20 Years Since the Deadly Tsunami in Asia
A woman mourning a relative killed in the tsunami in Cuddalore, India, on Dec. 28, 2004.
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Still Sounding Young at 85, She Is the Voice of Old Japan
Midori Kato has been voice acting the character Sazae Fuguta in the TV animation series Sazae-san since it started in 1969.
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Prosecutors in Taiwan Indict Ko Wen-je, Former Presidential Candidate
Ko Wen-je, center, during the presidential election in Taipei in January.
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Mexico’s Radish-Carving Contest Draws Thousands to the South
The winning entry in the traditional radish category, made by Carlos David Vásquez López and his family for The Night of the Radishes contest in Oaxaca’s city center. It focused on Oaxacan food.
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Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes in Kazakhstan, Killing Dozens
The crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.
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Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants
Immigrants from Comoros at a shantytown devastated by the cyclone in Mayotte island last week.
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In Mozambique, Dozens Are Killed in Clashes Over Disputed Election Ruling
Security forces framed by smoke from a burning barricade in Maputo, Mozambique, on Tuesday.
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Famine Warning for Northern Gaza Draws U.S. Rebuke and Raises Questions
Palestinians gathered to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in November.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure on Christmas Day
Rescuers tried to put out a fire on Wednesday after a drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Pope Francis Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza on Christmas
Pope Francis waving from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday.
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How Afghan Militias, Unleashed by the U.S., Proved Worse Than the Taliban
A member of the Afghan Local Police, a militia organization formed to fight the Taliban, outside the unit’s hilltop base in 2012 in Taloqa, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.
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Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians
One of the first buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Thursday Briefing
Rescuers tried to put out a fire on Wednesday after a drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Five Journalists Killed in Gaza Strike, Palestinian Officials Say
A destroyed vehicle after an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza on Thursday.
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Hanukkah in Pictures: Keeping the Flame Alive
The first candle of Hanukkah was lit by rabbis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as they gathered in joint prayer with families of hostages held in Gaza.
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Thursday Briefing: Rebel Factions Try to Unite Syria
A Syrian Air Force helicopter that was destroyed by Israeli strikes.
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Desi Bouterse, Fugitive Former Dictator of Suriname, Dies at 79
Desi Bouterse in 2023. He led a military coup in Suriname in 1980 and remained a powerful figure in the country for decades.
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If Syrian Chemical Weapons Were Found, the U.S. Army Could Safely Destroy Them
Munitions personnel at a military facility for destroyed chemical weapons in Richmond, Ky. A process called hydrolysis has became the preferred method to handle such weapons in the United States.
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King Charles Addresses U.K. Riots and His Cancer in Christmas Speech
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended a Christmas church service with William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, in Sandringham, England.
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Syria’s New Leaders Try to Unite Rebel Factions Under Defense Ministry
Children resting on the remains of a Syrian Air Force helicopter at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday. It was among military targets across Syria hit by Israeli airstrikes.
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The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024
Hippo holidays from Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus who became a viral sensation this year.
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Christmas in Pictures: Lights and Color Mark the Season
Syrian Christians paraded through the streets, under the watch of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters, in Damascus on Christmas Day.
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Holiday Briefing
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Released From a Russian Prison, This Activist Got Right to Work
Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian political activist, greeting U.S. senators in Washington in September.
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21 Dead as Mozambique Erupts in Violence Over Election Ruling
Protesters gathering on Monday next to a burning barricade in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.
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Armed Attack at Haiti Hospital Kills at Least 3
The wife of a journalist, who was shot during a gang attack at a hospital in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, cries as his body arrives at a different hospital.
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Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche
Sophie Hediger was a regular competitor on the international race circuit in snowboard cross.
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Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage
Eugene Spector in a Moscow courtroom in 2020. He was convicted of espionage on Tuesday, Russian state news agencies reported.
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Dutch Court Issues Prison Sentences Over Violence Against Israeli Soccer Fans
Dutch police officers standing guard after the unrest in Amsterdam, last month.
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Israel Intercepts Houthi Missile and Threatens Militant Group’s Leaders
Demonstrators showed support for Palestinians at a rally last week in Sana, Yemen.
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As Rome Prepares for a Tourist Surge, Residents Fear Losing the City’s Soul
A newly constructed underpass opened on Monday, creating a large pedestrian zone between the Tiber River and the Vatican.
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Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas
A young boy walked in front of St. Porphyrius, a Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza that was damaged during an Israeli bombardment.
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Tuesday Briefing
Matt Gaetz has denied wrongdoing.
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He Inherited a Seat in the House of Lords. The UK Government Says He Will Lose It in 2025.
Godfrey John Bewicke-Copley, the 7th Baron Cromwell, said his lineage had little bearing on his public servant work: “We are not the port-swilling, fox-hunting hoorays on vast Downton Abbey-esque estates of popular imagination.”
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Sorting Fact From Fiction as Fear Engulfs Bangladesh’s Hindus
Hindus in Bangladesh in August, protesting against recent attacks on their community.
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These Students Ousted Bangladesh’s Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.
A defaced portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founding father, in the capital, Dhaka, in November. His daughter Sheikh Hasina was ousted as prime minister this summer.
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What Hun Manet Is Like as Cambodia’s New Leader
Hun Manet, center, the Cambodian prime minister, studied in the United States and Britain. Any hopes that civil liberties would improve under his rule have been dashed.
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Is a Putin Ally in Belarus Making a Cautious Overture to the West?
Amid rising expectations for cease-fire talks in the war between Russia and Ukraine, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus appears to be trying to reboot his relations with the West, analysts say.
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Netanyahu Signals Progress on Hostage Deal but Won’t Give Timeline
“Don’t lecture me,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israeli lawmakers on Monday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron Appoints New Cabinet After Previous Government’s Collapse
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris this month. It was unclear whether the new government could assuage broader concerns about political instability in Europe.
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Slovak Leader Visits Putin, Breaking With E.U.’s Policy of Isolation
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, during a meeting in Moscow on Sunday.
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Mozambique Court Upholds Result in Disputed Presidential Election
The President-elect of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, meeting supporters in the capital, Maputo, on Monday.
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Christmas Market Attack in Germany Stirs Political Sniping
A memorial for the victims in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Sunday.
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A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup
A polling station in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on Oct. 24, the first round of presidential elections.
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Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership
Syrians celebrating the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on the second Friday after the fall of his regime.
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Why Are North Korean Troops in Ukraine Taking Heavy Casualties?
A photograph provided by North Korean state media showed troops taking part in a military parade last year in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus
An mpox patient receiving care in a health center in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Monday Briefing
A memorial after the attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
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‘I Was Destroyed by It’: 4 Men on Abuse at Ireland’s Catholic Schools
“What isn’t always told is how your life is entirely ripped apart,” said Mark Vincent Healy, who attended St. Mary’s College, run by the Spiritans.
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Organized Looting Throws Gaza Deeper Into Chaos
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entering Gaza via the Rafah crossing have become easy prey for organized gangs.
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on December 2024
Surfers Return for Rare Big Wave Contest in Hawaii
Only 45 competitors and 25 alternates were invited to this year’s Eddie. The list is a who’s who of top professional surfers and local legends.
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on December 2024
Tuesday Briefing: The Matt Gaetz Report is Out
How Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals
A Young Sudanese Trapped by War Makes Painful Choices and Is Viewed With Suspicion
In Tyre, Lebanon, a Somber Christmas Underlined by Trauma and Grief
From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus
Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned
Under Pressure, Telegram Turns a Profit for the First Time