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Trump Says U.S. Ending Trade Talks With Canada

President Trump on Friday said that the United States would terminate all trade discussions with Canada, “effective immediately,” over the country’s plan to begin collecting digital services taxes that will affect U.S. technology giants.

El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

Tens of thousands of people were jailed in El Salvador as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Russian forces have seized control of a valuable lithium deposit in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, depriving the country of a critical asset that could have helped support a new economic partnership with the United States.

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The Sheikh Who Conquered Soccer and Coddles Warlords

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

Violence Erupts Between Israeli Settlers and Military in West Bank

Dozens of Israelis clashed with Israeli troops outside a military base in the occupied West Bank and set fire to a nearby security installation overnight, the Israeli military said on Monday, in the latest violence perpetrated by hard-right Jewish extremists in the territory.

The Prada Sandal That Led to Cries of Cultural Theft in India

An uproar over a Prada shoe that resembles leather footwear worn by many Indians shows a growing sense that the country should be recognized for its products that collect fame internationally.

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Under a Drone-Swarmed Sky: Surviving in Eastern Ukraine

Even miles from the front line, anything that moves in eastern Ukraine is a target. That’s because as Russia’s summer offensive gains momentum, it is increasingly relying on drones to gain control over Ukraine’s territory.

Thai Court Suspends Prime Minister as Political Crisis Spirals

A Thai court suspended the prime minister on Tuesday, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil as a border dispute with Cambodia has heated up.

What to Know About the Dangerous Heat in Europe

Health warnings were issued to tens of millions of Europeans as temperatures climbed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or more than 40 degrees Celsius. Here's what to know about the extreme heat in Europe.

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Pause in U.S. Weapons Deepens Ukrainian Concerns as Russian Attacks Grow

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday a pause in the delivery of some air defense interceptors and other weapons to Ukraine, because of what it said were dwindling U.S. stockpiles, a suspension which will directly affect Ukraine’s ability to fend off escalating Russian air assaults.

Israel Wants to Resume Truce Talks With Hamas Soon

Israel’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that there were encouraging signs in the U.S.-led efforts to restart intensive cease-fire negotiations with Hamas, adding that Israel was eager for talks to resume “as soon as possible.”

Why the Dalai Lama Decided Not to Break From Tradition on His Successor

The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent China from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Top Russian General Killed in ‘Combat Operations’ Near Ukraine

A top Russian marine commander, who was recently promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in the Kursk region near the Ukrainian border, Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Where Do Israel-Hamas Truce Negotiations Stand?

Israelis and Palestinians waited anxiously as Hamas deliberated on whether to accept the latest proposal for a 60-day cease-fire in the Gaza war and the release of hostages. Here are the main elements of the current cease-fire proposal.

​North Korea Opens Seaside Resort With Fanfare but No Foreign Tourists

A new waterfront resort opened for business this week in North Korea with P.R. hype — but without the foreign visitors that the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, hoped would one day arrive with tourist cash to offset financially punishing sanctions.

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Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call

Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Friday with the largest number of drones and missiles launched in a single barrage so far in the war, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, just hours after a phone call between President Trump and President Putin of Russia.

Heat Fuels Fire, Fish Deaths and Tensions Over Protests in Eastern Europe

The heat wave that has stifled Europe this week has barreled eastward, fraying nerves at escalating street protests in Serbia and leaving a river in the Czech Republic clogged with dead fish as the effects of global warming accelerate.

Nuclear Inspectors Leave Iran After Cooperation Halted With U.N. Watchdog

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said on Friday that its inspectors have left Iran, days after the country — still reeling from its war with Israel — suspended cooperation with the international agency.

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How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad, a Times investigation shows.

Russian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead

Russia’s transport minister, who previously served as governor of the Kursk region, was found dead in his car from a gunshot wound, Russian authorities said on Monday, hours after the Kremlin announced he had been relieved of his duties.

An Apartheid-Era Torture Method Endures Among South African Police

A New York Times analysis found that, three decades after apartheid, the police in South Africa continue to use a brutal interrogation tactic that involves suffocation — known as tubing — when interrogating suspects.

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Trump’s U-Turn on Weapons Leaves Ukrainians Hopeful but Cautious

Ukrainians welcomed President Trump’s announcement that he would send additional weapons to fend off Russian attacks, even if it was the latest in a series of flip-flops on his approach to the war.

Wildfires Burn in Spain and France After Blistering Heat Wave

Wildfires were raging in Spain and France on Tuesday, prompting the closure of an international airport, after a dayslong heat wave parched landscapes in the region and turned woodlands into tinderboxes.

Two Brothers Come Face to Face in a Ruinous Civil War

Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise reunion was joyful, if bittersweet.

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Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce

Israel announced on Wednesday its first ground incursions in months into parts of southern Lebanon, an escalation aimed at further weakening Hezbollah as the militant group faces mounting pressure to disarm and avoid another war.

Putin, Undeterred by Trump’s Words, Escalates His War Against Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin of Russia is brushing aside President Trump’s professed disappointment in him and is pushing ahead in Ukraine with renewed intensity, having already priced in the possibility of new U.S. pressure, analysts and people close to the Kremlin said.

In Rare Video, Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares an End to Armed Struggle

The imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., declared in a video that his group’s armed insurgency against the Turkish state was over and would be replaced by a peaceful political struggle.

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Russia Bombards Ukraine as U.S. Frustration Mounts

Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, in a deadly, hourslong assault early on Thursday, hours before a meeting between the top U.S. and Russian diplomats.

