Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

Israel’s assassination of top officials last week is likely to make the Iranian-backed militia even more hawkish, Yemen analysts say.

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Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed.

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Protesters in Indonesia Focus Rage on Politicians, Ransacking Their Homes

After a week of demonstrations, protesters on Sunday directly targeted the people they blamed for economic challenges and police brutality.

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A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.

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Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

One attack was an effort to assassinate Abu Obeida, one of Hamas’s best-known spokesmen, Israeli officials said. It was not immediately clear if that succeeded.

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Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

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Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

The United States generally allows foreign officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The administration’s move comes amid a new push for Palestinian statehood.

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London Man Admits to Wave of Sexual Assaults Over 3 Years

Xu Chao, 33, could face a “lengthy” prison sentence, the judge said. Most of his victims have not been identified.

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New Music Friday August 29: Bon Jovi, Sabrina Carpenter, Halsey, Riley Green, The Kid LAROI and More

Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!

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A Major Russian Attack on Kyiv

The assault, which killed at least 18 people, was the largest attack on the Ukrainian capital since President Trump met Vladimir Putin.

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Fishermen Pulled in an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica

Scientists published a study this month on the nurse shark, which was caught and photographed by sport fishermen last year.

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Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon

The capsule was opened early because of a construction project. It revealed a Kylie Minogue CD, a pocket television and other ephemera from its time.

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Denmark Apologizes After Involuntary Birth Control Scandal in Greenland

For years, Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices in Greenlandic girls and women without their consent, part of a painful legacy of mistreatment.

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Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country

For three years of war, the country has banned young men from leaving the country once they turn 18, prompting an exodus of teenage boys. Now it is raising that age limit to 23.

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After Blocking U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Iran Allows Inspectors to Return

Iran halted cooperation with the agency last month, as experts warned that Tehran may revive efforts to build a nuclear bomb.

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Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals

The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he’s taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.

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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration.

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Israel Links Deadly Hospital Attack in Gaza to Hamas Surveillance Camera

A day after the strike killed 20 people, including five journalists, the Israeli military said its initial inquiry found that militants had placed an observation camera in the area. It provided no evidence.

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U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders.

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Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

The move came three days after Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was freed from custody in the federal criminal case that was filed against him in Nashville.

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Travis Ogletree Shares How to Get His Jennifer Aniston-Inspired California Highlights No Matter Your Location

Travis Ogletree is known for his signature California highlights and he's telling ET how to achieve them regardless of where you live.

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Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Plus, the U.S. Open gets going.

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North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks

Videos taken by visitors to the isolated country provide a rare glimpse of how it’s mimicking the consumerism of the outside world.

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Flavia Lanini Encourages Men to Get in on Hollywood’s Favorite Lymphatic Drainage Treatment

Flavia Lanini wants Hollywood's leading men to experience her celeb-loved lymphatic drainage treatments and she's telling ET why.

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Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Also, the U.S. Open gets going.

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As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

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Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia

There’s a new generation of fans for the singer known as Thompson, who uses the salute and nationalist rhetoric to cast himself as a guardian of Croatian heritage.

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Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?

A major increase in U.S. naval forces in the south Caribbean Sea has been underway since President Trump signed a directive targeting some cartels.

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Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Canada To Drop Some Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products

Canada’s leader said he would follow the United States in dropping tariffs against American goods covered by the existing free trade agreement.

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Friday Briefing: The U.S. and Europe Flesh Out a Trade Deal

Also, a war photographer’s return to Afghanistan.

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Vance Recounts Telling Zelensky to ‘Behave’ in Trump Meeting

It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state.

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Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper

The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.

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Vanessa Lee of The Things We Do Spills K-Beauty Tips After Jetting Off to Korea with Kim and Khloé Kardashian

Vanessa Lee of The Things We Do is spilling her top K-beauty secrets with ET after jetting off to Korea with Kim and Khloé Kardashian.

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Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.

