Migrant Crisis Reveals Vast Differences Between Ceuta and Its Moroccan Neighbor
A border fence divides Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, seen from Fnideq.
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Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
A mass funeral n Gaza City on Tuesday for 112 people whose bodies had been pulled from rubble in recent weeks.
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Houthis Threaten to Expand Red Sea Attacks, and Claim Strike on Saudi Tanker
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, in a still from a televised message the group released on Wednesday. The Houthis claim to have attacked eight ships linked to Saudi Arabia since they declared a blockade on Saudi shipping last month.
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Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind
A class at the Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Media Arts. Educators in Finland teach students how to spot fake news.
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China’s Nonsmokers Try to Clear the Air, One Confrontation at a Time
Smoking outside the Beijing Railway Station in February. China consumes roughly half the world’s cigarettes, and enforcement of local smoking bans can be lax or virtually nonexistent.
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave in South Korea Leads to Canceled Baseball Games
Water cannons cooled off the crowd during a professional baseball game in Seoul last month.
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Pope Leo Will Visit Peru, Where He Lived for Years, in November
People in Chiclayo, Peru, celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s election in May last year. Leo served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.
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Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses
Smoke rising over Kyiv, Ukraine, after a strike on Wednesday. It was the third major attack on the capital in a week.
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Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibet’s independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July.
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Andy Burnham’s First Weeks as UK Prime Minister: TikToks, Podcasts and Promises
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, center, visiting an Alstom training center as he unveiled new technical educational routes aimed at tackling youth unemployment, in Derby, England, in July.
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South Korea Wants to Raise Its Birthrate but Doesn’t Have Enough NICU Doctors
Staff taking care of newborns in the neonatal room at a postpartum care center in Seoul, South Korea, in 2024.
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on August 2026
Mexico Declares War on Stinky Seaweed
Members of the Mexican Navy removed sargassum from the shore at Puerto Morelos, on the Caribbean coast, last week.
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on August 2026
Strait of Hormuz Deal With Iran Possible Soon, Bessent Says
Commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday.
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on August 2026
More Than 170 Migrants Rescued From Burning Boat in English Channel
Migrants disembarking from a French rescue ship in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, on Tuesday.
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Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system
Waits for passport control at Lisbon’s airport peaked at six hours last winter, but now top out at a quarter of that, officials said.
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New Zealand Has Ended Greyhound Racing. Now It Has to Manage the Aftermath.
The transition will be funded by New Zealand’s state-regulated national betting agency. Much of that money will be spent on rehoming about 1,400 greyhounds.
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on August 2026
How the Mohegan Tribe Lost a Billion-Dollar Casino in South Korea
An entrance to the casino at the Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon, South Korea, in January.
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JPMorgan Again Entangled in a Soccer Fiasco
A pregame ceremony at the FIFA World Cup final match last month between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium. FIFA is expected to take in $15 billion in revenue from this year’s event.
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U.S. Sends Flight With Deportees to Venezuela for First Time Since Earthquakes
A Venezuelan-operated plane arrived with deported migrants at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, in December.
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on August 2026
Falling Space Junk
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Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France
Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian opposition politician, at his home in Moscow in June. His departure means antiwar Russians have one fewer advocate in the country’s ever-shrinking public sphere.
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on August 2026
Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine
A building damaged in a Russian missile attack in the region around Kyiv, Ukraine, last month.
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on August 2026
WestJet Strike Ends After Canadian Airline Reaches Deal With Flight Attendants
WestJet flight attendants striking at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, on Sunday.
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on August 2026
Spain’s Leader Is Seen as Soft on Migrants, but He Acted Fast on Ceuta
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, center, visiting Ceuta on Friday. “In less than 48 hours, my government has succeeded in fully restoring control over the border,” he said on Saturday.
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Iran Says No Current Talks With U.S. After Trump Cites Progress on the Strait of Hormuz
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday.
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on August 2026
After Trump Pardon, Former Honduras President Hernández Faces Charges in His Home Country
Juan Orlando Hernández, a former Honduran president, in July in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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on August 2026
For Iran, Trump’s Reversal on Escalation Shows Who Has the Upper Hand
Iranian officials remain convinced that President Trump, not them, has the most to lose in a widening war.
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on August 2026
2 Killed as Firefighting Helicopters Collide in Greece
Wreckage from a firefighting helicopter that crashed after colliding with another helicopter during a wildfire operation near Psatha, Greece, on Sunday.
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As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue
Harmony Simon, a postal worker, visiting Martine Combe in Aix-les-Bains in July.
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Ceuta Migration Crisis Exposes Despair Among Morocco’s Young People
Migrants returning back to Morocco. Last week, between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish exclave in North Africa that shares a border with Morocco.
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Unraveling the Chaos in Ceuta
Migrants on a beach in Ceuta on Saturday.
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Pakistan Police Station Bombing Kills at Least 14
Pakistani police officials investigating the scene of a suicide bombing in the Swat Valley on Sunday.
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In Ceuta, Far-Right Leaders Call on Spain to Expel Migrants
The far-right politician Alvise Pérez, center, faced off against residents after in Ceuta, Spain, after speaking out against the influx of migrants there.
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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist
Jérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.
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on August 2026
U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
A camp for people displaced by violence and drought in Somalia’s southern Gedo region, seen in April.
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Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants
WestJet flight attendants walking a picket line at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Sunday.
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on August 2026
Trump Says He Canceled Strikes on Iran, Claiming Progress on Outlines of a Deal
President Trump disembarks from Air Force One at the airport in Morristown, N.J., on Friday.
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on August 2026
Nauru, a Small Island in South Pacific, Changes Its Name to Naoero
How the Ukraine War Became a Fight for the Skies
Pakistan’s Kashmir Problem
Trump Administration Revokes Visa of Brazil’s Ambassador in the U.S.
When A.I. Goes Rogue
Stressed by Heat, 3 Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo
A New Lethal Front in Ukraine: Its Beloved Gas Stations
Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say
Myanmar Junta Allows Aung San Suu Kyi Rare Contact With an Outsider
Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag
Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls