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Trump Team Leaves European Alliance in Crisis; Macron Calls for Emergency Summit

Vice President JD Vance speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Trump’s Proposal to Expel Palestinians From Gaza Hangs Over Rubio’s Israel Trip

Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, has suggested to reporters that President Trump was merely trying to “get a reaction” and “stir” other nations into providing more assistance for postwar Gaza.


Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been involved in a flurry of diplomatic discussions in recent days, including with Russia’s foreign minister.


Knife Attack Suspect in Austria Was Inspired by ISIS, Official Says

The site of a stabbing attack in Villach, Austria, on Saturday.


M23 Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered Bukavu

M23 rebels advancing on Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.


Volunteers Search for ISIS Kidnap Victims

Pari Ibrahim founded an organization to help Yazidis, especially women.


Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference.


Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Togliatti, Russia, last month, in a photo released by the Russian state media.


Zelensky Rejects Trump Administration Demand for Half of Ukraine’s Mineral Resources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.


Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43

This informal gold mine in Danga, Mali, was where a landslide killed at least 10 people and left many others missing last month. On Saturday, in a different informal mine in Mali, at least 43 people died when an open pit gold mine they had gone into collapsed.


East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence

Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili, East Timor, in September. The country’s economy remains heavily reliant on oil and gas.


A Pro-Ukraine Activist Is Accused by Slovakia’s Leader of Trying to Topple Him


15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Passengers jostling one another to board a train in New Delhi on Saturday.


Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

Vice President JD Vance arriving in Munich on Thursday.


German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at a campaign rally in Munich on Saturday.


As Trump Targets Research, Scientists Share Grief and Resolve to Fight

Sudip Parikh, who leads the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Washington in 2023.


She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

Irene Mekel, who seeks medical assistance in dying, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.


Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo With It

A beach in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, was the site of a shark bite.


Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now

The three hostages, Alexander Troufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Iair Horn, being handed over by Hamas as part of the cease-fire agreement with Israel, in Khan Younis, Gaza on Saturday.


Argentina’s Milei Orders Investigation After Promoting Crypto That Cratered

Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, in Buenos Aires last year.


British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have been detained in Iran, in a photograph released by their family.


Relief in Israel as Newly Released Hostages Appear to Be in Better Shape

Crowds gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to watch the televised release of three men held in Gaza on Saturday.


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In D.C. Visit, Canadian Leaders Face Trump’s Tariff Hawks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured a steel mill in Hamilton, Ontario, after President Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on steel products.


A Closer Look at the 3 Hostages Freed by Hamas

Posters bearing the photos of the three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn — who were released on Saturday.


A Quick, Quiet Trip to Belarus Signals a Turn in U.S. Policy

President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus during joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus in 2022.


Tilted Axis Press Took a Big Risk on Translated Literature. It Paid Off.

“The kind of literature we’re publishing, it can be a risk for major publishers,” said Kristen Vida Alfaro, Tilted Axis’s publisher. “These are stories written in languages that often hadn’t been translated into English before.”


Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat

A gathering last June at the Moscow grave of Aleksei A. Navalny, on what would have been his 48th birthday. He died in February 2024.


Armed Bandits in Brazil Pursue New Loot: Ozempic

A video monitoring system inside a pharmacy in São Paulo.


Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela.

Pilgrims showing photographs of their lost relatives at the lost-and-found center last month at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India.


German Chancellor Scholz Rebukes Vance’s Support for Far-Right During Munich Conference

El canciller de Alemania, Olaf Scholz, en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich, el sábado.


Zelensky Says Ukraine Is Unlikely to Survive the War Without U.S. Support

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Vance Shocks Europe With Support for Far Right, in Message Familiar to U.S.

Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance, the second lady, visiting the urn with the ashes of the unknown prisoner at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site outside Munich on Thursday.


Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China

Chinese traffic police officers walk by a U.S. flag on an embassy car in Shanghai.


High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

The breach at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was dangerous for many reasons, mainly because it jeopardized the safety of the protective shell covering Reactor No. 4.


Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

Kaja Kallas, the top foreign policy official for the European Union, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese Actress and Star of ‘Meteor Garden,’ Dies at 48

The actress Barbie Hsu in 2006. Fans were drawn to the relatable and resilient nature of the character she played on the hit teenage TV drama “Meteor Garden.”


Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, has been roiled since investigators found high levels of PFAS at two cattle ranches that came from contaminated fertilizer.


Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia

Kurdish fighters at a training camp in Al-Hasakah, Syria, in December.


Tensions Mount in Lebanon as Deadline Nears for Israeli Withdrawal

Israeli military vehicles driving past destruction in southern Lebanon last month after a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in November.


Man Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile


Munich Car Attack Injured Dozens: What We Know

The car that was driven into a union march was removed from a street in Munich on Thursday. Dozens of people were injured in the attack.


Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

Warehouses of humanitarian organizations were looted during clashes in Goma between Congolese soldiers and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.


Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?

Energy Department officials have ordered an internal review of potentially billions of dollars worth of climate and infrastructure spending that was awarded by the Biden administration after the Nov. 5 election.


Vance Tells Europeans to Stop Shunning Parties Deemed Extreme

Vice President JD Vance speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.


Why Trump’s Plan to Relocate Gazans Is Untenable for Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Trump at a meeting in the White House on Tuesday.


Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters

Stuart Keyte, second from left, a Reform U.K. candidate in Penygarn, Wales, with Paul Jones, left, a local business owner, who said: “People are starting to change their outlook, especially when it comes to Labour. It’s time for change.”


Pope Francis Is Admitted to Hospital for Bronchitis

The hospital in Rome where Pope Francis was being treated for bronchitis.


Hamas Names Hostages Set for Release on Saturday

A rally for Alexander Troufanov, who was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. A Hamas statement said that he would be among those to be freed.


Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building

Archaeologists found “massive foundations and walls made of flint, ragstone and roman tile” under the basement of a commercial building in London’s financial district.


China Says U.S. Should Lead Trump’s Proposed Arms Controls Push

Military vehicles carrying nuclear ballistic missiles during a parade in Beijing in 2019.


Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says


Ukrainians Fear Peace May Strand Them Forever From Lost Homes

Most of the roughly 46,000 people who once lived in the Ukrainian city of Myrnohrad have left.


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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale

President Trump has weaponized the power of the U.S. market in a way no other American leader ever has.


With Fighting Stilled, Gazans Face New Trauma: Searching for Their Dead

Hani al-Dibs and his children in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, at the site of the home they fled with 14 family members believed to be beneath the rubble.


What’s Best, According to the Italian Mathematician Alessio Figalli

Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at ETH Zurich and a current member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., investigates “optimal transport,” the study of starting points, end points and the paths between.


Fire at Busan Resort Construction Site Kills 6

A construction site that caught fire in Busan, South Korea, on Friday.