Houthi Missile Hits Near Tel Aviv Airport
Israeli security forces near Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday after a missile attack.
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A Conclave Like No Other
Firefighters installed the chimney that is used to communicate the choosing of a new pope on Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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What Effect Did Trump Have on Australia’s Election?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and his party were re-elected in a landslide.
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Trapped and Hungry in Mexico, Migrants Struggle to Return Home
Keila Mendoza, with one of her two children, fled Venezuela eight years ago, heading to Colombia and hoping to eventually reach the United States.
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British Police Arrest Iranian Nationals in Counterterrorism Investigations
New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London. One of Britain’s top security officials said last year that Iran was a growing threat.
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After 100 Years, Britain’s Two-Party Political System May Be Crumbling
Nigel Farage, the leader of the insurgent anti-immigration Reform U.K. party, on Friday. His party made big gains in England’s local elections.
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A Popemobile Used by Pope Francis Will Become a Mobile Clinic in Gaza
Pope Francis in his popemobile in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in 2014.
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Francis Opened Discussions to Those Outside the Church Hierarchy. This Cardinal Would, Too
Cardinal Mario Grech attends a mass at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican City on Wednesday.
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Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers
Israeli soldiers in the central Gaza Strip last January, during an escorted media tour by the military.
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Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias
Security forces escorted a delegation of Druse leaders and government officials through the streets of Ashrafieh Sahnaya, Syria, on Friday after deadly sectarian clashes erupted this week.
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Singapore’s Election Deals a Setback to a Fledgling Opposition
People gathered at Serangoon Stadium waiting for the results of the general election in Singapore on Saturday.
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Ghana Wanted a Cathedral. It Got an ‘Expensive Hole’ Instead.
A view of an excavated section of the construction site for Ghana’s halted National Cathedral Project in Accra, Ghana, this month.
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More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine
German soldiers unloading the U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, in January.
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Oil Prices Are Falling. Here’s Where That Could Spell Trouble.
Gas flares lit the night sky in Punta de Mata, an oil producing area in Venezuela.
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Ukraine Rejects Russian Call for a Three-Day Cease-Fire
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, with diplomats standing behind him, near a residential building destroyed by a missile attack in Kyiv, last month.
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Cardinal Parolin, Leader of Papal Conclave, Is Also a Top Candidate
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, center, on Friday. As the leader of the Vatican machinery for the past decade, he enacted Pope Francis’ vision.
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Memory Palace
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As China Looks for Way Out of U.S. Trade Deadlock, Fentanyl Could Be Key
China is the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl.
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America’s Vietnam War Opponents Who Fled to Canada Reflect on the Past and Future
John Bergenske, 75, at home in Skookumchuck, British Columbia. Mr. Bergenske flunked his military physical and got conscientious objector status before moving to British Columbia in 1970. For the past five decades, he has been working on environmental issues.
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Message From the Russian Military: ‘We Lost Your Son’
Russian conscripts departing for their garrisons in Bataysk, Russia, last month.
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Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Albanese Wins 2nd Term
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia was projected to have widened his majority in Parliament.
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Canada’s Mark Carney to Visit Trump and Begin Tariff Negotiations
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking during a news conference in Ottawa on Friday where he also announced a visit by King Charles.
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Paramilitary Fighters Massacre More Than 100 Civilians, Doctors’ Group Says
A photograph made from video released by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces showing its fighters in the capital, Khartoum, in 2023.
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New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges
Flood damage in Barre, Vt., in 2023. Vermont and New York have passed new climate superfund laws.
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on May 2025
Trump Labels Haiti’s Powerful Gangs Terrorists
Armed gang members in the capital, Port-au-Prince, last year.
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on May 2025
Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration technician collecting air samples on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, in 2023.
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on May 2025
How Rubio Proved Himself as Trump’s Loyal Foreign Policy Foot Soldier
Marco Rubio will help run Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda from inside both the White House and the State Department headquarters.
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on May 2025
U.S. and China Dig In on Trade War, With No Plans for Formal Talks
The apparent silence between the United States and China is a serious matter for the global economy.
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on May 2025
Reform UK Surges as Conservatives Lose Seats: 4 Local Elections Takeaways
The Reform U.K. leader, Nigel Farage, center, in Widnes, northwestern England, on Friday.
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Prince Harry Says He Would ‘Love Reconciliation’ With Royal Family
Prince Harry in London in April. On Friday, he said he wants to reconcile with the royal family. “There’s no point continuing to fight anymore,” he said.
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Far-Right AfD Is Labeled Extremist by Germany’s Intelligence Agency
Alice Weidel, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, speaking at a party conference in Riesa, Germany, in January.
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Explosions Cripple Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea
A tug vessel putting out a fire on a ship bound for Gaza off the coast of Malta on Friday, in a handout picture provided by the Maltese government.
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Exxon and Chevron Report Lower Profits While Girding for Tariffs
Many larger oil and gas companies have said they would stick to their production plans for the year.
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on May 2025
There’s Never Been a Pope From the U.S. Could Cardinal Prevost Change That?
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has said that a church leader is “called authentically to be humble, to be close to the people he serves, to walk with them, to suffer with them.”
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on May 2025
Life in Ukraine Has Become More Dangerous Since Cease-Fire Talks Began
Sumy, Ukraine, a day after Russian ballistic missiles struck the city on Palm Sunday, killing at least 35.
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on May 2025
Who Is Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, a Possible Contender for the Next Pope?
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi leading a prayer for Pope Francis’ health at the Church of San Domenico in Bologna, Italy, in February.
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Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116
A handout photo showing Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, at age 116, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Guinness World Records declared her the world’s oldest person in January.
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U.S. Moves to Blacklist Huione Group Over Money Laundering Ties
Huione Pay headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in March.
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on May 2025
South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
Lee Ju-Ho, South Korea’s education minister and acting president, presiding over the national security council at the government complex in Seoul on Friday.
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on May 2025
Friday Briefing
Michael Waltz boarding Air Force One on Tuesday.
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Reform U.K. Wins Special Election in Runcorn by Just 6 Votes
Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform U.K. party, center, celebrating in the early hours of Friday.
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on May 2025
Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Syrian Presidential Palace
Pro-government protesters gathered in Sahnaya, Syria, on Friday after Israel carried out airstrikes.
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on May 2025
China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions
A worker at a garment factory last month in Guangzhou, the export hub in southern China.
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Pakistan’s Leaders May Talk Tough, but War With India Is the Last Thing Pakistanis Want
Zakir Khan reading a newspaper on Thursday at a stand in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, owned by Nazaman Abbasi, left. The headline reads: “America comes in full force to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan.”
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on May 2025
What Australia’s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy
The Mount Owen coal mine in Ravensworth, Australia, in 2022.
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on May 2025
Why Donald Trump Looms Over Australia’s Election
This election has the most fraught geopolitical backdrop in recent memory for Australia. Last week, some voters cast early ballots at a polling station in Sydney.
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on May 2025
Marco Rubio Adds a New Title Under Trump: Interim National Security Adviser
Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting at the White House last month. Mr. Rubio is now the head of four government agencies.
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on May 2025
These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
After Leading a Liberal Comeback, Carney Hits the Ground Running
Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say
Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza