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As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say

A funeral on Sunday for victims of a Russian strike on a residential building in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza

A tent camp for displaced people northwest of Gaza City this month.

Auto Industry Was Warned For Years of Poisoning, Sickness From Car Batteries

Workers at a battery-breaking yard in Lagos, Nigeria, loading dead car batteries to be recycled.

Warmed by Japan’s Support, Taiwan Takes Up Sushi Diplomacy

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president, eating sushi containing Japanese seafood in a photo released by the president’s office.

Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan

Firefighters responding after a drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot

Jair Bolsonaro during an interview in January.

An Eritrean Woman Seeking Asylum in Canada Was Almost Deported From the U.S.

Rahel Negassi, an Eritrean asylum seeker who worked as a nurse for over two decades in the United States while undocumented.

Hamas Says It Returned Body of Another Hostage From Gaza

A Red Cross convoy believed to be carrying the remains of a deceased hostage handed over by Hamas on Tuesday in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.

Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks

Members of Syria’s Alawite minority gather during a protest in the coastal province of Latakia on Tuesday.

Volcano in Ethiopia Spews Ash Into Asia, Disrupting Flights

In this photo released by Ethiopia’s Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billowed from an eruption of Hayli Gubbi on Sunday.

China and Japan, With Trump in the Middle, Are in a Showdown

President Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. A phone call on Monday between the two leaders came as tensions have risen between China and Japan.

Australian Senator Suspended for Burqa-Wearing Stunt in Parliament

Pauline Hanson, the leader of an anti-immigration party, wearing a burqa in Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on Monday.

Russian Disinformation Comes to Mexico, Seeking to Rupture US Ties

The RT control room in Moscow in 2018. Kremlin-owned media outlets in Mexico have expanded greatly in recent years.

BBC Chair Tries to Calm Political ‘Firestorm’ Over Trump Edit

Samir Shah, the BBC’s chair, arriving at the House of Commons on Monday in London.

Penny Oleksiak Faces Two-Year Swimming Ban Over Antidoping Testing Rules

The Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak during the World Championships in 2022.

Crunchtime for Europe on Ukraine

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany at the G20 summit in South Africa.

BBC Accused of Censoring Trump by Dutch Historian Rutger Bregman

The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman has accused the BBC of censoring a comment he made criticizing President Trump.

Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Dies at 80

Richard and Joan Branson in Los Angeles in 2018. Mr. Branson has often said Joan influenced his approach to some of his most important decisions.

At Miss Universe, Miss Norway’s Salmon Costume Steals the Show

Leonora Lysglimt-Rødland, who represented Norway at the Miss Universe pageant this month, dressed as a salmon during the event’s national costume contest.

Even the U.K. Prime Minister Can’t Resist ‘6-7’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain eating lunch with students during a visit to Welland Academy in Peterborough, England, on Monday.

Four More Arrested in Connection With Louvre Heist

The wing of the Louvre Museum where the heist took place.

U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea

The U.S. uses MQ-9 Reapers for long-range intelligence and reconnaissance over land and sea.

Trump’s Trade War Has Canadians ‘Elbows Up’ for Homegrown Wine

The bar at the Cannon Estate Winery in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Sales there have increased by 66 percent this year.

Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body

Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People

Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’

The number of 737 Max planes that Boeing can make every month was limited by federal regulators after a door plug blew away from a plane during a 2024 flight.

Thomas King, Award-Winning Canadian Author, Says He Is Not Indigenous

Thomas King posing for a portrait in 2012.

‘Find a Job,’ Ontario’s Doug Ford Tells Protester As Bill 60 Passes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ottawa, Canada in March. On Monday, Mr, Ford, appearing exasperated after one protester taunted a guard attempting to remove the man, told him: “Go find a job, buddy.”

How the Peace Plan Looks to Ukraine and Russia

After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

Army Chief Says France Must ‘Accept Losing Our Children,’ Igniting Uproar

France’s army chief, Gen. Fabien Mandon, told a gathering of mayors that they must become the messengers of a new French resolve in an unstable European continent.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Is Closing

People with bags of humanitarian aid they received at a distribution center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip in August.

New Studies of Dog DNA Shed Light on Pets and People

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan as They Agree to Meet in China in April

President Trump with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, last month. Mr. Trump said that they had a “very good telephone call” on Monday.

Roya Mahboob Seeks New Ways to Educate Afghan Girls Under Taliban Rule

Ms. Mahboob, at the Doha Forum in Qatar in 2022, said her organizations “rely on encrypted channels, local partners and small community networks of women” to continue educating girls in Afghanistan.

Namibia’s New Minister of Health and Social Services Reimagines Health Care

Amid GPS and Ride-Hailing, the Allure of London’s Black Cab Endures

Skye Gyngell, Chef Who Championed ‘Slow Food,’ Dies at 62

Skye Gyngell, then owner of Petersham Nurseries Cafe, where she was awarded her first Michelin star, in Richmond, England, in 2011.

Grisly Killings of a Married Couple Spark New Sectarian Unrest in Syria

Syrian soldiers walk past an abandoned movie theater in downtown Homs on Friday. Homs has long been a microcosm of Syria’s sectarian fault lines.

Bolsonaro’s Arrest Exposes Limits to Trump’s Power

President Trump during a bilateral meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October.

Putin’s Win-Win: Take a Russia-Friendly Peace Deal, or Fight On

An image released by Russian state media last week shows President Vladimir V. Putin inside the Kremlin on Wednesday. He has said Moscow was content to pursue its interests “through armed confrontation.”

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’

The night sky above Eagle Harbor, a village in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula along the shoreline of Lake Superior.

Dharmendra, Bollywood Leading Man, Dies at 89

The Bollywood actor Dharmendra in a scene from a 1969 film, “Aadmi Aur Insaan.” He appeared in more than 300 productions.

Images From Vietnam’s Year of Deadly Wet Weather

Floodwaters besieged Nha Trang, Vietnam, last week.

Who Chanel and Louis Vuitton Have Called When Making Woven Leather Bags

Why a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine

Mr. Demurenko views President Vladimir V. Putin as a savior who restored Russia’s strength and is leading it in battle against an implacable enemy.

Before Berlin’s Cowboys Are Booted Off Their Land, One Final Hoedown

Malaysia to Ban Children Under 16 From Social Media, Echoing Australia

Social media platforms have been under intense scrutiny in Malaysia in recent months.

As Ukraine Sets ‘Red Lines,’ a U.S. Peace Plan Is Slimmed Down

Emergency workers at the site of a Russian strike that hit a residential building in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, on Friday.

Israel Military Commanders Punished Over Hamas Attack Mistakes

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at a ceremony for soldiers and security personnel last month in Jerusalem.

Can the World Move On Without the U.S.? G20 Leaders Gave It a Shot.

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the opening plenary session of the G20 summit on Saturday.

Denmark’s Migration Model

Denmark Offers Lessons as Europe Toughens Up on Immigration

Voting this past week in Tingbjerg, Denmark. The governing party, which has championed a stricter stance on asylum, performed badly in municipal elections.

The Danish Model for Immigration Crackdown

How a Sabotaged Ankle Monitor Ended Bolsonaro’s House Arrest

The damaged ankle monitor of former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, in a still image taken from a video released by the Federal District’s Secretariat for Penitentiary Administration.

Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon

Lebanese civil defense workers inspect the damage from an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in a Dahiya, a suburban area south of Beirut.

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