Second Ebola Infection Announced in Kenya
A nurse gestures inside Nairobi Hospital, where an Ebola patient was isolated immediately upon arrival and treated at the hospital’s East Wing Isolation Facility. The patient later died.
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Violent Protests in Albania
A protester confronting riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana, Albania, on Thursday.
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Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter
Firefighters at the site of a strike on an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in London on Wednesday.
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Meet Neha Bora, Activist and Face of India’s Young Protesters
Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association, in New Delhi in October.
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The Race to Defend Kyiv Against Terrifying New Jet-Powered Drones
A jet drone struck the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 28
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Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?
A military parade marked Saudi National Day in Riyadh last month.
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32 Children Killed After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan
A rescue worker carried a child from a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, after the roof of the building collapsed.
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North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge
The New Yalu River Bridge seen from Dandong, China, on Thursday, the day it opened.
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While Pope Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Vatican Runs on Autopilot
Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust
The interior of Rules, a British mainstay in the Covent Garden neighborhood of London. In the centuries since it opened, the restaurant has served London’s wealthy and wordy, its royals and its regulars.
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Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying
The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper headquarters in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. A journalist from the newspaper was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Calls Trump’s New Oil Partner Corrupt
While expressing frustration that she is stuck abroad, María Corina Machado vowed to return to Venezuela and rally supporters for a future election.
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America’s Most Expensive Senate Race
Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
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6 Members of South Africa’s Biggest Party Are Killed in Shootings
Fikile Mbalula, the secretary general of the African National Congress, in Cape Town in May.
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Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction
“The Colorful Life,” by Wassily Kandinsky, at Christie’s auction rooms last week.
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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery
A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
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OpenAI Engineer, Who Is Charged With Planting Bug, Advised Saudis
The San Francisco offices of OpenAI. According to a court filing, a thumb-size recording device wrapped in toilet paper was found plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room.
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Mexico Bans Violent Content on Social Media for Children
A student turning over his phone before entering a classroom in Mexico City on Tuesday. Mexico has clamped down on phone use in schools.
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Angry Youth in Aging Europe
A student protest in Bordeaux, France, on Tuesday.
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Brazil’s President Lula Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on Monday. He is taking on a right-wing candidate in a runoff on Oct. 25.
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Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station
Turkish police officers outside the headquarters of Halk TV in Istanbul on Wednesday.
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As Pope Leo Recovers From Surgery, Messages of Support Abound at Rome Hospital
A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital in Rome where Pope Leo XIV was hospitalized. The statue has become a gathering point for prayers.
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Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
Firefighters at the site of a strike at an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.
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Burnham Pledges to Back Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine Support Wavers
Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine outside 10 Downing Street, in London, on Wednesday.
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Pope Leo Is Recovering After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know
Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome on Tuesday.
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‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport
Mourners carrying the body of Mahmoud Barqawi, 33, at his funeral in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. He was killed in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
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The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan
Telecommunications antennas in Kabul, Afghanistan, where transmissions of BBC broadcasts from FM radio stations were suspended.
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Dalí Book Cover Stolen in France
The cover of the “Book of Revelation,” which was created by Salvador Dalí.
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Indian Protesters Describe Rough Treatment by the Police
Security personnel detained protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, in October.
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Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.
Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.
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‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars
Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.
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From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War
Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police on patrol aboard a pickup truck as they continued operations after federal forces pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record
A weak currency has helped make Chinese goods more competitive overseas while raising the cost of imported products at home.
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Pope Leo’s Cancer Surgery Draws Outpouring From World Leaders
Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Daniele Franco, the president of Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, before an operation to remove a mass from his lung on Tuesday.
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Leo XIV’s Lung Cancer Diagnosis Tests a Papacy Still Taking Shape
Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome ahead of his surgery on Tuesday. The cancer diagnosis changes the outlook for a pope whose relative youth suggested he might have decades to reign.
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Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin
The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.
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Ransomware Attacks Have Swept Japan. A.I. May Be Making Them Easier.
Japan has been hit by a wave of cyberattacks that have affected businesses and government.
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Trump Squeezes Ukraine, Again
The Russian strike on Pryluky, Ukraine, last week.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Rise and Fall as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle with President Trump at a White House event in March. In announcing her resignation, Ms. Guilfoyle decried what she called false accusations.
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Acclaimed Author Denies Using A.I. but Admits Plagiarism
Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.
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Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage
A photo provided by Russian state media shows President Vladimir V. Putin visiting the Sakhalin region in Russia’s far east in August.
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Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month.
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Saudi Energy Giant Struck as War Spikes Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia
A man looking over the skyline of Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday.
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Ukraine Says It Received No Intelligence About Strikes 2 Nights in a Row
A resident collecting belongings from an apartment building that was struck in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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MI5 Chief Warns of Escalating Hybrid Threats From Iran and Russia on British Soil
The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, during his annual threat briefing in London in 2025.
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Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says
Pope Leo XIV arriving at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome on Tuesday.
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Bulgaria Summons Russian Ambassador After More Black Sea Drone Strikes
Prime Minister Rumen Radev of Bulgaria said that a crew member was rescued from one of the ships that had been attacked.
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Nuremberg Airport in Germany Is Briefly Shut by False Alarm of Hijacking
Members of a police special operations unit at Nuremberg airport in Germany on Tuesday.
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Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France
Empty shelves at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, France, on Monday, following a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to defrost.
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Dublin Hotel Accused of Revoking Bookings for an Event to Combat Antisemitism
Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action
20 Hours After Falling Overboard, Cruise Passenger Is Rescued Near Greece