Netanyahu May Face a Choice Between a Truce and His Government’s Survival
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arriving for a party meeting at the Israeli Parliament last month.
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on June 2024
What’s Next for South Africa After Voters Rebuked Its Reigning Party?
An African National Congress rally last month in Pretoria, South Africa. The party won only about 40 percent of the vote.
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on June 2024
Mexicans Go to Polls in Historic Election, as 2 Women Vie to Lead the Country
Polls show two women lead the field of candidates in Mexico’s presidential election. Women weren’t even allowed to vote in the country until 1953.
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on June 2024
Elon Musk’s Starlink Connects and Divides Brazil’s Marubo People
A Starlink satellite internet antenna in the Manakieaway village of the Marubo Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon.
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on June 2024
As Challenges Pile Up, a Spate of Summitry Spotlights Western Resolve
The Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, above the Normandy beaches.
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on June 2024
Why South African Voters Turned Against the A.N.C.
African National Congress party members displaying a cardboard cutout of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in the township of Seshego. The election results have been widely viewed as a rebuke of the party.
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on June 2024
Why Is North Korea Launching Balloons Carrying Trash?
Collecting debris sent by balloon from North Korea at a shopping center west of Seoul.
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on June 2024
In Singapore, China Warns U.S. While Zelensky Seeks Support
China’s minister of defense, Adm. Dong Jun, spoke against American support for Taiwan during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Sunday.
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on June 2024
Why a Pacific Island Is Blaming China for a Hack
Surangel Whipps Jr., right, the president of Palau, meeting with Tsai Ing-wen, then the president of Taiwan, during a visit to Taiwan in 2022. Palau is one of the few countries in the world that recognize Taiwan as an independent democracy.
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on June 2024
Why Mexico May Elect a Female President Before the United States
A large crowd attended the official start of Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidential campaign in Mexico City’s main square.
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on June 2024
India’s Exit Polls Show Modi Is Likely to Win a Third Term as Prime Minister
Lining up to vote in Chandigarh on Saturday. India’s general election, held in phases over a month and a half, is the largest democratic exercise in the world.
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on June 2024
In the West Bank, Guns and a Locked Gate Signal a Town’s New Residents
A settler herds goats outside the newly expanded settlement of Tekoa.
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on June 2024
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon
A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off on May 3.
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on June 2024
U Tin Oo, Embattled Pro-Democracy Leader in Myanmar, Dies at 97
The Myanmar opposition leader U Tin Oo at a celebration of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 69th birthday at National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2014.
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on June 2024
Robert Pickton, Notorious Canadian Serial Killer, Dies at 74
Robert Pickton in an undated photo. After an 18-month investigation, authorities found the remains of 33 women, most of them Indigenous, at a ramshackle pig farm he owned outside Vancouver.
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on June 2024
After Biden’s Push for Truce, Netanyahu Calls Israel’s War Plans Unchanged
Residents returning to Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Friday found the destruction so thorough that it was virtually impossible for vehicles, including ambulances, to get through the streets.
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on June 2024
Yael Dayan, Israeli Writer, Politician and Daughter of War Hero, Dies at 85
Yael Dayan in 1985. She went into politics after the death of her father, Moshe Dayan, the general and Israeli defense minister.
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on June 2024
It’s June Again
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on June 2024
Warnings of Election Meddling by China Never Reached the Prime Minister
The embassy of China in Ottawa. Several inquiries are looking into possible election meddling by the country.
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on June 2024
South Africa Election: ANC Loses Majority for the First Time in 30 Years
Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa and leader of the African National Congress, the governing party, attending a public meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, in May.
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on June 2024
Notre-Dame Rises Again ... in Lego
A new Lego model of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame is complete with rose windows, bell towers and a central spire surrounded by statues.
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on June 2024
She’s 98, and Walked Past Corpses to Escape Russian Attacks
Lidiia Lomikovska in Volodymyrivka, Ukraine in May.
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on June 2024
Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine’s Energy System, Again
Taking shelter inside a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Saturday.
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on June 2024
Real Madrid vs. UEFA Is the Champions League’s Most Bitter Rivalry
Real Madrid is chasing its 15th Champions League title. The German team Borussia Dortmund stands in its way on Saturday in London.
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on June 2024
Scandals and Missteps Slow Momentum of Germany’s Far Right
A placard calling for an immediate ban on the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, during a rally in May in Berlin.
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on June 2024
Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russia
The fabricated video of Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, had telltale clues of manipulation. The lip sync was off, and Mr. Miller’s shirt and tie changed color midway through.
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on June 2024
Six Injured in Stabbing in Germany
Firefighters cleaning up on Friday after a knife attack in Mannheim, Germany. Six people, including a police officer, were hurt.
