The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss
After Mexican forces killed a notorious cartel kingpin on Sunday, his followers set fire to hundreds of vehicles, like this one beside a highway in Jalisco state.
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Trump Gives Green Light to Private Oil Sales to Cuba
The Nico Lopez oil refinery in Havana this month.
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Carney Visiting India, Australia and Japan to Build Canada’s ‘Middle Power’ Bonds
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, with his wife, Diana Fox Carney, arriving in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
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Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing
An Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.
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Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Regime
Taliban soldiers looking toward Pakistan from the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing, on Friday.
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A Trump Call Ignited Saudi-U.A.E. Feud
President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at an investment forum in Washington in November.
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Some Russians Go Without Heat or Power in Winter, as Energy System Falls Into Disrepair
Murmansk, Russia, in 2023. The city has been plagued by power and heating outages this winter.
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Were Duterte’s Speeches Orders to Kill or Hyperbole?
Outside the International Criminal Court this week. Hearings have drawn critics and supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, who as president of the Philippines ordered a brutal crackdown on drugs.
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Hungary Plays Spoiler in Europe as Orban Strains for Votes at Home
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in Budapest last month.
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Israel Facing Prospect of War With a Depleted Missile Defense
Israeli air defense systems were activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in June.
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Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer
Ms. Spencer outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton district near Manchester, England.
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Amid Rhetoric About Rupture With U.S., Finland Urges Calm
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, last year. Mr. Stubb says he recognizes that the world has changed, perhaps forever, and that Europe is not Washington’s priority.
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The Trump administration notified Congress in advance of the Iran strikes.
The lack of transparency on military operations that has characterized President Trump’s second term so far has fueled bipartisan frustration in Congress.
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No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistani airstrikes threatened to inflict major damage on cities in Afghanistan, which was already reeling from economic hardship and a humanitarian crisis.
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Trump’s Unilateral Iran Strike Sparks Constitutional War Powers Dispute
President Trump himself described the attack as “major combat operations” that could result in American casualties.
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Netanyahu Takes His Shot at Regime Change in Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where he met with President Donald Trump in December.
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Iranian Attacks on Israel Shine a Light on Shelter Shortage
People made their way into a public bomb shelter in the center of Tel Aviv as early warning alerts of missile launches from Iran were sent on Saturday.
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Iran Hits Back Across the Mideast, Targeting U.S. Bases and Allies
Smoke rises in the sky after a blast in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday.
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Several rounds of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks failed to stave off strikes.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Beirut, Lebanon, in January. He had said that the most recent round of negotiations ended with an agreement on a “set of guiding principles.”
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As U.S. Bombs Tehran, Some Iranians Feel Abandoned by Their Leaders
In Tehran on Saturday. In telephone and text interviews in the hours after the attacks, many Iranians said they had been left to fend for themselves.
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Israelis Take Shelter as Sirens Warn of Incoming Missiles
People gathered in a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv on Saturday following an air raid warning.
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Trump’s case for striking Iran rests on questionable claims.
A large Iranian flag is carried during a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.
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Leaders of E.U., Canada and Other Countries React to U.S.-led Attack on Iran
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
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What to Know About the U.S. Attacks on Iran
Plumes of smoke rose after a reported explosion in Tehran on Saturday.
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How The Times Covers Cartels and Other Criminal Enterprises
The remnants of retaliatory violence, including burned vehicles, was evident along the highway between Guadalajara and Tapalpa, in Jalisco state.
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U.S. Has Annexed Canada in Toronto Artist’s Speculative Series
The artist Dara Vandor with a plaque from her project “Pax Americana” at the Weldon Library on the campus of Western University.
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Initial Focus of U.S. Strikes in Iran Is Military Targets
A handout photo made available by the Iranian Army Office in 2025 shows a projectile being launched during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran.
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Chaos and Panic Grip Tehran as Airstrikes Shake City
A woman stood on a rooftop to get a view of explosions in Tehran on Saturday.
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The U.S. last bombed Iran in June, striking three nuclear facilities.
This satellite image shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes in June.
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Trump ‘Not Happy’ With Iran Talks, but Says He Remains Undecided on Strikes
President Trump addressing reporters before leaving the White House for a trip to Texas on Friday.
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Iran’s Students Are Protesting Again. Here’s Why.
An image taken from social media on Monday shows students gathering for an anti-government rally at the women-only Al Zahra University in Tehran.
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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting?
Taliban security personnel handling an antiaircraft gun in Afghanistan’s Khost Province on Friday.
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Fighting Wildfires Could Soon Get Harder
A wildfire this month in Chubut Province, Argentina. Different parts of the world have historically had different fire seasons, allowing regions to rotate resources.
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With Possible Iran Strike Looming, U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, and Urges Speed
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at his office in the embassy in Jerusalem, in August.
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South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate
Unlike in most countries, Google Maps has not provided real-time driving or walking directions in South Korea.
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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, has been leading the Trump administration’s foreign policy.
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Iranians Cite Progress in Talks, but a Marathon Session Produces No Deal
The U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, who, with Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, is negotiating with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
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After a Speedboat Shootout in Cuba, There are More Questions Than Answers
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the Port of Havana on Thursday.
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Will World Cup Games in Mexico Be Affected by Cartel Boss Killing?
A police officer patrolling the historic center of Mexico City on Monday.
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15 South Africans Duped Into Fighting for Russia in Ukraine Return Home
South African men who said they had been duped into fighting for Russia after arriving in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday.
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Game-Changing Drugs
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What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals
An artist’s rendering of a human skull, at left, and a Neanderthal skull. Most people alive today carry a bit of Neanderthal DNA in their genome, the result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.
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Europe Needs Some Space From China and Trump. Its Firms Don’t.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing on Wednesday with Premier Li Qiang.
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German Intelligence Must Temporarily Halt an Extremist Label for the AfD, Court Rules
Supporters of Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, in Halle, Germany, last year.
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Calls Snap Elections in Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark giving a speech about an upcoming parliamentary election in Copenhagen on Thursday.
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Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life
Caracas “has the wages of Zimbabwe, the public services of Bangladesh and the prices of New York,” a political analyst said.
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With a New Nigeria Refinery, Africa’s Richest Man Wants ‘to Rescue the Country’
After Attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, See Photos and Videos From the Middle East
Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Strike Iran as Trump Calls for Overthrow of Government
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Members of U.S. Congress Are Divided on U.S. Strikes in Iran