One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.
Displaced Gazans returning to Rafah on Monday.
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on January 2025
Fighting Alongside Russia, North Koreans Wage Their Own War
Russian soldiers at an artillery position in the Kursk region, in December. Even before it sent troops, North Korea was supplying Russia with millions of artillery shells.
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on January 2025
Partial Victory for Prince Harry as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Admit Unlawful Activities
Prince Harry would have been required to pay the legal costs of both sides unless the court awarded him an amount equal to what News Group Newspapers had offered him.
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on January 2025
Labeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions
Offerings of flowers, candles, photos and dollar bills at a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a “narco-saint,” in Culiacán, Mexico, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.
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on January 2025
Libya Deports 613 Migrants Headed for Europe
Migrants from Niger waiting for deportation in Tripoli, Libya, on Dec. 25.
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on January 2025
Trump’s Hint at Deal Making Gives China a Little Breathing Room
President Trump in Washington on Monday. He has said he expects to be invited to China for a visit.
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on January 2025
Israel Presses Ahead With Raids in the West Bank
An Israeli military vehicle in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Tuesday.
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on January 2025
Deadly Hotel Fire at Turkish Ski Resort Stirs Grief and Outrage
An aerial photo of the fire aftermath at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, on Tuesday.
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on January 2025
Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat
A handout picture released by Britain’s Ministry of Defense shows a the Royal Navy’s RFA Proteus, right, patrolling near a Russian vessel, the Yantar, in November 2024.
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on January 2025
Ex-Executive Who Oversaw South Korean Airport Renovations Is Found Dead
The site of the Jeju Air plane crash last month at Muan International Airport in South Korea.
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on January 2025
Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia
Outside the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December after an arson attack.
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on January 2025
Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules
Pushing a stroller in Madrid. A regional court in Spain ruled that solo parents are entitled to the same total amount of paid leave as couples.
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on January 2025
Houthis Free the Crew of a Cargo Ship They Hijacked 14 Months Ago
An armed Houthi fighter walks along the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, in 2023.
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on January 2025
Europe Braces for a New Trump Era, Uncertain About What It Means
Inside the Ukraine House at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a party to watch the inauguration of Donald J. Trump on Monday.
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on January 2025
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
A statue believed to be over 2,000 years old was found in a black plastic bag near garbage cans on a street in Thessaloniki.
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on January 2025
Clinton Bailey, American-Israeli Who Preserved Bedouin Culture, Dies at 88
Clinton Bailey at home in Jerusalem in 2021. A native of Buffalo, he spent 50 years recording the oral poetry, wisdom of elders, weddings and othere rituals of the tribes of southern Israel and the Sinai Peninsula.
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on January 2025
Two Industry Executives Join E.P.A. to Help Oversee Chemical Rules
Nancy Beck in 2017. She is expected to return to the E.P.A.
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on January 2025
Wednesday Briefing: Trump Opponents Push Back
President Trump signed a series of executive orders in the first hours of his term.
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on January 2025
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico
While tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports were not part of the executive orders that President Trump signed on Monday night, he said it was a step he planned to take.
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on January 2025
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of state on Tuesday by Vice President JD Vance.
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on January 2025
Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order
The South Fork Wind Farm is about 35 miles off the coast of Montauk, N.Y.
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on January 2025
Bimla Bissell, Ambassadors’ Aide and a Social Hub in India, Dies at 92
Bimla Bissell, at home in New Delhi, in 1984. She was an “extraordinary citizen-diplomat for India,” said Senator Michael Bennet, a family friend.
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on January 2025
As Trump Takes Office, Zelensky Urges Europe to Stand Firm Against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
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on January 2025
Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback
President Trump’s executive orders present a challenge to automakers that have invested billions of dollars in electric vehicles.
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on January 2025
Herzi Halevi, Israel’s Military Chief, to Step Down Over Hamas Attack
The Israeli military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, center, in Jerusalem last year.
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on January 2025
Ukraine Detains Commanders Amid Setbacks on the Front
Destroyed Ukrainian military equipment near a town in the Kharkiv region, in the country’s northeast, in May 2024.
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on January 2025
Last-Minute Settlement Talks Halt Prince Harry’s Trial Against Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids
Prince Harry leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 2023.
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on January 2025
U.K. May Change Terrorism Law After Southport Attack, Starmer Says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said the killings in Southport should not be treated as “an isolated, ghastly example.”
