Putin Keeps Pummeling Ukraine, Convinced Trump Is on His Side
Damage on Thursday after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv. It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly a year.
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Amid Russia War, Ukraine Is Dealing With a Sleep Deprivation Crisis
Trying to sleep in a metro station during missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, last year.
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Pope Francis Remembered as Faithful Throng Pays Last Respects
The crowd waiting to enter St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Friday morning to pay their respects to Pope Francis.
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Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises
Visitors at Lung Wah Hotel, remade into a museum, in Hong Kong.
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In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait
Commuters in Beijing. China and the Trump administration have feuded over tariffs.
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Indian and Pakistani Soldiers Briefly Exchange Fire Along Kashmir Border
Indian security force personnel going on patrol on Dal Lake in Srinagar on Friday.
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How Pope Francis Simplified Papal Funerals
Pope Francis’s body lies in state for three days to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of the funeral, in Vatican City, on Wednesday.
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Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice
Outside a shop in St. Peter’s Basilica, on Friday. The pope pushed for housing and medical care to be available for the homeless and the needy in Vatican City.
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Pope Francis’ Death Marks Historic Farewell in Rome
Crowds came to St. Peter’s Basilica and lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis as his body was lying in state.
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Senior Russian General Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow
The scene of an explosion on Friday that killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior figure in the Russian General Staff who was directly involved in planning operations.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Offers Condolences 3 Days After Pope Francis Died
Pope Francis is flanked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem in 2014.
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Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities
Coffee beans imported from Brazil in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
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on April 2025
What’s at Stake in the Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks
In Tehran this month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
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Ukrainian Peace Plan Hints at Concessions, but Major Obstacles Remain
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine laying flowers at the site of a Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Friday.
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Pakistan Official Calls for International Inquiry Into Kashmir Terror Attack
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif of Pakistan in New York last year. Mr. Asif on Friday declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people.
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The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?
The Maersk Launcher in San Diego in 2021 after a mission to assess the environmental effects of seabed mining.
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on April 2025
U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come
A Justice Department lawyer said immigration officials had begun work on a new system for reviewing and terminating records for international students.
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on April 2025
China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
President Trump has been saying that his tariffs are working out well, but in private, his team has been less cheery.
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on April 2025
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Accused of Hiding Sex Abuse, Will Help Close Pope Francis’ Casket
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the former archbishop of Los Angeles, covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests.
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on April 2025
Once Shunned by Japanese Consumers, Korean Rice Now Flies Off the Shelves
Japanese tourists looking at rice at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. Some Japanese visitors are taking rice souvenirs home with them.
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on April 2025
Friday Briefing: Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’
The attack was the deadliest on Ukraine’s capital in nearly a year.
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U.S. Says Deadly Blast in Yemen Was Caused by Houthi Missile
People on Monday gathered at the site of a strike in the Farwah neighborhood in Sana, Yemen.
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on April 2025
Trump Urges Russia to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Attack on Ukraine’s Capital
President Trump and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway at the White House on Thursday.
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on April 2025
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Proposal Would Recognize Crimea as Part of Russia
A mural in the colors of the Russian flag in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on Thursday.
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on April 2025
Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters
A 2021 expedition by a seabed-mining company explored the viability of the practice in the Pacific Ocean.
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on April 2025
Israel Acknowledges Second Deadly Attack on Aid Workers in Gaza
The impact of a projectile is visible in the wall of the U.N. guesthouse hit by Israeli tank fire on March 19.
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on April 2025
Friday Briefing: Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’
Emergency workers searched for victims under the rubble in Kyiv, Ukraine, yesterday.
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Amsterdam’s Mayor Apologizes for City’s Role in the Holocaust
“Antisemitism wasn’t brought to the Netherlands by the German occupier,” Mayor Halsema said on Thursday, “and it didn’t disappear after the liberation.”
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on April 2025
Congo and M23 Agree to a Cease-Fire in Qatar
M23 militiamen at an initial public meeting in Goma in February, after the militia captured the Congolese city on Jan. 31.
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on April 2025
Killer of Gucci Heir Is Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting His Own Son
Benedetto Ceraulo, left, at the start of his trial in Milan in 1998.
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on April 2025
How India’s Threat to Block Rivers Could Devastate Pakistan
The Ravi River, which India has control over, as seen in Lahore, Pakistan.
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on April 2025
Britain Lifts Sanctions on Syrian Security Agencies
A rebel fighter standing on a staircase leading down to prison cells inside the complex of the Syrian military intelligence Branch 235, in December.
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on April 2025
Student Stabs 4 Others, One Fatally, at a French High School, Officials Say
Securing an area near the deadly assault at a high school in Nantes, France, on Thursday.
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on April 2025
Overlooked Letter Rewrites History of Shakespeare’s Bad Marriage
An illustration of William Shakespeare saying goodbye to his wife, Anne, and children, as he left home.
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on April 2025
Russia Jails General Who Criticized Army’s Senior Command
Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov attending a military court hearing in Moscow last year.
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on April 2025
Man Shot and Killed by Police at Toronto Airport
The shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada on Thursday morning caused a partial shutdown of its largest terminal.
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on April 2025
If America Walks Away From Ukraine, What Will Europe Do?
A residential building that was severely damaged by a Russian missile strike on Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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on April 2025
Mourners Pay Respect to Pope Francis as Cardinals Fine Tune Funeral Plans
More cardinals have been arriving in Rome ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.
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on April 2025
Red Line on Crimea Isn’t Just Zelensky’s. It’s Ukraine’s.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a news conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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on April 2025
Why the Winner of Canada’s Election Could Be Decided by Greater Toronto
While voters in Toronto have backed the Liberal Party, the Conservatives had made inroads in the metropolitan region.
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on April 2025
An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling
Farmers gathered ripe coffee cherries in the Sidama region of Ethiopia.
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on April 2025
A New Medical Discipline in Israel: How to Receive Hostages
Workers setting up screens to protect the privacy of the hostages on the grounds of Sheba hospital in Tel Aviv, in January.
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on April 2025
Ex-President Moon of South Korea Is Indicted on Bribery Charge
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea in 2021.
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on April 2025
Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky
President Trump at the White House yesterday.
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Crisis Deepens for India and Pakistan Over Kashmir Attack
Security personnel outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi a day after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Mahathir Mohamad, 99, Reflects on a Contentious Legacy
Mahathir Mohamad, who served a total of 24 years as Malaysia’s prime minister, in his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in February.
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on April 2025
Here’s What to Know About the Muslim Brotherhood, Which Jordan Banned
Protesters from the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, and others marching and chanting in Amman, the capital, in 2019.
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on April 2025
Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky
President Trump at the White House yesterday.
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on April 2025
Trump Team Races to Form Trade Deals After Tariffs Sow Global Chaos
President Trump has promised big gains for American trade, but given that deals typically take months or years to negotiate, experts say he has set up a seemingly impossible task.
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on April 2025
Victims and Eyewitnesses in Kashmir Attack Describe Scenes of Chaos and Horror
The Lidder River, flowing through Pahalgam, a town in the southern part of Indian-administered Kashmir.
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on April 2025
Jordan Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood
Jordanian police outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday.
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on April 2025
Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns
Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv
Prelude to a Funeral