The Lecturer and Philosopher King: Xi Jinping Behind Closed Doors
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the National People’s Congress in Beijing in March.
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Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.
An excavation in St. Peter and Paul’s Church in Wolder, the Netherlands, to see if remains found in the church belong to Count d’Artagnan, who was dramatized, fictionalized and immortalized in Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers.”
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Russia-Ukraine War Shows Cease-Fires Have Lost Meaning Under Trump
Explosions over Kyiv, Ukraine, as air defenses shot down a Russian drone on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
Catherine, Princess of Wales, to Make First Official Trip Abroad Since Cancer Diagnosis
Catherine, Princess of Wales, arriving at the town hall in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran
Smoke billowing after a drone strike in Kuwait City in March.
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Will Trump and Xi Try to Slow the A.I. Arms Race?
President Trump and President Xi Jinping meeting in Busan, South Korea, in 2025.
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Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany is one of several European leaders who has openly criticized President Trump.
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on May 2026
Trump Tower Deal in Australia Falls Apart And a Blame Game Begins
Surfers Paradise in Australia’s Gold Coast, where the proposed Trump Tower would be.
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on May 2026
Battle Over the Strait of Hormuz Leaves Safe Passage a Gamble
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman on Friday.
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on May 2026
Why Keir Starmer Remains in Deep Peril After Staving Off Calls for Resignation
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting with Labour Party members in London on Friday.
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on May 2026
Russia Keeps Attacking U.S. Firms in Ukraine. The White House Is Silent.
A rescue worker at a Philip Morris factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine, which was hit in a Russian missile strike in January.
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on May 2026
Putin’s Credibility Has Suffered in the Iran War. Or Has It?
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Saturday.
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on May 2026
Video Shows Philippine Senator Outrunning Agents and Avoiding I.C.C. Warrant
Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who once was the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly “war on drugs,” talking to journalists at the Senate in Manila on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
With Trump in China, Mideast War Simmers Without End in Sight
President Trump departing Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for China on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
A Tech Tycoon’s Prosecution Raises Fears of Authoritarian Overreach
Nadiem Makarim, a former education minister and founder of the ride-hailing app Gojek, in court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
King’s Speech Comes at an Awkward Time for Starmer
King Charles III sat beside Queen Camilla as he spoke during the State Opening of Parliament in London on Wednesday.
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As Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign, Some Make Comparisons to President Biden
For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the parallels with former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. may not be welcome, but they are certainly evident.
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on May 2026
What You Need to Know About the Federal Gas Tax
Gas prices have climbed more than 50 percent since February.
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on May 2026
Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China
When President Trump tried to force China into making concessions last year by threatening extreme tariffs, the tactic backfired, forcing the United States to pare back its goals.
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on May 2026
How China Could Wield Its Control of Rare Earths Against Trump
Steel mills, chemical factories and rare-earth refineries in Baotou, China. The Trump administration said it was in frequent communication with China about rare earths.
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U.S. and Mexican Officials Deny C.I.A. Had Lethal Role in Mexico Operation
“The Government of Mexico categorically rejects any version that seeks to normalize, justify, or suggest the existence of lethal, covert, or unilateral operations by foreign agencies on national territory,” said Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s security secretary
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on May 2026
Dominican Republic Agrees to Take Third-Country Migrants Deported by U.S.
President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic previously said, “We do not have, nor will we accept, nor are we obligated to, nor will we accept receiving people from other countries.”
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on May 2026
Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread
A house in kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel, that was among those attacked on Oct. 7, 2023.
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U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities
Missile displays in Tehran in 2024. According to classified U.S. intelligence assessments, Iran retains roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile.
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U.S. Might Restart Strikes on Iran, Trump and Hegseth Warn
“We’re either going to make a deal or they’re going to be decimated,” President Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for China on Tuesday.
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Drones Are Leading Cause of Civilian Deaths in Sudan War, U.N. Says
A man injured by a drone strike near Um Baru, Sudan, received treatment at a hospital in Tine, Chad, in January.
