For Embattled Starmer, a U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement Will Count as a Win
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has tried to act as a bridge between Europe and the United States.
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Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day
President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and their wives during a D-Day commemoration last year in Normandy.
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The Huge, Under-the-Radar Shift Happening in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers conducting a military operation in the Jenin camp in the West Bank in March.
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Putin and Xi Rebuke U.S. and Vow to Strengthen Ties
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, right, and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Kremlin on Thursday.
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Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks
Under a billboard saying “We remember,” spectators watched military vehicles practice for the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday.
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Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration
A World War II veteran at a parade on Wednesday in Pelahiivka, a village in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
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E.U. Unveils Plan for Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products, if Negotiations Fail
The E.U. has threatened to impose new tariffs on a range of American exports, including meat.
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Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
A house damaged by artillery shelling in Poonch, in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir on Thursday.
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How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield
A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River in the Indian portion Kashmir, which flows into the Pakistani part of Kashmir. In April, India pulled out of a river-sharing treaty that has safeguarded Pakistan’s vulnerable water supply since 1960. Pakistan called it an act of war.
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Documentary Identifies Israeli Soldier as Shooter of Palestinian American Journalist
The site of Shireen Abu Akleh’s fatal shooting in Jenin, the West Bank, in 2022. The killing of the U.S. citizen prompted the Biden administration to push Israel to more rigorously investigate her death.
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Denmark Outraged by Report of Increased Spying in Greenland
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, who summoned the U.S. ambassador to express his anger over reports of spying.
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on May 2025
Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class
An Agatha Christie avatar was created with the permission of her estate, using footage of an actor, Vivien Keene, along with artificial intelligence technology.
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on May 2025
After White Smoke Signals a New Pope, What Happens Next?
Papal garments in three sizes are prepared for the conclave because no one knows who — or how big — the new pope will be.
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Older cardinals can’t vote in the conclave, but they have thoughts on the proceedings.
Cardinal Domenico Calcagno is over the age of 80 and not allowed to vote.
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on May 2025
Intelligence Agencies Increase Focus on Greenland, U.S. Officials Say
A radar antenna array in Nuuk, Greenland, this year. President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to acquire the island.
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on May 2025
If you want to be pope, it helps not to act like it.
Cardinals taking communion during the funeral for Pope Francis in April.
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on May 2025
Trump Officials Ask Texas Court to End Protections for Lesser Prairie Chicken
Researchers estimate that lesser prairie chickens have declined from hundreds of thousands or even millions to about 30,000 today. Habitat loss is the main culprit.
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The Sistine Chapel hasn’t always been home to the conclave.
The Sistine Chapel in 1939, when it was set up for the conclave that elected Pope Pius XII.
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Age Could Help to Decide the Next Pope
Cardinals at the funeral for Pope Francis last month.
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Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church.
Cardinals in Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis. A conclave to choose his successor is to start on Wednesday.
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How Accurate Is the Movie ‘Conclave’?
A scene from “Conclave,” a fictionalized account of the selection of a new pope.
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on May 2025
Mississippi Man Is Charged With Stalking Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last year.
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After black smoke at noon, the crowd in St. Peter’s hopes for white smoke at night.
Reacting as black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday morning.
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A call for ‘unity’ in the conclave sounds divisive to some.
Cardinals returned to St. Peter’s Basilica after Pope Francis’ funeral in April.
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A convent asks people to spiritually adopt a voting cardinal.
On a convent’s website, people can pick a cardinal to support with prayer in the election of the pope.
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Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
The German Parliament on Tuesday after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as chancellor.
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Crowds begin to gather in St. Peter’s Square.
Gathering in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday.
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No Phones, No Internet: The Vote for a New Pope Is Held in Extreme Secrecy
The process of selecting a new pope, which takes place in the Sistine Chapel, is intended to be leakproof.
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Thursday Briefing
Part of a damaged aircraft near Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, yesterday.
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The Indian Aircraft Pakistan Says It Shot Down
Debris, likely from an external fuel tank for military aircraft, in the Pulwama district of Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday.
