Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire
Buildings in Hong Kong continued to smolder Thursday after a fire that started a day earlier left at least 128 people dead. About 200 people are unaccounted for.
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Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, Resigns
Andriy Yermak, in Washington last year. He had been widely seen as the country’s second most powerful person.
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Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows
A still from Palestine TV of two Palestinian men kneeling on the ground shortly before they were shot dead during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka Battered by Cyclone as Death Toll Climbs to 69
Wading through the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday. Cyclone Ditwah made landfall early Friday morning on the island nation’s eastern coast.
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Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say
Damage in Beit Jinn, a town in southern Syria, after an Israeli raid on Friday.
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Death Toll Rises to 128 in Hong Kong High-Rise Fire
Outside the Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong on Friday.
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Home of Ukraine’s Lead Negotiator Is Searched in Corruption Case
Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s chief negotiator, speaking in Geneva in November. He had been widely seen as the country’s second most powerful person.
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Did Myanmar’s Junta Demolish Scam Centers Just for Show?
KK Park, a large scam center in eastern Myanmar, seen from Mae Sot District in Thailand in September.
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In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide
Tourists light candles during a visit to the Theological School of Halki, an Orthodox seminary shuttered by the Turkish government.
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What to Know About the Coup in Guinea-Bissau
General Horta Inta-a during his swearing-in ceremony as the transitional leader of Guinea-Bissau.
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France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Thursday in the French Alps, where he announced a paid, voluntary military service.
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Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks From Office Fridge After 2 Years in Court
Boxes of Choco Pies on a shelf of a convenience store in Seoul, in October.
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Carney Lifts Climate Laws for New Alberta Pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney with Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta on Thursday in Calgary.
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Louvre Raising Ticket Prices for Non-European Visitors
The Louvre is still on the mend after thieves broke into one of its galleries in October and stole about $100 million worth of jewelry.
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A.I. and the Trillion-Dollar Question
The chip-making giant Nvidia’s valuation topped $5 trillion last month.
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Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
A photo released by Russian state media showed President Vladimir V. Putin meeting with Steve Witkoff in Moscow in August. The two are scheduled to meet again next week.
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Russia Labels Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Group as Terrorist Organization
Flowers and other tributes left on Aleksei A. Navalny’s grave in Moscow after he died in an Arctic penal colony last year.
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Rocket Attack on Iraqi Gas Field Cuts Power to Most of Kurdistan
The Khor Mor gas field after a rocket attack in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Thursday.
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The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.
Anti-migrant protesters outside a hotel in Scotland in August. Despite public perception, migrants who come ashore on small boats represent a fraction of overall immigration to Britain.
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Pope Leo Visits Turkey on His First Trip as Pontiff
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea in Iznik, Turkey on Friday.
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‘No Alarm Went Off’: Hong Kong Fire Survivor Recounts Harrowing Escape
A survivor said the fire moved with terrible speed as it seemed to climb up the tall apartment towers and then jump across the gaps between them.
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Trump Cut Europe Out of Ukraine Talks. Here’s How Europe Pushed Back.
President Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Netherlands in June.
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Pope Leo Lands in Turkey, Planning to Meet Erdogan With a Message of Outreach
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday visited the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey and its first president.
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Heading to the Mideast, Pope Leo May Show ‘Who He Really Is’
Pope Leo XIV at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday.
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Hong Kong Arrests 3 Tied to Construction Company After Deadly Apartment Fire
Hong Kong firefighters battling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday night.
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Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa addresses the opening session of the G20 leaders’ summit, in Johannesburg.
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As Trade Talks Stall, Carney Moves to Shield Canada from Trump Tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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E.P.A. Delays Requirements to Cut Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
A gas flare at an oil facility in Midland, Texas.
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Top U.S. Negotiator Warned Europeans That Russia Is Stockpiling Missiles
Piles of spent Russian missiles at a “graveyard” for war ordnance in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine in July.
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Dubrovnik, Known for Its Beauty, Faces a Mound of New Trash
Banje Beach is the most popular beach on Croatia’s shore, but there were no sunbathers on Wednesday.
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U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters?
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, carries a red box symbolizing the presentation of a new government budget on Wednesday in London.
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An Asia-Pacific Showdown
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan and China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
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Deadly, fast-moving fire is less likely in Midtown Manhattan, experts say.
New York City pioneered high-rise firefighting tactics.
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Hong Kong Residents Describe How Apartment Fire Quickly Spread
A fire that began in the midafternoon in Hong Kong quickly spread to nearby buildings in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex.
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Hong Kong Fire Shared Similarities With Grenfell Tower Fire in London
The Grenfell Tower in London caught fire in 2017, killing dozens of people.
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Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old university student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023.
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What to Know About the Deadly Fire at a Hong Kong Apartment Complex
The charred buildings in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong on Thursday.
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Guinea-Bissau’s President Says He Has Been Deposed. The Opposition Says It’s a Trick.
Soldiers hold weapons while patrolling a street near the Presidential Palace in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday.
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Miroslaw Chojecki, Solidarity’s ‘Minister of Smuggling,’ Dies at 76
Miroslaw Chojecki at a news conference in Manhattan in 1981. For years, he ran a sophisticated smuggling network based in Paris, shipping ink, paper, equipment and books disguised as technical manuals back to Poland.
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Tai Po is a crucial link between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Tai Po is on a bay circled by lush mountains.
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Amid Strobes and a Beat Drop, Pope Blesses Rave-Goers
Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd on video at a rave in Slovakia earlier this month.
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The last time Hong Kong had a major fire was 2008.
A fire in the Mong Kok neighborhood of Hong Kong in 2008.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Loses Corruption Appeal
Nicolas Sarkozy, a former president of France, at a soccer match in Paris on Saturday. He had spent 20 days in jail on another case, but was freed after filing an appeal.
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Jakarta Overtakes Tokyo as World’s Largest City, UN Report Says
View of Jakarta, Indonesia, last year. Jakarta has won the title of the world’s most populated city.
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Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations
Cars on a bridge to escape floodwaters in Hat Yai, Thailand, on Tuesday.
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Hondurans Fear Unrest Ahead of Election as Trump Endorses a Candidate
For Shooting Suspect, a Long Path of Conflict From Afghanistan to America