Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visit Highlights a Divide
Posing after Mass on Sunday at St. Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon. For some Catholics in the country, a visit by Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday will be a reminder of disparities in the church.
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How China’s Weapons Transfers to Iran Have Evolved Over Decades
Military delegates at an annual legislative session in Beijing last month.
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Dodging Bombs and Drones, This Postman in Ukraine Still Delivers
Oleksiy Klochkovsky, a driver for Nova Poshta, a private postal service in Ukraine, in the back of his truck in the Kharkiv region in January.
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How Peter Magyar Defeated Viktor Orban, a Former Ally, In Hungary’s Election
Peter Magyar campaigning in 2024 in Viktor Orban’s hometown, Felcsut.
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When El Salvador’s Prisoners Are Set Free, She’s There To Pick Them Up
Sugey Amaya has spent the past three years waiting for her brother, Alexis, to be released from prison. He was detained under President Nayib Bukele’s state of emergency and accused of being part of a gang.
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American Streamer Johnny Somali Is Sentenced to Prison in South Korea
Johnny Somali, an American YouTuber, arriving at a Seoul courthouse on Wednesday. He was sentenced to six months in jail.
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At Least 4 Dead in Second School Shooting in Turkey in 2 Days
An ambulance leaving the scene after a deadly school shooting in southern Turkey on Wednesday.
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku Slams Saipan, Causing Widespread Damage
Debris scattered on Wednesday in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the super typhoon Sinlaku moved through.
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Ship ‘Spoofing’ in Strait of Hormuz May Compound Confusion
A cargo ship off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on Monday.
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As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost
Residents of Dubai neighborhoods like Satwa have been hit especially hard by the economic downturn.
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Mark Carney Seals a Majority Government and Remakes Canada’s Liberal Party
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking on Saturday at a Liberal Party convention in Montreal.
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As Bahrain Cracked Down Amid War, a Death in Custody Sparked Outrage
Smoke rising over Manama, Bahrain’s capital, last month after what was reported to be a drone strike on an airport’s fuel storage facility.
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Benin’s Romuald Wadagni Poised to Win Presidential Election
Romuald Wadagni campaigning in Cotonou, Benin, last month. He has become the country’s new president, according to provisional results.
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Trump Breaks With Meloni, Italy’s Leader, Amid Dispute Over Pope and Iran
President Trump greeting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at the White House last year. They were once considered close allies.
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Here’s how the U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping is taking shape.
A cargo ship off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on Monday.
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Kanye West Postpones Concert in France as Government Considers Banning It
Ye announced that he had postponed a concert in Marseille, France.
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U.S. Applies Little Pressure to Israel to Stop the Fighting in Lebanon
Mourning victims of airstrikes at a temporary cemetery in Aamrousiyeh, Lebanon, on Monday. Hezbollah flags are displayed at some graves.
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How a Times Reporter Has Covered a Turbulent Period in Latin America
The reporter Frances Robles, right, with the Rev. Thomas Ngigi at St. Theresa’s parish, a waterfront church in Black River, Jamaica, that was badly damaged by Hurricane Melissa last year.
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Rubio Hosts Israel and Lebanon for Rare Meeting Shadowed by U.S.-Iran War
Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with officials from Lebanon and Israel at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China
President Trump meeting with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in South Korea last October. They will meet again next month.
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Carney Suspends Gas Tax in Canada as War Drives Up Fuel Costs
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday.
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Mario Ríos Montt, Bishop and Brother of Genocidal General, Dies at 94
Bishop Mario Ríos Montt in 1999 at a news conference on human-rights atrocities committed by the military in Guatemala. “What interests me is the truth, and come what may, the truth is the truth,” he said.
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Rare Direct Talks Between Israel and Lebanon Focus on Hezbollah
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, speaking during a meeting with Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors at the State Department on Tuesday.
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla Will Visit D.C., New York and Virginia
Queen Camilla and King Charles III of Britain earlier this month.
