He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man.
Joseph Kabila returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, to territory controlled by rebels.
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Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks
Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, the national security minister, and other Israeli hard-liners had campaigned on a promise to execute Palestinian militants.
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Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?
A satellite image taken last week of the port and oil terminal at the entrance of the Bay of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba.
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Myanmar’s Military Leader Moves One Step Closer to Becoming President
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing leaving a polling station during the first phase of the Myanmar general election in Naypyidaw in December. It s widely believed that he has coveted the job of president for years.
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Luis Carlos Rúa Fought Colombia’s Corruption in an Elephant Costume. Now He’s a Senator.
Luis Carlos Rúa, in his white elephant character costume, at an abandoned government construction site in Pereira, Colombia.
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Lawsuit Accuses Americans of Political Killings for Hire Overseas
Aden, Yemen, in 2018. It became the capital in exile for the internationally recognized Yemeni government, and was badly damaged by airstrikes in 2015.
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Xi Invites Taiwan’s Opposition Leader to Talk ‘Peace’ Ahead of Trump Summit
Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Nationalist Party, at her office in Taipei, Taiwan, in November.
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Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’
Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank earlier this month.
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Australian Police Kill Man Suspected of Slaying 2 Officers
A funeral service for one of the slain police officers was held last year in Melbourne.
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Gao Zhen, a Chinese Artist Accused of Mocking Mao, Goes on Trial
Gao Zhen, left, and his brother Gao Qiang, with their artwork “Mao’s Guilt” in 2009.
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Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say
Many senior Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed, and those who survive have had difficulty communicating.
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Trump Zigzags on Iran, Claiming ‘Great Progress’ but Making Threats
President Trump arriving at the White House Sunday night after returning from Florida.
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As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble
A bowling alley at the Guantánamo Bay military base on a Saturday. Life on the base has been mostly unaffected by the energy crisis in Cuba.
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Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say
“Les Poissons” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of three paintings stolen this month from a museum in Italy.
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Two More U.N. Peacekeepers Are Killed in Southern Lebanon
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon last week.
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Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete
President Trump speaking aboard Air Force One, in Florida, on Sunday.
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How Russia Weaponized the Cold Ukrainian Winter
Svitlana, a 66-year-old resident of one of Kyiv’s Soviet-designed apartment blocks, at the entrance to her building in early February.
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Asia Depends on L.N.G. From the Middle East. This Is What Happens When It Runs Out.
Residents waiting to receive canisters of household gas this month in Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Trump Says Iran Agreed to Allow 20 More Ships of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz
Ships anchored in Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Wednesday.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday
Airstrikes damaged the Tehran headquarters of Al Araby TV on Sunday.
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Israel’s Other War
Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon this month.
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Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leading a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, amid restrictions on gathering in large groups because of the war in Iran.
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Iran War Draws Attention to U.S. Troop Presence in Saudi Arabia
The dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, who was killed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia earlier in March.
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Regional officials meet in Pakistan to discuss the war in Iran.
A motorcade arriving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.
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The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East
The U.S.S. Tripoli entering the Singapore Strait earlier this month. The 2,500 Marines who have been dispatched to the Middle East are part of the U.S.S. Tripoli amphibious ready group.
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Can Canada’s Left Regroup? A New Leader Will Try.
Avi Lewis, center, after his election on Sunday as the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party at the party convention in Winnipeg, Canada.
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A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain.
Emergency responders at the site of a strike in the town of Eshtaol, Israel, on Saturday.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Saturday
Emergency responders at the site of a strike in Eshtaol, Israel, on Saturday.
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Airstrikes batter a university and residential zones in Tehran.
A Red Crescent Society worker at an auto service center targeted by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Saturday.
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F.B.I. Said to Dig Up Old Investigative Files on Democratic Lawmaker
Representative Eric Swalwell of California, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics in the House, said that he was being targeted by the Trump administration.
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In Dubai, a famed horse race goes on, despite the war.
The start of a race at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Saturday.
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Ukraine Finalizes Air Defense Deals With Gulf Nations Amid War in Mideast
In a photo released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, President Volodymyr Zelensky, in black, and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar, center left, walk together during their meeting in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.
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Man in Paris Accused of Attempted Attack on Bank of America
Police officials outside a Bank of America site in Paris on Saturday.
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Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say
A police officer checks a charred car in the town of Jezzine in southern Lebanon on Saturday, after an Israeli strike that killed three Lebanese journalists.
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Pakistan Set to Host Top Regional Diplomats for Talks on Iran War
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan at the United Nations in 2024. His country has recently intensified efforts at shuttle diplomacy between the United States and Iran.
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Yemen’s Houthis Fire at Israel and Vow Further Attacks
Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, demonstrating in solidarity with Iran on Friday.
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Winter’s Gloomy Spirit Lifts as Baseball’s Blue Jays Land
Andres Giménez, right, celebrates his walk-off single with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Friday in Toronto.
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On Iran’s Rugged Frontier, Kurds Yearn to Join the Fight
Iranian Kurdish fighters train in the mountains of neighboring Iraq, waiting to go into battle against Iran.
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Can This Russian Bakery Survive a 3,500% Tax Increase?
The Mashenka bakery outside Moscow last month.
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They’ve Been Accused of Running a ‘Covert’ Operation in Greenland. It’s No Secret.
U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade
Trump Threatens to Destroy Kharg Island and Other Key Iranian Energy Sites
In Australia, Victoria and Tasmania Waive Transit Fares as Fuel Prices Soar
Castro Heirs Emerge Across Cuba’s Political Scene Amid Energy Crisis and Trump Threats
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Renews Threats Against Iranian Oil and Energy Facilities
Can the ‘Dubai Dream’ Survive the War? Residents Say Life Goes On.
Removing Unfriendly Leaders
Iran Condemns Attacks on Its Universities, Warns of Retaliation
New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows
Israel’s military posted two images of Ali Choeib in what it said was a Hezbollah uniform. One was fake.
Hundreds Gather for Funeral of 3 Lebanese Killed in Israeli Strike
The Slum in Gangnam, the Richest Part of Seoul