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Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism

President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, right, attended a dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.

Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, left, and the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

A television broadcast of Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, left, meeting with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea on Saturday. Mr. Lee was elected in June and promised to improve ties with Beijing.

He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too.

Igor Ilyash, a Belarusian journalist, in court in September in Minsk, Belarus.

After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner

President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania was declared the winner of an election that has set off violent protests and reports of electoral irregularities.

Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage in August.

Saudi Prince Plans Ambitious U.S. Visit, but Opening Ties With Israel Is Unlikely

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a visit by President Trump in May. Prince Mohammed is planning his first trip to the United States in seven years.

Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit.

Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side

President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, on TV at a restaurant in Gyeongju. Mr. Xi was the sole superpower leader at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with Mr. Trump gone.

Will the Unmaking of Prince Andrew Be the Making of King Charles?

King Charles III, right, stripped his brother Andrew of his prince title in a decisive moment of his three-year-old reign.

In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock

U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal

The U.N.’s human right chief, Volker Türk, said the attacks were “unacceptable” and must stop.

The Mystery Lady in the Governor’s Palace? Maybe a Ghost, He Says

What’s Next for Andrew After He Loses ‘Prince’ Title?

Prince Andrew at a church service at Windsor Castle last year. He will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and surrender all of his royal titles.

Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, 80, Dies; Cartel Kingpin Fed Cocaine Boom

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Spurned by Trump, Carney Begins Thawing Canada’s China Connection

President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mark Carney during their Friday meeting.

Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time

Runners crossing the Harlem River during the New York Marathon last year.

Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again

A photo released by the Norwegian Refugee Council showing internally displaced people from El Fasher in Tawila, in the Darfur region of Sudan, on Friday.

Tanzania Racked by Deadly Protests After Election

Protesters gathered in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday.

Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

Low Prices Aren’t Stopping Exxon and Chevron From Pumping More Oil

Global oil supply has grown much faster than demand this year.

How Saudi Arabia and Qatar Benefited From Rule Changes to Reach the World Cup

The Qatari national team celebrated with fans in Doha this month after qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Some of Trump’s Favorite Things on Asia Trip: A Crown and ‘Vicious’ Weapons

President Trump was given a replica of an ancient crown at a meeting with South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday.

Ukraine Gamifies the War: 40 Points to Destroy a Tank, 12 to Kill a Soldier

How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War

Carney Meets With Xi to Try and Reset Relations

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, center left, at a dinner hosted by the South Korean president. Mr. Carney met with China’s leader, Xi Jinping on Friday.

Jamaica Prepared a Financial Fortress for Disaster. Hurricane Melissa Will Test It.

Hurricane Melissa destroyed crop fields, homes and businesses, bringing rains that washed away trees, roads and cars.

What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing

The tower for Icecap, a nuclear test that was nearly ready to execute but never happened because of the testing moratorium enacted on Oct. 1, 1992, at the Nevada National Security Site.

Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan

Who Is Driving U.S. Attacks in the Caribbean?

Who Walked Away Stronger in U.S.-China Trade Talks?

In China Truce on Tariffs and Rare Earths, National Security Controls Are Bargaining Chip

The Trump administration agreed to pause a new rule that would restrict trade with foreign companies that pose a national security threat.

Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate

A crater left behind after a 100-kiloton thermonuclear bomb test at the Atomic Energy Commission’s Nevada Test Site in July 1962.

Six Arrested in Robbery of Precious-Metal Refinery in France

The police outside a precious-metal company that was robbed in Lyon, France, on Thursday.

Prince Andrew to Be Stripped of His Royal Title

Andrew in April. Buckingham Palace said he would lose his royal title and “will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.”

Why Trump’s Boat Killings Would Be Hard to Prosecute

Air Force personnel arming an MQ-9 Reaper drone with missiles in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, earlier this month.

French Magazine Acknowledges Breaching Prince William and Catherine’s Privacy

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, this month. A French magazine has acknowledged breaching their privacy.

He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males

Jay Falk is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Colorado who studies the white-necked jacobin, a hummingbird that lives in Central and South America. His postdoctoral research fellowship from the National Science Foundation was canceled in April.

Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Stage ‘March of the Million’ Against Military Draft

Israeli ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated against military conscription for their community on Thursday in Jerusalem.

Why a Cloud-Seeding Experiment to Fight Air Pollution in India Failed

Buildings in New Delhi seen through heavy smog on Wednesday. Efforts last week by the state government to seed clouds to produce rain to help wash away pollution failed.

China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know

A mine for heavy rare earth metals on the outskirts of Longnan in south-central China, in April.

Wilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands

A campaign poster of Geert Wilders in The Hague on Wednesday.

How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger

President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, after talks on Thursday ended. Mr. Xi said to Mr. Trump that both sides should avoid falling into a “vicious cycle of mutual retaliation.”

French Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation

Police vans parked outside the Louvre this week after the authorities arrested some suspects in connection with the heist.

U.S. Beef and Thousand Island Dressing: Trump’s Food Tour of Asia

President Donald Trump raised a glass at a dinner hosted by President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea, which was attended by leaders from eight countries.

Far-Right Party Suffers Big Losses in Dutch Election as Centrists Surge

Rob Jetten, the leader of the socially progressive party Democrats 66, ran a campaign of relentless optimism.

For These Women, the American Dream Is in Mexico City

Hannah McGrath shopping at a farmers market in Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood.

In Canada, a New Play Celebrates Indigenous Storytelling of the Northern Lights

Salik Lennert and Julia Ulayok Davis performing in “Kiuryaq,” a new play that emerged from a four-year collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from Canada, Greenland and the Sápmi region in Norway.

He Survived the Invasion. What He Really Wanted Was a Friend.

Artem in his room at the camp. His family fled their home in Kherson shortly after Russia invaded.

Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money

Why the Price of Electricity Is Spiking Around the Country

Syria’s Rocky Transition Brings New Waves of Displacement

Syrians fleeing sectarian violence across a river into Lebanon in March.

Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

Investigators on the day of the burglary, examining the balcony where the thieves broke in.

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