U.S.-Russia Talks in Saudi Arabia Set to Go Beyond Ukraine
The U.S. delegation, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seated second from left, meeting with the envoys from Moscow, including the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, right, in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
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Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in Turkey on Tuesday, said, “Decisions on how to end the war in Ukraine cannot be made without Ukraine, nor can any conditions be imposed.”
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RSF Announces Plans for Breakaway Government in Sudan
The deputy leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, Abdul Rahim Dagalo, center with his arm raised, during a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.
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Bibas Children, Symbols of Hostage Crisis, to Come Home Dead, Hamas Says
Photos of Yarden Bibas, his wife, Shiri, and their children, Ariel, top, and Kfir.
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Pope Francis, Hospitalized, Has Pneumonia, Vatican Says
Pope Francis is being treated at a hospital in Rome for what doctors have described as a “complex picture.”
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on February 2025
Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany giving a statement after an informal summit of European leaders in Paris on Monday.
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on February 2025
Hamas to Release 6 Living Hostages to Israel This Weekend
A rally in Tel Aviv this month calling for the release of the remaining hostages.
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Israeli Forces Remain in Southern Lebanon Despite Withdrawal Deadline
An Israeli military vehicle at the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. Israel’s declared intent to remain in southern Lebanon has set the stage for what could be a renewed bout of violence.
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A Delta Plane Crashes in Toronto, but Tragedy Is Averted
Emergency responders at the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.
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When a Journey Home to Israeli-Occupied Lebanon Becomes Deadly
Some people carried Hezbollah flags as they returned to Aitaroun, in southern Lebanon, this month. The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah is contingent on both ceding control of southern Lebanon to the Lebanese military.
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Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
Migrants deported from the United States are being held at the Decapolis Hotel in Panama City. They come from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other nations.
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Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
Gil Won-ok, a Korean woman who was forced to work as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World War II, protested in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul in 2012.
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on February 2025
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
U.S. Marines during training last month in Okinawa, Japan.
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Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
From left, Kari Lake, Jack Posobiec and Charlie Kirk applauded news that the United States would work directly with Russia on trying to end the war in Ukraine.
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Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, far left, met with Saudi officials and Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, far right, in the Saudi capital. No Ukrainian representatives were present.
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Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Jair Bolsonaro during an interview last month. He has been charged with trying to overturn the 2022 election.
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on February 2025
Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia
A statue of Pope John Paul II outside the hospital in Rome where Pope Francis was being treated on Tuesday.
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Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.
The asteroid 2024 YR4 observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4-meter telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on Jan. 27.
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Wednesday Briefing: U.S. and Russia Discuss Cooperation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with envoys from Moscow, including the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, right, in Saudi Arabia yesterday.
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on February 2025
USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Bags of lentils provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development in Ethiopia in 2021.
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on February 2025
C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, has repeatedly promised more intense action against Mexican drug cartels. Increasing the drone flights was a quick initial step.
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Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
Pete Marocco, the State Department official who took over the remains of U.S.A.I.D., during a round table discussion in Colombia in 2019. He has described the agency as something of a rogue organization at odds with President Trump’s agenda.
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on February 2025
Passengers Recall Moments Before Delta Plane Crash at Toronto Airport
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis with 80 people on board ended up upside-down in Toronto.
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on February 2025
Delta Crash Adds to Snow Disruptions at Toronto Airport
People check information about flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.
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on February 2025
Tuesday Briefing
President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday.
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What You Need to Know About the Major Plane Crashes of 2025
Emergency responders at the scene of the plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.
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on February 2025
What We Know About the Delta Plane Crash in Toronto
The Delta flight, with 80 people aboard, crashed and flipped over while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.
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on February 2025
Costa Rica to Receive 200 Deported Migrants From U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with President Rodrigo Chaves during Mr. Rubio’s visit to Costa Rica early this month.
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Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, told reporters that talks on Tuesday would be about restoring relations between Moscow and Washington, and “so certain events can be viewed in this context.”
