Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire
A vigil in Tel Aviv hours after Hamas militants turned over four bodies to Israel on Thursday.
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When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
People walk along the Spree River, in the government quarter in Berlin, Germany. Germany’s election hinges on the economy, as stagnation and struggling industries weigh heavily on voters.
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on February 2025
How a Hong Kong Artist Got Fired From McDonald’s
Hong Kong Artist Luke Ching waiting outside a McDonald’s before the news conference in Hong Kong in February.
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on February 2025
As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days
People gathered at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday, hours after militants turned over four bodies to Israel as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.
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on February 2025
Arab Leaders Scramble to Counter Trump’s Gaza Plans
Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip this month. Arab leaders will meet to discuss an alternative to President Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza.
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on February 2025
Hamas Failed to Return the Body of a Hostage. What Now?
A poster showing Shiri Bibas in Jerusalem on Friday.
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on February 2025
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
Christian Lindner, chairman of the Free Democrats and a former German finance minister, speaking at a campaign rally in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Europe Vows to Step Up Baltic Sea Security After a New Cable Break
A Swedish Coast Guard vessel in the Baltic Sea. Sweden also investigated the severing of another undersea cable in January.
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Archaeologists Find a Pharoah’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says
This image released by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism shows the entrance to the tomb of King Thutmose II.
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on February 2025
Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand
Australian sailors watching the Chinese ships last week, in a photo released by the Australian authorities.
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on February 2025
Greenland’s Big Moment
On the western coast of Greenland, ice defines life.
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on February 2025
Trudeau Needles Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win
Canadian players celebrate after defeating Team USA in overtime to win the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game in Boston on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Friday Briefing
Friedrich Merz, center, a conservative former businessman, is the favorite to become Germany’s next chancellor.
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on February 2025
Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert
Forensics personnel inspect a bus following its explosion, in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday.
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on February 2025
U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion
President Trump earlier this week blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia and called President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator.
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on February 2025
World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
Travis Tygart, the leader of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, speaking during a congressional hearing last year in Washington. He has accused WADA of covering up Chinese swimmers’ positive tests for a banned drug.
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on February 2025
Trump Administration Abruptly Clears Out Migrants It Sent to Guantánamo
A tent encampment being set up for the migrant operation at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this month.
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on February 2025
In Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European diplomats in a phone call that the Trump administration had no plans to reach a bilateral agreement with Russia and then impose its terms on Ukraine and Europe, according to European officials.
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on February 2025
Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains
The Red Cross preparing to transport the bodies of four Israeli hostages released by Hamas on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
A pharmacist in an AIDS support organization largely funded by U.S.A.I.D. in Kampala, Uganda.
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on February 2025
Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, signed an order revoking an extension of temporary protected status for Haitians in the United States.
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on February 2025
China Defends South Africa’s G20 Ambitions as Rubio Snubs Meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa speaking at the opening of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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on February 2025
With Explosive Goggles, Ukraine Sought to Blast Russian Drone Operators
In a video screenshot released by the Russian Defense ministry in November, a Russian soldier is seen operating a FPV drone in an undisclosed location in Russia.
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on February 2025
Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It
President Trump on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla. This week, he falsely accused Ukraine of provoking Russia’s invasion of its territory, reversing three years of NATO unity on that war.
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on February 2025
Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge
Two sinkholes in Godstone, Surrey, Britain, on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Trump Elevates Kremlin Talking Points, a Familiar Pattern From His First Term
President Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.
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on February 2025
Why Did QR Codes Appear on About 1,000 Graves in Munich?
Stickers with QR codes, like the one on the gravestone to the right, have appeared in cemeteries in Munich in recent months.
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on February 2025
Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?
Elon Musk during President Trump’s inauguration parade held last month inside Capital One Arena in Washington. Mr. Musk’s political activities and reduced presence at Tesla are stirring dissatisfaction within the company.
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on February 2025
What to Know About the Saudi Crown Prince’s Role in Global Diplomacy
Diplomatic meetings this week in Saudi Arabia represent a remarkable turnabout for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, shown in 2018.
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on February 2025
Souleymane Cissé, Celebrated Malian Filmmaker, Dies at 84
Souleymane Cissé at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in France, where he was honored with the Carrosse d’Or, the Golden Coach Award.
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on February 2025
Luis Rubiales Found Guilty of Sexual Assault for Kissing Jennifer Hermoso
Luis Rubiales, former president of the Spanish soccer federation, leaving court this month.
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on February 2025
Zelensky Meets Kellogg, U.S. Envoy to Ukraine, Amid Public Spat With Trump
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting with Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, in Kyiv on Thursday.
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on February 2025
Australia, New Zealand Alarmed by Chinese Warships in Tasman Sea
A photo released by the Australia Defense Force showing a Chinese frigate in the Torres Strait last week. The Australian military has been tracking it and two other Chinese ships since then.
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on February 2025
Bucha, Site of Massacre, Feels Sting of Trump Shift on Ukraine
The funeral for a Ukrainian soldier, Oleksiy Onyshchenko, on Wednesday in Bucha, Ukraine.
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on February 2025
Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio being welcomed on Monday by the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, in Riyadh.
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on February 2025
Chinese Embassy Plan in London Sets Off Opposition
Protesters this month outside Royal Mint Court, site of the proposed Chinese Embassy in London.
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on February 2025
Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany
Friedrich Merz, center, a conservative former businessman, is the favorite to become Germany’s next chancellor.
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on February 2025
China Uses Public Shaming to Motivate State Workers
Crowds lining up for a civil service exam in Nanjing, China, in December.
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on February 2025
Thursday Briefing
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine responded to comments by President Trump that included a suggestion that Ukraine had started the war.
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on February 2025
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
The wreckage of Delta Flight 4819 at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday.
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on February 2025
Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin
President Trump’s revisionism sets the stage for a geopolitical about-face unlike any in generations.
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on February 2025
Thursday Briefing: Trump and Zelensky Feud Over Peace Talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Wednesday.
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on February 2025
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
A port of entry in El Paso, Texas, in 2021. In 2019, more than 400 million travelers arrived via more than 300 ports of entry. About half of those people crossed the border between the United States and Mexico.
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on February 2025
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
A memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv on Friday.
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on February 2025
Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Soldiers in Abuse of Palestinian Detainee
An Israeli military prosecutor accused five Israeli reservist soldiers of abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman base in southern Israel.
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on February 2025
What We Know About the Secretive Migrant Mission at Guantánamo Bay
The new camp site where the Trump administration plans to house thousands of undocumented migrants at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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on February 2025
Trump Falsely Suggests Ukraine Is to Blame for the War: What to Know
Ukrainian soldiers on the front line last week.
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on February 2025
Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa
Scott Bessent’s decision to forgo a major economic gathering is highly unusual for a Treasury secretary, particularly one who was confirmed to his post three weeks ago.
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on February 2025
Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
Migrants deported from the United States outside the Decapolis Hotel in Panama City on Saturday.
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on February 2025
Kremlin Message to Trump: There’s Money to Be Made in Russia
Kirill Dmitriev, right, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where meetings between Russian and U.S. officials took place.
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on February 2025
South Korean Officials Convicted Over Forcibly Sending North Koreans Home
North Korean defectors living in South Korea protested in 2019 against the deportation of the North Korean fishermen.
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on February 2025
Friday Briefing: Germans Are Choosing New Leadership
As Russia Talks Peace, Moscow Threatens New Ukraine Region
A Strong Dollar Means Bargains for Americans Traveling Abroad
Hamas Releases What It Said Were the Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages