U.K. Live Updates: Starmer Announces Resignation; Burnham Wins Key Endorsement
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain outside 10 Downing Street in London on Monday.
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Mideast Live Updates: U.S. Eases Sanctions as Vance Says Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Inspections
Vice President JD Vance speaking at Emmen Military Air Base in Switzerland on Monday.
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Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill
Analeidis Arias Matos getting her son, Alejandro, ready for school last month in Santiago, Cuba.
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Thousands Are Fleeing as Putin Bombs the Donbas Cities He Most Covets
Evacuees from Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, waited to be processed at a transit hub in Lozova, Ukraine, last month.
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Explosion at Qatar Gas Plant Kills at Least 13 and Injures 66
A screen grab from a video showing flames at the Ras Laffan industrial zone in Qatar on Sunday.
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Pakistan Plans to Cut Tax on Menstrual Pads, but Many Say It’s Not Enough
In Pakistan, many women and girls are unable to afford commercially made pads and tampons. UNICEF estimates that taxes account for about 40 percent of the price of the products.
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How Will Colombia’s New President Fuel Trump’s Drug War?
Abelardo de la Espriella on Sunday night in Barranquilla, Colombia, after preliminary results showed him to be the winner in the presidential runoff.
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First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Ends With High Hopes and Big Challenges
Vice President JD Vance talking with officials from Pakistan and Qatar at the meeting in Switzerland on Sunday.
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Does This Radio Host Really Know Everyone in Wales?
Radio host and comedian Elis James has taken the Welsh penchant for chatting and being social to new heights.
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Former Ally to Spain’s Prime Minister Is Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison on Bribery Charges
José Luis Ábalos, Spain’s former transportation minister, in October. He was sentenced on Monday to 24 years in prison for bribery and other acts of corruption.
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South Korea’s Starbucks Shut Early After ‘Tank Day’ Promotion Debacle
A Starbucks coffee shop that closed early in Seoul on Monday.
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Abelardo De La Espriella, Trump-Backed Rightist, Headed for Win in Colombia
Supporters of Mr. De La Espriella in Barranquilla on Sunday.
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Jeffrey Donaldson, Longtime Northern Irish Political Leader, Is Convicted of Child Sex Abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson, former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, was found guilty on all 18 counts against him.
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Israel Holds to Lebanon Truce, With Troops Kept on Defense
Recovering belongings from the rubble of a destroyed home near Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Monday.
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Dutch Prime Minister Apologizes for Mistreatment of Moluccan Soldiers
Prime Minister Rob Jetten of the Netherlands during an event commemorating the Moluccan community that arrived there 75 years ago, in Rotterdam on Sunday.
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U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil
Iran will be issued a license to sale of oil as part of the initial deal. The country will also reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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How Many Prime Ministers Has the UK Had Since Brexit?
Post-Brexit Britain has seen six prime ministers: David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
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The Guardrails Designed to Protect U.S.-Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman of Qatar at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland on Sunday.
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Who Will Replace Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister? Here’s What Happens Next.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, returning to 10 Downing Street after he announced his resignation on Monday.
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China Tightens Rare-Earth Grip on U.S. Firms, Threatening Trade Clash
MP Materials’ open-pit rare-earth mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., in 2020.
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A Loophole Brings Cystic Fibrosis Patients a ‘Miracle Drug’ in Generic Form
Josua Lottering traveled with his mother from South Africa to Bangladesh to buy a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis.
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The Man Trumpifying FIFA
President Trump and Gianni Infantino at the White House in 2025.
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Uncertainty Remains Over the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz continues to be a point of negotiation between Iran and the U.S.
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As Vance Offers Iran ‘Outstretched Hand’ in Talks, Trump Threatens Bombing
From left, Steve Witkoff, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, Vice President JD Vance and the Pakistani Army official Asim Munir at Lake Lucerne in Switzerland on Sunday.
