Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers
Darya with her mother near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in June. Darya said a drunken Russian soldier had forced his hands into her underwear and shouted “I want a young body!”
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China’s ‘King of Banned Films’ Wants to Change the Subject
The Chinese director Lou Ye, at his studio in Beijing in November.
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An Enemy’s Fall Frees Up South Korea’s Leader. Now Comes the Tough Part.
Lee Jae Myung at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea in 2024.
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A Makeup Ban in Syria for Women in Government and Public Sector Stirs Outrage
Women spending time at a cafe in Latakia, Syria, in May.
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A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba
The oil tanker Ocean Mariner at the port of Havana last month. Cuba is facing the United States’ first effective blockade since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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By Day, Cortina D’Ampezzo Is an Olympic Hub. By Night, It’s a Party.
Filippo Borghi mixing a cocktail at the Hôtel de la Poste, a famous nightspot in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Olympics Gold Medalist Eclipsed By Her Toddler.
The Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida won two gold medals and set an Olympic record at the Games in Milan.
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British Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of Britain’s King Charles III, leaving a police station on Thursday after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’
Families gathered last month for a vigil outside El Rodeo I, a prison east of Caracas, Venezuela.
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Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.
A recruitment poster in Moscow last year. The military has struggled to root out endemic corruption.
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University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
A post carved by the Musqueam artist Brent Sparrow Jr. on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver.
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Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking at a community center in Welwyn Garden City, Britain, last week.
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Where Things Stand on Witkoff and Kushner’s Negotiations Over Iran, Ukraine and Gaza
Jared Kushner, right, President Trump’s son-in-law; and Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, during the World Economic Forum last month.
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How China Is Stoking Fear About Travel to Japan
Visitors on a street decorated for the Lunar New Year at China Town in Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday.
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As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, He Declines to Make Clear Case for Why
President Trump speaking at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington on Thursday.
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How Did Draco Malfoy Get Mixed Up With Lunar New Year?
A Lunar New Year display showing a young Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in Shangqiu, China, this month.
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Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Casts Shadow Over UK Monarchy
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on King Charles III’s coronation day in 2023.
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Former Prince Andrew is the most senior British royal to have been arrested in modern times.
Police officers standing by an entrance to Wood Farm on the royal family’s Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk, England, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Thursday.
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Complaint About Andrew’s Conduct Came From an Anti-Monarchy Group
Activists from the anti-monarchy group Republic protesting at the entrance to Windsor Great Park and Royal Lodge, the previous residence of former Prince Andrew, in Windsor, England, last year.
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How Has Sarah Ferguson, the Former Prince’s Ex-Wife, Responded to His Arrest?
Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, leaving St. George’s Chapel, in Windsor Castle, following an Easter Mattins Service, in 2024.
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An Antarctic Voyage
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King Charles Attends a Fashion Event
King Charles III attends a Tolu Coker fashion show during London Fashion Week 2026 on Thursday.
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A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends
Punch with his plush companion at Ichikawa City Zoo.
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The investigation continues though former Prince Andrew is released from police custody.
Members of the media at an entrance to Wood Farm on the British royal family’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England, on Thursday.
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What to Know About Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest and His Ties to Epstein
Police officers at an entrance to the royal residence on the grounds of Sandringham on Thursday.
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Here are the other British police departments looking into Epstein allegations.
Police officers patrolling on Thursday near the gates of Royal Lodge, the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Windsor Great Park, England.
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House Democrats view Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest as a step toward justice for the Epstein victims.
Representative Robert Garcia of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, at the microphones, after a deposition in the Jeffery Epstein case in New Albany, Ohio, on Wednesday. The fellow Democrats behind him, from left, are Representatives David Min of California, Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Stephen F. Lynch of Massachusetts, and Jasmine Crockett of Texas.
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In U.K. Police Detention Facilities, One-Person Cells and Simple Beds
The Thames Valley Police Headquarters in Kidlington, England. The force is the one that arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday.
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A British police force that serves as royal protectors arrested a former prince.
Windsor Castle on Thursday. Day to day, officers from the Thames Valley Police provide armed teams and mounted officers to guard the castle.
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No Playbook for the Arrest of the UK King’s Brother
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh with their three sons, Edward, left, Charles and Andrew at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, in 1979.
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British Couple Held in Iran Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Family Says
Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, in a photograph released by their family.
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Former Prince Andrew Is Accused of Misconduct in Public Office: What to Know
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, shown in 2022, was arrested on Thursday.
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The police are investigating former Prince Andrew amid reports that he may have shared confidential information with Epstein.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 2009. He served as a trade envoy for the British government from 2001 to 2011.
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The response from the authorities to the Epstein files has been far more aggressive in Britain.
The entrance on Thursday to Wood Farm at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been living.
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Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds
Sudanese refugees from different parts of north Darfur, including El Fasher, crossing into Chad in November.
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The former Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles late last year.
The former Prince Andrew attends the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 2022.
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The former prince has been living on King Charles III’s private Sandringham Estate.
Marsh Farm, on the Sandringham Estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, this month. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved to the estate after leaving the Royal Lodge in Windsor.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Links to Jeffrey Epstein: A Timeline
A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre in 2001, in Ms. Giuffre’s book. She said in a civil case that she was forced to have sex with him when he was a prince.
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King Charles Issues Statement After Arrest of His Brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
King Charles III’s statement after his brother was arrested reflected the royal family’s shifting tone in recent months, as a public reckoning over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein became more likely.
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Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift
Supporters of former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea reacting to his trial in Seoul on Thursday.
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Several members of the British elite have been named in the Epstein files.
Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife, carried on a long and personal correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein long after the disgraced financier was convicted of soliciting prostitution in 2008.
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Former Prince Andrew’s Ties to Epstein Keep Spotlight on UK Prime Minister Starmer
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls from members of his own party to step down after new revelations about Jeffrey Epstein roiled the top ranks of Britain’s political establishment.
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Five former officials are convicted on charges related to Yoon’s martial law decree.
People in Seoul watching a news report on Thursday about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
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Europe Worries About Another Trump Blowup, This One on Tech
President Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Scotland last year.
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Here’s the latest.
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Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gripped South Korea.
Chun Doo-hwan, a former president of South Korea, at the Seoul District Criminal Court in 1996.
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Yoon’s martial law declaration failed, but his supporters stayed loyal.
A rally for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last year.
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Yoon’s jail cell is a world away from his presidential mansion.
A television screen at a train station in Seoul showing former President Yoon Suk Yeol in December.
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Here’s the latest.
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These Olympians Excel on Two Types of Tracks
Salomé Kora, left, will compete for a Swiss two-woman bobsled team this week in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Trump Considers Building a Military Base in Gaza as Peace Plans Clash With Reality
Who Is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Former Prince Arrested in the Epstein Inquiry?
What To Know About the Trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted Leader
Alysa Liu’s comeback ends in gold.
On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time