Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World
Of all the examples of growing repression in Russia during four years of war in Ukraine, few have touched more people than deepening internet restrictions.
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Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.
A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.
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First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations
Robert Lucas of MDA Space helped develop the Canadarm3, a robotic system that will support astronauts during spacewalks and aid repairs in orbit.
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These Two Countries With Social Media Bans Aren’t Happy With Google and Meta
Earlier this month, the Indonesian government announced that social media companies must deactivate accounts of users under 16 years of age and put age-verification systems in place.
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How the U.K.’s Leader Decides Which U.S. Bombers to Let Fly Against Iran
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in London on Monday. “We will not be drawn into the wider war,” he told lawmakers in mid-March.
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A Cat-and-Mouse Game of Russian Internet Restrictions and Evasion
With the authorities blocking apps and websites, Russians are trying to find workarounds.
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When Will Japan’s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That
Visitors gathered beneath cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo last week.
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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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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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Trump Lashes Out Again at Europe for Its Lukewarm Support Against Iran
President Trump arriving in Washington on Sunday. Mr. Trump criticized European allies on social media on Tuesday for their refusal to get more involved in the Iran War.
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Arab World Faces ‘Profound’ Economic Crisis From Iran War, U.N. Agency Warns
Unloading relief supplies at an aid distribution site in Tyre, Lebanon, last week.
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Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.
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Here’s the latest.
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Kuwaiti Oil Tanker Set Ablaze After Attack Off the Coast of Dubai
The Dubai port in the United Arab Emirates in 2022.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday
Residents viewing the damage to their apartment in Tehran after airstrikes on Monday.
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Palm Sunday Attack in Nigeria Leaves at Least 12 Dead
A Nigerian military vehicle at the scene of an attack the morning after gunmen killed several people in Jos, Nigeria, on Monday.
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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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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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Two More U.N. Peacekeepers Are Killed in Southern Lebanon
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon last week.
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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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Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete
President Trump speaking aboard Air Force One, in Florida, on Sunday.
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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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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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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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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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Here’s the latest.
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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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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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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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Iran advances a plan to charge a toll for ships to traverse the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Threatens to Destroy Kharg Island and Other Key Iranian Energy Sites
In Australia, Victoria and Tasmania Waive Transit Fares as Fuel Prices Soar
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
Kuwaiti Tanker Full of Oil Struck Off Dubai Day After Trump’s Threats
U.S. Senators Press Taiwan to Raise Military Spending, as China Protests
Removing Unfriendly Leaders
Iran Condemns Attacks on Its Universities, Warns of Retaliation
Can the ‘Dubai Dream’ Survive the War? Residents Say Life Goes On.
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