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The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. …

After being jailed as a resistance organizer for the Tamil minority in his native Sri Lanka, he spoke out against governmental repression worldwide. …

Deadly blasts, including one that may have been caused by a gas leak, raised anxiety in the country. “Society is waiting for war,” one Iranian said. …

The world body warned it would run out of money by July and have to close its New York headquarters if countries, namely the United States, did not p…

As President Trump warns that “we have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now,” our national security correspondent David E…

An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests. from NYT &…

President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba appeared to be directed largely at Mexico, the only nation that h…

More than 100 deaths have been confirmed across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with the rains expected to continue through February. from N…

The government opened the sale to cut-rate bidding for Domodedovo Airport after it received no offers at its initial asking price of $1.7 billion. …

What can we learn from Canada’s pivot away from the U.S.? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/63sVz2v Katrin Bennhold

U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium. from …

“We are in a movie, in a horror film,” said a resident of Niscemi, where a widening chasm is threatening the town’s historic center. from NYT > …

A visual investigation by The New York Times shows the breadth and ferocity of the regime’s crackdown across the country. from NYT > World News …

The measure, unexpectedly approved, comes as other countries are cracking down on immigration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/JEwocer Jos…

The military tested a new approach in Venezuela and during strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/rjKyLvI …

The ousting of China’s most senior general has set off fevered speculation. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/zuRev79 Katrin Bennhold

Toronto Pearson International Airport had received about 18 inches by 10 p.m. on Sunday, the airport said, and snow was still falling. from NYT >…

It was not immediately clear how many people were missing after the ferry sank early Monday morning in Basilan Province. from NYT > World News h…

Events like this, where eyewitness video and independent reporting contradict the government’s account, highlight the importance of press freedom. …

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now. from NYT > World News htt…

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He also led the C.D.C. and pro…

Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to extend his authority across t…

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he sp…

The anti-apartheid leader’s eldest daughter won the right to sell some of his personal items after a two-year legal battle. from NYT > World New…

If the United States under President Trump starts acting as if it’s Russia, where does that leave President Vladimir V. Putin? from NYT > World …

The details of an emergency call made by President Trump’s youngest son to the London police last year emerged during a trial this week. from NYT &…

NATO officials signaled that an agreement with Mr. Trump on Greenland may be modeled on Britain’s Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus. Here’s what that ma…

The annual gathering of top business leaders and policymakers used to be a center of the global climate movement. Things are much more complicated no…

After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsi…

The president gave misleading accounts of the U.S. role in Greenland’s history and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, among other claims. from…

Officials said they had located a previously unreported train undercarriage down a gully near the site of a train crash in Spain that killed 42 peopl…

The president’s message since sending troops into Venezuela has been clear: This is about oil, not democracy. from NYT > World News https://ift.…

The islands, which Britain has agreed to hand over to Mauritius, are home to a strategically important U.S.-British military base. from NYT > Wo…

The victims of Spain’s deadliest rail crash in more than a decade included a police officer, journalists and a family returning from a musical. fro…

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s effort to force the measure through Parliament opens his government up to a vote of no confidence. from NYT >…

Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year. f…

After the rear carriages of one train derailed onto the opposite track, another train passing by collided with it. from NYT > World News https:/…

Trump threatened heavy tariffs on countries standing between him and Greenland. E.U. leaders are scrambling for a response. from NYT > World New…

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq…

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains …

Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island. from …

Government troops drew closer to Raqqa, the largest city overseen by the Kurds, raising U.S. concerns about the renewal of a wider conflict in the re…

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficult…

Mr. Wine’s party said on X that “an army helicopter” had landed in his compound and “forcibly” taken him away ahead of election results in Uganda, du…

The Nobel Committee has said the prize cannot be transferred, but it has been sold in a few auctions over the award’s history. from NYT > World …

Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns …

A judge dropped the case against Ms. Ferragni, who had been embroiled in a scandal over sales of a limited edition Christmas cake marketed as support…

An independent report said Wednesday that the West Midlands Police overstated the threat posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters before a match last yea…

He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical fa…

The Canadian authorities have identified 10 people in connection with the theft of about $14.4 million in gold bars from Toronto Pearson Internationa…

Prosecutors said two former employees of Mr. Iglesias, a renowned Spanish singer, had accused him of abuse. His representatives did not respond to re…

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.” from NY…

Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran, said his government was ready to negotiate with the United States. Iranian security forces are cracking…

If President Trump succeeds in gaining control of the Federal Reserve, it could have ripple effects beyond U.S. borders. from NYT > World News h…

The case was brought to the World Court by a country not directly affected by the alleged genocide of the Rohingya, a precedent for similar claims ag…

The idea of cows grazing in a pasture seems idyllic. We asked experts how their emissions stack up compared to factory farms. from NYT > World N…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is accusing a private hospital in Lagos of administering an overdose of a sedative, prompting an outpouring of complaints by…

A question now hangs over the country: Is Iran the next target of an emboldened U.S. president? from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/OQCMqHh Ka…

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sport…

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/GJbc7rY Fa…

Delcy Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorizat…

The recall affects passports issued between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. from NYT > World News ht…

From an icebreaker sailing near the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, our photographer has captured the many faces of the ice. from NYT > World Ne…

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russi…

As Venezuela’s interim authorities began to release political prisoners, some of their families raced to the notorious prison that symbolized Nicolás…

A delegation from the Southern Transitional Council in Riyadh announced its dissolution, but members abroad rejected the news amid fears it was not v…

from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/Ip2KOog Catherine Porter

Temperatures are well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the country, and forecasters warned of potentially catastrophic fire conditions on Frid…

Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely…

Our reporters in Washington tell us what they’re watching from the Trump administration. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/0Ck4Dq8 Katrin Be…

The Trump administration has made no secret that it covets Venezuela’s oil reserves. What happens next could have serious implications for the planet…

Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters …

The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the milita…

Before-and-after imagery released on Sunday shows that at least five buildings at the complex were destroyed by U.S. forces. from NYT > World Ne…

from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/bsVRMWG Anatoly Kurmanaev and Tyler Pager

The Venezuelan president and his wife were flown out of Caracas by helicopter to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, a warship taking them to New York. from NYT &…

from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/73a4m68 Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

The United States military’s Southern Command said in December that about 15,000 troops were in the Caribbean region. from NYT > World News http…

It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian presid…

Fireworks attached to bottles of Champagne sent up showers of sparks that appear to have ignited insulation in a bar. The blaze killed 40 people. f…

The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown. from NYT …