With Trump’s Tariffs, the Chasm Between Allies and the U.S. Widens
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs at the White House
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on April 2025
The Country Was Fake. But Its Land Grab in Bolivia Was Real.
The guru known as Swami Nithyananda after appearing at his bail hearing near Bengaluru, India, in 2012. A fugitive holy man, he has claimed miracle powers.
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on April 2025
Myanmar Military Declares Temporary Truce After Earthquake
Members of the Chinese Red Cross during a rescue operation in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday, in a photo released by Chinese state media.
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on April 2025
Netanyahu Arrives in Hungary, Finding a Rare Welcome in Europe
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
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on April 2025
‘I’m Here! Can You Hear Me?’: One Family’s Story of Death in Gaza
After a two-month truce, Israel resumed bombing in mid-March, destroying buildings like this one in central Gaza City, in March.
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on April 2025
What to Know About Israel’s Expanded Offensive in Gaza
Smoke rising west of Gaza City in March.
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on April 2025
Angola Rail Line Offers Clues to Trump’s Africa Policy
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. discussed the Lobito Corridor railway project with African leaders in Angola in December. President João Lourenço of Angola was sitting to Mr. Biden’s left.
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on April 2025
Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company
The site of the toppled building in Bangkok on Tuesday.
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on April 2025
Israel Announces Plans to Seize ‘Large Areas’ of Gaza as It Expands Offensive Against Hamas
The site of a strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
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on April 2025
Desperation Grows in Gaza as U.N. Shutters Bakeries
A shuttered bakery after it ran out of flour in Gaza City on Tuesday.
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on April 2025
Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Americans Over Failed Congo Coup
Benjamin Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson waiting to hear the court verdict in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in September.
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on April 2025
23 More Women Come Forward With Allegations Against Serial Rapist
A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao. The court heard he would lure women to his apartments, drug them and rape them.
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on April 2025
Thursday Briefing
President Trump signed an executive order on tariffs in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday.
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on April 2025
Rubio Visits NATO Amid European Alarm Over Trump’s Agenda
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to press President Trump’s call for a swift end to the war in Ukraine, an approach that alarms many European leaders who overwhelmingly support Kyiv and fear that Mr. Trump will wind up appeasing Russia.
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on April 2025
South Korean Actress’s Suicide Spurs Scrutiny of Ex-Boyfriend
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun gave a tearful news conference on Monday to respond to the controversy over his relationship with actress Kim Sae-ron, who was found dead in February.
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on April 2025
Some Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Were Shot Multiple Times, Officials Say
Members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society and other emergency services prayed over the bodies of fellow rescuers killed a week earlier.
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on April 2025
Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption
The coal plant in Colstrip, Mont., is ranked by the Environmental Protection Agency as the worst emitter of harmful particulate matter.
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on April 2025
Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Global Tariffs
President Trump at the White House Rose Garden, yesterday.
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on April 2025
Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake
China and Russia have sent rescue and relief teams to Myanmar in the wake of an earthquake that killed hundreds of people.
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on April 2025
Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
A delivery of heating oil in Farmington, Me., in 2023. The program, known as LIHEAP, also helps to cover bills for cooling in summer.
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on April 2025
Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
Preparing a shingles vaccine in Carol Stream, Ill.
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on April 2025
Heathrow Was Warned of Power Supply Vulnerabilities, Airlines Advocate Says
Firefighters dousing flames at an electrical substation, about a mile from Heathrow, that caught fire last month. The blaze cut off power to the airport for almost an entire day.
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on April 2025
A Remote Spot in Saudi Arabia Won’t be Remote for Long
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, features sandstone and granite formations.
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on April 2025
Already Seen Kyoto? Expand Your Itinerary in Japan.
Monks performing morning rites in Koyasan, Japan.
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on April 2025
Travelers Call Supermarket Tourism a Key Part of Any Trip
Keith Crockford, the chief executive of the Bucket List Company, in a local Indian supermarket in the English county of Devon, where he lives.
