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Starvation and Bombs in Besieged Sudanese City As Residents Cry for Help

Residents waited for free meals in El Fasher, Sudan, last month. The city has been besieged by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2024.

The Fleeting Fantasy of a King Who Would Return to Save Nepal

A statue of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. He was king of Nepal from 1955 until his death in 1972.

Denmark’s Parenting Test Becomes the Latest Flashpoint in Greenland

Ivana Bronlund at her home in Hedehusene, Denmark, earlier this month. The government took her daughter away an hour after she was born.

Turning Against Vaccines, America Is a Global Outlier

Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services has stripped away support for vaccine development, promotion and distribution.

Rubio, in Israel, Says a Diplomatic Solution to Gaza War May Not be Possible

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Angered by Israel’s Attack in Qatar, Arab Leaders Meet to Weigh Response

A photograph released by Qatar News Agency showing attendees at the emergency Arab-Islamic leaders’ summit in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.

Trump’s Tariffs Test Mark Carney’s Leadership in Canada

Mark Carney speaking on election night in April in Ottawa. Mr. Carney campaigned on a promise to fight back against American tariffs and to stand up for Canadian sovereignty.

Surprising Guests at Belarus-Russia War Games: Two American Observers

India-Pakistan Tensions Hit New Pitch With Cricket Snub

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, right, and a teammate, Shivam Dube, after their win in an Asia Cup cricket game against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday.

Trump’s State Visit Will be Biggest UK Security Operation Since Coronation

Police officers carrying out security searches on Friday in Windsor, England, ahead of President Trump’s state visit.

Suspect in Madeleine McCann Disappearance Refuses Interview With UK Police

Christian Brückner, the main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann in Portugal, at his trial on unrelated sexual assault charges in Braunschweig, Germany, in 2024.

Pope Leo Says He Cannot Broker a Peace Deal for Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV presiding over a ceremony in Rome on Sunday.

Funicular Crash Has Jarred Lisbon’s Sense of Itself

Rubio Says ‘Time Is Running Out’ for Gaza Deal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, in Doha on Tuesday.

Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, U.N. Inquiry Says

A residential area of Gaza City after an Israeli bombing in June.

New Research Helps Explain Gas Craters in Siberia

A gas crater on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia in August 2014.

Trump Leaves Tense America Behind for Royal Retreat on U.K. State Visit

Military officers taking part in rehearsals at Windsor Castle, west of London, on Monday, before a state visit by President Trump.

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Israel Launches Gaza City Ground Offensive, Officials Say

Smoke rises above Gaza on Tuesday.

Federal Judge Declines to Intervene for Migrants Deported to Ghana

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the Federal District Court in Washington ruled late Monday that she could not prevent a group of migrants from being sent onward to their home countries.

Trump World’s Deals With the U.A.E.

‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Talks About Korean Fan Culture

Lee Jung-jae in Seoul in July.

President Trump’s State Visit to the UK: What to Know

President Trump, Queen Elizabeth, Melania Trump, with then Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in Buckingham Palace during Mr. Trump’s first state visit to Britain in 2019.

Trump World’s Deals With the U.A.E.

Venezuela’s President Maduro Denounces U.S. Boat Attack, as Trump Announces Another

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela speaking at a news conference in Caracas on Monday.

Young People Suing Trump Over Climate Have Their Day in Federal Court

The Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula, Mont., where arguments will be made.

How an Emirati Royal Won the Battle for A.I. Chips

In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches

A Times Investigation Into Trump, UAE and 2 Giant Deals: 5 Takeaways

President Trump visiting the United Arab Emirates in May.

U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ for a TikTok Sale

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, far right, following trade talks with Chinese officials on Monday.

G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms

The E.P.A. currently does not classify glyphosate, the active ingredient in certain formulations of Roundup, as a carcinogen, even though the W.H.O. found that the herbicide was “probably carcinogenic” in 2015.

What Malnutrition Has Done to Gaza’s Children

Nonprofit Gets Two Paintings Stolen by Nazis Pulled From Auction

Protests Against an Israeli Cycling Team Shut Down a Major Race

Palestinian supporters protesting an Israeli team’s participation at a cycling race in Montreal on Sunday.

What Malnutrition Has Done to Gaza’s Children

​Kim Seongmin, Defector Who Pierced North Korea by Radio, Dies at 63

Kim Seongmin last November. His shortwave radio reports brought North Koreans information they could not get through their government-controlled news media.

After Fiery Protests, Nepal’s Leader Promises a Brief, Caretaker Term

Sushila Karki, who is Nepal’s first female prime minister, arriving for her first day in office in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Ricky Hatton, British Boxer and Former World Champion, Is Dead

Ricky Hatton with his Ring Magazine Light Welterweight Champion Belt, right, and his IBO Light Welterweight world championship belt in Ashton-u-Lyne, Manchester, England, in 2009.

Arab Ministers Meet on Response to Israeli Attack in Qatar

A damaged building in Doha, Qatar, last week after an Israeli strike. Arab foreign ministers gathered on Sunday to debate how to respond to Israel’s missile attack.

U.S. and China Resume Talks on Tariffs and TikTok

Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva.

What to Know About Malawi’s Presidential Election

Lazarus Chakwera, the incumbent president of Malawi, in Lilongwe in July. Malawians will head to the polls on Sept. 16.

Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.

Ukrainian firefighters battling a blaze in central Kharkiv after several Russian drones struck the area in July.

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System

A desk in a cancer-research lab at UMass Chan. Decades of federally funded efforts have led to accelerating results: Between 1991 and 2022, the death rate from cancer in the United States fell by 34 percent.

After Bolsonaro’s Conviction, Brazil Already Considers His Amnesty

Federal agents standing guard this month in Brasília, with Brazil’s Congress in the background, where negotiations about amnesty for Jair Bolsonaro have already begun.

Romania Says Russian Drone Entered Its Airspace

A Romanian Air Force F-16 last month during an air show in Romania.

German Far Right Gains in Bellwether Election, but Fails to Sweep

Voters in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on Sunday.

Dozens of Students Among Over 200 Dead in Two Boat Disasters in Congo

A boat makes its way down the Congo River in 2021.

Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest

Rubio Heads to a Defiant Israel After Qatar Strike

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Sunday.

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In Toronto, a Spotlight on Canadian Films

Ryan Reynolds flashed an image of the Canadian actor John Candy, who died in 1994 and is the subject of a new documentary.

Nepal’s New Government Calls Elections. Its Critics Cry Foul.

Brazil Defies Trump’s Demands by Convicting Bolsonaro

Security officers at Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília this month.

‘You Burned This Country Down’: After Arsons, Nepal Reckons With Its Future

Doctors attended to Sibam Sah, left, and his cousin Birendra Kumar Sah, whose face and body were also ravaged by burns.

As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia

A house that was badly damaged by debris from a Russian drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, in eastern Poland, on Wednesday.

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

A construction worker in Boston in July, when temperatures were in the 90s. Boston passed a law this summer requiring city projects to have a “heat illness prevention plan.”

Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

Soldiers standing amid a coca crop in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2020. Colombia is the world’s top producer of cocaine, but it has also been a key ally of the United States in trying to combat the drug trade.

A Chaotic Showdown Over Election Integrity in India

Protesters in Kolkata, India, last month after the country’s election commission announced the revision of voter rolls ahead of elections in the state of Bihar.

The Perilous Path to Escape Gaza City

7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Far East

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