Can the World’s Largest Stadium Explain the Global Economy?
Workers outside the construction site of Hung Vuong Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, in May.
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U.S. Says Iran May Swap Ideology For Investment. History Shows Otherwise
The Grand Bazaar in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in May. The U.S. has offered Iran sanctions relief if it agrees to limits on its nuclear program.
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Mass Mournings,6 Days and 2 Countries: Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader
People crossing a street in Tehran, overlooked by a billboard showing the slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday.
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Drones over Europe raise concerns about Russian activities
A building that was struck by a Russian attack drone in Galati, eastern Romania, in May. Reconnaissance drone flights in Western Europe are a different kind of problem that experts say reflects a systematic Russian campaign.
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Can Companies Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This One Says It Is Trying to.
Matthias Deindl, a product management executive for the company SAP, at an A.I.-enhanced production line in Walldorf, Germany.
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U.S. Resumes Dollar Transfers to Iraq After Monthslong Suspension
Iraq’s prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has taken steps to try to rein in Iran-backed militias in his country.
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As Earthquake Death Toll Mounts, Venezuela Grapples With Recovering and Burying Bodies
The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.
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After Venezuela Earthquakes, Deportees from the U.S. Are Missing or Found Dead
The damaged state-run holding facility for deportees, on a hilltop in La Guaira, Venezuela, was meant to be a way station for a group that arrived there on Wednesday, June 26. Most of them never made it home.
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The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone
Yehor Holodryha, center, and classmates of Masha Polska dancing the waltz at their prom in Kyiv, Ukraine, in June.
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Ukrainian Charged With Sabotaging Pipelines Between Russia and Germany
Gas escaping the damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline after sabotage in 2022.
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As Far Right Rises, German Leaders Look to Jump-Start the Economy
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, second from left, in Berlin with his governing partners on Thursday.
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For Congo Fans, the Thrill of Victory Was So Close, Until It Wasn’t
Congolese fans in the capital, Kinshasa, react as England scored a winning goal during the second half of the game on Wednesday. After leading for much of the match, Congo lost, 2-1.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine as Explosions Rock Capital of Kyiv
Rescuers on Thursday at an apartment building in Kyiv that was damaged in overnight Russian strikes.
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Sea Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Arabian Sea, Navy Says
A handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy showing an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter.
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Bombings in Greece Target Governing Party Members, Officials Say
The aftermath of one of the bombings in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Wednesday.
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Catholic Group Consecrates 4 Bishops, Risking Break With Vatican
Alfonso de Galarreta, a bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X, center, consecrating four new bishops on Wednesday.
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Indirect Talks After Trading Attacks: What to Know
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, advisers to President Trump, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in April. They met with Qatar’s prime minister on Tuesday to discuss the U.S.-Iran deal.
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4 People Die During World Cup Celebrations in Mexico City
Aficionados reunidos cerca del monumento al Ángel de la Independencia durante el partido del Mundial entre México y Ecuador, el martes en Ciudad de México.
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Trump Suggestion of a Syrian Crackdown on Hezbollah Confounds Many in Mideast
A man in the village of Nabatieh al Fawka, Lebanon. He returned earlier this week after fleeing heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in the area.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: What to Know at It Faces the US
Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national team celebrated during the team’s 3-1 victory over Qatar in Seattle on June 24.
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Turkey as a Tango Destination? A Reporter Was Living That Story.
Safak Timur, a reporter in The Times’s Istanbul bureau, dancing at a tango school in Istanbul. Aficionados say they can identify Turks by their dancing.
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Driver Is Reported Dead Days After Plowing Into World Cup Fans in Mexico
Security personnel and emergency responders at the site where a car rammed through a crowd of people in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last week.
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Beaver Statue Honoring the United States Is Smashed in Toronto
The beaver statue honoring the United States in Toronto. One of dozens of statues of Canada’s national animal, the beaver was destroyed.
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Aid Workers in Venezuela Fear Disease Outbreaks After Twin Quakes
Collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Monday. The death toll is above 1,900.
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Trump Officials Sideline Machado, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Over Earthquake Response
A group of civilian volunteers search for earthquake survivors in Caribe, Venezuela, on Saturday.
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The Two Mexico Cities Fighting for Claim Over Soccer’s Origin
Tourists wearing Mexican national team jerseys in the center of Mineral del Monte, Mexico on Wednesday.
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Venezuela’s Maduro Accused in Lawsuit of Authorizing Police Killings
A plaintiff photographed to disguise her identity. The lawsuit was filed using aliases to protect the families.
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World Cup Loss Dominates German News, Displacing Even a Mass Shooting
Forensic police officers on Tuesday at the site of a shooting in Stade, Germany.
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Shortages of Rescue Equipment Hampered Venezuela’s Earthquake Response
A collapsed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela.
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After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Is Said to Propose Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan
A cargo vessel anchored off the coast of Oman near Muscat last week.
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The 1968 Pact on Shipping Routes in the Strait of Hormuz That Iran Is Rejecting
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. A 1968 agreement was largely a technical solution to prevent collisions between supertankers there.
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Parcel Bomb Explodes in Monaco, Injuring 3
An apartment building in Monaco where an explosion occurred on Tuesday.
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More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain presenting the country’s citizenship and integration plan in Madrid on Tuesday.
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China Increases Military and Economic Pressure on Japan
A Chinese coast guard ship departing from the dock in Yantai for a patrol in April.
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The Hidden Dead: The True Toll in Venezuela Is Buried Under Rubble
The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victims at La Guaira’s port in Venezuela.
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What Italy’s Failure to Make the Soccer World Cup Says About Its Wider Woes
At Campo de’ Fiori Square in Rome, restaurants and cafes set up televisions showing a World Cup match on June 17.
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Australian Man Charged With Homicide After Thai Teen’s Body Found in Suitcase
Rescue workers, police officers and forensic technicians searched an area near railway tracks on Saturday, before finding a teenager’s body, in Pattaya, Thailand.
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Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones
A photograph posted on the Moscow region’s official social media channel on Tuesday, said to show a damaged private house in the town of Yegoryevsk.
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Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ Is a Fan Phenomenon at the World Cup
Norway fans at a World Cup group stage match against Senegal in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 22.
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In Peru’s Presidential Election, Keiko Fujimori Gives the Right in Latin America Another Win
Keiko Fujimori waving to supporters during her closing campaign rally in Peru’s capital, Lima, in June. She has become the first woman to hold Peru’s highest office.
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What the U.S. Owes Venezuela
Volunteers in Caracas loaded donations and supplies to deliver to earthquake survivors on Friday.
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Efforts to Rescue Venezuela Quake Victims Grow More Desperate
At La Guaira port, the authorities have set up an improvised morgue for relatives to recognize the bodies of the earthquake’s victims in Venezuela, on Monday.
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Imprisoned Chinese Journalist Seeks Medical Parole for Lung Tumor
Live Updates: Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks
Underground Births, Under Bombardment: Childbearing in Ukraine
A Risky Burial in the Heart of an Ebola Outbreak
¿Y Si Sí? The World Cup Delivers Hope to Mexico
Ukraine Takes the War to Russia
A Town in Quebec Is the First Governing Body to Adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Trees
China’s Plan to Save Jobs From A.I.