Le Pen Launches Presidential Campaign, in a Twist for French Politics
Marine Le Pen greeting supporters as she arrives on Wednesday for a campaign event in La Flèche, France.
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Trump’s Arrival in Turkey for NATO Summit Adds Drama and Spectacle
President Trump with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey after arriving in Ankara on Tuesday.
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The Alluring Albanian Island Inspiring Ivanka’s Fantasy
A view of Sazan Island, once the site of Italian, Soviet and then Albanian military bases, now in ruins.
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NATO Summit Gives Trump New Chance to Bust Out Old Grievances
President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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Farage’s Resignation Risks Becoming Farce as U.K. Parties Boycott Clacton By-Election
“I’ve decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions,” Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. party, said as he announced his resignation as a lawmaker on Tuesday in London.
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For Rebels in Congo, Ebola Could Help Strengthen Their Rule
A church member distributes food to displaced people at the Kigonze camp. The camp is home to more than 25,000 people in Bunia, Ituri province, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in June.
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Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.
A box of Anheuser-Busch Bud beer at a supermarket in Berlin.
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Air Canada Chooses a C.E.O. Who Speaks French After Language Backlash
Anko van der Werff, who will take over as chief executive of Air Canada in the fall, in Copenhagen last month.
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What to Know About Australia’s Contest With China in the Pacific After Beijing Tested a Missile
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, left, and his counterpart from Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka, signed two security agreements, in Suva, Fiji, on Monday.
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Global Warming Could Ravage the Amazon’s Useful Plant Species, Study Finds
The study warned that major losses of plant species could occur in the coming decades even if nations limit global warming to moderate levels.
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At End of NATO Summit, Leaders Find Much to Agree on Despite Trump’s Insults
A declaration signed by the leaders of all NATO members on Wednesday affirmed a commitment to collective defense and reiterated the alliance’s support for Ukraine.
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Recall Issued for Pedigree Dog Food Sold Despite Failing Quality Control
A file photo of Pedigree dog food. It does not depict the type that was recalled.
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Trump Lashes Out at Spain: ‘Cut Off All Trade.’ Here’s Why That’s Unlikely.
President Trump makes remarks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO meetings in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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Iran targets sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
The outskirts of Kuwait City on Wednesday. Iran said it had targeted U.S. military sites in Kuwait.
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Zelensky is to meet with Trump after a brutal week of Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Cleaning up at the remains of a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday after a Russian missile attack.
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Tensions Escalate Between Russia and NATO’s European Members
President Vladimir Putin of Russia in St. Petersburg in June.
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Iran’s holy city of Mashhad prepares for Khamenei’s burial.
Inside the arrivals terminal at Mashhad airport in Iran on Wednesday. Dozens of mostly pink and blue backpacks have been arranged as a memorial to the children killed when a strike hit an elementary school in Minab.
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Denmark Says It Will Defend ‘Every Inch’ of NATO as Trump Eyes Greenland Again
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. “We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory,” she said.
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Pakistan Finds Wreckage of Cargo Plane That Vanished at Sea Overnight
At Jinnah International Airport, in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Zelensky Renews Demands for Defense Systems Ahead of Trump Meeting at NATO Summit
Volodymyr Zelensky attending a bilateral meeting with the German Chancellor in Ankara on Tuesday.
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A Look Back at Trump’s Broadsides Against NATO Allies
President Trump has consistently questioned one of NATO’s core provisions: the commitment laid out in Article 5 of its founding charter to treat an attack on one member as an attack on all.
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As Israel Loses Support in the U.S., Rahm Emanuel Criticizes Netanyahu
Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and White House chief of staff, is trying to chart a course between the anti-Israel left and the pro-Israel right.
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U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions After Tanker Attacks
Negotiations between Iran and the United States have been paused until after multiday funeral ceremonies in Tehran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader who was killed on the first day of the war.
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Zimbabwe’s President Signs Law Extending His Term
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 2022.
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A Plan to Stop the Far Right
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and his coalition partners are trying to hold off far-right challengers.
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I.O.C. Lifts Russia’s Olympic Suspension, Clearing the Way for 2028
The Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow on Tuesday.
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Venezuelans Criticize Own Government Response After Twin Earthquakes
People look for their relatives in the rubble of a public housing complex in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday, after twin earthquakes destroyed it.
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Man Arrested for Painting ‘Pam the Bird’ Graffiti on Bridge Tower in Melbourne
A man scaled a 140-foot concrete Melbourne bridge tower, abseiling down its side to paint a massive cartoon bird.
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Prince Harry Loses Privacy Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Publisher
Prince Harry arriving at a court in London, in January. He and other celebrities had accused Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, of intruding into their private lives.
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Belgium’s World Cup Win Over U.S. Fuels Triumph and Snark in Europe
Belgium fans celebrating their team’s 4-1 World Cup win against the United States in Seattle on Monday.
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Mass Mournings In Qom, Where Khamenei Ruled Supreme Over Iran’s Clerics
A state media handout photo is said to show mourners attending a prayer for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Jamkaran Mosque, in Qom, Iran, on Tuesday.
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NATO Allies Show Trump They Are Trying to Pay Up for Defense
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, second from left, on a tank at the barracks of Germany’s armed forces in Munster, Germany, in April.
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How a Four-Generation Cuban Family Survives on $60 a Month
Analeidis Arias Marin gets her children ready for school in Santiago de Cuba in May.
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Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.
Long before fentanyl swept American streets, Estonia battled the drug — and won.
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on July 2026
As Messi Dominates the World Cup, a War Is Waged Over Maradona’s Image
Portraits of Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona at a match in Dallas last month.
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South Korea Strengthens Law to Curb Spread of Fake News
Following decades of authoritarian rule, South Korea transitioned into a democracy in the late 1980s, with one of Asia’s most open media landscapes. But government officials are worried about social harm from fake news.
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Iran’s Strikes on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Threaten Oil Flow
Vessels anchored near Muscat, Oman, last month.
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India Calls Out Meta Over Reported Child Sexual Abuse Imagery in Ads
Marine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs
Iran Live Updates: Trump Casts Doubt on Future of Cease-Fire After Latest Strikes
Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out at NATO Summit but Offers New Help to Ukraine
Marine Le Pen’s Return Has Sidelined Her Protégé. Can They Join Forces?
Iraqis Turn Out in Droves to Mourn Khamenei and Show Solidarity
Oil Prices Jump After Trump Says Deal With Iran Is ‘Over’
A Supreme Leader’s Final Crowds
Suspect in Monaco Bombing Attack Is Found Dead in Ukraine
Why China Fired a Long-Range Missile Into the Pacific
Macron Continues With Syria Visit Despite Explosions Near His Hotel in Damascus