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on February 2025
An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen
More than 370 million people worldwide need oxygen as part of their medical care each year, but fewer than 1 in 3 receive it, according to a new report on the shortage.
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on February 2025
Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine
President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in Paris yesterday.
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on February 2025
Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.
Making Canada a state, according to some early studies of popular opinion and voting patterns, would almost surely cost Republicans control of the House, trim their majority in the Senate and make it harder for them to win the White House in future elections.
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on February 2025
South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead
Muhsin Hendricks, in Cape Town in 2016.
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on February 2025
Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers on patrol in southern Lebanon, on Monday.
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on February 2025
Pope Francis Will Remain in Hospital for ‘Complex’ Clinical Issue
A statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Rome hospital where Pope Francis was admitted on Friday with bronchitis.
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on February 2025
Trump’s USAID Cuts Halt Agent Orange Victims Program in Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diem, an Agent Orange victim in southern Vietnam.
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Zakia Jafri, Who Sought Justice for Victims of Indian Riots, Dies at 86
Zakia Jafri in 2015. Her husband was hacked to death in his home in 2002 as the rest of his family sought safety from a mob.
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European Leaders Meet to Discuss Ukraine War as Trump Officials Prepare For Russia Peace Talks
President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday.
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Pritam Singh, Singapore Opposition Leader, Found Guilty of Lying Under Oath
Pritam Singh, the head of the Workers’ Party, is the first opposition leader in Singapore to be formally designated as such.
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on February 2025
Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank Is Highest Since 1967, Experts Say
Palestinians leave their homes for safety during a raid Tuesday by the Israeli army in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
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on February 2025
Rubio Meets Saudi Crown Prince for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
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on February 2025
How Can the Russia-Ukraine War End? A Guide to a Possible Peace Deal
Ukrainian special forces during training exercises in the Donbas region on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party, has been endorsed by people close to President Trump — a double-edged sword in Canada.
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on February 2025
South Korean Actress Kim Sae-ron Is Found Dead
The South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron at the Seoul Central District Court in 2023.
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on February 2025
Monday Briefing
President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, said Ukraine would reject any peace deal reached by the U.S. and Russia if it was excluded from the negotiations.
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Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s statement came on the eve of an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine.
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on February 2025
Monday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Set to Meet on Ukraine
Ukrainian forces during training exercises in the Donbas region last week.
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on February 2025
German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at a campaign rally in Munich on Saturday.
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on February 2025
Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been involved in a flurry of diplomatic discussions in recent days, including with Russia’s foreign minister.
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on February 2025
As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight
Sudip Parikh, who leads the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Washington in 2023.
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Trump Team Leaves European Alliance in Crisis; Macron Calls for Emergency Summit
Vice President JD Vance speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.
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on February 2025
M23 Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered Bukavu
M23 rebels advancing on Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
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on February 2025
Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43
This informal gold mine in Danga, Mali, was where a landslide killed at least 10 people and left many others missing last month. On Saturday, in a different informal mine in Mali, at least 43 people died when an open pit gold mine they had gone into collapsed.
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on February 2025
Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.
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on February 2025
Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims
Pari Ibrahim founded an organization to help Yazidis, especially women.
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on February 2025
She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death
Irene Mekel, who seeks medical assistance in dying, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.
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on February 2025
Knife Attack Suspect in Austria Was Inspired by ISIS, Official Says
The site of a stabbing attack in Villach, Austria, on Saturday.
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on February 2025
Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Togliatti, Russia, last month, in a photo released by the Russian state media.
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on February 2025
East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence
Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili, East Timor, in September. The country’s economy remains heavily reliant on oil and gas.
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on February 2025
Trump’s Proposal to Expel Palestinians From Gaza Hangs Over Rubio’s Israel Trip
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, The Israeli leader said he had thanked Mr. Rubio for U.S. support.
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on February 2025