Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.
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Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates
Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, the exiled president of the Saudi-backed government, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, last year. Much of the government operates from Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
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2026 Brazil Elections: What to Know as Lula and Bolsonaro Face Off
Mr. Lula has framed his campaign around protecting Brazil’s democracy and its sovereignty.
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Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot
A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Warns of Dire Economic Crisis
People shopping in a bazaar in Tehran in July. Iran’s currency has plunged since the war began.
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U.K. Base Would Be Ambitious Target for ‘Gig Economy’ Warfare
A roadblock outside R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sept. 27, as the counterterrorism police investigated a murky plot.
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Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, where Lance Cpl. Devin J. Ballad was assigned, is seen in the background in Okinawa, Japan.
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Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?
Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight
A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Who Owns the Moon?
The moon in April, visible from NASA’s Orion spacecraft.
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What to Know About Fighting Between Ethiopia and Rebels in Tigray
A shattered window of Tigray Television Station after a drone strike in Mekelle, Ethiopia, last week.
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Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec’s Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell.
Supporters at the Québec Solidaire campaign office in Jean-Lesage watch Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, during the leaders’ debate last month.
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American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels
Two teenage American weapons traffickers — who provide weapons to Mexico’s deadly drug cartels — practice shooting at targets in the desert outside of Phoenix, Ariz.
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Biljana Plavsic, a Former Bosnian Serb Political Leader, Has Died
Biljana Plavsic during her first appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague in 2001.
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Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know
A Nobel Prize medal awarded in 1998. Six Nobels are awarded each year.
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What to Know About France’s High School Protests
Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.
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How RAF Fairford in a Quiet Corner of England Became a U.S.-Iran Flashpoint
A police roadblock near the R.A.F. Fairford air base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications that Iran played a part” in the previous weekend’s events there.
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Whale Batters a Yacht, Leaving Its Crew Stranded for 18 Hours
Tai Tam, a 52-foot yacht, sinking in the South Pacific as the four people who had been on board await rescuing from their life raft.
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Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views
A FlyDubai aircraft that returned passengers who had been aboard Flight 1073, at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Russia Turns to Striking Kyiv’s Bridges, Threatening a Vital Lifeline
A Russian drone striking a bridge, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.
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Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister Says
An airport in Najaf, Iraq, last month. Flights will be allowed to resume between the holy city and Iran, according to Iraq’s prime minister.
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Understanding Canada’s Europe Pivot
Prime Minister Mark Carney at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Sept. 17.
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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says
A FlyDubai plane carrying passengers from an earlier flight that had been forced to divert after a cockpit attack, arriving near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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What We Learned About American Teenagers Supplying Guns to Cartels
Two teenage American weapons traffickers known as El Flaco, left, and Chuy, in the desert outside Phoenix, where they shot rifles.
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Israel Lists 170 Killed in Gaza It Says Were Militants Posing as Media Workers
The site, near a hospital in Gaza City, was hit by an Israeli strike that killed an Al Jazeera reporter and several of his colleagues in August last year.
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FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks
In the United States, pilots undergo a criminal history check as well as a threat assessment to see if they have ever been flagged as a “person of interest” in federal law enforcement databases.
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Widdecombe Murder Suspect Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against Farage
A photo of Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker who became a spokeswoman for the Reform U.K. party, during a party conference in Birmingham, England, last month where Nigel Farage spoke.
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Mass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets
Residents stood behind police tape near the scene where gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?
A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight. Two other pilots who were seated in the cabin safely landed that plane.
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Why U.S. Diesel Is So Important to Major Trading Partners
Adjusting the price of gasoline in Pôrto Alegre, Brazil, this year.
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U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar
The release of diesel and crude oil is designed to “stabilize immediate energy supplies,” the Group of 7 countries said in an announcement.
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Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine trumpeted the launch of the country’s first domestically made ballistic missile.
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Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War
Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, was hit by airstrikes on Friday.
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Student Protests Rattle France as Police Clashes Bring Blockades and Tear Gas
Trying to kick a tear-gas canister during clashes with the police on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris. Students in about 1,000 French schools are protesting a lack of resources in education.
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Sales of Hulking Pickups and S.U.V.s Sag as Fuel Prices Soar
Sales of the Chevrolet Silverado were up, but the growth came from a light-duty version of the truck. Sales of heavy-duty Silverados slumped as Americans shift away from full-size pickups and S.U.V.s.
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Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba
“The high seas are not a sanctuary for lawlessness,” Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin Lunday, said of the seizure of boats.
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India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls
Protesters demanding the resignation of India’s election chief were put onto buses by the police in New Delhi on Friday.
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Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack
Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
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Airlines Set to Bring Israelis Back From U.A.E. After FlyDubai Cockpit Attack
Israeli carriers in Cyprus in 2025. Two Israeli airlines, Israir and Arkia, said Friday that they had obtained “the required permissions” to land at Dubai’s airport.
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Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.
Russian society is becoming increasingly militaristic since the war in Ukraine began. These soldiers marched in Moscow in a parade in 2023.
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Oil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz
Ships in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, in July. Oil exports from the Middle East have rebounded in recent weeks.
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China’s Push Into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage
The Chinese government is imposing regulations on the use of A.I. apps and chatbots out of concern that the technology could interfere with human relationships and undermine social order.
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on October 2026
A Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against Europe
A Latvian guard patrols the border with Belarus. Migrants have streamed into Latvia, many through considerable border defenses, cutting gaps in fencing or burrowing under it.
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Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine
Overlooking the Dnipro River before the autumn and winter period in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Investigators Seek Motive for FlyDubai Cockpit Attack
A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft forced to make an emergency landing after a cockpit attack.
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Mike Smith, Bubbles on ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ Has Sexual Assault Charge Dismissed
Mike Smith in 2014. A sexual assault charge against Mr. Smith, who plays Bubbles in the Canadian mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys,” was dismissed on Thursday. He had pleaded not guilty.
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on October 2026
Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce
Iran Jails Hard-Line Lawmaker, Exposing Deep Rifts in Its Leadership
Argentina’s ‘Golden Passport’ Program Offers Citizenship in Exchange for Foreign Cash
U.S. Suspends Consular Services in Brazil on Eve of Elections
In India, a Food Inspector Sparks Fear in Mumbai Restaurants
Spanish Lawmakers Reject Eviction Freeze, Spurring Calls for Early Elections