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Russian Oil Revenues Nearly Doubled in March
A Panamanian-flagged ship carrying crude oil from Russia, moored off an oil refinery in Limay, Bataan province, the Philippines, this month.
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Italy Suspends Defense Pact With Israel, Further Straining Ties
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome last week.
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China Offers Veiled Criticism of U.S. as Iran War Threatens Oil Imports
China’s leader Xi Jinping has tried to maintain a neutral stance on the war in Iran as it balances its partnership with Tehran and managing tensions with the United States.
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Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns
New International Monetary Fund projections showed a global economy that was stopped in its tracks by the U.S. war in Iran.
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State of U.S. Blockade Is Unclear as Some Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz
A ship is seen in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, the day after U.S.-Iran peace talks broke down.
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Will Viktor Orban’s Legacy Live On in Brussels, Even Without Him?
Viktor Orban at an European Union summit meeting in Brussels, in March.
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Ex-Student Wounds 16 in High School Shooting in Turkey
Security forces outside a high school in Siverek, southeastern Turkey, on Tuesday, after a shooting on the premises.
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In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent
At the Vatican, Pope Leo presents a new foil for President Trump.
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Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
A strike on the Bapco oil refinery in Bahrain in early March. A U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may give Iran a reason to restart attacks on energy assets throughout the Persian Gulf.
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Europe Is Desperate for More Energy. Can Norway Come to the Rescue?
The Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea west of Stavanger, off the southwestern coast of Norway.
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Israel and Lebanon Seek Way Forward in Rare Direct Talks
A building on Saturday in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, that was destroyed by Israeli strikes.
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With Algeria Visit, Pope Leo Returns to His Augustinian Roots
Pope Leo XIV presiding over Holy Mass at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, on Tuesday.
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Amid War, G.O.P. Puts Off Testimony From Senior Pentagon Commanders
“We are six weeks into this conflict, and we still haven’t gotten a public briefing from anyone in the administration about the war,” said Representative Adam Smith of Washington, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee.
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South Korea Can’t Build Enough Stadiums to Host Its K-Pop Stars
Fans gathering outside Goyang Stadium ahead of BTS’s world tour opener in Goyang, South Korea, last week.
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What the U.S. Blockade of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Might Look Like
A ship in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman on Sunday.
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U.S. Begins a Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
A cargo ship off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on Monday.
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As Internet Blackout Hits Day 45, Iranians Bemoan State Hypocrisy and Economic Risks
An internet blackout in Iran has shut down communications for most of its more than 90 million citizens.
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Killer’s Parents Could Have Prevented Southport Attack in U.K., Report Says
A memorial for the victims of the attack, in which three young girls were murdered and 10 others were injured, in Southport, England, in 2024.
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‘We Finally Have Democracy’: Hungarians Erupt in Joy and Relief
Budapest was lit by torchlight as people gathered to celebrate the Hungarian election results on Sunday.
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Two Iran-Linked Ships Passed Through Strait of Hormuz Ahead of U.S. Blockade
The Strait of Hormuz last week. Traffic in the waterway has slowed since the start of the conflict.
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Many Popes Before Leo Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them.
Pope Leo XIV in Algiers on Monday with the Algerian president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
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How Orban Lost His Touch, and Hungary’s Election
A campaign poster in Keszthely, Hungary, for Prime Minister Viktor Orban with the word “Mafia” spray painted on it.
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Iran Blockade Sets Up a Test of Which Side Can Endure More Pain
Fuel prices reflected on a semi-truck in Aurora, Ore., last week. “Soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4 to $5 gas,” Iran’s top negotiator warned American consumers after peace talks fell apart over the weekend.
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Trump Says 2nd Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Could Take Place This Week
Israel’s Spy Chief Addresses Criticism About the War With Iran
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Threatens Retaliation Over U.S. Blockade
In Defense of Dumb Dogs
Hungary’s Populist Paradox
What Happened After Denmark Adopted a Ruined City in Ukraine
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam On Alert for ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Super Typhoon Sinlaku
The Venezuela Model