How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker
Raúl Castro, with his grandson and bodyguard Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, during an official ceremony in Paris in 2016.
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Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War
A residential building in Zelenograd, in the Moscow region, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in May. Four people were killed in the attack.
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A Syrian Holdout Province, Sweida, Fears a Government Takeover
Gunmen swept into southern Syria last year, setting off one of the deadliest bouts of sectarian violence in years.
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The Eclipse Is Coming, and Iceland Is Looking for a Break in the Clouds
Cloudy skies along the road to the Latrabjarg cliffs, the place in Iceland where the total eclipse will last the longest on Wednesday.
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After Deadly Earthquake in Colombia, a Late-Night Hunt for Survivors
People formed human chains to remove debris while searching for survivors late on Monday after a powerful earthquake in Cali, Colombia.
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Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.
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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.
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What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia
A rescue dog and his guide are among those looking for survivors on Monday in Cali, Colombia.
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What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo
The former Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig was one of the Cubans smuggled into the United States by a criminal group known as the Cuban Mafia.
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France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
At Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.
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Southern Iran Bears Brunt of U.S. Bombing
Tourists in 2023 in the Valley of Stars, a popular location for visitors on Qeshm island, off Iran’s southern coast.
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Before Trump’s Catering Container Ruse, Other Presidents Obscured Risky Travel Plans
President Trump disembarking Air Force One in Britain last month.
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Frenzy for Solar Eclipse Glasses Takes Over London
People watching a solar eclipse from Washington Square Park, New York, in 2024.
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How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
Moroccan border guards and boats patrolling the coastline on the border with Spain in Fnideq, Morocco, this month.
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Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections
Nikolai Rybakov, right, the Yabloko party’s leader, and his lawyer, second from right, listening to the court decision after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from upcoming parliamentary elections on Monday in Russia’s Supreme Court in Moscow.
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Turkey Moves to Advance Peace Process With P.K.K.
Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party at a disarmament ceremony in the Qandil Mountains in Iraq last year.
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Colombia Quake Chases Teenage Venezuelan Brothers From Their New Home
Deivid Delfín, 44, with his two surviving sons, Winder, 17, left, and Deivi, 15, right, in Venezuela in June, after twin earthquakes killed the boys’ mother, younger brother and grandmother.
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on August 2026
Italian Diver Discovers Hundreds of Ancient Amphorae in Sicily
A spearfishing champion discovered a pile of hundreds of ancient amphorae off the coast of Sicily.
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Colombia’s Earthquake Puts Abelardo De La Espriella, Its New President, to the Test
President Abelardo De La Espriella, left, and his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, led an earthquake response meeting in Bogotá, the Colombian capital, on Monday.
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Images From Colombia, Battered by Quakes
Rescue teams and volunteers piled into Cali, Colombia, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks hit the country’s west.
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How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Protected Dobby’s Grave From the Path of a U.K.-Ireland Power Cable
A memorial for Dobby, a fictional elf from the “Harry Potter” fantasy series, at Freshwater West beach in Wales.
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Netanyahu Walks Tightrope on Trump’s Gaza Disarmament Deal
President Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, at the White House last year.
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Police in India Use Tear Gas to Break Youth Protest
Police standing guard near a barricade as demonstrators took part in a protest over government recruitment exams in Ranchi. Jharkhand, on Monday.
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Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of southern Iran on Monday.
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Typhoon Dolphin Barrels Into China, Prompting Mass Evacuations
Winds intensified in Shanghai on Sunday before Typhoon Dolphin’s arrival.
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Explosive Canada Wildfire Leaves 1 Dead in British Columbia
The Bald Range fire burning near Summerland, British Columbia, on Saturday.
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Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still Logged In
Malaysia’s social media ban for children under 16 was supposed to take effect on June 1.
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on August 2026
He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It?
Francisco de la Torre has been the mayor of Málaga since 2000. He is preparing to run next year for his eighth consecutive term.
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Daniel Kinahan Extradited From the U.A.E. to Ireland
Reporters waited for Daniel Kinahan’s arrival at a military base west of Dublin.
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Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post
Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, attending a funeral ceremony for Mr. Khamenei’s father and predecessor, in Tehran last month.
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Iran, Holding Firm to Hormuz, Pushes for Return to June MOU
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Oman last Monday.
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Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence
The Russian naval facility at Tartus in coastal Syria in 2024.
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Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, shown last month, told his cabinet on Sunday, “Israel is ruling out the 15-point document.”
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Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances
The aftermath of a strike in March on a building in Beirut that Israel asserted was linked to Hezbollah’s financial arm.
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on August 2026
How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Members of Taiwan’s military operating a drone during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Changhua, Taiwan, on Thursday.
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on August 2026
Bald Range Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 18,000 in British Columbia
A wildfire that started on Friday in British Columbia, Canada, has consumed more than 20,000 acres.
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Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz
Ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Thursday.
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Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance
Damage at the Mail al-Saila camp for internally displaced people, on the outskirts of Marib, Yemen, on Friday.
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As Thailand Gets Known for Mass Shootings, Fresh Pledges to Fix Gun Laws
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, center left, on Friday arriving at the site of a school shooting near Bangkok. He said that new gun laws were “one of my to-do things.”
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on August 2026
Edge of Your Seat
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Signs of Economic Recovery While Greater Uncertainty Looms
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Trump had an exchange this week about who and what was “nasty.”
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on August 2026
Four Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says
A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets
Here Is Where Colombia’s Quake Hit Hardest
Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir
Major Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111
Journalism and Paywalls
How Taiwan Simulated a Potential Chinese Attack
Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
Still Waiting for Peace in Gaza