Switzerland Rejects Measure to Cap Its Population at 10 Million
A citizen casting her ballot on Sunday at a polling station in Bern, Switzerland, amid a vote on a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country’s population and another referendum on restricting access to conscientious objection to military service.
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The G7 Summit Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump
Leaders of the Group of 7 nations at a summit in Kananaskis, Canada, last year.
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Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked
Early this year on the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, which has been bombed consistently.
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Curaçao Is the Smallest Country Ever to Reach the World Cup
Soccer players and artists at a celebration this month in Curaçao, a Caribbean island and constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?
Emperor Naruhito of Japan, center, with Empress Masako and other royal family members at a garden party in April in Tokyo.
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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, in March. The countries have been building up their militaries.
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With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in April at a government-organized march in Tehran.
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Russia Is Rich in Ballistic Missiles. Ukraine Is Short of Ways to Stop Them.
Ukrainian service members next to a launcher of a Patriot air-defense system, in an undisclosed location, in 2024.
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At the Canadian Screen Awards, the Industry Steps Outside Hollywood’s Shadow
The actor Robbie Graham-Kunz speaking with fans outside the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto.
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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak
At the Mongbwalu General Hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. That province, in the northeast of the country, is where the current outbreak was first identified.
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In Israel, Broad Discontent Over the Emerging U.S. Deal With Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in March. At the start of the recent war, he had said that its objective was “to remove the existential threats” to Israel.
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Israel Strikes Beirut Outskirts as Fighting With Hezbollah Escalates
The site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern outskirts on Sunday. Lebanese health authorities said three people were killed and 16 injured.
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Net Gain
A watch party outside Madison Square Garden last night.
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Top Haitian Security Official Kidnapped
Cars burned by armed gangs in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January.
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A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say
President Trump said the operation had been conducted in close consultation with the new Venezuelan government.
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Should Switzerland Cap Its Population at 10 Million? Voters Will Decide.
Campaign posters ahead of the population cap vote. President Trump’s face is on a no poster, with the slogan, “Now, of all times, a break with Europe?” The yes slogan shown is “Protect Switzerland.”
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Canada Has Its Elbows Up and Arms Wide Open at the World Cup
Fans celebrating a goal to tie the game during a public viewing of the match on Friday in Toronto.
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Spain’s Church Hopes Pope Trip Will Stem Secular Tide
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Plaza de Lima in Madrid on Saturday, June 6, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.
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Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens
A health worker in the town of Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, collecting medication for patients suspected of having Bundibugyo virus last month.
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Israel Is Building Army Base in Jenin, Flouting 1990s Pact With Palestinians
The Israeli military has held part of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, since January of last year.
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Families of Air India Crash Victims Seek Answers One Year On
A grieving relative at the site of last year’s Air India Flight 171 crash, where family members of those killed in the disaster held a vigil.
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Despite Talk of an Iran Peace Deal, Lebanon’s War Grinds On
Residents survey damage following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre on Friday.
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Japan Pushes Back on Trump’s Anime Posts
A Trump social media post from Saturday depicted himself dressed as the protagonist from the popular anime series “Naruto.”
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JR Conjures a Mountainous Illusion Out of the Pont Neuf in Paris
The bridge has been wrapped with fabric that was then inflated to create a craggy appearance.
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Anti-Immigrant Riots after Belfast Stabbing Leave City on Edge
Attempting to clear protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday evening.
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With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech
“Mulholland Drive, June 1986,” a homemade print from a photocopier.
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Bring the Kids and Grab Some Barbecue: A Day at the Ukrainian Drone Races
An audience watched the Wild Drones military drone-flying competition in Truskavets, Ukraine, last month.
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A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War
In Tehran on Monday, a billboard featuring the Iran theocracy’s first two supreme leaders loomed over passers-by.
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‘Operation Pushkin’: Paris Trial Puts Spotlight on Rare-Book Heists
A sculpture of Alexander Pushkin made of paper at a bookstore in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week.
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U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe
An American F-16 jet at Andravida air base, Greece, last year.
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Drones Flown Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Plot by Former South Korean President
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, center, arriving for a hearing to review his arrest warrant in Seoul in 2025.
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Princess Bha of Thailand, Second in Line to the Throne, Dies at 47
Princess Bha of Thailand greeting royalists during a public appearance in Bangkok in 2020.
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Trump, in Latest Pivot, Retracts Threat to Strike Iran Again and Widen the War
President Trump at the White House on Thursday, where he said a peace agreement with Iran was close at hand.
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As World Cup Begins, Mexico City Becomes a Global Stage
Fans outside the Mexico City stadium known colloquially as Estadio Azteca before the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
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Afghans Hold Rare Public Protests Against Taliban Rules
Whipsawed Between Fear and Relief, Iranians Hope for War’s End
U.S. Blocks Deal by Florida-based Vanguard Energy to Supply Fuel to Cuba
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Announces Cease-Fire Agreement
Brazilians Revive a World Cup Ritual to Cheer on Their National Team
War and the World Cup
In Venezuela, a 91-Year-Old Weaver Sticks to Traditions
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge
The SpaceX I.P.O. Rocket