A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.
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Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.
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A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.
By Iyad AbuheweilaAaron Boxerman and
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.
By Carlotta Gall and
Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages
With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.
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London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why.
About 80,000 phones were stolen in the British capital last year. The police are finally discovering where many of them went.
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Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80
A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy in the East African country, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.
By Matthew Mpoke BiggDeclan Walsh and
Putin Welcomes the New Syrian Leader While Still Harboring the Old One
The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire After a Week of Deadly Clashes
The cease-fire went into effect on Wednesday, hours after explosions hit Kabul and 12 Afghans died in fighting along the countries’ border.
By Elian PeltierYaqoob Akbary and
A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S.
Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader.
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China Played Its Strongest Card to Get Trump’s Attention. Will it Work?
Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.
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A Photographer Who Brought a Vanished Central European Jewry to Life
Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.
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In Nod to Trump, Automaker Stellantis Shifts Production From Canada to the U.S.
Canadian leaders blame the move by Stellantis to abandon production in Ontario on President Trump’s tariffs. Mr. Trump says he wants to increase production in the United States.
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Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens to Prison on Spying Charges
The Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, identified them as Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. France has called the accusations against them baseless.
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She Studies the Russian ‘Red Man’ Whose Bloody War Evokes Soviet Tyranny
After winning the Nobel Prize for her searing portraits of the Soviet world unraveling, Svetlana Alexievich worries about the revival of its violent, anti-democratic ways.
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Mexico’s President Is Popular. So Is Her Professional Lookalike.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president, has recent approval ratings as high as 79 percent. An actress with a startling resemblance, Tamara Henaine, is taking advantage of the moment.
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London’s Peace Monk Chants, Drums and Walks to Urge an End to War
For 40 years, the Rev. Gyoro Nagase has overseen a temple to peace in a popular park in Battersea, his ever-present drum by his side.
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Ireland’s Last Leprechaun Whisperer Reaches for a Pot of TV Gold
Kevin Woods, who says he engages in weekly conversations with 18-inch-tall creatures, has built a tidy business with books, merchandise, guided tours and maybe soon, an animated series.
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The Palestinian Who Led a Militia, a Theater and a Jailbreak
Zakaria Zubeidi inspired Palestinians and horrified Israelis. Freed from jail during a recent truce, he questions what his many lives have achieved.
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An Irish Factory Town Prospered With China. Now, Its ‘Jewel in the Crown’ Is Leaving.
China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.
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A Crackdown on a Deadly Wedding Custom
Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.
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This Conquistador Changed History. Neglect Haunts His Tomb in Mexico
Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain.
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To Understand Ukraine at War, Stop by a Gas Station
Filling stations have become must-stop spots for soldiers traveling to and from the front, helping them win a place in Ukrainians’ hearts.
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Still Divided, a Syrian City Ruined in War Edges Back to Life
Battered by years of bombing and shelling, Deir al-Zour remains a frontline, even as its people struggle to rebuild.
By Carlotta GallSaad Alnassife and
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¿Por qué tomó tanto tiempo alcanzar un acuerdo sobre los rehenes y un alto al fuego en Gaza?
Algunas de las explicaciones de por qué la liberación de los rehenes —y quizás un nuevo comienzo para Gaza— está sucediendo ahora.
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¿Quiénes son los rehenes liberados en Gaza?
Israel dice que 20 rehenes vivos han sido liberados como parte de un intercambio de prisioneros. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre ellos.
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Tras atacar embarcaciones frente a Venezuela, ¿Trump tiene en la mira a los cárteles mexicanos?
Los ataques de EE. UU. contra embarcaciones que, según el presidente Trump, transportan drogas, han inquietado a su mayor socio comercial, donde existen poderosos grupos criminales narcotraficantes.
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Por qué China construyó paneles solares en la meseta más alta del mundo
China está utilizando esta extensión de gran altitud para construir inmensas granjas de paneles solares y turbinas eólicas, y ha empezado a trabajar en las mayores presas hidroeléctricas del mundo.
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Maduro ofreció petróleo y otros recursos a EE. UU. para evitar un conflicto
El autócrata venezolano había propuesto destinar la riqueza petrolera de su país y otros recursos naturales a EE. UU. y poner fin a los acuerdos con adversarios estadounidenses para apaciguar al presidente Trump.
By Anatoly KurmanaevJulian E. Barnes and
As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
By Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis, Ahmad Mhidi and Danny Makki
New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the fall of the regime.
By Haley Willis, Christiaan Triebert, Neil Collier, Devon Lum and Erika Solomon
This ongoing reporting project aims to uncover the roles and whereabouts of the key officials who powered President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign in Syria. Haley Willis and Christiaan Triebert, reporters from the Visual Investigations team, explain their findings.
By Haley Willis, Christiaan Triebert, Rebecca Suner, James Surdam, Joey Sendaydiego, David Seekamp, Gabriel Blanco and Sutton Raphael
President Trump said he had authorized covert C.I.A. action in Venezuela and was considering ground strikes. Venezuela’s foreign minister called the American actions a policy of aggression.
By Jiawei Wang
President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.
By Annie Correal
The response to a new visa for skilled foreign workers has caught even the Chinese government by surprise.
By Katrin Bennhold
The militants said they would need special equipment to retrieve more bodies in Gaza. The announcement could put the truce with Israel at risk.
By Ephrat Livni
The group had challenged the president’s executive orders as unconstitutional. A judge “reluctantly” said the suit was too broad in scope.
By Karen Zraick
When President Javier Milei of Argentina faced an economic meltdown, President Trump vowed to come to his aid. But that lifeline is coming at a cost.
By Ana Ionova and Daniel Politi
An ongoing reporting project to uncover the roles and whereabouts of the key officials who powered President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign in Syria.
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