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Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

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Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Postwar Security

European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

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Trump Says He’s Ended 6 (or 7) Wars. Here’s Some Context.

President Trump has cast himself as a global peacemaker. His interventions have calmed some conflicts, while in others his role is less clear.

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No Tariff Exemption for European Wine and Spirits, at Least for Now

As the text of a trade agreement comes together, European Union negotiators haven’t convinced the Americans to cut alcohol tariffs to zero.

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Mexico’s President Denies New D.E.A. Partnership Against Cartels

The D.E.A. announced “a major new initiative” with Mexico to fight cartels. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said that was news to her.

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How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had a remarkably different White House visit on Monday than the ambush he walked into six months ago. Michael Schwirtz, the global intelligence correspondent for The New York Times, explains how President Zelensky courted President Trump and managed to put the ball back in Vladimir V. Putin’s court.

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Russia Reaffirms Opposition to NATO Troops in Ukraine

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False Flags, Fake Flags: Propaganda Muddles the Trump-Putin Meeting

The summit in Alaska between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has unleashed a wave of propaganda and disinformation from Russian state media and online conspiracy theorists.

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Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum.

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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.

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Monday Briefing: A Trump-Zelensky Meeting

Plus, an A.I. stuffed animal.

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Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin

European leaders are joining a trip to Washington to make sure the trans-Atlantic alliance remains intact.

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Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights

A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.

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The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op

At their meeting in Alaska, President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both understood the power of the summit’s imagery, even if their goals were not accomplished.

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New I.R.S. Rules for Large Wind and Solar Projects Released

The move comes as the Trump administration has issued a barrage of new restrictions on renewable energy across the country.

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Mali’s Junta Accuses Frenchman of Plot to Overthrow the Military Government

A representative of the junta said the man had worked “on behalf of the French intelligence service, which mobilized political leaders, civil society actors and military personnel” to foment a coup.

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Hours Before Putin Meeting, Trump Calls Belarusian Leader, Kremlin’s Closest Ally

President Trump referred to the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, who has been isolated by the West for years, “the highly respected President.”

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Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike

The dominant air carrier in Canada set in motion a process that could ground 130,000 passengers a day by Saturday.

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Pilgrimage Route Hit as Flash Flood Kills Dozens in Kashmir

Hundreds more were missing, many of them Hindu pilgrims, after a cloudburst triggered flooding in mountainous terrain.

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Echoes of Old Walls Appear, Briefly, in Britain’s Arid Soil

Unusually dry conditions are revealing the outlines of old walls at British historical sites. Climate change is making the lines, called “parchmarks,” more frequently visible.

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Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm

The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally.

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Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Lampedusa, Italy

Sixty people survived after two boats with nearly 100 migrants capsized. The causes of the shipwrecks were not clear, Italian officials and U.N. agencies said. The death toll is likely to grow.

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U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

After British authorities accidentally exposed information about 19,000 Afghans, the government sought a legal order preventing disclosure of the breach.

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What It Takes to Find Food in Gaza

Starvation has spread in Gaza, as the prices of basic goods have skyrocketed and getting aid is difficult and often deadly. Ashley Wu, a graphics reporter for The New York Times, explains the dire choices that many Gazans face, as Israel faces growing condemnation over the crisis.

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Under Pressure by Trump, Mexico Sends 26 Cartel Operatives to U.S.

The transfer followed news that President Trump ordered the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels.

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Wisconsin Woman Convicted in Failed Assassination Attempt in Birmingham, England

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted on Tuesday of attempting to shoot a man near Birmingham, England in 2019.

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Mexico and Brazil Rebut Trump’s Claims About Violence in Their Cities

President Trump compared crime in Washington to violence in Latin American capitals. Mexico City’s mayor said “many parts of the world would like to have” her city’s safety.

