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Bomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine

Police medics responding to an early morning bombing of a residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.

Israeli Settler Attack in West Bank Blocks Palestinian Family From Returning Home

Mahmoud Toubassi with his wife, Aedah, in the village of Jalud in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.

Bodies ‘Like Pieces of Charcoal’: Dozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing

The aftermath of the attack in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, in Myanmar, on Monday.

A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

Niyazi Dumlu handing out lokma, a kind of Turkish doughnut, from his food truck near an Istanbul mosque in November.d

Accusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right

Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s main far-right party, National Rally, in Paris this month.

As A.I. Panic Grows, Javier Milei Is Pitching Argentina As a Rules-Free Haven

President Javier Milei at the United Nations last week where he asserted Argentina’s “commitment to not preemptively regulate A.I.”

The Migrants Being Shipped Back to a War Zone

A bus carrying Myanmar nationals being repatriated from Malaysia to their homeland, seen heading toward the Lumut Naval Base, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.

Evicted Woman Set to Return Home as Spain Plans Fixes to Housing Crisis

María del Carmen Abascal at home in Madrid last week, waiting for the police to arrive before being evicted. Her removal brought large protests in Spain.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Aims to Reset UK Mood

Andy Burnham at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, where he will speak on Tuesday. He is set to argue that the country needs an “honest conversation” about the scale of the challenges it confronts in straightened economic times.

AMLO Son Poses Political Problems for Mexico’s President Sheinbaum

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a politician and son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, at Mexico’s National Palace.

What Life Looks Like in the ‘Fortress Cities’ Russia Is Trying to Break

Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor

Police officers guarded an area on Tuesday as roadblocks remained in place near R.A.F. Fairford air base.

OpenAI Apologizes for Australia Medicare Hack

OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. The company said it would work to rebuild trust with Australians.

The Rural English Villages Around RAF Fairford at the Center of a Possible Terrorist Plot

Police officers outside the Fairford Youth Football Club near the R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sunday. The counterterrorism police said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.

Estonia Says Arson at Defense Company Was ‘Deliberate’ Attack by Russia

Netanyahu Visits Emirati Leader After Reports on Warning About Hamas Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.

The Voices Behind ‘Made in China’

Outside the SEG Plaza in Shenzhen last year.

3 Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student

Paola Deffendi, Giulio Regeni’s mother, outside a courtroom on Monday in Rome after three Egyptian security officials were found guilty of kidnapping her son.

German Town Votes to Stop Adding Memorials Outside Homes of Slain Jews

The artist Gunter Demnig placing plaques called “Stolpersteine,” or “stumbling stones,” on a street in Berlin in May.

Over 800 Killed in Renewed Houthi-Saudi War in Yemen, W.H.O. Says

A man carries an injured child at a hospital following a drone strike south of Hodeidah on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, in August.

Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center

Here’s the latest.

Pope Leo Praises Europe’s Democracy, Diverging Once Again From Trump

In Metz, in northeastern France, Pope Leo XIV spoke of a Europe that would “continue to flourish and to inspire the whole world.” President Emmanuel Macron of France looked on.

Release of Suspects in U.K. Prompts New Questions Over Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Base

Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of R.A.F. Fairford air base in southern England on Monday.

Brazil’s Biggest Election Question?: Donald Trump’s Next Move

Supporters of the right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro waved American flags and brandished a blowup doll of President Trump clutching an imprisoned President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a rally this month in São Paulo, Brazil.

What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.

Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It

Gold miners at work in El Callao, Venezuela.

Their Sons Are Dying on Battlefields in Ukraine. They Still Back Russia’s War.

Oksana Abaeva and her husband, Khetag Zaseyev, at the grave of her son, Albert Abaev, in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Russian region of North Ossetia.

Possible Terrorist Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in U.K.: What We Know

Police officers at an entrance to the R.A.F Fairford base in southern England on Sunday.

Why China Is Requiring Ninth Graders to Read ‘Jane Eyre’

A woman reads at a bookstore in Beijing in August. “Jane Eyre” has found generations of readers in China since it was first translated into Chinese a century ago.

Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

President Xi Jinping of China arriving for a state visit last week. China has the world’s fastest-growing military.

Serbia’s Longtime President Aleksandar Vucic Resigns Post

President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia in his office in Belgrade, Serbia.

A Growing North Korea Problem

South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, during an interview earlier this month.

A Transcript From The Times Interview with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at The New York Times on Sept. 23, 2026.

Standoff Rocks a Northern Irish Town Over Contentious Sectarian March

People blocked the Garvaghy Road area, a Catholic enclave in the town of Portadown in Northern Ireland, on Sunday as a Protestant group was expected to march through.

Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male panda, at the San Diego Zoo in 2024. Two pandas were sent on Sunday to Zoo Atlanta, bringing the total number of giant pandas in the United States to six.

Iran Still Awaits ‘Official’ U.S. Response Despite Trump’s Rebuff of Cease-Fire Offer

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, at the United Nations in New York on Friday.

At Least 27 Killed in 2 Overnight Mass Shootings in South Africa

Members of South Africa’s Forensic Pathology Service and South African National Defence Force on Sunday at the scene of the shooting near Johannesburg.

5 Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near RAF Fairford Air Base in UK

Th police were posted outside an entrance to the R.A.F. Fairford base in southwest England on Sunday.

As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind

The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls

For many in China, A.I. doomsday warnings feel remote and distinctly Western.

Recreational Aerial Craft Become Weapons in Myanmar’s War

The Raffles’ Singapore Sling Costs $40. There’s a Reason Tourists Still Love It.

Russian Foreign Minister Vows Russia Will See Ukraine War Through

Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.

Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Trump threatened Iran in a speech on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Special Edition: Our Interview With Mark Carney

A portrait session at The New York Times with Mr. Carney on Sept. 23, 2026.

Heroine or Public Enemy? The Israeli Blocking Much of Netanyahu’s Agenda.

Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s attorney general, at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. As the country heads into elections next month, she is bracing for what could be her biggest battle yet.

He Ran a Top Lady Gaga Fan Page. Then He Vanished.

Lady Gaga performing at Madison Square Garden in New York in August 2025.

A Tetris-Like Maze Blocks Protests in Pakistan’s Capital

At Summit, Xi Sought to Tilt Trump’s Stance on America’s Place in Asia

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Trump during a welcoming ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

Six Dead After Explosion in Athens Tourist District

Emergency workers on Saturday searched the site of an explosion in Athens.

Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits

As part of an effort to lessen dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has signaled a pivot toward trading partners in Europe and Asia.

U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements

The village of Mughayir in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test.

The author Thélyson Orélien at a cafe in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood in April.

Catherine Ringer, French Pop Icon of Eclectic Style, Dies at 68

Catherine Ringer performing in 2007.

African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africa’s peace.

Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Tel Aviv this month.

Evicted 87-Year-Old Woman Urges Spaniards to ‘Fight’ to Avoid Same Fate

María del Carmen Abascal, 87, after she was evicted from her Madrid apartment on Wednesday. “I wasn’t able to defend my home, but I did fight so that others can learn to fight for theirs,” she said.

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