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Trump and Xi Enter China Summit Distracted by Iran War
President Trump meeting with President Xi Jinping of China in Busan, South Korea, last year. The two leaders are set to meet in Beijing on Wednesday.
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Kuwait Accuses Iran of Trying to Infiltrate Its Territory
Kuwait says it arrested four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who arrived on a boat.
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on May 2026
Starmer has struggled with the economy, the Mandelson scandal and other issues.
The appointment of Peter Mandelson to the position of Britain’s ambassador to Washington was perhaps Keir Starmer’s most damaging error.
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on May 2026
Macron Makes a Bid for New Partners in Africa
President Emmanuel Macron of France and President William Ruto of Kenya at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi on Monday. Mr. Macron announced $27 billion of investment in Africa.
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on May 2026
UK’s Starmer Faces Calls to Resign. Here Are 4 Ways He Could Respond.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain tried to face down critics on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
China Sought Access to Anthropic’s Newest A.I. The Answer Was No.
A growing number of national security officials and analysts have begun to liken the intensifying competition between China and the United States over artificial intelligence to the Cold War’s nuclear arms race.
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on May 2026
Is France’s Centrist Leader Trying to Weatherproof It From the Far Right?
President Emmanuel Macron of France speaking in Yerevan, Armenia, last week. He cannot run for re-election in France’s next presidential election.
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on May 2026
Xi Is Poised to Press Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan During China Summit
A high mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS, displayed during a military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan, last year.
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on May 2026
Altar Boy Who Called Out Sexual Abuse in the Philippines Is Now a Lawyer for Victims
Michal Gatchalian last year in front of a makeshift altar he had setup at his suburban village’s clubhouse. He no longer goes to the church where he was an altar boy.
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on May 2026
Former Hostage Calls on All of Israel’s Government to Resign
Rom Braslavski, in glasses, with three other former hostages during a ceremony in Tel Aviv in January marking the return of Israel’s last remaining hostage.
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on May 2026
Former Top Zelensky Aide Is Accused in Corruption Inquiry
Andriy Yermak resigned in November after law enforcement agencies searched his apartment as part of a corruption investigation, but he was not charged.
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on May 2026
Shady Shipping
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As Trump Dismisses Iran Truce Plan, World Braces for Lasting Economic Pain
Tehran last week. Iranian officials are facing domestic pressure to reach a deal as the country’s economic problems have grown only more dire since the war.
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on May 2026
Israel Prepares to Prosecute First Suspects in Oct. 7 Attack Led by Hamas
Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank in southern Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023.
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on May 2026
Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close,’ but That’s Not All He Said
President Vladimir V. Putin during the celebration on Saturday in Moscow of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
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on May 2026
Cruise Ship Hit by Hantavirus Leaves Canary Islands and Sails Toward Netherlands
Three people who were aboard the MV Hondius have died since it left from Argentina in April.
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on May 2026
Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall
Gas prices have risen about 50 percent since the United States and Israel began the war with Iran on Feb. 28.
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on May 2026
European Union Hits Israeli Settlers With Sanctions
Israeli settlers blocking a road as they try to stop Palestinian farmers from leaving their land after harvesting their olive trees in the village of Silwad, near East Ramallah, in October.
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on May 2026
Modi Urges Indians to Buy Less Gold and Skip Foreign Trips as Iran War Strains Economy
Commuters on an electric bus in Delhi, India, last month. Mr. Modi appealed to people to conserve energy and use electric vehicles more.
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on May 2026
Narges Mohammadi, Jailed Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Is Transferred to Tehran Hospital
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, last year. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023 for her advocacy of women’s rights in her country.
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on May 2026
Iran defends its demands after Trump’s rejection.
Esmail Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Tehran last month.
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on May 2026
Britain Has Had 5 Leaders in a Decade. Is It About to Get Another?
Labour’s deep losses in local elections reflect a shift in the public mood.
Earthquake Shakes Tehran, Where Nerves Are Already Strained by Iran War
A Shift in Ukraine