Erdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.
A family visiting Miniaturk, a theme park in Istanbul. Living costs have undermined efforts to increase fertility rates.
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Runoff in Peru Offers Two Starkly Differing Visions for the Nation
Keiko Fujimori, the leader of the Popular Force Party, at a campaign rally last month in Lima, Peru.
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on May 2026
How Birding Apps Are Boosting Tourism in the World’s Top Bird Destination
Samantha Giraldo and Bibiana Acevedo looking for birds in Los Guácharos nature preserve in Jardín, Colombia.
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In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
A shepherd with his herd in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on Tuesday. Israel operated at least two secret outposts in the desert during the war with Iran.
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W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
A man is carried from an ambulance on Saturday as he arrives at a hospital after confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Wave of Ukrainian Strikes Kills at Least 4, Russia Says
A damaged residential building in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region of Russia, on Sunday.
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A North Korean Soccer Team Makes a Rare Visit to South Korea
Members of Naegohyang, a North Korean women’s soccer team, arriving at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Sunday.
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Venezuela Extradites Billionaire Tycoon Alex Saab to U.S.
Alex Saab, center, in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2023, was once among key allies of the deposed Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro.
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Fears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast
The funeral of a commander from the Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group in Baghdad in 2024. The group is backed by Iran, and its fighters have killed American soldiers and kidnapped people in the past.
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Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8
The police patrolling the scene after a car crashed into pedestrians in Modena, Italy, on Saturday.
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Rival Protests Take Place in London, With a Major Security Effort
Supporters of the British far-right activist Tommy Robinson at the “Unite the Kingdom” march in London on Saturday.
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Train Crashes Into Bangkok Traffic, Killing at Least 8
Emergency services at the site of the collision in Bangkok on Saturday.
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on May 2026
Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move
Patriot missile systems on display during a Taiwanese military exercise in Taipei last year.
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He’s Forging the Future of War
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s defense minister. is pushing the military to adopt technology more quickly.
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on May 2026
The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations
Qatar has tried to transform itself into a tourist destination and a hub for international business and finance.
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Félicien Kabuga Dies; Accused of Masterminding Rwanda’s Genocide
A screen grab of Félicien Kabuga at a hearing in The Hague, where he faced charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, in 2022.
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Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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Man Stole Medieval Skull From Church and Sealed it in Concrete, Police Say
A relic, said to be the skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, in an image released on Wednesday by the police in the Czech Republic.
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China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit
President Vladimir V. Putin’s China visit will be “a good opportunity to share opinions on the contacts that the Chinese had with the Americans,” the Kremlin’s spokesman said.
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Finishing School
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How a Times Reporter Found Cartel Gold at the Royal Canadian Mint
This illegal mine near Caucasia, Colombia, sells gold into the Royal Canadian Mint’s supply chain.
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Rubio, Once a China Hawk, Strikes Softer Tone to Align With Trump
Marco Rubio, President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser, posed a sticky problem ahead of Mr. Trump’s first visit to China in his second term.
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Trump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission
President Trump announced the operation in a late-night post on Truth Social, his social media platform.
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on May 2026
It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next?
Members of the news media congregated outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, after days of turmoil in the Labour Party over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
Former President Raúl Castro of Cuba attending a May Day parade in Havana this month.
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With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
Raúl Castro is the former president of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro.
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Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply
People playing dominoes by flashlight as a protest fire burns in the background in Havana on Thursday.
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André Cerdini, Judge in Trial of Nazi Klaus Barbie, Dies at 96
André Cerdini presiding at the opening of the trial of Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the Butcher of Lyon, on May 11, 1987.
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Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
A protester holding a Kataib Hezbollah flag in Baghdad, Iraq, in March. The militia was founded after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran
President Trump has not yet decided whether to resume military strikes on Iran, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that the Pentagon had “a plan to escalate if necessary.”
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Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in an airstrike in February, pictured on a billboard in Tehran this month.
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Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
Divers and guides returning to shore in Malé, capital of the Maldives, a popular diving destination. The disappearance of five divers this week set off a large search mission, but the authorities have recovered only one body.
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Republicans Waited to Challenge Trump on the Iran War. Now It May Be Too Late.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, during a Senate appropriation hearing last month.
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Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
Flags at the U.S. border with Mexico in Tijuana last year.
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German Chancellor, After Iran Spat With Trump, Reports ‘Good’ Phone Call
Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting with people in Würzburg, Germany, on Friday.
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Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China arriving for the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo
A Ebola treatment center in Mangima, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2019. Congo and Uganda have seen a string of Ebola outbreaks in recent years.
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Spotlight on China Adds to Some Chinese Americans’ Fears
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday in Beijing. Two criminal cases in the United States reflect the countries’ competitive and often tense geopolitical relationship.
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Trump Discussed U.S. Arms Sales With Xi ‘In Great Detail’
President Xi Jinping of China, left, and President Trump discussed American arm sales to Taiwan in “great detail,” according to Mr. Trump.
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Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding Conflict With the U.S.
President Xi Jinping of China welcomed President Trump in Beijing on Thursday.
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From Air Force One, Trump writes of ballrooms, a statue and TikTok.
President Trump waving on the stairs of Air Force One at the end of his trip in China on Friday.
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Despite Tensions, China Greets Trump With Pomp and Pageantry
Rows of cheering children welcomed President Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
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What to Know About Day 2 of Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meeting in Zhongnanhai, a compound used by the Communist Party, in Beijing on Friday.
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on May 2026
Trump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce
President Trump before departing China in Beijing on Friday.
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on May 2026
Sanctioned by China, Rubio Enjoys a Trip to Beijing
Marco Rubio at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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on May 2026
How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel gunsmiths in a village on the outskirts of Culiacán, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, in October.
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on May 2026
Trump and Boeing Announce China Will Purchase 200 Planes
Chinese airlines are some of Boeing’s biggest customers.
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Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, center, appearing at a Fatah conference in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
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Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants
Hugo Palencia was deported from the U.S. to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, last month.
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U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the welcoming ceremony for President Trump in Beijing, on Thursday.
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on May 2026
How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare
They Fled to Safety in Palestinian Territory, Then Settlers Attacked Again
Which Countries Are Profiting From the Iran War Oil Shock
‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump
Enter the Killer Robots: The Ukrainian Forging the Future of Warfare