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U.S. and Iran Have Plenty to Negotiate Beyond Nuclear Issues
Vice President JD Vance speaking at the Bürgenstock resort, Switzerland, on Sunday.
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Netanyahu faces one of the biggest challenges of his career.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel during a news conference in Jerusalem this week.
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Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks
Abbas Araghchi, center, Iran’s foreign minister, arriving near Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday.
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Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance
President Karol Nawrocki of Poland and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in December in Warsaw.
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Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, second from right, on Friday in London.
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Iran Nuclear Talks Expected to Hinge on These 4 Questions
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Sunday at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland.
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A Glamorous Swiss Resort Hosts Officials for U.S.-Iran Talks
The Bürgenstock resort above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland has hosted some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people over nearly 150 years.
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While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks
An oil refinery in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, last month. Chinese companies kept their refineries running throughout the war.
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Colombia’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know About the Candidates, Issues and Expected Results
Iván Cepeda, left, and Abelardo De La Espriella will face off on Sunday in a presidential runoff election in Colombia.
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Father and Uncle of Slain New York Girl Given Life Sentences in Pakistan
The path outside this family home in Quetta, Pakistan, was where Hira Anwar, 14, was killed.
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Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent
Protests in Tirana, Albania’s capital, against the government this month. Some Albanians worried that their cause was being hijacked by foreign activists.
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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet for Peace Talks in Switzerland
A plane carrying an Iranian negotiating team landed at Zurich International Airport in Switzerland on Saturday.
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Man Is Arrested in Scotland After Rampage Leaves 5 Hurt
The police in Edinburgh received a report of an attack around 8:50 p.m. on Friday in the Sighthill area. Over the next 40 minutes, officers got reports of other attacks, which they believe are linked, in other parts of the city.
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Huge Blaze Ravages Dominican Republic Beach Resort
A screen shot showing the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel on fire in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, on Friday.
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Wife of Spanish Prime Minister to Stand Trial for Corruption
Begoña Gomez and her husband Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, at an event in Barcelona this month.
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Canada’s postcard moment at the World Cup is more than the team’s victory.
Nathan Saliba, a player with Canada’s team who replaced the midfielder Ismaël Koné after his injury, held up a team jersey with his teammate’s surname and number, after scoring a goal.
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Israel and Hezbollah Are Still Fighting, Several Cease-Fires Later
Rescue workers at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Qannarit village, southern Lebanon, on Saturday.
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Shipping remains far below prewar levels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Cargo vessels anchored off Muscat, Oman, on Saturday.
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After Andy Burnham’s Win, the UK Is Set to Test How Far Charisma Can Shift Electoral Dynamics
Andy Burnham speaking after winning a special election as a member of Parliament for Makerfield, in northwest England, on Friday. He received almost 55 percent of the vote, easily besting the candidate from Reform U.K.
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Game Change
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A Court Case Reveals Some of Tim Hortons’ Secrets
A group of Tim Hortons restaurant owners in Quebec, which does not include the owners of this store in Gatineau, claim that the company has cheated them out of millions of dollars.
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Abelardo De La Espriella, Right-Wing Outsider, Could Be Colombia’s Next President
A campaign rally last month in Medellín, Colombia, for Abelardo De La Espriella, the right-wing presidential candidate.
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Trump Called Iván Cepeda a ‘Radical Left Marxist.’ Can He Be Colombia’s President?
Iván Cepeda’s campaign jumped into high gear after a right-wing outsider won the most votes during the first round of voting.
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Ukraine Escalates Crimea Attacks, Creating a New Pressure Point for Russia
Israel Directs Its Military to Limit Its Actions in Lebanon, but Tensions Persist
Mona Khalil, Defender of Sea Turtles, Killed in an Israeli Strike in Lebanon
New Strait of Hormuz Closure Announcement Threatens the Slow Uptick in Traffic
World Leaders Awaited Iran Deal for Months. Here’s Why They’re Still Wary.
Two Boys Arrested After Deadly School Shooting in the Philippines
The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules