
Russian soldiers at the entrance of the Hmeimim Air Base outside Latakia, Syria, in late December.
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Across Border From Detroit, Bafflement and Anger Over U.S. Tariffs
A glimpse of Detroit on Friday, across the river from Windsor, Ontario.
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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
The DeepSeek app on a phone in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
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How Costs for Online Sales After Trump’s Trade Move
The Yangshan Port in Shanghai. China is by far the biggest source for low-value packages shipped to the United States.
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Crews Lift Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac
A crane lifting the fuselage from the wreckage of the crash of an American Airlines jet on the Potomac River on Monday.
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Monday Briefing
U.S. drivers may see higher prices at the pump.
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Marco Rubio Tells Panama’s Leader ‘Immediate Changes’ Are Needed
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Panama’s foreign minister, Javier Martínez-Acha, in Panama City on Sunday.
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3 Mexican Sectors Most Affected by U.S. Tariffs, and How the Country Could Respond
Cargo trucks waiting to enter Mexico on Saturday in Otay Mesa, in San Diego, Calif.
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Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
The Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada, over which billions of dollars in trade occurs between Canada and the United States each year.
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Serbian State Media Shift Tune in Coverage of Huge Protests, Testing Leader
Demonstrators on Saturday blocking a bridge over the Danube River, one of three barricaded this weekend in Novi Sad, Serbia.
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
The speed and scope of the import duties that President Trump unveiled in executive orders on Saturday prompted widespread criticism from many lawmakers, economists and business groups.
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Ukraine Says at Least 18 Civilians Are Killed in Strikes
Rescuers carrying a body found at the site of an apartment building that Ukrainian officials said was hit by a Russian missile strike on Saturday in Poltava, Ukraine.
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Netanyahu in Washington to Discuss Future of Gaza With Trump
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel plans meetings this week with the president and senior members of his administration.
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Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike
President Trump arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Friday.
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Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s New Interim President, Travels to Saudi Arabia
In this photograph released by the Saudi Ministry of Media, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is greeting Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Shara, left, during his arrival on Sunday at the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Restored After Outage
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday.
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Israel and Hamas Exchange 3 Hostages and More Than 180 Prisoners
Israeli hostage Ofer Calderon is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Saturday, in the latest exchange in a tense cease-fire deal.
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Why Trump Is Imposing Tariffs on Mexico
Trucks crossing into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, on Friday.
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development has been essential in transporting lifesaving treatments worldwide.
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Horst Köhler, Former German President and I.M.F. Leader, Dies at 81
Horst Köhler in Leipzig in 2009, when he was president of Germany. He was little known politically before becoming president in 2004.
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Arab Nations Reject Trump’s Suggestion to Displace Palestinians From Gaza
A meeting of foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.
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Wounded Gazans Begin to Leave for Egypt Through Reopened Rafah Crossing
Medical workers loaded a young Palestinian into an ambulance to cross from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Saturday.
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American-Israeli Hostage Is Released in Gaza Under Cease-Fire Deal
Keith Siegel, center, a dual American-Israeli citizen, is flanked by Hamas fighters during his release in Gaza City on Saturday.
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Renewed Resolve
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Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico
Trucks passing through a toll on the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, home to America’s busiest port.
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Canada’s Auto Industry Capital Braces for Trump Tariffs
Drew Dilkens, the mayor of Windsor, Ontario, says cities will need help their residents deal with the effects of U.S. tariffs.
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Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover
M23 soldiers, in the foreground, as they secured Congolese soldiers who had surrendered in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday.
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Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects
A solar project in the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona that was partly funded by the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act.
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Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador.
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7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
A neighborhood burns at the onset of January’s catastrophic Los Angeles-area fires.
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Who Are the Hostages Released on Saturday?
The family of Ofer Kalderon in Israel celebrating his release on Saturday.
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Moo Deng, the Toddler Hippopotamus, Still Has Star Power
Moo Deng striking an adorable pose in her enclosure.
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Deciphering Ancient Indus Valley Script Could Earn You $1 Million
A seal with the Indus Valley civilization script that is part of the collection of the National Museum in New Delhi.
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Belgium Forms a Government After 7 Months of Squabbling
The leader of the New Flemish Alliance party, Bart De Wever, left, with King Philippe of Belgium this month after a meeting at the Royal Palace to discuss the formation of a new government.
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U.S. Considers Sending Israel 24,000 Assault Rifles Held Back Under Biden
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s former minister of national security, said in October 2023 that he would give arms to settlements and create civilian militias for the protection of settlers.
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Italian Judges Block Meloni’s Plan to Hold Asylum Seekers in Albania
An Italian Navy ship carrying migrants on Tuesday to Albania as part of a deal to process asylum seekers there.
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German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses
Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the Christian Democrats, speaking during a session of the German Parliament in Berlin, on Friday.
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Hamas to Free Yarden Bibas, Israeli Father Whose Family Was Taken Hostage
Photos of Yarden Bibas and his wife, Shiri, and their two children, Ariel, top, and Kfir.
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Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
President Trump has promised to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China beginning on Saturday.
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Gaza’s Border Crossing at Rafah Reopens to Let Sick and Wounded Leave
Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in front of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Friday.
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Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable
Crew members on a French Navy plane patrolling over the Baltic Sea last week as part of a NATO mission to protect undersea cables and pipelines.
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Hamas Names 3 Hostages It Says Will Be Freed This Weekend
Aviva Siegel, a former hostage, with a photograph of her husband, Keith Siegel, who is set to be released by Hamas this weekend.
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Trump’s Deportations Only Work if Countries Agree to Take Their Citizens Back
Brazilian migrants deported from the U.S. board a Brazilian Air Force flight in Manaus, Brazil, on Saturday.
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What to Know About Trump’s Military Deportation Flights
A U.S. Air Force plane used to deport migrants on the tarmac this week in Guatemala City.
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
Delivering U.S.-funded food aid in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2023. Supplies of aid to the country have been disrupted since the freeze announced by President Trump.
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Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt commemorating Police Day last week in a photograph released by the Egyptian presidency.
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Monday Briefing: Trump Ends Protections for Venezuelans