With Dreadlocks and Yoga, Oslo’s Bishop Practices an Atypical Evangelism
Since becoming the Bishop of Oslo in the Church of Norway, Sunniva Gylver, second from left, has focused on making the church as inclusive as possible.
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China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trump’s latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.
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How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Ukrainian peace proposal now being discussed consisted of three documents, one of which lays out plans for rebuilding the country.
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Dozens Killed as a Hospital Is Bombed in Myanmar’s Brutal Civil War
Mourners at a cemetery in Mrauk-U, Myanmar, on Thursday, grieving over the bodies of victims of a hospital bombing.
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Russia Sues Holder of Frozen Assets Europe Wants for Ukraine Loan
The headquarters of the Euroclear depository in Brussels. Russia’s Central Bank said it had filed a lawsuit in Moscow against the depository.
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Iran Arrests Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Amid Broader Crackdown
The Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was arrested on Friday in the city of Mashhad.
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Trump Says Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Cease-Fire
Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, urged President Trump to step into the dispute with Cambodia once again, after an earlier truce broke down.
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‘Did We Do That?’ Gen Z Protesters Help Tip Balance Against Bulgaria’s Leaders
Demonstrators in Sofia, Bulgaria, rallying against the government.
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Germany Accuses Russia of Sabotage, Cyberattacks and Disinformation
People lining up to vote in federal elections in eastern Germany last February. A spokesman for the German foreign affairs ministry said Friday that Russia spread misinformation about major candidates in the general election this year.
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A Trickle of Aid Reaches a Captured, War-Ravaged City in Sudan
A photograph released by Malam Darfur Peace and Development showing residents receiving sacks of millet the group delivered to El Fasher, in Sudan, on Dec. 2.
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King Charles Shares ‘Good News’ About His Cancer Treatment in Video Message
King Charles III appearing in a prerecorded video released on Friday as part of a cancer awareness program.
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Austria Bans Head Scarves in Schools for Girls Under 14
Claudia Plakolm, Austria’s integration minister, said a head scarf law would help children’s rights. Critics said it infringed on religious freedom.
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions Against Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil
Justice Alexandre de Moraes reading the charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro during the opening session of the trial in Brazil in September.
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For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s parents immigrated to Florida from Havana three years before Cuba’s communist revolution prevailed in 1959.
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Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor
American alcohol products were removed from store shelves in much of Canada when U.S. tariffs against the country went into effect in March.
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In a Hamlet Built on Forbidden Love, a Cyclone Buried It All
Villagers carrying bodies for burial at a cemetery in Kandy in Sri Lanka.
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Joanna Trollope, Popular British Author, Dies at 82
Joanna Trollope after she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2019.
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The Crime Involved Trash Bags. But It Wasn’t a Mob Caper.
In South Korea, general waste must be put in official bags issued by the city. They are unique to each district and can be purchased from local stores.
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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban
School children waiting for a bus in Sydney, last month. The ban took effect on Wednesday.
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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
President Nicolás Maduro during a rally in Caracas on Wednesday.
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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
A satellite image showing the Skipper, an oil tanker, near Port Jose, Venezuela, in November.
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What Does the Oil Tanker Seizure Mean for Venezuela’s Economy?
An oil tanker docked at Cardon Refinery in Venezuela, in 2021.
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Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says
Israeli soldiers carrying a body in the Israeli village of Kfar Azza, which was attacked by armed militants on Oct. 7, 2023.
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U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say
The opening session of the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday.
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After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children
Elementary school children in Denmark, which could become the first country in the European Union to impose an age limit on access to social media.
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Russia Warns Poland Over Arrest of a Researcher Wanted by Ukraine
The detention center where the Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is held after being detained by Polish authorities, in Warsaw.
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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
Protesters filled the streets outside Parliament on Wednesday during an anti-government rally in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia.
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Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas
After a Russian missile attack in Ternopil, western Ukraine, last month.
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Here’s What to Know About Japan’s Mega Quake Advisory
A vehicle teetered on a collapsed road in Tohoku Town off the coast of northern Japan.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Machado Says U.S. Helped Her Leave Venezuela
María Corina Machado at a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday after spending more than a year in hiding.
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Ahead of Trump Call, Fighting Between Thailand and Cambodia Intensifies
Evacuees sleeping at a shelter at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, on Thursday.
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Syria, Rebuilding Its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching
Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.
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Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a Skunk Works Near Los Angeles
Doug Field, Ford Motor Company’s chief of electric vehicles, digital and design.
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British Columbia Flooding Forces Hundreds to Evacuate
A closed road in Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
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Mexico Approves 50% Tariffs on Many Chinese Imports
A display of cars by the Chinese automaker BYD in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez. China is the second largest exporter to Mexico after the United States.
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Former King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Seeking Relevance, Publishes Book
Juan Carlos I of Spain, in February. He has been mostly left out of recent celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Spain’s transition to democracy, in which he was instrumental.
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María Corina Machado Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony
María Corina Machado greeting supporters in Oslo from a hotel balcony early on Thursday morning.
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Britain Releases New Data on ‘Grooming Gangs’ and Child Sexual Abuse
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for a “moment of reckoning” in the inquiry into child sexual abuse in Britain.
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M23 Rebels Seize Uvira in Eastern Congo
With the capture of Uvira, the militia M23 now controls both the North and South Kivu regions in eastern Congo.
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A Controversial Nobel Peace Prize
María Corina Machado in Caracas after voting in the presidential election last year.
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Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
President Trump announced the seizure at the White House on Wednesday, without giving details on the operation.
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UNESCO Recognizes Italian Cooking, Kohl Makeup and Icelandic Pools
Having pasta in Rome on Wednesday. The UNESCO committee said Italy’s culinary tradition “emphasizes intimacy with food, respect for ingredients and shared moments around the table.”
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Yemeni Separatists Set Sights on Houthi-Controlled Capital
Soldiers loyal to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist group, in Aden, Yemen, on Tuesday.
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Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching
French police officers stand next to a furniture elevator used by robbers to enter the Louvre, in October.
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Ukrainians, Worrying More About Power Cuts, See U.S. Peace Push as Just Noise
For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy
She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria. Then She Lost Her Job at U.S.A.I.D.
A Single Mother’s Fight to Free Her Daughter From Saudi Arabia