Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers
Fishing vessels off the Ecuadorean coast last October.
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How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton
Count Binface, played by the comedian Jon Harvey, being interviewed at a studio in London last month.
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Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough
A woman cooling off at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border
Turning nearly pure copper into electrical wires is one of the first stages of production at Northern Cables in Brockville, Ontario.
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Thailand Halts New Gun Permits After Mass Shooting at a School
Officials offered prayers at temple in Bangkok on Tuesday for the victims of a 14-year-old gunman.
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Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote
Supporters of President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Lusaka, Zambia.
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How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker
Raúl Castro, with his grandson and bodyguard Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, during an official ceremony in Paris in 2016.
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Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War
A residential building in Zelenograd, in the Moscow region, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in May. Four people were killed in the attack.
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A Syrian Holdout Province, Sweida, Fears a Government Takeover
Gunmen swept into southern Syria last year, setting off one of the deadliest bouts of sectarian violence in years.
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As Death Toll From Colombia Earthquake Rises to at Least 181, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors
Firefighters rescuing Diana Marcela Troncoso from a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the western part of the country.
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What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia
A rescue dog and his guide are among those looking for survivors on Monday in Cali, Colombia.
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Ex-Marine Robert Gilman, Freed by Russia After 4 Years in Prison, Arrives in the U.S.
Robert Gilman in April. He had been sentenced by a Russian court to 10 years in prison.
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How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses
Women use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.
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Spain Urges Eclipse Watchers to Be Wary of Wildfire Risks
Fighting flames in El Tiemblo, central Spain, during wildfires in July.
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Here’s how to stay safe watching the solar eclipse.
During a solar eclipse, the only time it is safe to gaze at the sun without equipment is during totality, when the moon completely covers its surface.
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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97
Zhu Rongji in 1998. His economic initiatives propelled rapid growth in China but also set the stage for trade wars with President Trump and China’s acute problems with excessive debt.
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Total Eclipse
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An Electric Motorcycle Revolution
Chico Harlan, back, on a new Vlektra electric motorcycle with its owner, Abdul Rafay, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Before Trump’s Catering Container Ruse, Other Presidents Obscured Risky Travel Plans
President Trump disembarking Air Force One in Britain last month.
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Frenzy for Solar Eclipse Glasses Takes Over London
Solar eclipse glasses for sale in East London on Tuesday.
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Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.
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The Eclipse Is Coming, and Iceland Is Looking for a Break in the Clouds
Cloudy skies along the road to the Latrabjarg cliffs, the place in Iceland where the total eclipse will last the longest on Wednesday.
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Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.
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How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
Moroccan border guards and boats patrolling the coastline on the border with Spain in Fnideq, Morocco, this month.
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What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo
The former Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig was one of the Cubans smuggled into the United States by a criminal group known as the Cuban Mafia.
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France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
At Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.
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Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections
Nikolai Rybakov, right, the Yabloko party’s leader, and his lawyer, second from right, listening to the court decision after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from upcoming parliamentary elections on Monday in Russia’s Supreme Court in Moscow.
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Turkey Moves to Advance Peace Process With P.K.K.
Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party at a disarmament ceremony in the Qandil Mountains in Iraq last year.
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Colombia Quake Chases Teenage Venezuelan Brothers From Their New Home
Deivid Delfín, 44, with his two surviving sons, Winder, 17, left, and Deivi, 15, right, in Venezuela in June, after twin earthquakes killed the boys’ mother, younger brother and grandmother.
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Italian Diver Discovers Hundreds of Ancient Amphorae in Sicily
A spearfishing champion discovered a pile of hundreds of ancient amphorae off the coast of Sicily.
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Colombia’s Earthquake Puts Abelardo De La Espriella, Its New President, to the Test
President Abelardo De La Espriella, left, and his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, led an earthquake response meeting in Bogotá, the Colombian capital, on Monday.
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Images From Colombia, Battered by Quakes
An aerial view of the destruction in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday.
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How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Protected Dobby’s Grave From the Path of a U.K.-Ireland Power Cable
A memorial for Dobby, a fictional elf from the “Harry Potter” fantasy series, at Freshwater West beach in Wales.
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Netanyahu Walks Tightrope on Trump’s Gaza Disarmament Deal
President Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, at the White House last year.
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Police in India Use Tear Gas to Break Youth Protest
Police standing guard near a barricade as demonstrators took part in a protest over government recruitment exams in Ranchi. Jharkhand, on Monday.
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This remote spot has cliffs, seabirds — and today, a few extra seconds of darkness.
Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in space.
Six Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says
Live Updates: In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Only Hours Away
In Bali, a Quest to Restore the Sacred Glow of Fireflies
A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets
Here Is Where Colombia’s Quake Hit Hardest
Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir
Major Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111
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