After Raisi’s Death, Elections Pose Tricky Test for Iran’s Rulers
Gathering to pray in Tehran on Monday, a day after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.
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Haiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy
Jimmy Chérizier, a former police officer also known as Barbecue, is now one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and a key part of a new gang coalition.
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In Germany, Far-Right Plotters of an Improbable Coup Go on Trial
Members of the “United Patriots” went on trial on Tuesday in Frankfurt.
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on May 2024
For Old Ukrainians, Russia’s Invasion Echoes World War II Trauma
Among Ukrainians whose homes have been overrun by the Russian invasion, Halyna Semibratska, 101, is one of a small group who also survived Nazi occupation.
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Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
People affected by the contaminated-blood scandal gathered at a vigil in London on Monday.
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Taiwan’s President Vows to Keep Island Safe Amid Chinese Pressure
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan taking his oath during the inauguration ceremony in Taipei on Monday.
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What We Know About the Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran’s President
An image released by Iranian state media shows rescue workers at the scene of the crash of a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran on Monday.
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After Raisi’s Death, Hard-Liners Are Expected to Keep Grip on Power
A banner with a picture of President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran on Monday in Tehran. He had been seen as a top candidate to be the country’s next supreme leader.
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South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament
Jacob Zuma, center, the former South African president and leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, waved to supporters as he arrived for the People’s Mandate Launch at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.
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Assange Can Appeal Extradition to U.S., British Court Rules
Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protesting outside of Britain’s High Court in London on Monday.
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ICC’s Warrant Request Appears to Shore Up Netanyahu’s Support in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arriving for a party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.
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on May 2024
Passenger Dies After Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight
A Singapore Airlines plane taking off at Changi Airport in Singapore in 2018.
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Tuesday Briefing
Mourning in Tehran yesterday.
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on May 2024
The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu
Members of a team from Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture took a swab from a duck during surveillance of the poultry section of the Orussey market in Phnom Penh this month.
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Former Trump Officials Meet With Netanyahu in Israel
Robert O’Brien served as national security adviser to former President Donald J. Trump.
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on May 2024
Who is Karim Khan, the ICC Prosecutor?
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan in 2022.
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on May 2024
Iran Moves to Project Stability After President Raisi Dies in Helicopter Crash
People gathering in Tehran on Monday to say prayers after the deaths of the country’s president, foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash.
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on May 2024
Tuesday Briefing: What’s Next for Iran
Mourners gathered in Tehran yesterday.
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on May 2024
Biden and Blinken Accuse ICC Prosecutor of Falsely Equating Israel and Hamas
President Biden and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, pictured at the White House in April, sharply criticized the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for two top Israeli leaders.
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on May 2024
How the Cockroach Took Over the World
A genomic analysis of 281 cockroaches collected from 17 countries around the world suggests that Blattella germanica, the German cockroach, originated in India or Myanmar around 2,100 years ago.
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on May 2024
Iran President Raisi Is Latest Prominent Figure to Die in a Helicopter Crash
The scene of a helicopter crash in Brovary, Ukraine, in January 2023 that killed more than a dozen people, including the interior affairs minister, Denys Monastyrsky.
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After Raisi’s Death, Speculation Over Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Turns to Khamenei’s Son
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s supreme leader, for years has been considered to be a potential candidate to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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on May 2024
Dublin-New York Portal Reopens After Flashing and Other Shenanigans
The Portal, which connects Dublin and New York via a livestream, was back up and running on Monday after bad behavior by people on both sides of the Atlantic forced organizers to shut it off temporarily.
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on May 2024
Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants
Amal Clooney speaking in New York in September.
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on May 2024
Faced With a Russian Onslaught, Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Lights On
A worker in a burned-out control room last month at a DTEK power plant that was destroyed in an attack, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
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on May 2024
What to Know About the ICC Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders
The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he was applying for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and members of Hamas for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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on May 2024
Israel Should Expect Little Change After Iranian President’s Death, Experts Say
President Ebrahim Raisi at a news conference near the border between Iran and Azerbaijan on Sunday.
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on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian?
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting last month.
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on May 2024
What to Know About Mohammad Mokhber, Iran’s Acting President
Mohammad Mokhber, who is acting president, had held senior positions in some of Iran’s most powerful conglomerates.
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on May 2024
Monday Briefing
Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations last year.
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Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President, Is Dead at 63
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
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on May 2024
Europe Wants to Build a Stronger Defense Industry, but Can’t Decide How
An assault brigade in Ukraine firing a 122-milimeter howitzer D-30 at a Russian target last month.
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on May 2024
Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal Hearing: What Could Happen?
Mr. Assange leaving court in a security van in London in 2019.
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Helicopter Crash Increases Pressure as U.S. and Iran Face Crises
A man held an image of Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, who was killed by an American drone strike in 2020, during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran last month.
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Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
Security forces blocking streets on Sunday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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on May 2024
Toxic Political Culture Has Even Some Slovaks Calling Country ‘a Black Hole.’
The presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia. Many people in Slovakia view liberal democracy as a threat to their identity and values.
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on May 2024
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was one of six people who went to space aboard the Mission NS-25 crew capsule from Blue Origin on Sunday. Upon exiting, he raised his arm and said, “Long time coming.”
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on May 2024
Who Was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in 2021.
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on May 2024
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, who was with the country’s foreign minister on a helicopter that crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media.
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on May 2024
Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Police officers and emergency workers inspecting a resort compound hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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on May 2024
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk Becomes World’s Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk celebrating his victory on Sunday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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on May 2024
Gazans Flee Jabaliya as Israel’s Military Launches New Offensive
Bombardment in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip last week.
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on May 2024
Dominican President Set to Win Re-Election as Voters Eye Crisis in Haiti
President Luis Abinader of Dominican Republic waving to supporters after voting in Santo Domingo on Sunday.
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on May 2024
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
Andrei R. Belousov discussing Russia’s international exports at a forum in October in Moscow. He recently became defense minister, after President Vladimir V. Putin shuffled his cabinet.
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on May 2024
Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair in Street Art and Silverware
A mural of Jürgen Klopp, who is leaving the club. It is one of series of similar tributes decorating walls and buildings in the city.
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on May 2024
Monday Briefing: Iran’s President Is Missing After a Helicopter Crash
Iran Begins Funeral Events for President Raisi
Middle East Crisis: More Than 800,000 Have Fled City in Gaza’s South, U.N. Official Says
Back From War, These I.D.F. Soldiers Demand New Leadership
Biden says there is ‘no equivalence between Israel and Hamas.’
ICC Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders