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Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying

The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper headquarters in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. A journalist from the newspaper was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.

Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates

Firefighters at the site of a strike at an apartment building in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station

Turkish police officers outside the headquarters of Halk TV in Istanbul on Wednesday.

‘Why Did They Kill Him?’ Mourning Victims of Houthi Attack on a Saudi Airport

Mourners carrying the body of Mahmoud Barqawi, 33, at his funeral in Amman, Jordan, on Monday. He was killed in a Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.

The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan

Telecommunications antennas in Kabul, Afghanistan, where transmissions of BBC broadcasts from FM radio stations were suspended.

Argentina’s President Has a Dog Psychic. Meet Celia Melamed.

Celia Melamed, a pet psychic, was hired by President Javier Milei of Argentina to talk to his dogs.

Burnham Pledges to Back Zelensky as Trump’s Ukraine Support Wavers

Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine outside 10 Downing Street, in London, on Wednesday.

As Pope Leo Recovers From Surgery, Messages of Support Abound at Rome Hospital

A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital in Rome where Pope Leo XIV was hospitalized. The statue has become a gathering point for prayers.

Indian Protesters Describe Rough Treatment by the Police

Security personnel detained protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi, India, in October.

Dalí Book Cover Stolen in France

The cover of the “Book of Revelation,” which was created by Salvador Dalí.

From Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War

Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police on patrol aboard a pickup truck as they continued operations after federal forces pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.

‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.

A Father’s Mission Is to Show the World ‘What Russia Did to My Family’

The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics

A roadside memorial for Liraz Assulin, who was killed by Hamas-led gunmen as she tried to escape the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

Angry Youth in Aging Europe

A student protest in Bordeaux, France, on Tuesday.

Brazil’s President Lula Accuses Meta of Helping His Right-Wing Opponent

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília on Monday. He is taking on a right-wing candidate in a runoff on Oct. 25.

Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action

Sally Rooney in Dublin in 2021.

Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Pope Leo Is in ‘Good Mood’ After Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says: What to Know

Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome on Tuesday.

China’s Exports Soar, Putting Its Trade Surplus on Track for a Record

A weak currency has helped make Chinese goods more competitive overseas while raising the cost of imported products at home.

Pope Leo’s Cancer Surgery Draws Outpouring From World Leaders

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Daniele Franco, the president of Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, before an operation to remove a mass from his lung on Tuesday.

Leo XIV’s Lung Cancer Diagnosis Tests a Papacy Still Taking Shape

Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome ahead of his surgery on Tuesday. The cancer diagnosis changes the outlook for a pope whose relative youth suggested he might have decades to reign.

Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.

Ransomware Attacks Have Swept Japan. A.I. May Be Making Them Easier.

Japan has been hit by a wave of cyberattacks that have affected businesses and government.

Trump Squeezes Ukraine, Again

The Russian strike on Pryluky, Ukraine, last week.

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Rise and Fall as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece

Kimberly Guilfoyle with President Trump at a White House event in March. In announcing her resignation, Ms. Guilfoyle decried what she called false accusations.

Acclaimed Author Denies Using A.I. but Admits Plagiarism

Thélyson Orélien in Montreal earlier this year.

Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage

A photo provided by Russian state media shows President Vladimir V. Putin visiting the Sakhalin region in Russia’s far east in August.

Trump Hands Victories to Putin, Who Offers More War in Return

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month.

Saudi Energy Giant Struck as War Spikes Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

A man looking over the skyline of Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday.

Ukraine Says It Received No Intelligence About Strikes 2 Nights in a Row

A resident collecting belongings from an apartment building that was struck in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

MI5 Chief Warns of Escalating Hybrid Threats From Iran and Russia on British Soil

The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, during his annual threat briefing in London in 2025.

Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says

Pope Leo XIV arriving at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome on Tuesday.

Bulgaria Summons Russian Ambassador After More Black Sea Drone Strikes

Prime Minister Rumen Radev of Bulgaria said that a crew member was rescued from one of the ships that had been attacked.

Nuremberg Airport in Germany Is Briefly Shut by False Alarm of Hijacking

Members of a police special operations unit at Nuremberg airport in Germany on Tuesday.

Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France

Empty shelves at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, France, on Monday, following a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to defrost.

U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin

President Trump departing Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Saturday for a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tenn.

They Came to Russia for Work. Now They Are Under Fire.

Smoke rising from an e-commerce warehouse near St. Petersburg, Russia, after a Ukrainian strike in July.

At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea

Emergency personnel gathered outside a building where several people were stabbed in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday.

This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?

Workers clearing debris within a former processing plant as part of preparations to reopen the Panguna copper and gold mine.

Macron Dreamed of Reviving France, but His Term Is Ending in Crisis

Students protesting in Paris on Thursday for better school conditions. President Emmanuel Macron has left his prime minister to publicly address nationwide school protests.

FIFA Pays Millions for Trump Tower Office Said to Be Rarely Used

President Trump with Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, at Trump Tower in New York in July.

Why Chinese College Grads Are Becoming Farmers

Cornell and Toxic Frat Culture

Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.

Dozens Killed in Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border

After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv last month.

NATO Details Plan to Shield Ukraine’s European Allies From Russia

Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich of the U.S. Air Force, NATO’s top military commander, speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday.

Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine

Smoke rising from fires at an oil refinery after what the authorities said was a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow last month.

After Lockdown, Sea of Protesters Flows Through India’s Capital

Protesters climbing on top of a bus while marching to the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Monday.

Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran earlier this month.

Fire Devastates Paris’s Oldest Covered Food Market, Le Marché des Enfants Rouges

Firefighters above the roof of the Marché des Enfants Rouges in Paris on Monday, after the famed market caught fire.

He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

Dr. Peter Piot was among the first scientists to see the Ebola virus, as a young researcher in Belgium in 1976.

Russian Film Aims to Rewrite History of Deadly Theater Bombing in Ukraine

The remains of the theater in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, in April 2022, in a photograph taken when the area was under pro-Russian control. The Russian airstrike on the building killed hundreds of civilians.

How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.

Investigation Into FlyDubai Attacker Puts Spotlight on an Australian Mosque

A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv last month after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight.

The Taliban Are Using Europe’s Fear of Migrants to Their Advantage

Celebrations in the streets of Kabul during the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power on Aug. 15.

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