Where Drones Cannot See, the Ukraine War Is a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse
Ukrainian soldiers of the Bratstvo Battalion unloading their equipment after making their way out of the Kahkovka reservoir basin, completing their weeks-long mission, in July.
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Greenlandic Women Will Finally Get Money for Forced Contraception
“It is something positive against a very sad background,” said Naaja Nathanielsen, center, one of two Greenlanders in Denmark’s Parliament.
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Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities
McGill University in Montreal is one of the schools that has benefited from the Canada-bound brain drain from U.S. institutions.
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Saudi Response to Houthis’ Attacks on Ships May Be a New War
A demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in support of the Houthi militia last month. The Houthis, who control northern Yemen on Saudi Arabia’s southern border, are supported by Iran.
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After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with one of his sculptures last month in Miami.
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Qatari Prime Minister Travels to Tehran as Iran War Nears Six-Month Mark
Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, at a news conference in Egypt in August. His trip to Tehran comes at a moment of heightened tension between Iran and Qatar.
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Prince William Is Still Silent About His Brother, Harry. Can That Last?
Prince William, the heir to the British throne, attends a service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in June.
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Backing Off French Issue Could Restart U.S. Trade Talks, Canadian Official Says
Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister responsible for trade with the United States, center, with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.
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In Japan, Yayoi Kusama Is Remembered as a Visionary and a Rebel
A pumpkin covered in dots by Yayoi Kusama at the Matsumoto City Museum of Art in Nagano, Japan.
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As Anger Grows Over Trump Tariffs, Some in Canada Want Out of U.S. F-35 Deal
The F-35 Lightning, made by American defense contractor Lockheed-Martin, costs between $82.5 million and $109 million per plane, depending on the variant.
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Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party in Uruguay
Participants at the Panamerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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A Movement to Restrict Social Media for Children Has Taken Hold Globally
A 15-year-old using social media apps in Australia in July, more than half a year after the country had implemented a ban on children under 16 using many platforms.
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Nepal Flood Maroons Thousands After Roads and Bridges Swept Away
Rescue workers at the scene of the flood at the Trishuli Dam in Nepal, on Thursday.
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In Nepal, a Catastrophe So Sudden There Was No Time to React
Nepali Army personnel carry young children to a rescue helicopter in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Thursday.
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Malaria, Likely Spread by Mosquito on Plane, Kills 2 Airport Workers in Germany
Mosquito traps had been placed at Frankfurt Airport, and any insects caught would be analyzed to find out about their species and origins, a spokesman for the airport’s operator said.
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Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods
Mud-laden water and debris surges through the widened channel of the Bhotekoshi River in the northern Rasuwa district of Nepal, on Thursday.
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Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream
A memorial near the restaurant in Culiacán, Mexico, where César Gastélum was shot dead this month.
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Rock Landslide and Glacial Collapse Likely Caused Floods in Nepal and Tibet, Scientists Say
Satellite images show a glacier before (top) and after it collapsed in Nepal. Its collapse, according to scientists, may have set off deadly flash flooding.
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Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83
Ratko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. He was captured in 2011 and put on trial for genocide and war crimes.
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Rescuers in Nepal Face Devastated Roads and Tough Terrain After Deadly Flood
The flood caused widespread damage to bridges, roads and communications infrastructure.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate: A Timeline of Their Rise and a Web of Allegations
Andrew Tate, right and his brother Tristan at UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, in April.
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China’s Information Control Could Hamper Flood Rescue Efforts in Tibet
In a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a muddy river bank with debris was seen near Gyirong Port in southwestern China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
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‘A Huge Paradox’: Nepal Region Hit by Flood Is Known for Development and Disasters
Scientists are trying to determine what circumstances led to the surging waters on Wednesday, dislodging multistory buildings.
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Here’s the latest.
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Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon
A video projection of “Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict,” by Yayoi Kusama, in 2024. In her later years, Kusama was one of the most popular living artists in the world.
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Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake
After a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Wednesday.
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Photos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet
An aerial view on Thursday of buildings partly submerged in muddy water along a riverside after a flash flood at Trishuli Bazaar in the Nuwakot district of Nepal.
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Wasps Sting Climber More Than 100 Times Before She Is Rescued by Helicopter
Lions Bay Search and Rescue responded with a helicopter to rescue a hiker who had been badly stung by wasps in the backcountry north of Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday.
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on August 2026
How The New York Times Covers Harry, Meghan and the Royal Family
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Britain after spending six years in California.
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What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet
Destruction in the Nuwakot district of Nepal on Wednesday. The country’s foreign minister said the floods were “one of the largest natural disasters we have experienced in recent memory.”
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Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods
Damage from the flooding in the Nuwakot District, Nepal, on Wednesday.
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Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say
A glacial lake in the Everest region of Nepal, in 2018.
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Trump’s Top Gaza Official Says Israel Is Jeopardizing the Cease-Fire
An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Gaza City earlier this month.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Arrive in Britain, BBC Reports
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in Sydney, Australia, in April.
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Oil Prices Dip on News of Progress in Hormuz Talks
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas was shipped through the waterway.
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Kurdish-Led Militia in Syria Disbands in Boost for U.S.-Backed Government
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia that was long seen as a key American ally in Syria in the fight against the Islamic State.
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Canadians Stand Their Ground Amid New Trump Tariffs and Expanding U.S.-Canada Trade War
Of Canadian politicians’ responses to the trade war, perhaps the most colorful came from Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, on Monday.
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Ukraine’s Most Potent Weapon: The Software Orchestrating Its Drone Army
Officers from Ukraine’s First Separate Assault Regiment looking at live battlefield footage from drones, displayed through the Delta system, at a command bunker in eastern Ukraine in 2025.
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Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad
A patient receiving a treatment at Beond Ibogaine in Cancún, Mexico.
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14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital
Outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday after a fire tore through a nursery there.
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Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today
Yoo Dong-woo was among hundreds of pro-democracy activists who were tortured at the Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Interrogation Office in Seoul. He has returned often to what is now the National Museum of Korean Democracy.
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Worker Dies After Accident With Plane at Montreal Airport
The authority that operates Montréal-Trudeau International Airport said a worker employed by Samsic, a company that provides support services, was killed in an accident on Monday.
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Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil
A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s economic engine.
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USA vs. Canada
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Speed of Nepal’s Flash Floods Likely Overwhelmed Warning System, Experts Say
What to Know About Bank Melli, Singled Out in U.S. Call for Economic War
Live Updates: Rescuers Scour Remote Valleys, as Survivors Describe Families Swept Away
Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic
Survivors of Deadly Nepal Flood Recall Its Devastating Force
Pilgrims at Border Crossing Are Among 500 Foreigners Missing After Flood
Why China Loves A.I.