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on April 2025
Fire Briefly Disrupts Heathrow Airport Train Service
The Paddington railway station in London in March.
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on April 2025
Wednesday Briefing
Jimmy Patronis, a Republican, won the race to replace Matt Gaetz in the First Congressional District in Florida.
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on April 2025
Wednesday Briefing: An Elections Test for Trump
Voters in Wisconsin, yesterday.
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on April 2025
More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship
The Queen Mary 2 is the flagship ocean liner of Cunard Lines.
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on April 2025
Immigration Officials Detain Former Taliban Ambassador to Spain
Mohammad Rahim Wahidi was detained at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
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on April 2025
Venezuelan Migrants Ask Supreme Court to Block Deportations
A photograph released by El Salvador’s government showed U.S. deportees arriving at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, last month.
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on April 2025
Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive said that starting immediately, consular officers must refer certain student and exchange-visitor visa applicants to the fraud prevention unit for a mandatory social media check, according to two American officials.
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on April 2025
Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances
President Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sunday, after spending the weekend at his private residence at Mar-a-Lago.
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on April 2025
Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead in Lithuania
A woman at a shrine in Lithuania for three U.S. soldiers who were found dead earlier this week. The body of a fourth soldier was found in Lithuania on Tuesday.
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on April 2025
U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
The funeral for people who were killed in Gaza last month, marked by the logo of the Palestinian Red Crescent aid group in Khan Younis, on Monday.
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on April 2025
‘I Am Disgusted’: Le Pen Voters Voice Outrage Over Her Conviction
Some of Marine Le Pen’s constituents watch her responding to her conviction for embezzlement, in Café de la Paix, Hénin-Beaumont, France on Monday.
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on April 2025
Italy Tightens Citizenship Rules Amid Influx of Applications
Until last week, anyone who had an Italian ancestor who was alive after the country was formed in 1861 could seek citizenship.
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on April 2025
Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women
Waiting for a contraceptive implant procedure at a clinic in Epworth, Zimbabwe, in November.
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on April 2025
Netanyahu Drops Nominee for Spy Chief After Backlash
Eli Sharvit, a former commander of Israel’s navy, is being passed over for the country’s top intelligence job.
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on April 2025
SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching on Monday night in Florida with four private astronauts.
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on April 2025
Pope Francis’ Health Continues to Improve, Vatican Says
Pope Francis made a brief public appearance last month, greeting well-wishers from a hospital balcony, before returning to the Vatican.
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on April 2025
Hooters Files for Bankruptcy, but Its Restaurants Will Stay Open
Hooters restaurants around the country will continue operating during the bankruptcy proceedings. As the company said on a site explaining the transaction, “It’s always hang time at Hooters.”
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on April 2025
A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake
Rescue teams working to save residents trapped under the rubble of a Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.
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on April 2025
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
Dong Jingwei, the director of Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, speaking during an event last year.
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on April 2025
China’s Military Exercises Around Taiwan Enter Second Day
A photo released by the Taiwan Defense Ministry showed what it said was the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in waters off Taiwan on Monday.
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on April 2025
Tuesday Briefing
President Trump told NBC News he was “not joking” about the possibility of a third term in office, which the Constitution prohibits.
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on April 2025
There’s No Party Like an Iftar Party for Bangladesh’s Aspiring Leaders
Muslims preparing meals for iftar at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in March.
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on April 2025
As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening
Waiting to break the Ramadan fast this month at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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on April 2025
The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
Daisy Greenwell, right, and her husband, Joe Ryrie, center, in their home office in Suffolk, England, this month. They work with a small staff, including Nancy Waters, an operations manager, to run the Smartphone Free Childhood campaign.
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on April 2025
Israel’s Military Strikes Near Beirut, Killing at Least 4
A damaged building near Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
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on April 2025
South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday
The impeached president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, greeting supporters in Seoul last month.
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on April 2025
Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101
China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan
Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army