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States Sue Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze for EV Charging
Officials in California said they had been relying on federal funding to expand electric-vehicle charging stations.
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Thursday Briefing: What’s Next for India and Pakistan?
Part of a damaged aircraft near Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, yesterday.
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At What Times Will the Cardinals Vote Next for a New Pope?
People watching a screen in St. Peter’s Square showing cardinals in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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A Look Inside the Papal Conclave: Paper Ballots and Sacred Oaths
Members of the clergy and conclave staff taking the oath of secrecy in the Pauline Chapel earlier this week.
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on May 2025
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Welcomes U.S. Help to Ease Tensions With India
Pakistani officials said at least 20 people were killed in the Indian airstrikes.
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on May 2025
Waiting for the Smoke That Heralds a New Pope
The crowd in St. Peter’s Square reacts to the black smoke emanating from a Vatican chimney, indicating no decision has been made on a new pope.
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Survivors Call on Next Pope to End Sexual Abuse by Clergy
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests is one of several survivors groups to have arrived in Rome since Pope Francis died.
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on May 2025
Food for the Cardinals at the Conclave Is ‘Not So Good’
Pope Francis having lunch at the Vatican in 2018. His emphasis on simple living and humility extended to the food he ate.
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on May 2025
India and Pakistan May Have an Off-Ramp After Their Clash. Will They Take It?
A building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Want to Be a Deep Sea Explorer? Don’t Worry, There’s Lots Left.
The new study’s documentation begins with images made in the 1950s by the U.S. Navy submersible Trieste.
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on May 2025
What Does Black Smoke Mean During Conclave to Elect New Pope?
Firefighters installing the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican last week.
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A sea gull took center stage at the last conclave.
A sea gull on the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
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on May 2025
Syrian Leader Says Country Has Held Indirect Talks With Israel
Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s president, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
How does the voting work?
Cardinals gathered for a Mass before the start of the conclave on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Judge Says Trump Plan to Send Migrants to Libya Would Violate Court Order
The internationally recognized government in Tripoli, Libya’s capital, has control over the country’s west.
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on May 2025
The Symbolism Behind India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’
A graphic announcing India’s military operation included a jar of spilled sindoor, which resembled spattered blood. Sindoor, or vermilion powder, is a traditional marker of the marital status of Hindu women.
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on May 2025
Cardinals Begin Conclave With an Oath
Cardinals taking an oath in the Sistine Chapel at the beginning of the conclave in 2005, in a photo released by the Vatican.
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on May 2025
Betting Sites Place Odds on the Papal Conclave
Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy has emerged as the odds-on favorite to succeed Pope Francis.
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on May 2025
4 Lessons for Trump From the UK’s Failed Rwanda Migrant Deportation Deal
James Cleverly, then the British home secretary, and Vincent Biruta, then the Rwandan foreign minister, after signing a migration deal in Kigali, the African country’s capital, in December 2023.
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Second U.S. Navy Jet in 2 Weeks Is Lost Off the U.S.S. Truman
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in 2022.
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Cardinal Dolan of New York Shares His Conclave Advice: ‘Bring a Book’
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is bringing a biography of Michelangelo and packets of peanut butter to the conclave.
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A top cardinal asks for divine guidance at a ‘difficult’ moment in history.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, invoked the Holy Spirit to guide the electors during Mass on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Airstrikes Pound Gaza as Israel Announces Plans to Displace More Residents
People rescue the wounded moments after a strike on a restaurant in Gaza City, today.
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Israel Downs Drone as Houthis Vow to Continue Tit-for-Tat Strikes
Police officers inspecting the site of a Houthi missile attack near Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv on Sunday. The strike prompted a series of tit-for-tat military responses between Israel and the group based in Yemen.
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The Sistine Chapel becomes the world’s most beautiful polling place.
These 10 U.S. Cardinals Have a Vote in Selecting the Next Pope
Live Updates: White Smoke Signals That a Pope Is Chosen
In Israel’s Demolition Path, West Bank Residents Pack Up Their Lives
Sewage Sludge Fertilizer From Maryland? Virginians Say No Thanks.
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