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‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

President Trump last week. His phone was among the targets of a sweeping cyberattack last year, during the campaign.

After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunned by Male Rescuers

“It felt like women were invisible,” one volunteer said after witnessing rescue efforts in eastern Afghanistan.

Portugal Searches for Cause of Lisbon Funicular Crash as Death Toll Rises

The Elevador da Glória is a well-known attraction in hilly Lisbon. There are two vehicles on the line, and each can carry about 40 people.

Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, on Thursday.

Palestinian Leaders Urge U.S. to End Visa Ban Ahead of Statehood Summit

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority speaking at the General Assembly last year. His visa to the U.S. this year has been blocked.

After Trump Comments, Hamas Says It’s Ready for Deal on All Hostages

A rally in Jerusalem on Wednesday to call for the release of hostages still held in Gaza.

Floods in North India Submerge Crops as Farmers Struggle With Debt and Tariffs

Farmers survey submerged paddy crops near Ramdas in Punjab, India, last week.

2 Dead as Russia Strikes Danish Demining Group, Ukraine Official Says

After Boat Strike, Rubio Says U.S. Will Help Other Nations “Blow Up” Crime Groups

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, with President Daniel Noboa of Ecuador at the presidential palace in Quito. The two countries discussed taking on criminal groups.

Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo

Receiving a vaccination against Ebola in 2019 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A team, joined by World Health Organization personnel, has been deployed to monitor the latest outbreak.

Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.

A soldier with Ukraine’s 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the Kharkiv region, in May. Russia wants limits on the size and capabilities of the Ukrainian military.

Vetements Takes Its Trademark Fight to U.S. Supreme Court

Travis Scott and Gigi Hadid walking the runway during the Vetements show at Paris Fashion Week last year.

Kim Jong-un Brings His Daughter and Potential Heir, Kim Ju-ae, to Beijing

Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm

A tour of an Orsted-operated wind farm off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2022.

Edgar Feuchtwanger, Who Wrote About Being Hitler’s Neighbor, Dies at 100

Edgar Feuchtwanger in 2016. A British historian, he wrote a book late in life about growing up in Munich across the street from Adolf Hitler.

Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting

“Portrait of a Lady,” by Giuseppe Ghislandi, was stolen from a Jewish art dealer in the Netherlands during World War II.

Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide

Flood damage in Vermont in 2023. The administration has sued the state over its climate superfund law.

Lisbon Funicular Crash: What to Know About the Cause and Victims

A police officer on Thursday at the funicular car that crashed in Lisbon.

China’s Show of Military Might

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.

Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish

Starting this month, gel nail polish containing the ingredient trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide is banned in the European Union’s 27 member countries.

China’s Show of Military Might

U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Mexico City on Wednesday.

Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’

Workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in October looking through the wreckage after Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C.

At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say

Emergency teams working at the site where the Elevador da Glória funicular derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday, killing more than a dozen people.

In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants

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Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know

The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson in Panama City on Tuesday.

Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia exiting his Aurus limousine in Beijing on Tuesday.

After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws

Graham Linehan at a free-speech summit at Trinity College Dublin last year. He has become a vocal anti-transgender activist and was arrested on Monday over social media posts.

Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Admits Underpaying Tax

Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, said she had relied on legal advice but has come under intense scrutiny in recent days for her tax affairs.

UK Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children Under 16

Energy drinks advertised outside a store in Shrewsbury, England. The ban would apply to all retailers — those selling online and in shops — as well as to restaurants, cafes and vending machines.

Far-right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank Annexation

A wall separates the Arab village of Al Eizariya, in the West Bank, near where the Israeli government plans to build a new neighborhood.

In Yellowstone, Migratory Bison Reawaken a Landscape

Bison grazing near the Roosevelt Arch of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. Yellowstone is home to the last migratory herd — migratory bison are otherwise functionally extinct in their former range.

Claudia Sheinbaum Walks a Political Tightrope as Rubio Visits Mexico

For months, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has tried to manage two complex relationships at the same time: Mexico’s with the United States and her own with her powerful party at home.

The Communist Warrior Stranded for Decades in an ‘American Colony’

Ahn Hak-sop at his home in Gimpo, South Korea.

Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a few years later.

China’s Military Parade, in Photos: Xi Unveils New Weapons Alongside Putin and Kim

Soldiers marching in a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Putin’s Propaganda War

Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job

Nemat Shafik at a congressional hearing in April 2024 over Columbia’s handling of antisemitism. Her conciliatory stance at the hearing enraged some Columbia faculty.

Trump Says U.S. Attacked Boat Carrying Venezuelan Gang Members, Killing 11

President Trump signed a still-secret directive in July instructing the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels that his administration has labeled “terrorist” organizations.

Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, whose government had ordered the removal of books from school libraries that described sex or other topics deemed inappropriate for young people.

Xi Parades Military Strength as Trump Accuses Him of Conspiring With Putin and Kim

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, Kim Jong-un of North Korea, right, and other leaders at a reception at the Great Hall of the People after the parade in Beijing on Wednesday.

Under New Law, Greece Can Imprison Rejected Asylum Seekers

Newly arrived migrants boarding a ferry on the island of Crete that was bound for Piraeus, Greece, in July.

Putin’s Propaganda War

Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

A damaged plaque with an image of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria outside an abandoned base in Quneitra Governorate, Syria, in August. Mr. al-Assad and his family fled to Russia last December.

After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal

Roman Szkaradek at his business in Poland on Tuesday.

Netanyahu Faces High-Level Opposition to His Stance on Gaza Truce

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month.

Rubio Flies to Mexico for Security Talks Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Marco Rubio is making his third trip to Latin America as secretary of state.

Jair Bolsonaro, Charged With Plotting a Coup, Is Not at His Trial

Attendees looked on as Justice Alexandre de Moraes read the charges during the opening session of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial at Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Tuesday.

Gérard Depardieu Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over Rape Accusations

Gérard Depardieu in a Paris court in March. He was convicted of sexual assault in a separate case in May.

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