Houthi Missile Hits Near Tel Aviv Airport
Israeli security forces near Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday after a missile attack.
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A Conclave Like No Other
Firefighters installed the chimney that is used to communicate the choosing of a new pope on Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine
German soldiers unloading the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, in January.
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Days Before Conclave, Cardinals in Rome Pitch Messages to the Pews
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France greeting the faithful at Santa Maria ai Monti in Rome on Sunday.
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What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and his party were re-elected in a landslide.
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Trapped and Hungry in Mexico, Migrants Struggle to Return Home
Keila Mendoza, with one of her two children, fled Venezuela eight years ago, heading to Colombia and hoping to eventually reach the United States.
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British Police Arrest Iranian Nationals in Counterterrorism Investigations
New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London. One of Britain’s top security officials said last year that Iran was a growing threat.
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After 100 Years, Britain’s Two-Party Political System May Be Crumbling
Nigel Farage, the leader of the insurgent anti-immigration Reform U.K. party, on Friday. His party made big gains in England’s local elections.
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A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza
Pope Francis in his popemobile in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in 2014.
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Francis Opened Discussions to Those Outside the Church Hierarchy. This Cardinal Would, Too
Cardinal Mario Grech attending Mass at St. Peter’s basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday.
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Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers
Israeli soldiers in the central Gaza Strip last January, during an escorted media tour by the military.
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Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias
Security forces escorted a delegation of Druse leaders and government officials through the streets of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, Syria, on Friday after deadly sectarian clashes erupted this week.
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Singapore’s Election Deals a Setback to a Fledgling Opposition
People gathered at Serangoon Stadium waiting for the results of the general election in Singapore on Saturday.
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Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope
Cardinal Peter Erdo in Budapest in August. He is an authority on canon law and has built ties with church leaders in Europe, Africa and Latin America.
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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
Eric Trump in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Wednesday, looking over a model of a development the Trump Organization plans to build there.
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As U.S. Support Vanishes, a Nation’s Postwar Peace Teeters
Police patrolling next to clotheslines in Tibu, a small Colombian town on the Venezuelan border. People displaced by violence in the region had taken shelter in the town.
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Survivors Urge Cardinals to Discuss Sex Abuse Crisis in Choosing Next Pope
The convening cardinals have discussed sexual abuse in the church, the Vatican spokesman said last week.
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Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher last month. The Italian has been based in the region for decades and built strong relationships with other religious leaders.
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A Push to Remove Symbols of Imperial Russia Divides Odesa, Ukraine
Odesa’s main statue of Alexander Pushkin, outside the City Council building.
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A Timeline of India and Pakistan’s Tensions Over Kashmir
A shikara, or water taxi, on Dal Lake in Kashmir in 1950. India and Pakistan have vied for control of the scenic Himalayan valley for decades.
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Monday Briefing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia giving his victory speech on Saturday night.
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Pakistan’s Most Powerful Man Steps Out of the Shadows to Confront India
Gen. Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, at a ceremony in Islamabad, the capital, in 2022.
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Police Foil Plot to Attack Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil
Crowds at a Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
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Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting
George Simion, a Romanian presidential candidate, holding a picture of a holy icon outside a polling station on Sunday.
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A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump
Heading to the polls amid global uncertainty arising from the Trump administration, voters in Australia opted for the known quantity of the incumbent leader, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Monday Briefing: Inside Australia’s Election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia giving his victory speech on Saturday night.
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80 Years After Dachau Concentration Camp Liberation, Witnesses Remember
Survivors, liberators, their families and others commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday.
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Sudan’s Army Says Paramilitary Forces Struck Civilian Targets
Smoke rising from the airport of Port Sudan after the reported strikes early on Sunday.
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Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone
Pope Francis’ tomb is inscribed with the name “Franciscus,” in irregularly spaced lettering.
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Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
Gas flares lit the night sky in Punta de Mata, an oil producing area in Venezuela.
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Ukraine Rejects Russian Call for a Three-Day Cease-Fire
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, with diplomats standing behind him, near a residential building destroyed by a missile attack in Kyiv, last month.
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Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, center, on Friday. As the leader of the Vatican machinery for the past decade, he enacted Pope Francis’ vision.
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Memory Palace
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As China Looks for Way Out of U.S. Trade Deadlock, Fentanyl Could Be Key
China is the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl.
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America’s Vietnam War Opponents Who Fled to Canada Reflect on the Past and Future
John Bergenske, 75, at home in Skookumchuck, British Columbia. Mr. Bergenske flunked his military physical and got conscientious objector status before moving to British Columbia in 1970. For the past five decades, he has been working on environmental issues.
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Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.
A view of an excavated section of the construction site for Ghana’s halted National Cathedral Project in Accra, Ghana, this month.
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Message From the Russian Military: ‘We Lost Your Son’
Russian conscripts departing for their garrisons in Bataysk, Russia, last month.
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Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Albanese Wins 2nd Term
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia was projected to have widened his majority in Parliament.
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Canada’s Mark Carney to Visit Trump and Begin Tariff Negotiations
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking during a news conference in Ottawa on Friday where he also announced a visit by King Charles.
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Paramilitary Fighters Massacre More Than 100 Civilians, Doctors’ Group Says
A photograph made from video released by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces showing its fighters in the capital, Khartoum, in 2023.
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New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges
Flood damage in Barre, Vt., in 2023. Vermont and New York have passed new climate superfund laws.
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Trump Labels Haiti’s Powerful Gangs Terrorists
Armed gang members in the capital, Port-au-Prince, last year.
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Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration technician collecting air samples on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, in 2023.
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How Rubio Proved Himself as Trump’s Loyal Foreign Policy Foot Soldier
Marco Rubio will help run Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda from inside both the White House and the State Department headquarters.
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U.S. and China Dig In on Trade War, With No Plans for Formal Talks
The apparent silence between the United States and China is a serious matter for the global economy.
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Reform UK Surges as Conservatives Lose Seats: 4 Local Elections Takeaways
The Reform U.K. leader, Nigel Farage, center, in Widnes, northwestern England, on Friday.
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Prince Harry Says He Would ‘Love Reconciliation’ With Royal Family
Prince Harry in London in April. On Friday, he said he wants to reconcile with the royal family. “There’s no point continuing to fight anymore,” he said.
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Far-Right AfD Is Labeled Extremist by Germany’s Intelligence Agency
Alice Weidel, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, speaking at a party conference in Riesa, Germany, in January.
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Explosions Cripple Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea
A tug vessel putting out a fire on a ship bound for Gaza off the coast of Malta on Friday, in a handout picture provided by the Maltese government.
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After Leading a Liberal Comeback, Carney Hits the Ground Running
These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say
India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the World