At Least 27 Killed After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site
Mourning in southern Gaza after the shooting on Tuesday. The Israel military said troops had fired near people who strayed from a designated route.
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How a 3D-Printed Rifle Ended Up in the Middle of the Baltic Sea
Elias Andersson in his workshop with a Printax rifle. He built the gun because, he said, he had to create his own next thing on an isolated island.
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Ukraine Says It Struck Crimea Bridge
The Kerch Strait Bridge, connecting the Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula, in 2023. Ukraine first attacked it the previous October, with a truck bomb.
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South Korea Presidential Election 2025: What to Know
Voters cast their ballots in the South Korean presidential election in Seoul on Tuesday.
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South Korea’s New President Will Lead A Country More Divided Than Ever
Whoever becomes the next president in South Korea will not be accepted by a large swath of the polarized society.
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Geert Wilders Withdraws Party from Dutch Governing Coalition
Geert Wilders, the far-right leader of the Netherlands’ biggest political party, speaking to reporters in The Hague on Tuesday.
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Ukraine’s Drone Strike on Russia Aims to Change Putin’s Calculus
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, seen here in an image released by Russian state media in May, has not yet publicly commented on Ukraine’s weekend operation.
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Ukraine’s Drone Attack Deep Inside Russia: What to Know
Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions near the front line in the Donetsk region on Saturday.
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Poland’s Presidential Election Result Highlights Trump-Europe Divide
Karol Nawrocki waving to supporters after Sunday’s presidential election in Poland. He is an ally of the populist former governing party.
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Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations Hit A New Impasse Over An Old Dispute
Israeli military strikes on Gaza have added to the suffering of Palestinian civilians as cease-fire talks have dragged on.
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Where South Korea’s Likely New President Lee Jae-myung Stands on Trump and North Korea
South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, is expected to change the country’s course on key issues at home and abroad.
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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book
Since she resigned as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern got married, temporarily relocated to the United States and began a fellowship at Harvard University.
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Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.
The airstrip at Mr. Boren’s Hell Roaring Ranch in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
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Young South Korean Voters Are Disenchanted With Their Choices
Protesters demonstrating against President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in Seoul in December.
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Ukraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Monday that Sunday’s drone strikes, known as Operation Spider Web, had “seriously weakened” Russia’s military operations.
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Tuesday Briefing: South Korea Votes
Polls opened at 6 a.m. in South Korea.
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Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily, Sending Hikers Scrambling for Cover
Mt. Etna, on the island of Sicily, is one of Europe’s most active volcanoes and it erupted again on Monday.
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South Koreans Begin Voting to Elect a New President
Election posters featuring presidential candidates
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German Border Police Barred From Rejecting Asylum Seekers Arriving From E.U. Nations Without Review
German federal police officers stopping vehicles attempting to enter from Poland at a border control station in Guben, Germany, in May.
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In Drone Attacks on Russia, Ukraine Aims for Strategic and Symbolic Blow
Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions near the front line in the Donetsk region on Saturday.
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on June 2025
Who Is Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s Next President?
Poland’s next president, Karol Nawrocki, in Warsaw on Sunday.
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U.K. Faces Most Serious Military Threat Since Cold War, Starmer Says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer walking past a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in March.
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Bangladesh’s Ousted Leader Sheikh Hasina Faces New Arrest Warrant
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her office in Dhaka in 2023.
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Scientific Dreams in the Balance
A model of the Giant Magellan Telescope at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory.
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Ukraine and Russia Met for 2nd Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate
Emergency workers on Sunday at the scene of a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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China Rejects Trump’s Accusation That It Violated Trade Truce
Officials from the United States and China reached a trade truce last month following a meeting in Geneva.
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Bulletproof Vests and Glass: South Korean Candidate Tightens Security
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, wore a bulletproof vest as he kicked off his presidential campaign last month.
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on June 2025
Poland Election: Karol Nawrocki Wins Presidential Vote
Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist who won Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, with his wife Marta and their children in Warsaw.
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Monday Briefing
A soldier fired on Russian forces in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Saturday.
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Monday Briefing: Ukraine bombarded Russian air bases
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region on Saturday.
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Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election
A voting site in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, on Sunday.
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Poland’s Presidential Election Too Close to Call
A voter casting a ballot during Poland’s presidential runoff election on Sunday in Warsaw.
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Ukraine Drone Strike Targets Russian Air Bases in Large-Scale Attack
Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions near the front line in the Donetsk region on Saturday.
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Jubilant PSG Fans Cause Chaos in France
Riot police on the Champs-Élysées in Paris after Paris St.-Germain won the Champions League on Saturday.
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For Indian Students, Dreams of America Are Suddenly in Doubt
A commercial complex with immigration offices in Mehsana, India, in January. India sends more students to the United States than any other country — about 330,000 are currently in U.S. colleges and universities.
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Will Voting for Judges Help or Hurt Mexico’s Democracy?
Election workers in Mexico City preparing for judicial elections on Sunday.
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Hudson’s Bay Stores to Close in Canada
Clothes hangers and ladders, all offered for sale, took over part of the men's wear department during the final week of operation of Hudson’s Bay Company store in downtown Ottawa.
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Train Derails in Western Russia After Bridge Collapse, Killing at Least 7
The scene on Sunday after a road bridge collapsed onto railway tracks overnight in the Bryansk region of Russia.
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Hamburg Hospital Fire Kills 3 and Injures More Than 50
Firefighters on the ground floor of a hospital in Hamburg, Germany, where fire broke out overnight.
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South Korea’s Election Likely to Reset Ties With China
Banners showing South Korea’s two main presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung, left, and Kim Moon-soo, right. The June 3 election outcome will have an impact on the country’s foreign policy.
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The U.S. Right Loathes the E.U. How Are They Going to Negotiate Trade?
A port in Hamburg, Germany. The European Union runs a trade surplus with the United States, which has been a sore point with President Trump.
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What to Know About Poland’s Presidential Runoff Election and Trump’s Involvement
An audience in Warsaw, Poland, watching Karol Nawrocki, left, and Rafal Trzaskowski during a debate in May.
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Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says
Hamas fighters in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, in February.
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What to Know About Canada’s Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Smoke hanging in the air above Highway 97 north of Buckinghorse River, British Columbia, on Friday. Dozens of out-of-control wildfires are burning in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where access has been limited, as well as in British Columbia.
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Israel Bars Arab Foreign Ministers From High-Level West Bank Visit
Israeli soldiers in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, this week. Israel has barred a delegation of Arab foreign ministers from visiting the city to meet with Palestinian leaders there.
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on June 2025
Gay-Themed Forum Is Canceled in Malaysia
A night market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, earlier this year.
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on June 2025
Low Turnout in Mexico’s Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns
U.S. Says Hamas Response to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal ‘Only Takes Us Backward’
Live Updates: South Korea’s Opposition Leader Likely to Be Next President, Exit Poll Shows
Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict
She Crowdfunded Surgery to Repair Damage From Genital Cutting
Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?
More Than 20 Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, Health Officials Say