Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Set for New Talks in Qatar, Trump Says
A cargo ship and other vessels off Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Saturday.
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Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait
Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
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Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30
Onlookers at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Paktia Province, Afghanistan on Monday.
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At Funerals, Venezuela’s Wounded Families and Friends Unite in Grief
Relatives and friends mourn at a funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.
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Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge
Rescue efforts have continued for days since the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
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Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War
Manezhnaya Square, in Moscow, on Tuesday.
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Andy Burnham, the UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister, Promises Shift of Power Out of London
Andy Burnham, center, arrives to deliver a speech in Manchester, northern England, on Monday. He is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as prime minister from the Labour Party.
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6 Killed in Shooting in Northern Germany After Family Dispute, Police Say
The scene where five people were killed on Monday in a shooting in Stade, in northern Germany. A sixth victim died at a hospital.
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In Venezuela, a Community Comes Together to Search for Earthquake Survivors
Rescue workers at the Residencia Rita apartment building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.
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France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say
Officials recovering the body of someone who drowned while swimming in a canal on Friday as Paris baked under a heat wave.
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Wimbledon Is One Place That Won’t Screen England in the World Cup
Spectators watched Wimbledon action on Henman Hill on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club last year. Those screens will not carry World Cup matches, the club’s chief executive said.
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Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91
Les Mills in 2018. “He saw the gym as a place where people could come and find refuge,” his son, Phillip, said.
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For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.
Toros de Celaya players during a practice session in Celaya, Mexico.
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At a Caracas Morgue, Families and Officials Try to Identify More Than 100 Victims
A flyer of a missing family lays outside of the morgue of the Dr. José María Vargas Hospital on Friday.
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Europe’s Heat Politics
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, visited an oil rig in Aberdeen, Scotland, in March.
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Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.
Survivors are still being rescued after more than three days since the earthquakes.
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Helicopter Crash Near Major Saudi Oil Refinery Kills 14 People
Parts of the Ras Tanura oil refinery were closed in March after a fire following an Iranian drone attack.
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Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 People Aboard
Those aboard the plane that crashed had been scheduled to take part in tandem skydiving lessons, the mayor of Nancy told local news media.
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Dozens of Dogs Join Search for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors
A canine rescue unit from the Mexican army searching a damaged building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Friday.
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What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon
A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms.
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China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower
A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.
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A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.
Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, in her office this month. She will be the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave.
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Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka
A municipal worker fumigating on Wednesday during a nationwide three-day drive to eliminate breeding sites for the dengue-carrying Aedes mosquito in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help
Civilians searching for survivors in a collapsed residential building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts
The Pérez de León Hospital medical team in a truck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday night. The doctors were handing out food, water and medical supplies to people on the streets.
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12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors
Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.
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Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.
Members of a Colombian search-and-rescue team working among collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.
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In the Ruins of Venezuela’s Earthquake, Civilians Volunteers Fill the Gaps
Civilians and trained emergency workers looked for survivors in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday. La Guaira was the state hit hardest by the earthquakes.
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Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut
People in Beirut protesting against the agreement that was signed late Friday between Israel, Lebanon and the United States.
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Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now
A resident of a nursing home in Dormagen, Germany, was put into an ambulance on Saturday as the facility was evacuated because of the heat.
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Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better.
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, center, ahead of a soccer game between the Jordanian and Palestinian teams in 2023.
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Australia Says It Will Toughen Its Social Media Ban for Children
Most young Australian teenagers are still using major social media platforms despite the ban that took effect in December, researchers have found.
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U.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Oman. Iran on Thursday struck a container ship passing through the waterway.
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Natural Selection
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Affogato and Rendang on the Menu in Canada’s High Arctic
The Inuit hamlet of Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, Nunavut, in the middle of February during a week temperatures reached minus 60 degrees Celsius with the wind chill. It’s much warmer this time of year.
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Venezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck.
A residential building that collapsed during back-to-back earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.
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After New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, center, in Manhattan on Tuesday. Three pro-Palestinian candidates backed by Mr. Mamdani, an ardent critic of Israel, defeated moderates in Democratic congressional primaries this week.
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A Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup
The giant statue of Lionel Messi made by Aldo Beroisa in the remote oil town of Cutral Có, Argentina.
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Mexican Officials Have Become Informants for the Trump Administration
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, seen here at the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico last year, has objected to U.S. investigations into officials from her political party.
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Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s President, Is Accused of Politicizing Earthquake Relief
Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’
The scale of destruction heralds a larger death toll to come, a top U.N. official says.
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
Europe Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool
In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties
Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive
A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety
Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.