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After the Assad Regime’s Fall, His Enforcers Are Lying Low and Living Large

As Trump Clings to Tariffs, His Argentine Ally Is Opening Up to Trade

Customers standing in line for the opening of Decathlon, a sporting goods store, last month in Buenos Aires.

What We Know About U.S. Interceptions of Oil Tankers in Venezuela

A frame grab from a video posted on social media by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, showed a helicopter flying over Centuries, another oil tanker, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday.

Christmas Is Back in Bethlehem, but Peace and Joy Have Yet to Arrive

Lynching of a Hindu in Bangladesh Fans Fears of Rising Intolerance

Students held a silent protest at Dhaka University in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday to condemn the lynching of a Hindu garment worker.

Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow

The scene of a car bombing in Moscow on Monday.

Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland

Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana with President Trump at the White House in March.

U.K. Man and 5 Others Charged With Sexual Offenses Against His Wife

Philip Young, 49, is set to appear in a magistrates court in Swindon, in southwest England, on Tuesday.

Carney Names Financier Mark Wiseman as Canada’s U.S. Ambassador

Mark Wiseman, a Canadian financial executive, has been named Canada’s ambassador to the United States at a crucial moment in relations between the countries.

Bondi Beach Gunmen Also Used Pipe Bombs in Attack, Police Say

The police at a memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

More Abducted Nigerian Children Are Released, Government Says

Children who were released after being kidnapped last month from a school in northwestern Nigeria sit in a hall after their arrival at the state capital in Minna, Nigeria, on Monday.

Assad, Ousted Syrian Ruler, Leads Life of Luxury in Russia

At Bondi Beach, Australians Mourn Shooting Victims

A crowd in Sydney, Australia, sang “Waltzing Matilda” on Sunday in honor of a child killed in the Dec. 14 attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach.

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela

A U.S. military helicopter flying over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted on Saturday east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard was also pursuing another tanker, the Bella 1.

Puzzle Designers Search for That ‘Satisfying Click’

Élysée Palace Silver and Tableware Stolen by Steward, Prosecutors Say

The entrance to the Élysée Palace in Paris. The objects that disappeared from its collection were returned after the investigation, according to prosecutors.

Russia Dismisses Reports of Progress in Ukraine Peace Talks

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, met with a representative of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, in Miami this weekend.

Jimmy Kimmel Will Deliver Britain’s ‘Alternative Christmas Message’

Jimmy Kimmel will share “his personal reflections on the year,” according to Channel 4.

The Sibling Bond

‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.

Freed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’

Ales Bialiatski, flanked by a Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, outside the U.S. embassy, in Vilnius, Lithuania, this month.

When Something Goes Wrong With Your Flight, These People Take Charge

Sydney Shooting Suspects Met Muslim Leaders in Philippines, Officials Say

A soldier inspecting a bus at a checkpoint along a highway in Davao City, Philippines, on Thursday.

Guns from the United States are Pouring into Canada, Fueling a Spike in Gun Violence

Seized guns at the Toronto Police Service. In Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, which includes Toronto, 91 percent of handguns recovered from crimes in 2024 came from the United States.

9 Killed in Mass Shooting at Tavern in South Africa

Police officers at the scene of an attack at a tavern near Johannesburg on Sunday.

The Pompidou Center Has Been Emptied of Its Art. We Watched It Happen.

Tabula, 1974, by Simon Hantaï.

How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church

Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril

Rebecca Di Veroli with her daughter, Chloe, preparing the family’s menorah at home in North Bondi on Sunday.

A Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity

Toli Chowki, an area of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad with many Muslim residents, has been in an unwelcome spotlight in recent days.

Passenger Train in India Hits Elephant Herd, Killing Seven

Workers making repairs after a train hit a herd of elephants early Saturday in northeastern India.

U.S. Strikes on Syria Underscore Scale of Challenge for Its President

Syrian government forces at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus in April. The U.S. launched airstrikes against the Islamic State in central Syria on Friday.

Closing Arguments

Best of 2025, Canada Edition

Margaret Atwood’s memoir is one of The Times’s Notable Books of 2025.

