The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran
A billboard in Tehran showing the three supreme leaders, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Uganda Restricts Travel with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak
A health worker measures the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday.
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on May 2026
In Berlin, Cars Are a Culture War Flashpoint
Morning traffic in Berlin in March.
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Mira Nair Finds a New Audience as Mother of Zohran Mamdani
Mira Nair, the acclaimed film director and mother of Zohran Mamdani, in Amritsar, India, in March.
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Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.
The humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy, trapped near the island of Poel, Germany, in April.
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Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Serves Up Tea and Smiles to Putin
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping inspecting an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuba’s ambassador to the U.N., in New York on Wednesday.
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How Iran Gained Leverage in the War
A billboard in Enghelab Square in Tehran in April showing American military hardware trapped in a net.
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Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
Red Cross workers carry the coffin of a person who died of Ebola at a health center in Rwampara, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday.
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The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women
A path along the River Ill in Strasbourg, France, where Marie-Hélène Brice said Christian Nègre brought her during a job interview.
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Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists
Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, in the Israeli parliament, on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks
Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stand near a drone display at a government-organized march in Tehran last month.
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How Did the Former Prince Andrew Get an Envoy Job, Anyway?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, at Windsor Castle last month.
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on May 2026
Trump Again Says He Will Talk to Taiwan’s Leader, Risking China’s Anger
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would talk to Taiwan’s president about a possible arms sale.
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on May 2026
Samsung Averts a Walkout With Big Bonuses, but Discord Over A.I. Profits Brews
Outside the Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Thursday.
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on May 2026
A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
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China’s Endless Housing Crisis Shows Faint Signs of Hope
Many families in China poured their savings into apartments once seen as a safe path to wealth, only to watch values unravel.
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on May 2026
In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly
A furniture workshop in Havana carries reminders that the Castro family has been part of Cuba’s ruling elite for more than 65 years.
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on May 2026
Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
Monitoring visitors in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ebola cases have been confirmed, on Monday.
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on May 2026
Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and a former senator, is a first-generation American citizen whose parents immigrated from Cuba.
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on May 2026
Why the U.S. Chose May 20 to Seek Charges Against Raúl Castro
A wall in Havana featuring political leaders including the former Cuban president Raúl Castro.
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on May 2026
After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role
Alexandra Capitanescu representing Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest last week.
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Justice Dept. Charges Raúl Castro as Trump Escalates Pressure Campaign Against Cuba
The indictment of Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, comes as the country’s oil supplies for domestic use and power plants has been exhausted.
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Soccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch
Chung Kyung-jo, center, waving, supported the visiting team in the match between two Korean teams, in Suwon, South Korea on Wednesday.
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Bodies of Last 2 Missing Italian Divers Recovered in the Maldives
Maldivian health workers carrying the recovered bodies of two Italian divers on Wednesday.
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Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaking in Geneva on Wednesday.
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Killing in Japan Stirs Fears of Tokuryu Crime Rings
A view of the compound where a 69-year-old woman was killed in Kaminokawa, Japan, last week.
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on May 2026
James Roscoe, Deputy British Ambassador to the U.S., Leaves Job Abruptly
James Roscoe, second right, at Windsor Castle in England during President Trump’s state visit, in September.
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on May 2026
Heavy Rain and Floods in China Kill at Least 22
Floods after heavy rain in Duyun, in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, on Tuesday.
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China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes
President Trump attending a state banquet with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing last week.
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on May 2026
Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran registering as a candidate in the presidential election in Tehran in 2024.
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on May 2026
The New ‘Gold Rush’ of Geothermal Energy
Executives of Fervo and others celebrated the geothermal company’s I.P.O. on the Nasdaq on May 13.
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on May 2026
Bolivia Has Been Paralyzed by Protests. Here’s Why.
Demonstrators amid tear gas, calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, in La Paz, Bolivia, on Monday.
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on May 2026
Israeli Minister Threatens to Evict Palestinians From West Bank Hamlet
The Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, in Jerusalem earlier this month.
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on May 2026
Zapatero, Spain’s Former Leader, Investigated for Graft
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, a former prime minister of Spain, in Valencia last year.
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‘Married at First Sight’ Rape Allegations Lead to Call for U.K. Investigation
The British broadcaster Channel 4 removed episodes of the reality television show “Married at First Sight UK” after allegations of rape and sexual misconduct during filming.
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on May 2026
Son of Mango Fashion Chain’s Founder Is Arrested as Suspect in His Death
Jonathan Andic being escorted to court in Martorell, Spain, near Barcelona, on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
As a Weakened Putin Follows Trump to Beijing, Iran War Offers an Opening
In a photo released by Russian state media, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was met by China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, after arriving in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Special Envoy to Greenland Receives a Cold Welcome From Locals
Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana at the White House last year. He is visiting Greenland this week as President Trump’s special envoy to the Danish territory.
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Trump Says He Postponed a ‘Very Major Attack’ on Iran, Leaving Mideast on Edge
President Trump said the U.S. military was prepared for a “full, large scale assault” against Iran.
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on May 2026
Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says
A visitor has their temperature checked before entering Kyeshero Hospital in Goma on Monday.
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on May 2026
As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds
A satellite image from the aerial mapping company Vantor of a Russian oil facility in Tuapse, Russia, after Ukrainian drone attacks in April.
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on May 2026
Trump’s Portrait Pops Up on Rickshaws in India to Mark America’s 250th
Md. Tayemkhan, a rickshaw driver, waited for hours near the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi to get a banner featuring President Donald Trump put on the back of his vehicle. He said he was paid about $16.
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Germany Indicts Two Men for Plotting to Kill Jewish Leaders on Iran’s Behalf
Starbucks Korea CEO Fired Over ‘Tank Day’ Ad Evoking Country’s Brutal History
Fire Destroys Sacred Buddhist Hall in Japan that Housed ‘Eternal Flame’
Autocracy’s ‘Loyal Losers’
What the End of Aid Looks Like
Inflation Fears Cloud G7 Economic Agenda as Iran War Persists