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South Korea’s Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee Is Arrested on Corruption Charges

Kim Keon Hee, accused of accepting Chanel bags and other items as bribes, is the only former first lady in the country to have been put behind bars. Her husband has also been jailed on insurrection charges.

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Who Were the Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in an Israeli Strike in Gaza?

Israeli officials said it was a targeted strike aimed at one of those killed, Anas al-Sharif, whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.

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Trump Wields Tariffs as a Force in Diplomacy, to Questionable Effect

The president has threatened more tariffs on Russia and its trading partners and has imposed harsh ones on India and Brazil to try to sway matters of war and politics.

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Footage Shows Medical Volunteer Execution in Southern Syria Amid Sectarian Violence

The images are the latest reflecting the wave of sectarian violence that has recently consumed the country and left more than 1,000 dead.

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Israel-Qatar Tensions Escalate After Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalists

Israel and Qatar, which backs Al Jazeera and has hosted Hamas leaders, have long had a relationship marked by both public hostility and quiet collaboration.

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Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

Plus, Europe closed ranks ahead of the Trump-Putin summit.

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Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says

Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent for the network, was among those killed. Israel said it had conducted a strike targeting Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.

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Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent

Also, Europe closed ranks ahead of the Alaska summit.

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Earthquake Strikes Western Turkey

Rescue efforts were continuing as officials tried to assess damage in a region prone to disaster.

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Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s Military Elite

The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his concerns run, not only about battlefield readiness, but about political survival, as well.

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These Are Drug Cartels Designated as Terrorists by the U.S.

President Trump has signed an order telling the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain criminal gangs that the United States has named terror organizations.

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Trump to Meet With Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Seeking to End Conflict

The two countries’ leaders are expected to sign a joint declaration toward a peace deal after decades of fighting.

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War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon

Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.

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What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City could further endanger their loved ones.

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South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, May Complicate Tariff Talks

Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back measures that redress the damage of apartheid.

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How a Carbon Tax Plan in Europe Survived (Mostly)

Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions.

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Spanish Officials Condemn City’s Ban on Religious Events as ‘Racist’

A leader in the conservative party says a measure does not “single anyone out for their beliefs,” but a branch of the far-right Vox party praised it for “banning Islamic celebrations.”

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Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment Ministers

The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.

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California Wildfire Season Starting Earlier Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said.

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India Pushes Back After Trump Doubles Tariffs

Facing a 50 percent tariff as a penalty for buying Russian oil, India says it is ‘unfortunate’ that it is being punished for acting in its national interest.

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British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza.

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Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals Are Looking Shaky

Emissions are “going through the roof” because of A.I., according to new sustainability reports.

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Lauryn Bosstick Breaks Down Her Anything-But-Basic Wellness Routine Featuring Dry Brushing and Cold Plunges

Lauryn Bosstick of The Skinny Confidential reveals the elevated wellness rituals she swears by with ET.

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Ion Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95

As a three-term as president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of brutality during the revolt that put him in power.

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U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.

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Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies

Before 9/11, she ran a dry cleaning business in Massachusetts; in the aftermath, she returned home after decades away to educate young girls.

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Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

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Monday Briefing: An ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal

Plus, influencers feted by the Vatican.

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More Than 60 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Yemen

The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes.

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Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.

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How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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A Former American Soldier Finds a Home in Mexican Wrestling

Flip Gordon was uneasy about being a lucha libre wrestler dressed in a U.S. military uniform. Booed at first, he is now a fan favorite.

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No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel

Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”

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SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.

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Putin Blames Frustration Over Ukraine Talks on ‘Inflated Expectations’

The Russian president didn’t directly respond to President Trump’s ultimatum that Moscow halt its offensive by the end of next week or face financial penalties.

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Trump Turns to Untested Tariffs to Reorder Global Trade

President Trump has long wanted to rework world trade. The tariffs set to go into effect next week will carry out that plan.

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Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say

The Department of Defense said it no longer planned to shut down a program that makes satellite data publicly available to researchers and forecasters.

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