As Trump Quits UNESCO, China Expands Influence
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is a UNESCO World Heritage site. China has spent years trying to influence the U.N. cultural agency.
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Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Gaza Restrictions for ‘Mass Starvation’
Waiting for food in Gaza on Wednesday. After two years of war, aid groups and governments say the territory is facing a severe hunger crisis.
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A New Golf Course and Old Grudges Await Trump in Scotland
The course is carved out of scenic sand dunes where locals had relished walking.
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Officials in Iran Suspect Sabotage in Wave of Fires and Explosions
A fire at a major oil refinery in Abadan, Iran, on Saturday killed one person.
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American Convicted of Murder Among Those Trump Rescued From Venezuela Prison
A State Department photo shows Americans and U.S. residents imprisoned in Venezuela. Dahud Hanid Ortiz is at center right, with a flag. The man flashing his three fingers is a Peruvian man with U.S. resident status. The symbol was used by detainees to show they were hostages, according to one former prisoner.
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Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says
A Microsoft office in Beijing. The company said groups linked to the Chinese government had been taking advantage of security flaws in its SharePoint software.
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Britain Moves to Curb Migrant Trafficking, and Ease Anger at Home
Migrants left coastal France near Calais this month in an attempt to reach Britain. The number of migrants arriving in small boats after crossing the English Channel has surged in the past year.
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2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says
Ambulances transporting the bodies of victims of the Air India crash last month in Ahmedabad, India.
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Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation
President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have sued Candace Owens, a right-wing podcaster.
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Bangladesh Mourns After Deadly Plane Crash During School Lunch Break
Raiyan, 14, a student, received treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, after suffering injuries when a military jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday.
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Russia and Ukraine Met Again. Here’s Where the Peace Talks Stand
Members of the Russian, Turkish and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul on Wednesday for the third round of peace talks.
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Why One of the Causes of Falling Birthrates May Be Prosperity
Women at a protest in Lima, Peru, in 2022, wearing costumes inspired by characters in the novel and TV series “The Handsmaid’s Tale.”
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Thai and Cambodian Troops Fire at Each Other as Relations Implode
The Thailand Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Just a day after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia, violence exploded across the two countries’ border.
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Chinese and European Leaders Meet Amid Grievances on Trade
Beijing is urging the European Union to drop tariffs on electric cars from China and ease access for other exports.
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After Carney Meeting, Canada’s Premiers Agree on Trump and Tariffs, Differ on Next Steps
Organizers removing the flags of Canada’s provinces and territories at the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the premiers on Wednesday in Huntsville, Ontario.
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Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence
President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
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on July 2025
Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.
Judge Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice, read out the court’s climate opinion on Wednesday in The Hague.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are the Highest in a Century. But After His Threats, They Seem Like a Relief.
The key to clinching a trade deal between the United States and Japan appeared to be President Trump’s agreement to lower tariffs for Japanese cars to 15 percent, a rate that would have been shocking not long ago.
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Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate change minister, in The Hague on Wednesday.
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Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life
Ozzy Osbourne’s excessive behavior sometimes overshadowed his long career.
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on July 2025
New Global Atlas Highlights Surprising Hot Spots of Fungal Biodiversity
Russula, a species of fungus, growing in the forest near Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park during a 2022 expedition surveying fungi by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks.
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on July 2025
What to Know About the U.S. Move to Withdraw From UNESCO
UNESCO’s director general, Audrey Azoulay, at the agency’s headquarters in Paris, in 2023.
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on July 2025
A Long, Overdue Reporting Trip Through Syria
A Syrian girl sells snacks in her destroyed neighborhood near the Alawite community Zahra neighborhood in Homs, Syria
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Overhead Bin Fire on Virgin Flight May Have Been Caused by Portable Battery
A Virgin Australia plane. One of the airline’s flights was plunged into chaos after a fire started in an overhead bin. The company said it believes a battery caught fire.
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on July 2025
Wednesday Briefing: Israel Expands Gaza Offensive
Smoke rising over Deir al-Balah in central Gaza yesterday.
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on July 2025
North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing
Peat soil at Angola Bay Game Land in North Carolina.
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on July 2025
Rip Current Survival Tips: What to Do if You Get Caught in One
Green dye, in an image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows the track of a rip current.
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on July 2025
What to Know About the $250 Visa Integrity Fee for U.S. Tourists
Travelers arriving on international flights at Kennedy Airport in June.
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on July 2025
Canada Won’t Accept a Trade Deal With the U.S. at ‘Any Cost’
Prime Minister Mark Carney during a visit to a steel plant this month in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Wednesday Briefing: Israel Expands Gaza Offensive
Smoke rising over Deir al-Balah in central Gaza yesterday.
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Syrian Inquiry Says Military Leaders Did Not Order Sectarian Killings in March
Members of Syria’s government security forces in Baniyas, Syria, in March. The city was the site of some of the worst sectarian violence in Syria that month.
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Zelensky Targeted in Wartime Protests in Ukraine for the First Time
At a protest against legislation stripping the independence of anti-corruption agencies, a woman holds a phone saying “Veto” in Ukrainian, in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday.
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Trump Administration Keeps 19 Percent Tariff on Indonesia in Trade Deal
The tariffs on Indonesia appear to be broadly in line with those President Trump has agreed on with other Southeast Asian nations.
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on July 2025
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Chief Resigns, Citing Agency ‘Chaos’, Colleagues Said
Search and rescue personnel near the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 8 after catastrophic flooding.
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on July 2025
Russia and Ukraine to Renew Talks, but Peace Remains Elusive
Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in May.
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U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, at the U.N. headquarters in New York last month.
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Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches
The crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft in Ahmedabad, India, last month.
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on July 2025
Zelensky’s Government Takes Aim at Ukraine’s Corruption Fighters
The fight against corruption helped propel President Volodymyr Zelensky to power in 2019.
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on July 2025
U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Again
President Trump at the White House on Friday. The move to leave UNESCO reflects Mr. Trump’s deep mistrust and distaste of multilateralism and international institutions.
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on July 2025
Israel Expands Attacks in Central Gaza City and Raids W.H.O. Offices
Gazans hauling belongings on Tuesday in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, after the Israeli military broadened its operations in the area.
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‘Bye, Bro’: British Fighter Jet, Stranded in India, Finally Leaves for Home
A British F-35B fighter jet on the tarmac at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport before taking off, on Tuesday, 22 July.
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Austria Prepares to Give Up ‘Dream’ of Disarmament
Chancellor Christian Stocker of Austria in Vienna this month. The principle of neutrality, he said, “obligates us to national defense, comprehensive national defense in particular.”
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on July 2025
Fiona Hill on Trump, Putin and Why Great Powers Fall
“Inability to act is the real challenge for all democratic systems,” Fiona Hill said. “Populism offers quick fixes for extraordinarily difficult problems.”
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Philippines’ Leader Meets With Trump to Clinch Trade Deal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the Pentagon on Monday.
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on July 2025
Tuesday Briefing: A Deadly Jet Crash in Bangladesh
A search and rescue operation yesterday at the crash site in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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on July 2025
TV Show Helps Identify Mother and Child Found Dead in Rome Park, and a Suspect
Forensic police officers working last month at the park where a woman and child were found dead in Rome.
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on July 2025
Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Charged With Spying for Russia and Iran
Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
Zelensky Faces Criticism in Ukraine Over Effort to Rein In Corruption Agencies
Thursday Briefing: Your Russia Questions Answered
How Native Homes in New Mexico Are Tapping the Sun
Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.
Why This Pennsylvania City Put Its Streetlights on a Dimmer
Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide