Netanyahu May Face a Choice Between a Truce and His Government’s Survival
The Israeli prime minister has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.
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The Israeli prime minister has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.
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A look at the leaders who could shape the country’s future after the African National Congress’s poor showing in elections.
By John Eligon and
The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.
By Yousur Al-Hlou and
The vote is very likely to put a woman in the presidency for the first time, showcasing the immense strides that female leaders have made in Mexico’s political scene.
By Natalie Kitroeff, Simon Romero and
The Internet’s Final Frontier: Remote Amazon Tribes
Elon Musk’s Starlink has connected an isolated tribe to the outside world — and divided it from within.
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As Challenges Pile Up, a Spate of Summitry Spotlights Western Resolve
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza, along with Donald J. Trump’s candidacy, are testing the Western alliance. But starting with the 80th anniversary of D-Day this week, leaders have a rare opportunity to showcase unity.
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‘A.N.C. Has Been Humbled’: a Couple’s Vote Explains Why
Some South African voters welcomed the defeat of the African National Congress in last week’s elections, even as they remain wary of the country’s political future.
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Why Did North Korea Bombard the South With Trash Balloons?
The unusual offensive, across the world’s most heavily fortified border, is a revival of a Cold War era tactic. The South has threatened to respond by blasting K-pop.
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In Singapore, China Warns U.S. While Zelensky Seeks Support
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue became a stage for competing demands on U.S. global power, including the war in Ukraine and tensions over Taiwan.
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A Pacific Island With Ties to Taiwan Was Hacked. Was It Political?
Palau’s claims that China orchestrated the attack remain unproven. But it’s clear that the breach presents a danger for another ally of Palau: the United States.
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Why Mexico May Elect a Female President Before the United States
Having a woman as president will be a milestone in a country where gender-based violence is so common. But how much will change remains unclear.
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As Voting Ends in India, Modi Awaits a Verdict on His 10 Years in Power
While a newly united opposition seemed to gain some traction, exit polls showed the popular and entrenched prime minister was winning a third term.
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How Rhubarb Conquered Germany, Then the World
A tongue-twisting rap by a Berlin duo has spotlighted Germans’ love of their springtime produce. Now if only they could find a rhyme for asparagus.
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In the West Bank, Guns and a Locked Gate Signal a Town’s New Residents
Since the war in Gaza began, armed Israeli settlers, often accompanied by the army, have stepped up seizures of land long used by Palestinians.
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‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past
A festival of classic cars from the communist era brings out some nostalgia in eastern Germany for pre-unification days, although the abuses that occurred behind the Iron Curtain aren’t forgotten.
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Amateur Historians Heard Tales of a Lost Tudor Palace. Then, They Dug It Up.
In a small English village, a group of dedicated locals has unearthed the remains of a long-vanished palace that had been home to Henry VIII’s grandmother.
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When a Tale of Migration Is Not Just Fiction
When the director and crew of “Io Capitano” toured Senegal with their acclaimed movie, audiences responded with their life stories.
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Dancing Past the Venus de Milo
The Louvre is joining in the celebration for the Olympics by opening up for dance and exercise classes early in the morning. Tickets sold out in a flash.
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Noisy, Gaudy and Spiritual: Young Pilgrims Embrace an Ancient Goddess
On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the faithful participating in a pilgrimage for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, were in their 20s and teens.
By Chris Buckley, Amy Chang Chien and
The Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World
With a focus on affordability, community, convenience and light, Liu Thai Ker replaced squalid slums with spacious high-rises. A recent spike in some sale prices, however, has saddened him.
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First, He Conquered Paris. Now, a Japanese Chef Wants to Become a Brand.
Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire.
By Motoko Rich and
After Her Sister Wed at 11, a Girl Began Fighting Child Marriage at 13
Memory Banda’s battle, which she has been waging since she was a teenager in a village in Malawi, started with a poignant question: “Why should this be happening to girls so young?”
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A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President)
Jonathan Yeo, about to unveil a major new painting of King Charles III, also counts Hollywood royalty (Nicole Kidman) and prime ministers (Tony Blair) as past subjects. But George W. Bush eluded him.
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A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History
Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist West.
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The success of Barcelona’s team has made Catalonia a laboratory for finding out what happens when the women’s game has prominence similar to the men’s.
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The Premier League’s Asterisk Season
As it concludes an epic title race, soccer’s richest competition is a picture of health on the field. Away from it, the league faces lawsuits, infighting and the threat of government regulation.
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Soccer’s Governing Body Delays Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Scandal Brought Reforms to Soccer. Its Leaders Are Rolling Them Back.
FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind by changing its rules and claiming its governance overhaul had the endorsement of the Justice Department. U.S. officials say that was never the case.
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Ahead of Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency Faces a Trust Crisis
Concerns are growing that the body whose job is keeping sports free of illegal drugs is failing at that mission, leading Congress to question U.S. support.
By Michael S. Schmidt, Jenny Vrentas and
Elecciones en México: el país a la espera de resultados
La votación muy probablemente le otorgará la presidencia del país a una mujer por primera vez en su historia, evidencia de inmensos avances de género en la escena política mexicana.
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Un pueblo aislado del Amazonas se conectó a internet y cambió su vida
El sistema Starlink de Elon Musk ha conectado a los marubo, un pueblo indígena aislado del mundo exterior. También lo ha dividido.
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México se dispone a elegir a su primera presidenta
En la contienda presidencial, Claudia Sheinbaum es la favorita, pero lucha por despojarse de la imagen de que podría ser una pieza en el ajedrez del actual mandatario.
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Hong Kong condena a activistas prodemocracia en juicio sobre seguridad nacional
Como parte de las medidas que ejerce China contra la oposición pacífica, un tribunal condenó a 14 personas.
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¿Por qué Corea del Norte bombardeó el Sur con globos de basura?
La inusual ofensiva, en la frontera más fortificada del mundo, revive una táctica de la época de la Guerra Fría. El Sur ha amenazado con responder con explosiones de K-pop.
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Also, India’s elections and internet in the Amazon.
By Amelia Nierenberg
See results and maps for Mexico’s 2024 presidential election.
By Gray Beltran, Matthew Bloch, Martín González Gómez and Alex Lemonides
By Isabel Kershner
The New York Times traced how a web of politicians aligned with President Vladimir Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.
By Nikolay Nikolov, Yousur Al-Hlou, Masha Froliak and Natalie Reneau
The landing brings the Chang’e-6 mission a step closer to being the first to return a sample from the part of the moon that’s never seen from Earth.
By Yan Zhuang
Since September, the Marubo, an isolated Amazon tribe, were connected to high-speed internet through Elon Musk’s Starlink. Jack Nicas, The New York Times’s Brazil bureau chief, visited the tribe’s remote Indigenous villages to see what the internet has changed for them.
By Jack Nicas, Rebecca Suner and James Surdam
Once one of his country’s most powerful figures, he helped found its main opposition party. “I had to face up to the harm I did to people when I served in the army,” he said.
By Seth Mydans
Convicted in the murder of six women (though he boasted of killing many more), he died of unspecified injuries after being assaulted in prison.
By Trip Gabriel
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Israel on Saturday evening in support of the proposal. Protesters also gathered in Rome, Paris and Jakarta.
By Alexandra E. Petri
The timing of the remarks seemed to rebuff the president’s hopes for a speedy end to the war. But some analysts said the prime minister was aiming at domestic supporters, not the White House.
By Aaron Boxerman
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