Israeli Troops Withdraw From Netzarim Corridor in Gaza
A traffic jam as Palestinians headed north from southern Gaza on Sunday after Israeli troops withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor.
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Thai Hostages Return From Gaza
Pongsak Thaenna and four other recently released Thai hostages arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday in Bangkok.
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‘Dad, I Came Back Alive!’ Israeli Hostages Start to Give Glimpses of Ordeal.
The released Israeli hostages from left: Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Liri Albag and Daniella Gilboa during a musical performance in their honor in a hospital in central Israel this month.
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Gyalo Thondup, Political Operator and Brother of the Dalai Lama, Dies at 97
Gyalo Thondup in an undated photograph. “He was a good man who did his best for the Tibetan cause,” the Dalai Lama said.
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European Court Ruling Gives Hope in Italy Region Known for Toxic Waste
Illegally dumped waste scattered on the side of a road in Marcianise, part of an area known as “the land of fires,” north of Naples, Italy, last month.
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Dozens of Maoist Guerrillas Killed in Central India, Officials Say
Maoist guerrillas, or Naxalites, during an exercise at a temporary base in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, in 2007.
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Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel published an autobiography late last year, but it made less of a splash than many analysts expected.
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on February 2025
How War Has Wreaked Havoc on Ukraine’s Classrooms
Ukrainian children attending school in classrooms in a subway station in central Kharkiv last year.
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Sam Nujoma of Namibia Dead at 95
President Sam Nujoma of Namibia in 2003. Mr. Nujoma pursued twin tracks of diplomacy and insurgency in a decades-long quest for the liberation of his country.
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Ecuador’s President Faces Runoff After Falling Short in Re-Election Bid
Voting in Tanicuchi, Ecuador, on Sunday. A second round of voting in the presidential election will be held in April.
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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
A rally on Saturday in Madrid hosted by Spain’s hard-right Vox party. The event featured appearances by far-right leaders, including Viktor Orban of Hungary and Marine Le Pen of France.
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How Trump’s Tariff Threats Tore the U.S.-Canada Bond
President Trump with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, in 2018. The two men have had a testy relationship at times.
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Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa
Tigrayan refugees from Ethiopia collecting food rations provided by the U.S. Agency for International Aid in eastern Sudan in 2021.
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Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say
A police cortège thought to be transporting Dominique Pelicot arrives at the courthouse before a hearing at the cold case unit in Nanterre, west of Paris, in January.
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What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent
A student preparing for the 2025 national postgraduate entrance exam at Hebei University of Engineering in Handan, China, in December.
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Some Afrikaners Cheer as Trump Amplifies Claims of Persecution
Irrigation equipment on a farm near Krugersdorp in Gauteng Province, South Africa, on Saturday. On Friday, President Trump ordered all aid to South Africa to be halted.
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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers
President Trump meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office last week.
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Hamas Makes Gaunt Israeli Hostages Thank Captors Before Release
Hamas handed over Eli Sharabi, center; Or Levy, right; and Ohad Ben-Ami, left, to the Red Cross on Saturday as part of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst
Signage removed and covered up with tape and plastic sheeting at the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington on Friday.
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Dark Comedy
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A Trade War Is on Hold, but Trump’s Motives and a Fix Remain Uncertain
The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit.
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on February 2025
Serbia’s Protests Test the President’s Grip on Power
Students during a march last week to Novi Sad, Serbia, three months after the fatal collapse of a train station canopy set off a growing protest movement.
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Here’s a Look at the 3 Israeli Hostages Freed Saturday
Hamas fighters escorted Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, two of the three Israeli hostages released on Saturday, before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.
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With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions
Mercy Githinji cared for 100 households in the Kayole neighborhood of Nairobi when the clinic where she worked, run by the U.S.A.I.D. Tumukia Mtoto Project, closed down.
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Modi’s BJP Leads in Elections in Delhi Region
Bharatiya Janata Party supporters gathered during an election campaign rally in New Delhi last month.
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on February 2025
It’s 3,500 Miles From Philadelphia. But for Eagles Fans, It Feels Like Home.