A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic

An Israeli airstrike near a health clinic run by an American aid group killed more than a dozen people in Gaza on Thursday, according to the hospital that received many of the dead.

What to Know About the New U.S.-Brazil Trade War

The Western Hemisphere’s two largest nations appear headed for a full-blown trade war. President Trump on Wednesday pledged to impose 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian imports, saying that Brazil was carrying out a “witch hunt” against his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial for attempting a coup.

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How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

A New York Times Magazine investigation reveals how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political maneuvering left Israel more vulnerable to the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack and then helped to prolong and expand the war in Gaza, which has killed at least 55,000 people.

The Wartime Mining Boom Exporting Rare Earths, and Toxins

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

NATO countries have devised a novel way to provide critical American weaponry to Ukraine for its fight against Russia, and President Trump suggested for the first time that he’s likely to go along with it.

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Trump Promises to Help Europe Speed Weapons to Ukraine

President Trump said he would help Europe speed more weapons to Ukraine and warned Russia that if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days, he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions.

Plan to Indefinitely Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce

Israel’s defense ministry has promoted a plan to force much of Gaza’s population into a small and largely devastated zone in the territory’s south, a proposal that threatens to derail the latest efforts to forge a truce between Israel and Hamas.

Dig for Children’s Remains Begins at Irish Home for Unwed Mothers

Excavators broke ground on Monday in western Ireland to search for the bodies of hundreds of babies and young children, some of them discarded in septic tanks, who died at a home for unwed mothers that was managed by Catholic nuns from 1925 to 1961.

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Would Europe Actually Retaliate Against Trump’s Tariffs?

European Union officials have spent this week working to finalize a plan to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs, laying the groundwork to hit more than $100 billion worth of American imports with levies if negotiations on a new trade deal fail.

Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces

A wave of deadly Israeli airstrikes targeted government forces in Syria and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday, escalating what Israel said were efforts to secure its northern border.

Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters

Officials said she had spent years in the country seeking spirituality and living among nature. But she faces deportation after overstaying her visa.

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Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government

Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Syria’s capital on Wednesday, damaging a compound housing the defense ministry and hitting an area near the presidential palace, according to the Israeli military and Syrian authorities.

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

A Father Braces for Life After a Plane Crash Took His ‘Everything’

Anil Ambalal Patel lost his son and daughter-in-law when Air India Flight 171 crashed soon after it took off on June 12. “They were my everything,” he said of the couple in an interview. “They were my support.”

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‘Horrific Fire’ Kills at Least 61 at Iraq Shopping Mall

A fire ripped through a shopping mall in eastern Iraq and killed at least 61 people, including children, according to local officials, who blamed the scale of the tragedy on shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness.

Anti-Trump Bump Rekindles Support for Brazil’s President

Once called the planet’s most popular politician, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil faced long odds in next year’s election. President Trump’s tariffs are changing that.

The U.K. Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.

The British government said on Thursday that it would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote, in what it called a landmark moment for democracy and some of its opponents decried as an attempt to tilt the electoral playing field.

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Floods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed at least 57 people in the past two days, many of them children, officials said on Friday. The relentless rain began lashing Punjab on Wednesday, causing floods in several cities and across vast rural stretches.

Bolsonaro Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor, Escalating Brazil’s Feud With Trump

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor, stay home during most hours and stay away from foreign embassies because of his efforts to lobby President Trump to intervene in his legal troubles.

Brothers in Arms: Macron, Merz and Starmer Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School, Killing at Least 20

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka, the capital, on Monday afternoon, killing at least 20 people and injuring 171 others, military officials said.

Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right

Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party suffered a defeat in parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw new right-wing populist groups make gains, heralding what could be a tectonic shift in what has been one of the world’s most stable democracies.

Russia Launches Heavy Strikes Despite Trump Arms Pledge to Ukraine

Russia overnight Monday fired the latest in a series of missile and exploding drone assaults at Ukraine that have steadily escalated in recent months even as cease-fire talks began in the spring.

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Russia and Ukraine to Renew Talks, but Peace Remains Elusive

Russian and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday, ostensibly for the latest round of talks aimed at ending their war, according to Turkish and Ukrainian officials.

Israeli Strikes Hit W.H.O. Site After Military Expands Gaza Offensive

The World Health Organization has accused Israel of attacking its site in central Gaza after the Israeli military expanded its operations in a part of the territory that had been left relatively unscathed during the war with Hamas.

Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide

A landslide at an informal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo where thousands of people were working has left an unknown number of people trapped underground since Sunday.

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Facing Criticism Over Effort to Rein In Corruption Agencies, Zelensky Says He Will Reverse Course

Facing growing domestic pressure, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Wednesday said he would reverse course on his crackdown on the country’s independent anticorruption agencies.

Iranian Officials Suspect Sabotage in String of Mysterious Fires

For weeks, fires and explosions have been reported almost daily in Iran. Officials are investigating what they think is a coordinated campaign.

Louis Vuitton Netherlands Entangled in Money-Laundering Case

Dutch prosecutors are investigating Louis Vuitton Netherlands, a subsidiary of the French luxury brand, in connection with a case against a customer who is accused of laundering millions of euros in an international scheme.

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Gazans Are Dying of Starvation

After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.

Why Are Thailand and Cambodia Fighting? Here’s a Quick Guide.

Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, after months of rising tension over the shared border between the two Southeast Asian countries.

Soviet-Era Plane Crashes in Russia’s Far East, Killing All 49 on Board

A passenger plane crashed outside a remote town in the Far East of Russia, killing all 49 people on board, officials said.

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