World Leaders of a Worried Center-Left Gather to Discuss Ways to Fight Back
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking at the Global Progress Action Summit in London on Friday. He described the populist right as offering “a politics of predatory grievance” and said his party faced “a battle for the soul of this country.”
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As Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Targets Foreign Workers, China Woos Them
A display in the main academic building showing the portraits of world-class scientists — all of whom were recruited to the campus from overseas, at the Westlake University in Hangzhou, China, in April. China is trying to attract the best scientific minds, to displace the United States at the global forefront of scientific and technological advancements.
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Argentina’s President Vowed to Fix Its Economy. Then Came a Crisis.
There are signs that ordinary Argentines are also becoming increasingly frustrated with President Javier Milei’s economic approach.
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Russian Assets, Frozen in Europe, Could Help Ukraine in New Plan
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a news conference on Thursday. He has proposed the use of frozen Russian assets to underpin an interest-free loan to Ukraine.
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Digital IDs Are Being Introduced in the UK. Here’s How They’re Expected to Work.
Outside the Bank of England in London this month. The new system would be more secure than current forms of ID, such as a passport, the government said, making it harder to hire undocumented workers.
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Trump Says He Won’t Allow Israel to Annex the West Bank
An area of the West Bank known as E1 where the Israeli government plans to build settlement units.
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U.K. Politician Admits Making Pro-Russia Statements in Return for Bribes
Nathan Gill leaves the Old Bailey court in London on Friday after he pleaded guilty to charges of bribery.
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Kashmir’s Apple Harvest Rots After Landslide Blocks Road
Rotten apples dumped on the ground in Qazigund along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which was closed following flooding and a landslide last month.
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Israel Attacks Yemeni Capital, a Day After Houthi Drone Strike
Smoke rising above Sana, Yemen, on Thursday.
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Gambians Say, ‘Thank You’ After U.S. Denied Local Officials Visas to Attend U.N. Gathering
President Adama Barrow of Gambia speaking at the United Nations General Assembly last year.
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North Korea Sends Delegation From Pyongyang to General Assembly After Long Absence
Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong, shown in 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, will attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
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At U.N., China Casts Itself as Defender of International Order
Premier Li Qiang, China’s second-highest-ranking official, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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Polish Skier Climbs Everest and Skis Down Without Extra Oxygen
Andrzej Bargiel climbed Mount Everest and skied down to base camp without supplemental oxygen.
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Netanyahu Wears QR Code Referencing Oct. 7 During U.N. Speech
During his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wore a QR code linking to gruesome footage of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
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Thousands Protest Netanyahu’s U.N. Speech in NYC
Protesters in Times Square inveighed against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and America’s continued support of Israel.
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Netanyahu Took a Circuitous Route to the U.N. Meeting
Wing of Zion, the Israeli government aircraft used by Mr. Netanyahu to fly to New York, flew through the Strait of Gibraltar rather than over French or Spanish airspace.
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Israel’s isolation deepens with a wave of recognitions of Palestinian statehood.
The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution last year that Israel should vacate occupied Palestinian territory, but Israel has repeatedly dismissed such diplomatic moves.
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Abbas’s Message to the United Nations
Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
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Canada Orders Postal Service to End Door-to-Door Mail Delivery
Canada Post vehicles outside a facility last year in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the White House earlier this week.
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Abbas’s Message on Gaza to the United Nations
Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
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Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent presented Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, with an award on Wednesday, the same day he said that the United States was prepared to extend Argentina a $20 billion lifeline.
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Microsoft Disables Some Services to Israel’s Defense Ministry
Microsoft’s review found evidence that Israel was using its cloud storage services to hold surveillance data on Palestinians, according to a company blog post.
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Abbas Says Hamas Will Not Govern Palestine After War With Israel
Denied a visa to enter the United States, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority delivered virtual remarks on Thursday.
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After Centuries of Stigma, South Korea Moves to Legalize Tattoo Artists
A tattoo artist working in a studio in Goyang, South Korea, this month.
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Denmark Briefly Closes More Airports After Unexplained Drone Sightings
From left, Denmark’s minister of defense, minister of justice, chief of police and chief of defense, who provided updates on Thursday about the drone activity at airports.
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Syria’s President Makes His Debut on the World Stage
At the U.N. General Assembly yesterday.
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U.N. Security Council raises the alarm on the potential dangers of A.I.
Secretary General António Guterres leading a summit at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
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At the UN, Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, betrayed not a hint of pique after Mr. Trump mocked European countries for purchasing Russian oil and natural gas.
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Syria’s President Makes His Debut on the World Stage
At the U.N. General Assembly, yesterday.
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A Flash of Anger on India’s Delicate Border With China
Smoke rose from a police vehicle near the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Leh, in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India, on Wednesday.
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With Sobs and Doubts, Greenlandic Women Receive Apology for Forced Contraception
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark apologized on Wednesday for the Danish government’s decades-long campaign of forcing contraception on Greenlandic women and girls. “I know I cannot take away your pain or give back what you lost,” she said.
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Abdul Gani Bhat Dies at 93; Kashmiri Separatist Championed Dialogue
Abdul Gani Bhat, center, in New Delhi in 2004. His speeches often blended poetry with sharp commentary, making him one of the separatist movement’s most distinctive voices.
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Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence
Richard P. Feynman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, once called turbulence “the most important unsolved problem of classical physics.”
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An Italian City Is Considering a Dog Tax for Tourists and Locals
A corgi in Bolzano, where life for dogs may get more expensive.
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At U.N. Climate Summit, U.S. Stands Alone
Speaking Tuesday at the United Nations, Mr. Trump urged the world to buy more U.S.-produced oil and gas. A refinery in Los Angeles.
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At U.N. Summit, China Promises to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Installing solar panels in Jiangsu Province, China, in May.
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U.S. Threatens to Bar Foreigners Over Remarks About Charlie Kirk
The memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday.
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Syria’s leader says his country has transformed from ‘an exporter of crisis.’
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria speaking at the United Nations on Wednesday.
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U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say
Many chronic illnesses are tied to the mounting consumption of highly processed food and sugary drinks that have become increasingly affordable, especially in low and middle-income countries.
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Zelensky Issues Call to Arms, Saying Global Institutions Have Failed
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged free nations to join together to combat the forces of global disorder.
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President Ahmed al-Shara Plans to Define Syria’s ‘New State’ at U.N.
President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria in Damascus in April, after his forces ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad.
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Small Plane Crashes in Brazil, Killing Chinese Architect
Kongjian Yu at his office in Beijing in 2022. He is known for the concept of sponge cities, an urban planning model that harnesses natural landscapes to protect towns and cities from the effects of climate change.
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U.K. Endures a Trump Scolding at U.N., Days After Lavish State Visit
President Trump with Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and King Charles III at a state banquet at Windsor Castle last week.
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Zelensky Warns of Dangerous New Arms Race Tied to Drones
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump in New York on Tuesday. Just months ago, Mr. Trump berated Mr. Zelensky in the Oval Office, telling him he had “no cards” to play.
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Typhoon Ragasa Tears Through a Taiwan Town, Killing 14
Rescuing a resident in Hualien, Taiwan, on Wednesday.
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Israeli Strike Kills Gazans Sheltering in Warehouse, Local Reports Say
Mourners at Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday carrying the bodies of people who medics said were killed in an overnight Israeli strike.
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U.N. General Assembly Live Updates: Netanyahu Delivers Defiant Address After Walkout by Dozens of Nations
Sarkozy Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Seek Libyan Money and Sentenced to Prison