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For Israel, Hamas and Trump’s Peace Plan, Now Comes the Hard Part
A Hamas gunman on Monday during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al Balah, in southern Gaza.
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on October 2025
Ukraine’s Formula for Peace: Fewer Talks, More Weapons
On Tuesday, a high-level Ukrainian delegation will begin a multiday visit in Washington to discuss deals to buy American weapons designed to hit inside Russia and shield Ukraine from air attacks.
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on October 2025
Israel Identifies 2 Bodies Handed Over by Hamas
Doris Liber, center, with a photo of Guy Illouz, her son, in Washington in 2023. His remains have been returned to Israel.
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on October 2025
Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped
Palestinians returning to an area near Gaza City on Saturday following the cease-fire.
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on October 2025
Cheering Crowds Greet Palestinian Prisoners Freed by Israel
Palestinians celebrating the release of prisoners freed by Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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on October 2025
To Inflict Pain on Russians, Ukraine’s Drones Zero In on Oil Refineries
Even though they are far from the front lines, drone teams wear protective gear for fear of being detected and targeted by Russia.
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on October 2025
China Hosts a Summit on Women’s Rights, While Stifling Activism
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, posing with other leaders at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing on Monday.
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on October 2025
Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine
Marilin Catari, 57, who has worked her whole life in the coca trade, walking to tend to her coca leaf crop in the community of Arapata, Bolivia.
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on October 2025
Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia
A satellite image overview of destroyed ammunition depots at Engels airfield in Russia’s Saratov region in March after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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on October 2025
Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster in France
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for a summit on Monday.
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on October 2025
More Than 40 People Killed in Bus Crash in South Africa
A photo released by the South African Department of Transport shows the wreckage of a bus that ran off a highway in northeastern South Africa near the Zimbabwe border on Sunday.
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on October 2025
Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in June. For the first time, he is struggling to land a knockout blow on his opponents.
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on October 2025
Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan
Afghans using their mobile phones after the internet was restored this month in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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on October 2025
Explosion at Italian Farmhouse Kills Three Military Police Officers
Rescue workers and police officers at the scene of an explosion in Castel d’Azzano, Italy, on Tuesday.
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on October 2025
Trump’s Two Minds on China Sow a Chaotic Few Days
President Trump has taken steps to “decouple” the United States from China, but he and his aides have also struck a conciliatory tone in hopes of reaching a trade deal and cementing his self-described role as a master deal maker.
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on October 2025
Trump Touts ‘Very Important Signing,’ but Details Are Few
President Trump displays his signature on a document while participating in a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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on October 2025
Trump and Abbas Share Moment of Rapprochement in Egypt
President Trump and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at a summit of world leaders on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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on October 2025
Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.
José Daniel Ferrer, a Cuban dissident, photographed in Havana in 2014.
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on October 2025
Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico
A marine helping a woman cross a flooded street on Sunday in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico.
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on October 2025
Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding
Protesters called for more power as they rode atop a military vehicle in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Monday.
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on October 2025
As Hostages and Prisoners Return Home, Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ in Mideast
Israelis celebrated as they watched a live broadcast on Monday in Tel Aviv of hostages being released from Gaza.
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on October 2025
Trump Calls for Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu. Could it Happen?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center left, flanked by President Trump and the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, at Ben Gurion Airport, after Mr. Trump addressed the Knesset.
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on October 2025
A Divided Israel Unites in Joy as Hostages Come Home
Watching a live broadcast in Tel Aviv as hostages were released from Gaza on Monday.
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on October 2025
Some Israeli families are anguished to see the release of Palestinians convicted of killing their loved ones.
Crowds in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv reacted to a live broadcast of the hostages’ release from Gaza on Monday.
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on October 2025
Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next
President Trump speaking in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.
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on October 2025
W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections
Over time, pathogens inevitably evolve to outsmart the drugs created to kill them. But excessive use of antimicrobials accelerates the process.
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on October 2025
What Are the Abraham Accords, Trump’s 2020 Mideast Deals?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump with the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates during the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020.
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on October 2025
Arab Leaders Brace for Tough Negotiations at Egypt Summit
A poster of the U.S. and Egyptian presidents is displayed at Peace Square in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, ahead of an international summit on Gaza on Monday.
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on October 2025
2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Ian Watkins performing with Lostprophets in 2012. He was serving a 29-year prison sentence in England when he was killed.
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on October 2025
Gazans confront a devastating reality: ‘There’s nothing to be happy about.’
Palestinians returned to inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza City on Saturday.
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on October 2025
Joy, relief and long-awaited phone calls as hostages are released.
Friends of Alon Ohel speaking with his family in a video call after learning that he had been released on Monday.
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on October 2025
See excerpts from Trump’s prepared remarks to the Knesset.
President Trump at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on Monday.
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on October 2025
Trump and Egypt’s President Set to Host Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’
A sign welcoming President Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.
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on October 2025
‘Real Progress’ Is Made in Delivering Aid to Gaza, U.N. Says
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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on October 2025
Israelis Wait in Hostages Square for the Captives’ Release
People gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Monday.
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on October 2025
What Is the Red Cross’s Role in Israel-Hamas Exchanges?
In the first hostage-prisoner exchange in the Israel-Hamas war, in November 2023, the International Red Cross moved freed hostages out of Gaza.
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on October 2025
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
Demonstrators at the March for Life in London last month. The event attracted religious and anti-abortion groups from around the world, including the U.S.-based Alliance Defending Freedom.
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Thomas
on October 2025
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on October 2025
China’s High Ambitions for Clean Energy
On the Tibetan Plateau.
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on October 2025
Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says
Hamas fighters in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, in February.
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on October 2025
Bangladesh Detains Army Officers Accused of Crimes Under Previous Regime
Families of victims of forced disappearances protesting last year in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, to demand information about their relatives.
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on October 2025
World Cup Qualifiers Become a Venue for European Protests of Israel
Fans displayed both Palestinian and Norwegian flags during a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel on Saturday in Oslo.
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on October 2025
Border Clash Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict
Trucks parked on Sunday at the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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on October 2025
Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
A Qantas plane in Adelaide, Australia, in September.
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on October 2025
Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation
Palestinians rushed toward aid trucks in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday.
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on October 2025
3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit
Municipal employees raising flags in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday before a summit about Gaza.
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on October 2025
A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?
A vigil last Tuesday in Manhattan for Palestinians and Israelis killed during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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on October 2025
Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate
Fire raging through Nepal’s main administrative building in Kathmandu on Sept. 9, a day after security forces cracked down on demonstrations condemning government corruption.
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Thomas
on October 2025
Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again?
President Paul Biya of Cameroon at the only rally of his re-election campaign, on Tuesday in Maroua. He has promised that if re-elected, he will improve unemployment and poverty.
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Thomas
on October 2025
China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church
Ezra Jin Mingri, the pastor of Zion Church, one of the country’s most prominent underground churches, in Beijing in 2018. Mr. Jin was detained on Friday, his family says.
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Thomas
on October 2025
Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Wins Peace Prize
Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?
A Reality Check on Peace
The Release of Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners in Photos and Videos
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump