In Interview, Zelensky of Ukraine Challenges West Over Hesitations
President Volodymyr Zelensky in the presidential offices after an interview with The New York Times in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.
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Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills, in a Warning to Ukraine’s Allies
The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow in May. The ministry said it carried out exercises near Ukraine for using tactical nuclear weapons.
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Prince Harry Cannot Include Rupert Murdoch in Lawsuit, Court Rules
Prince Harry entering court last year. The case, which is scheduled to go to trial in January, will mark one of the final chapters of a sprawling litigation that flowed out of a phone-hacking scandal.
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After President Raisi’s Death, Iran’s Elections Pose Tricky Test for 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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Greek Court Drops Shipwreck Case Against Nine Egyptians
Two of nine men who were accused of causing a shipwreck reacted after a court in Kalamata, Greece, dropped the charges on Tuesday.
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Russian Forces Close In on Ukranian Town in Kharkiv
A Ukrainian artillery crew firing toward Russian positions in the town of Vovchansk on Sunday.
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Read a Transcript of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Interview With The Times
During the interview on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia was massing more troops and forces on the border.
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Top Oceans Court Says Nations Must Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Outside the main courtroom at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany, last year.
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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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ICC’s Warrant Request Appears to Shore Up Netanyahu’s Support in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arriving for a party meeting in Jerusalem on Monday.
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No Gaza Aid Delivered Through U.S.-Built Pier Has Been Distributed, Pentagon Says
A ship off the coast of Gaza last week, near a temporary floating pier anchored by the United States.
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Security Warnings for Pride Month Events: What to Know
The Austrian authorities foiled a plot to attack the L.G.B.T.Q. Pride parade in Vienna last June, arresting three men accused of being Islamic State sympathizers.
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Wednesday Briefing: Zelensky Speaks to The Times
“I would like to believe that there will be a victory for Ukraine,” President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Times.
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U.K. Man Charged With Aiding Hong Kong’s Intelligence Service Is Found Dead
Matthew Trickett was found dead on Sunday in Grenfell Park in Maidenhead, England.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters heckle Blinken as he testifies on Capitol Hill.
Pro-Palestinian protesters on Capitol Hill as Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified on Tuesday.
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Israel Says It Will Return Camera It Seized From AP
A screenshot of The Associated Press’s broadcast from northern Gaza. The news organization said on Tuesday that Israeli officials had seized some of its broadcasting equipment and cut its video feed.
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Tuesday Briefing
Mourning in Tehran yesterday.
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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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Who is Karim Khan, the ICC Prosecutor?
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan in 2022.
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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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Tuesday Briefing: What’s Next for Iran
Mourners gathered in Tehran yesterday.
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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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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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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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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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Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants
Amal Clooney speaking in New York in September.
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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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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 Sunday.
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What to Know About the ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu 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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Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, Killed in Helicopter Crash: What We Know
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Monday Briefing
Ebrahim Raisi at the United Nations last year.
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Middle East Crisis: For Gazans Relocating Once Again, Conditions Are ‘Horrific’
Iran Begins Funeral Events for President Raisi After Helicopter Crash
‘Extreme Turbulence’ on Singapore Airlines Flight Kills 1 and Injures Dozens
Gazans Say ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders Are Misguided
Biden says there is ‘no equivalence between Israel and Hamas.’
ICC Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders
Back From War, These I.D.F. Soldiers Demand New Leadership