As Israeli Settlements Get Bigger, Palestinian Hikes Grow Shorter
As Israeli settlers build more encampments across the valleys of the West Bank, the area’s hiking paths are being turned into dead ends.
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This Week Is Pivotal for Ukraine, and for Europe’s Voice in Its Future
From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Emmanuel Macron of France at a meeting in London this month.
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In a Remote Jungle, the Gruesome Poaching of Rare Elephants
Henry Jamis, a ranger, next to the skeleton of a Bornean elephant near the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Malaysia’s Sabah state last week.
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Albanese Vows to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Bondi Shooting
A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement
José Antonio Kast and his wife, Maria Pia Adriazola, celebrating on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, after the runoff election.
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‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government
Protesters in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. The trigger for the demonstrations was a budget that raised taxes and lifted the salaries of members of the state security apparatus.
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Iranian Authorities Assaulted Detained Nobel Laureate, Family Says
A photo of Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, made available by the Narges Mohammadi Foundation.
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E.U. Flies 110 Tons of Aid to Darfur. But Will It Reach Those In Need?
A camp in North Darfur, Sudan, for people displaced by the country’s civil war, which has created a humanitarian crisis.
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U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe
Blaise Metreweli in London on Monday. She became the first female leader of MI6 in October.
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Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.
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Louvre Museum Staff Go on Daylong Strike, Shutting Out Tourists
Workers gathered on Monday outside the Louvre Museum in Paris to protest their working conditions, staffing issues and the state of the museum’s buildings.
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Zelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Ukraine Peace Plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, front center, with Steve Witkoff, second right; Jared Kushner, right; and other European leaders in Berlin on Monday.
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Heroic Bondi Beach Bystander’s Immigrant Background Is a Balm for Some Australians
Mr. el Ahmed received a steady stream of well-wishers on Tuesday including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Brigitte Macron, First Lady of France, Says Sorry for Slur Against Feminist Activists
Brigitte Macron in Paris this month. Despite saying sorry for her comments, she also said that she did not regret them. “I am indeed the wife of the president of the Republic, but I am also, above all, myself,” she said.
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Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
Oil drilling equipment in Cabimas, Venezuela. The country has about 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, nearly four times the amount in the United States.
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Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active
A bombed-out building in Marawi in 2022, five years after Islamic State-affiliated militants and government forces waged a devastating battle for control of the city.
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In Sydney Suburb Where Suspects Lived, Neighbor Saw ‘No Dramas’
Police officers at the house of the suspects’ family in the Bonnyrigg suburb of Sydney on Monday.
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The Next Steps for Gaza
After an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Saturday.
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How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
Dark-eyed juncos, normally forest-dwelling, have occupied Los Angeles for about 20 years.
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Ukraine Claims First Strike by Underwater Drone on Russian Submarine
Ukraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istanbul in 2022.
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After Bondi Beach Attack, Australia Is Urged to Act Faster Against Antisemitism
Jillian Segal, Australia’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, wants the country’s leaders to act on recommendations that she presented in July.
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Australian Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Attack
The office of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said potential measures could include only allowing Australian citizens to hold gun licenses.
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How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded at a Hanukkah Celebration
A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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Some Australian Jews Accuse the Government of Failing to Heed Warnings
Yvonne Haber, left, with other mourners at the site of the shooting in Sydney on Monday.
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To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.
Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.
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How the Bondi Beach Community Rushed to Help Shooting Victims
A family embracing at a flower memorial by a lifeguard tower on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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Emergency Responders Recount Horror of Sydney Shooting
Items left behind at the scene near Bondi Beach on Monday.
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U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
A U.S. Air Force air-to-air refueling tanker took off from an airport in St. Croix in late November. A similar type of aircraft nearly collided with a JetBlue flight on Friday over the Caribbean, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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Suspects in Bondi Beach Shooting Identified as Father and Son
A surfer walking past police at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Monday, a day after gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration there, killing 15 people and wounding dozens of others.
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Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say
U.S. soldiers on patrol in northeastern Syria in January.
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What to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting
A memorial for the victims of Sunday’s attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
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A Hanukkah Attack in Sydney
Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, yesterday.
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U.S. Rabbis React to Deadly Hanukkah Attack in Sydney
The aftermath of a deadly shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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Zelensky Offers Compromise for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks
Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy, left, greeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday.
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Leaders worldwide react with horror to the Bondi attack.
Emergency vehicles at the scene of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
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Hamas Confirms Top Commander’s Death in Israeli Strike in Gaza
Mourners at the funeral of Raed Saed, a senior leader of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and three others militants in Gaza City on Sunday.
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What Is Chabad, the Group That Hosted the Hanukkah Event in Australia?
Outside the Chabad global headquarters in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in April.
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Bondi Shooting Is Latest in Alarming Rise of Antisemitic Attacks in Australia
Members of the Jewish community look at the damage from the arson attack at the Adass Israel Synagogue in 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Mass Shootings Are Rare in Australia, Which Has Strict Gun Laws
A pile of firearms that were taken out of circulation during the Australian government’s buy-back operation following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in which 35 people were killed by a lone gunman.
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Witnesses Fled Bondi Beach as Gunmen Targeted Jewish Event
Paramedics transported an injured person at the scene of a shooting in Sydney on Sunday
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Deadly Attack on U.S. Troops Poses Growing Challenge for Syria’s Leader
President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria in Damascus, the capital, in April.
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Bondi Beach Is One of Australia’s Most Famous Destinations
Bondi Beach, the heart of Sydney’s oceanside culture, is one of the country’s most famous destinations for locals and tourists.
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José Antonio Kast Elected President of Chile
José Antonio Kast with supporters after voting in Paine, Chile, on Sunday.
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Hong Kong Court to Give Verdict on Media Mogul Who Took on China
Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.
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on December 2025
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making
Here’s how Jimmy Lai became a politically outspoken tycoon.
Live Updates: Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says
The Turbulent Times of Friedrich Merz
Ahmed el Ahmed, Who Tackled One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Is Recovering in a Hospital
What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia
Kenya Is Betting Its Economy on Women Willing to Risk It All