Syria Live Updates: Rebels Enter Damascus, Threatening al-Assad’s Rule
Residents cheering in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana in Syria on Sunday.
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South Korean President Yoon Survives Impeachment Vote After Martial Law
Protesters called for the impeachment of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Saturday.
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Zelensky Meets Trump in Paris to Press Ukraine’s Case
President Emmanuel Macron of France poses with President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ahead of a trilateral meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
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Syria’s Government Battles Multiple Rebel Uprisings
Anti-government fighters celebrating the capture of Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East
Syrian antigovernment fighters pouring into the city of Hama on Friday.
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As Assad’s Regime in Syria Needs Help, Iran Exits
Rebel fighters near a defaced portrait of President Bashar al-Assad in Daraa, Syria, on Saturday.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopens: Photos
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is reopening this weekend, more than five years after a devastating fire.
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Protesters Vow to Keep Pressure on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
Protesters taking part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, near the National Assembly in Seoul, on Saturday.
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Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Conflict and the Rebel Groups
Syrian opposition fighters after the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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Athens Revives Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch
A section of Hadrian’s Aqueduct in Athens. Its 15-mile network runs beneath the city and is still functional.
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Opposition Grows to South Korea’s President as He Faces Impeachment
South Korea’s governing People Power Party leader, Han Dong-hoon, center, leaving his room at the National Assembly in Seoul on Friday.
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Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election
A person voting in the first round of Romania’s presidential election in Sintesti, near Bucharest, Romania, in November.
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Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria
An antigovernment fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against government forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria’s west-central city of Hama on Wednesday.
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South Korea’s Ex-Defense Chief Is Detained Over Martial Law Episode
Kim Yong-hyun in October. He was the South Korean defense minister until his resignation last week.
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U.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria
Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets in the aftermath of their takeover of Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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With Pageantry and Dignitaries, France Unveils a Reborn Notre-Dame
Reporters near Notre-Dame after the ceremony for its reopening.
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Trump Attends Notre-Dame Ceremony in First Foreign Trip Since Election
President-elect Donald J. Trump was in Paris on Saturday for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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In Romanian Village, Anger Fuels Support for Ultranationalist ‘Messiah’
Sheep grazing in Pestera, Romania, on Saturday. Nearly half the villagers have moved abroad.
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South Korean Leader’s Deal to Avoid Impeachment Signals Bigger Turmoil Ahead
Protesters demanded that President Yoon Suk Yeol step down and be arrested in a mass demonstration near the National Assembly in Seoul on Saturday.
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Notre-Dame Reopening Ceremony Attendees Include Trump, Prince William and More Officials
Outside Notre-Dame Cathedral the night before its reopening, on Friday.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening Ceremony: How to Watch and Schedule
Notre-Dame Cathedral is reflected in a café window in Paris.
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Trump to Attend Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening and Meet With Macron
President-elect Donald J. Trump was in Paris on Saturday for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral.
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Year in Review
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Canada’s 988 Crisis Hotline, a ‘Pathway to Survival,’ One Year Later
The use of a crisis hotline number as a song title by the rapper Logic was followed by a reduction in suicides in the United States.
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In Congo, a Medical Mystery Offers Clues to the Mpox Epidemic
Yves Mujula, who works for Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, and Serge Siklui, who works with the aid agency Alima, carry a cooler box of virus samples from a broken-down vehicle on the Kamituga road.
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On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children
Child safety advocates demonstrated at the Apple Store this month in New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
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Iran Accelerates Production of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium, IAEA Says
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Tehran last month.
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A Second Trump Term Is Set to Scramble Trade Alliances
Barges used to transport soybeans in Paraguay, a member of the South American bloc that the European Union finalized a trade agreement with.
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Syria’s ‘Frozen Conflict’ Is Now Red Hot
Residents take to the streets of Hama, to welcome anti-government fighters after they took control of Syria’s west-central city on Thursday.
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As Syrian Rebels Advance, Iran Grows Nervous and Neighbors Close Their Borders
Rebel fighters parading in the streets of Hama after forces captured the central Syrian city on Friday.
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Leader of Syria’s Resurgent Rebels Lays Out Strategy to Oust Assad
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, shown after an earthquake struck the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province last year, says he aims to dislodge President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.
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What to Know About Ghana’s Election
Supporters of John Mahama, who served one term as Ghana’s president and now, after eight years in opposition, is seeking to return to office.
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As India-Bangladesh Tensions Rise, So Do Fears of Tit-for-Tat Violence
Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu-nationalist group, protesting outside a Bangladeshi diplomatic building in Mumbai, India, on Monday.
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Israeli Attacks Around Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza Kill Scores, Doctors Say
A wounded person is treated inside Kamal Adwan Hospital, in the northern Gaza Strip, after Israeli airstrikes and gunfire on the ground around the hospital on Friday, doctors say.
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Canada Moves to Protect Arctic From Threats by Russia and China
Tuktoyaktuk, a hamlet in northern Canada, in September. Many Inuit communities in the high Arctic are reachable only by airfields that are often in poor repair.
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As Trump Threatens Tariffs, Europe and South America Strengthen Ties
The opening session on Thursday of a meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, of the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
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Syrian Rebels Push South, Despite Efforts to Slow Them
Rebels celebrated the capture of Hama, Syria, on Friday.
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Arsonists Set Fire to Melbourne Synagogue
At the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, after an arson attack early Friday.
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A $400 Billion Clean Energy Program Is Racing to Get Money Out the Door
EVgo, an electric car charging company that was awarded a $1 billion loan guarantee in October, said it was “working diligently” to close its deal before the new administration took power.
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South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju
College students from across South Korea reading passages from Han Kang’s novel “Human Acts” at the May 18th National Cemetery in Gwangju to honor the victims of the pro-democracy uprising as part of a literary event this month.
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3 Climbers From U.S. and Canada Presumed Dead on New Zealand’s Tallest Peak
The search base at Aoraki/Mount Cook in New Zealand on Friday.
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Friday Briefing
Investigators have not established a motive in the shooting.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Is Fighting Populism From the Lonely Center Ground
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a news conference on migration at 10 Downing Street.
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The V.I.P. Trains Shuttling World Leaders Like Biden to War-Torn Ukraine
Since the early months of the war, Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian national railway, has deployed V.I.P. cars with bedrooms like these to shuttle dignitaries in and out of the country.
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McKinsey to Pay $122 Million to Settle South Africa Bribery Case
McKinsey’s Johannesburg office. The firm entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department.
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Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann
Shalom Nagar in “The Hangman,” a 2010 documentary about his role in the execution of Adolf Eichmann.
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Emmanuel Macron Says He Won’t Resign France’s Presidency
Patrons at a cafe in Paris taking in President Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Thursday.
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Friday Briefing: Syrian Rebels Storm Another City
Syrian rebel fighters riding through the streets of Hama yesterday.
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For Opponents Hiding from Venezuelan Government, No Food, Water or Power
Venezuelan security forces outside the Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas, where six leading government opposition figures have taken shelter for eight months.
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Roommate Convicted in Murder of Kenyan Gay Rights Activist
Relatives carrying portraits of a Kenyan activist whose killing caused international outrage among rights groups.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Reopens After 2019 Fire: What to Know
France Unveils a Renovated Notre-Dame, 5 Years After a Ruinous Fire
Read President Yoon’s Speech Apologizing for Declaring Martial Law in South Korea
Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.