Passyunk Avenue’s decor relies heavily on donated Philadelphia-related items and dollar bills covered in scribbles.
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on February 2025
Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’
A resident of Sarandí, Argentina, said she noticed that the stream had turned red after a strong smell woke her up. The Argentine newspaper La Nación described it as a “nauseating smell, like garbage.”
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on February 2025
Grenfell Tower Was a Death Trap. Some Wanted It to Stand as a Warning.
Grenfell Tower has been clad in plastic sheeting since the fire nearly eight years ago.
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on February 2025
Behind Closed Doors, Trudeau Says Trump Threat to Take Over Canada Is Real
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada speaking in Toronto on Friday.
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Plane Crash in São Paulo, Brazil, Kills Two
Los restos de una avioneta que se estrelló el viernes contra una carretera principal en el barrio Barra Funda de São Paulo.
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Mass Shooting in Sweden Leaves Migrants Feeling Vulnerable
Tributes on Friday near the site of the mass shooting this week in Orebro, Sweden, in which a gunman killed at least 10 people.
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USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say
In northern Gaza. The aid agency known as U.S.A.I.D. has provided roughly $1 billion in aid to international aid groups on the ground since the war began, according to the United Nations.
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Trump Envoy Pushes Lebanon’s New Leaders to Isolate Hezbollah
Morgan Ortagus, the U.S. deputy envoy to the Middle East, visited Lebanon on Friday in the first visit by a senior U.S. official since President Trump took office.
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Khamenei of Iran Denounces Negotiation With U.S. but Seems to Leave Door Ajar
The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a meeting with air force officers, in a photo released by an official website of his office on Friday.
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Pakistan to Force Tens of Thousands of Afghan Refugees Out of the Capital
Afghan refugees in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, protesting President Trump’s suspension of refugee admissions last month.
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At a Draft Site in Ukraine, an Anguished Wait for a Chance to Say Goodbye
Svitlana Vakar and Maksym, her grandson, waiting outside a recruitment center for Maksym’s father, Artem, who had been snatched while on his way to work.
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Trump’s Gaza Plan Complicates Hoped-for Saudi-Israeli Deal
President Trump floated his Gaza proposal alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Washington on Tuesday.
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on February 2025
Deportation Flights to Venezuela to Begin Within Next 30 Days, Trump Border Czar Says
Venezuelan migrants, most headed to the United States, in the Darién Gap, the jungle crossing straddling Colombia and Panama, in 2022.
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Ecuador’s Leader Has Had a Year of Chaos. He Is Still Favored to Win Sunday’s Election.
Supporters holding cardboard cutouts of President Daniel Noboa during a campaign event on Wednesday in Quito, Ecuador.
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on February 2025
How Much Can 10,000 Mexican Troops Achieve at the Border?
Mexican National Guard members patrolling along the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Wednesday.
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on February 2025
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan, Leaving Hundreds Dead
A Sudanese Army soldier after the army took control of an oil refinery in Sudan late last month.
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Philippines Plane Crash Kills U.S. Service Member and 3 Contractors
The wreckage of the plane in Maguindanao del Sur Province in the southern Philippines on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Friday Briefing
President Trump’s executive order said the International Criminal Court had “abused its power” by issuing arrest warrants for top Israeli officials.
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Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick
New German cars at a logistic center in Essen, Germany, in November. President Trump would like Europeans to buy more American cars.
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on February 2025
Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan May Sound Death Knell for the Two-State Solution
President Trump’s proposed plan would see Gaza become a U.S. territory that would not belong to the Palestinians anymore but would be open to anyone who wanted to live there.
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Friday Briefing: Trump Digs in on Gaza Takeover
Displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, on Tuesday.
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
Asanda Zondi, a participant in a research study to test a new device to prevent pregnancy and H.IV. infection. A U.S.A.I.D.-funded trial shut down, leaving a medical device in her body that needed to be removed right away.
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on February 2025
Trump’s Vision for Gaza Shifts Away From a Cease-Fire Deal
An Israeli tank on the border with the northern Gaza Strip last week.
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on February 2025