With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing

Satellite-controlled speedboat drones designed and operated by Ukraine’s military intelligence service. Called Sea Babies, they are packed with explosives and can travel long distances.

What Fans Did to Attend a Bad Bunny Show in Mexico City

A Woman Froze to Death on an Alpine Trek. Is Her Boyfriend to Blame?

The Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain, seen from the nearby Sonnblick Observatory.

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

A member of Venezuela’s security forces on the tarmac at Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas this month. The F.A.A. has issued a warning to all aircraft operating there.

Hezbollah Is Down, but Not Out, as Lebanon Faces Pressure to Disarm It

Hezbollah supporters gathered around the grave of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s former leader, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike, on the anniversary of his death, in Dahiya, Lebanon, in September.

Taiwan’s Subway Stabber Planned His Deadly Spree, Police Say

Taipei Main Station on Friday evening, where the attacker threw smoke bombs and began his stabbing spree.

Sudanese Refugees Describe Their Escape From Darfur

‘Where’s the Humanity?’ Bondi Attack Leaves Suspects’ Neighborhood Stunned.

A pedestrian path over a main road on Friday in Bonnyrigg, a multicultural suburb of Sydney.

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Syria

The dignified transfer of the American soldiers killed in Syria. The assault last weekend was a stark reminder of the danger in the region and the quandary of whether to keep American forces there at all.

Toss a Coin in the Trevi Fountain? That’ll Be 2 Euros, Wish Not Included

Visitors admiring the Trevi Fountain in Rome, on Friday. The small square around it is often densely packed.

How Venezuela Went From U.S. Ally to Trump Target

Venezuelans surrounding Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s motorcade in Caracas in 1958.

Toronto Man Accused of Working With ISIS Faces Terror Charges Targeting Jews and Women

The skyline of Toronto. Terror charges were filed after investigations into two failed kidnapping attempts in the Toronto area earlier this year.

Three Killed in Stabbing Attack in Taiwan

An injured woman being transported in the Zhongshan area of Taipei, Taiwan, after a knife attack on Friday.

What We Know About the Suspects in the Bondi Beach Shooting

The police conducting a search operation at a house in a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

To Secure Money for Ukraine, Europe Had to Resort to a Messy Compromise

A Ukrainian soldier with a mortar, hidden from the sight of drones, near Kupiansk, in May. The European Union will funnel 90 billion euros’ worth of loans to Ukraine.

After Bondi Beach Shooting, Australia Debates New Laws to Restrict Speech and Protests

Police officers at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, two days after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration.

Gaza City Famine Averted, Global Experts Say, but Palestinians Face Major Difficulties Accessing Food

Palestinians lining up to receive food packages during a distribution in a town in the central Gaza Strip.

Riots Erupt in Bangladesh After the Killing of a Student Leader

Crowds in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday near the office of the Prothom Alo newspaper, where a targeted arson occurred after the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, a student leader.

Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria

A heavily damaged neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour, Syria, in August. The lifting of U.S. sanctions will bolster Syria’s new government’s efforts to rebuild a nation in ruins.

With New E.U. Loan, Ukraine Avoids Budget Crunch and Can Plan War Effort

Members of Ukraine’s 148th Artillery Brigade at a firing position in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine, in October.

Mexico’s Security Chief on His Fight Against the Cartels

Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s security secretary, during an interview at his office this month.

Germany’s Christmas Markets Are Now Ringed With Security Barriers

Security personnel standing next to bollards blocking the main entrance to the Christmas Market in Augsburg, Germany, in December.

Can This Man Finally Defeat Mexico’s Cartels?

Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, in his office.

Australia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, at a news conference in Canberra, Australia, on Friday. He announced a nationwide gun buyback plan on the heels of a deadly mass shooting in Sydney last weekend.

Britain Is Preparing for Attacks on Its Soil. Critics Say It Must Move Faster.

British soldiers during an exercise in Smardan, Romania, in February. In June, the British government published a strategic defense review that said the country must move to “war-fighting readiness.”

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