The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia
A fuel station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last week.
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How Immigration Became an Issue in Argentina
Pedestrians and clients walk through an Andean market in the Liniers section of Buenos Aires in February. The neighborhood is an immigrant hub.
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The Soldier Who Came Back From the Dead
Nazar Daletskyi at his own grave in the village of Velykyi Doroshiv in western Ukraine on Sunday.
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Trump and Iran Dominate the Agenda as Europe’s Leaders Meet. Here Are 4 Things to Know.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in Brussels on Thursday. During their talks, E.U. leaders were expected to focus in part on escalating fuel prices.
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A Crucial Loan for Ukraine Becomes Election Leverage for Orban
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in Budapest on Sunday. His disputes with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine have become a focal point of Hungary’s coming election.
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U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge
Train cars carrying fertilizer ingredients from a Belarus factory in 2021. As global fertilizer prices soar, the U.S. has lifted sanctions on Belarus fertilizer products in exchange for the freeing of 250 political prisoners.
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In Swaths of Germany, the Far-Right AfD Is Part of the Fabric
Three AfD representatives — Christian Skotnik, left, Doreen Gärtner, center, and Enrico Schult — before a party meeting in Stavenhagen, Germany, in October.
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2 Men Charged With Spying for Iran on Jewish Institutions in UK
The entrance of the Bevis Marks Synagogue in London, which is more than 300 years old.
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How TrumpRx Drug Prices Compare With Those in Other Countries
President Trump unveiled the TrumpRx website last month. Visitors to the site are greeted by a promise: “Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.”
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Pakistan Pauses Afghanistan Airstrikes for Eid
A mass burial was held on Wednesday for people who died on Monday in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Retired Belgian Diplomat, 93, Faces Trial Over 1961 Killing of Congolese Leader
Patrice Lumumba, an independence leader who was the first Congolese prime minister, under detention in December 1960.
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White House Looks for Ways to Soothe American Jitters Over Surging Prices
Trails and lights from missile defense interceptors are seen in the sky on Thursday, as excess gas is burned at an oil refinery in the northern Israel city of Haifa.
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Trump’s Reaction to Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies
President Trump has been trying to preserve Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure and keep the country from retaliating at energy facilities throughout the Persian Gulf.
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‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?
Patrice Lumumba in New York in July 1960. He helped liberate Congo from brutal Belgian rule in 1960 and became the nation’s first prime minister after independence.
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U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sanctions exemption would apply to about 140 million barrels of Iranian oil that were currently at sea.
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U.K. Advisers Sent to U.S. to Help Develop Options to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said opening the Strait of Hormuz was “not a simple task.”
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Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told About South Pars Attack
Refineries at the South Pars gas field in 2019.
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European leaders seek a de-escalation of attacks.
President Emmanuel Macron of France with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany in Brussels, on Thursday.
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Pentagon Seeks Additional $200 Billion to Fund Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaking to reporters on Thursday.
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Why Iran’s Attack on an Energy Hub in Qatar Spooked Investors
Qatar blamed Iran for an attack that damaged the Ras Laffan terminal, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility.
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Saudi Official Warns Patience Is Limited as Iranian Attacks Barrage Kingdom
“We will not shy away from protecting our country and our economic resources,” the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, said on Thursday.
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Trump Says U.S. and Qatar Not Involved in Strike on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field
President Trump said that Israel had “violently lashed out” at Iran’s South Pars gas field, hitting a “relatively small section” of the site.
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The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data
A car crushed under a downed tree after strong winds in Montreal, Canada, on Tuesday.
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Iranian Missile Attack Leaves 3 Palestinians Dead in West Bank
Palestinian security forces gathering at the scene where three Palestinian women were killed in an Iranian missile attack near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Wednesday
Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, earlier this month. A state-owned Qatari energy company said that Ras Laffan Industrial City had sustained “extensive damage” from missile attacks.
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Days of Anger and Fear for Iranians Living With Waves of Airstrikes
Apartments in a neighborhood of Tehran targeted by American-Israeli airstrikes this week.
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2 Charged With Surveillance for Iran on London’s Jews
Metropolitan Police headquarters in London. This week’s prosecutions are the latest of several related to hostile activity in Britain backed by Iran.
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Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers
Suhaib Abualkebash, with a bruised eye, in Khirbet Humsa, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He said he had been assaulted by Israeli settlers.
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Strikes Deliver Another Blow to Iran’s Domestic Energy Sites
Part of the South Pars gas field facility near Kangan, Iran, in 2014. The extent of the damage on Wednesday was not immediately clear.
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Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes
A woman with her phone at a market in Tehran this month. An internet blackout has cut off the majority of Iranians from communicating with the outside world.
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U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
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As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know
Students and faculty members wait in line for antibiotics at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, on Monday.
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Despite Moscow’s Threats, Poland Rules to Extradite Archaeologist
Alexander Butyagin at a court in Warsaw in January. He was detained in Poland on a Ukrainian arrest warrant in December.
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An Abandoned Russian Tanker Is Drifting at Sea. Will Anyone Stop It?
The Arctic Metagaz, a Russian fuel tanker, adrift between Malta and Lampedusa, Italy, on Sunday.
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Couple Killed in Cluster Bomb Attack Near Tel Aviv
Damage from a missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Wednesday. Two people were killed in the suburb of Tel Aviv.
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Israel Has Killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Intelligence Minister
Esmaeil Khatib, the Iranian intelligence minister, during a ceremony in Tehran in 2024.
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Over 200 Ukrainian Experts in Middle East to Help Fight Drones, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking to British lawmakers in London, on Tuesday.
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Israel Intensifies Strikes on Beirut, Escalating Its Campaign Against Hezbollah
The aftermath of an airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
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He Lost a Leg for Russia. Then, He Says, His Country Betrayed Him.
Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan in the factory dormitory where he works, reattaching his prosthesis after disinfecting stitches on his amputated leg that reopened due to prolonged standing.
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Jerusalem’s Old City sustains some damage after being largely spared in years of fighting.
Father of a Palestinian woman killed with three others during a missile attack expresses shock.
Energy Facilities Attacked in Iran and Qatar, Sending Prices Soaring
Betting on Ayatollah’s Ouster Ignites Ire Over Prediction Markets
Iran War Live Updates: As Attacks Shake Markets, Trump Seeks to Reassure Americans
The Downfall of a Food Icon
Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan’s Leader
Useful Local Travel Apps to Download Before You Go Abroad
Oil Gives Back Gains After Surging on Fears Over Energy Supplies
Ozempic Is About to Go Generic in India, China and Canada
Iran Turns Out for Funeral for Those Killed in Strikes
Empowering Iran’s Hard-liners