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on June 2024
Israel Pushes Deeper Into Rafah, but Gaza Exit Plan Remains Unclear
Smoke billowing after an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.
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on June 2024
What We Know About Israel’s Cease-Fire Proposal Backed By Biden
Israeli armored personnel carriers moving along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Wednesday.
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on June 2024
Nora Cortiñas, 94, a Founder of Argentina’s Mothers of the ‘Disappeared,’ Dies
Nora Cortiñas in 2016, clutching a photograph of her missing son, whose fate was never made clear.
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on June 2024
Biden Calls for End to Gaza War, Endorsing Israeli Cease-Fire Proposal
President Biden outlined a cease-fire proposal at the White House.
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on June 2024
Palestinians Returning to Jabaliya in Northern Gaza Find Wide Devastation
Palestinians walking through the destruction of Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Friday.
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on June 2024
Blinken Hints U.S. May Allow Ukraine Greater Latitude to Strike in Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Prague on Friday. He said policy would continue to “adapt and adjust,” a phrase that heralded a previous shift on use of U.S.-made weapons.
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on June 2024
Greece Is Betting Big on Liquefied Natural Gas From the U.S.
Gas will be shipped from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Alexandropoulis, a new floating terminal connected by underwater pipeline to Greece and beyond.
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on June 2024
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund Shows Anything Is Possible
The Dortmund captain Emre Can, center, with Mats Hummels, left, and Nico Schlotterbeck after their team’s semifinal victory.
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on June 2024
The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia
British Storm Shadow and French SCALP missiles — on display here at an air show north of Paris last year — have a range of about 150 miles.
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on June 2024
India and Pakistan Heat Wave Is a Matter of Survival for Laborers
Rushing to get cold water at an ice factory in Jacobabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
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on June 2024
After Trump’s Conviction, a Wary World Waits for the Fallout
Donald J. Trump in New York after his conviction on Thursday.
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on June 2024
For Women Mountain Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms
More and more women are taking up high-altitude mountaineering, though the sport is still dominated by men.
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on June 2024
Ukraine Buoyed by Biden’s Move on Using Weapons to Strike Russia
Emergency workers on Friday at an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, that officials said was hit by a Russian strike. News reports said three people were killed.
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on June 2024
U.S., Chinese Defense Chiefs Hold First in-Person Talks Since 2022
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III speaking at a regional security forum in Singapore on Saturday.
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on June 2024
Why I Love the Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House: Come one, come all.
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on June 2024
Friday Briefing
Donald Trump outside of the courtroom after his verdict.
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on June 2024
Slovakia’s Prime Minister, Robert Fico, Leaves Hospital
Police officers stood last week outside the hospital where Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was hospitalized after an assassination attempt.
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on June 2024
Egypt Faces Hard Choices After Israeli Seizure of Gaza’s Southern Border
Displaced Palestinians gather near a makeshift camp in the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
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on June 2024
Under Pressure, Biden Allows Ukraine to Use U.S. Weapons to Strike Inside Russia
The scene of a Russian strike on Ukrainian industrial buildings in Kharkiv earlier this month. At least two people were killed and 25 were injured.
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on June 2024
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Nuclear Radar Stations
Ukrainian soldiers operating a drone in the Donetsk region during an attack mission on a nearby Russian position in March.
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on June 2024
Why Israel Seized the Philadelphi Corridor
The Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land along Gaza’s southern border.
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on June 2024
Taking the Fight to Russia: The West Weighs Ukraine’s Use of Its Weapons
Ukrainian soldiers using an American-made multiple launch rocket system, or MLRS. Ukraine wants permission to use these and other longer-range missiles to attack military targets in Russia.
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on June 2024
South Africans Turn Away from ANC in Early Election Results
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa speaking to reporters after voting in Soweto, South Africa, on Wednesday.
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on June 2024
After Cyberattack, Christie’s Gives Details of Hacked Client Data
The auction house Christie’s said that it had reached out to law enforcement officials about its recent hack.
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on June 2024
Ukraine Warns of Deepening Russian Threat in the North
Fighting the flames after a Russian strike in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, this month.
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on June 2024
Spain Approves Amnesty Law on 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum
Lawmakers applauded in Spain’s Parliament on Thursday after passing a bill that grants amnesty to Catalan separatists involved in an illegal independence referendum.
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on June 2024
John Lennon’s Guitar From ‘Help!’ Is Sold for $2.9 Million at Auction
John Lennon’s 12-string acoustic guitar was on display in New York this month before it was auctioned off.
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on June 2024
After Floods, Brazil Has a Surge in Homeless Pets
More than 12,500 domestic animals have been rescued since the beginning of the floods more than a month ago.
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on June 2024
OpenAI Says Russia and China Used Its A.I. in Covert Campaigns