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on January 2025
Israel Embarks on an ‘Extensive’ Military Operation in the West Bank
A man inspecting the damage on Tuesday after his shop in Jinsafut in the West Bank was set on fire by Israeli settlers.
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on January 2025
Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say
From left: Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King.
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on January 2025
How Guatemala Plans to Resettle Planeloads of Deportees from U.S.
A deportation flight from Virginia arrived in Guatemala City last Wednesday. The incoming Trump administration has promised to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history.
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on January 2025
At Least 76 Are Killed in Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey
A fire burned through the roof at a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya, Turkey.
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on January 2025
Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
Han Kang in 2016. Ms. Kang, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written books about two of South Korea’s darkest moments.
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on January 2025
Israel’s Mixed Mood Over Cease-Fire
A mourner outside the cemetery in Poria Illit, Israel, during the funeral Monday of Oron Shaul, whose body was retrieved from Gaza after 10 years.
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on January 2025
Trump Moves to End Entry Program for Migrants From 4 Nations
Migrants from Venezuela walked near the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, last year.
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on January 2025
Trump’s Suspension of Refugee Admissions Puts Afghans at Risk, Advocate Says
Afghan refugees arriving at Dulles International Airport outside Washington in August 2021. President Trump signed an executive order suspending refugee admissions on Monday.
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on January 2025
Latin American Leaders Welcome and Warn Trump
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico on Saturday in Acapulco. In remarks on Monday as President Trump took office, she said Mexico’s relationship with the United States “will be one of equals.”
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on January 2025
Gaza Residents Return to Vast Destruction in Old Neighborhoods
Palestinians walking through destruction on Monday in Jabaliya, Gaza, a day after the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect.
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on January 2025
Tuesday Briefing: Trump Takes Office
President Trump speaking during his inauguration inside the Capitol Rotunda.
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on January 2025
Trump Orders U.S. Exit From the Paris Agreement on Climate
A coal-fired power plant in Kansas in 2021. U.S. efforts to cut emissions were already faltering before the announcement by President Trump.
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on January 2025
Hamas Official Says Group Is Ready for ‘Dialogue With America’
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, center, in Beirut, Lebanon, in January last year.
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on January 2025
Mother of Missing U.S. Journalist Asks Syria’s New Leaders for Help
Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, in Damascus on Saturday.
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on January 2025
At Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence
People displaced by recent violence in Catatumbo, Colombia wait to cross into Venezuela, hoping to find safety in the neighboring nation.
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on January 2025
Sheba Hospital Says Three Freed Hostages Are in Stable Condition
Emily Damari, one of the hostages released, arriving at Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
Researchers used a new network of sensors to track chemicals in the Los Angeles air in real time.
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on January 2025
Southport Stabbing: 18-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class
A memorial in Southport, England, last summer for three girls killed in a knife attack.
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on January 2025
Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over
Members of the Hamas security forces in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Sunday.
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on January 2025
How Mexico Is Preparing for Tariffs Negotiations With Trump
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, addressed threats in November by President-elect Donald J. Trump to impose a 25 percent tariff on Mexican exports.
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on January 2025
Trump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office. The War Rages On.
A destroyed Ukrainian tank earlier this month. President-elect Donald J. Trump has made no known serious effort to resolve the war since his election in November.
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on January 2025
Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
Injured Palestinians in Doha, Qatar, celebrating the start of the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Monday Briefing: A Gaza Cease-Fire Begins
Emily Damari, one of the hostages released as part of the cease-fire deal, arrives at Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Hamas Tries to Show It’s Back in Charge of Gaza
Members of Hamas’s military wing, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Israel-Hamas Truce Leaves Big Questions Unresolved for Now
Displaced Palestinians walking past rubble in northern Gaza on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Gazans greet the cease-fire with joy — and sadness for all that was lost.
Members of Gaza’s Civil Defense celebrating in Gaza City on Sunday.
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on January 2025
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
An immigration detention center in Bangkok where Uyghurs have been detained.
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on January 2025
As Truce Takes Hold, Gazans and Israelis Express Elation Tinged With Doubt
Palestinians celebrating on Sunday morning in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
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on January 2025
Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
Food and Other Vital Aid Surge Into Gaza After 15 Months of Scarcity
Trump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options