Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors
Rescue teams working to free trapped residents at the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after the earthquake struck.
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Syria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad
Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announcing the formation of a new government, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday.
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How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere
Riot police officers use pepper spray on a protester in Turkey, during demonstrations that erupted after the arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — the main political rival of Turkey’s president.
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Taliban Appears to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan
In this image the AFP obtained from a diplomatic source in Kabul, an American woman is shown, speaking on the phone after being released by the Taliban.
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Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street
Catterick Garrison is a major military base in North Yorkshire, England. Its name appeared on documents found scattered in Newcastle, about 60 miles away.
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Volunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble
Searching for survivors in a destroyed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after an earthquake struck the area.
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Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’
Police officers using pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, on Monday.
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Hold the Chianti: Tariff Threat Leaves Italian Bottles Grounded
Vineyards near the Tuscan town of Montalcino, Italy. In Tuscany, Italy’s second-largest wine-exporting region, thousands of bottles meant for American tables are stranded in chilly cellars and storage rooms.
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Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
Rescue workers at the site of the building that collapsed following a strong earthquake in Bangkok, on Saturday.
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In Myanmar’s Earthquake, Some See Political Omens
Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup four years ago, at a hospital in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Friday.
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U.S. Presses French Companies to Comply With Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies
The American Embassy in France said the companies that received the letter must certify “that they do not operate any programs promoting D.E.I.”
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Key Takeaways From America’s Secret Military Partnership With Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers firing a howitzer at Russian armored vehicles.
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French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education
Elisabeth Borne, France’s education minister, at a sex education class at a school in Bordeaux, France.
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on March 2025
Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere
Londoners gathered to watch the partial eclipse on Saturday.
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Breaking Through
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Trump and Tariffs Enter the Scene Only Days Into Canada’s Election Campaign
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his auto industry survival plan in Windsor, Ontario.
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Andrew Tate’s Ex-Girlfriend, Brianna Stern, Sues Him, Alleging Sexual Assault
Andrew Tate, right, and his brother, Tristan, speaking to reporters in Bucharest after returning to Romania last week.
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Trump Is Giving Europe Vertigo, and Not Just About Ukraine
European leaders met in Paris on Thursday to discuss a coalition of the willing to support Ukraine. They left with little clarity on the coalition’s plans.
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Rubio Says He Has Revoked 300 or More Visas in Trump’s Deportation Push
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with reporters on Thursday.
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A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis
A Synagro processing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, last year.
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Visiting Greenland, Vance Finds the Weather and the Reception Chilly
Vice President JD Vance on a tour of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday.
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Airlines Cut Seats to the U.S. as Canadians Stay Away
An Air Canada plane taking off from Vancouver International Airport. The airline has reduced the number of seats to the United States.
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Kristi Noem’s Rolex at El Salvador Prison Draws Attention
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, wore a gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona during a visit to El Salvador’s Terrorist Confinement Center on Wednesday.
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Dachshund Lost on Australian Island Is Still Alive, but Elusive
Stoke’s Bay on Kangaroo Island, where Valerie the dachshund was recently identified, in part, by her pink collar.
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Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand; High Toll Is Feared as Buildings Topple
A collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, just a few miles from the earthquake’s epicenter, on Friday.
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Protests Demanding Restoration of Monarchy in Nepal Turn Deadly
Police securing the site of a building set on fire by a pro-monarchist group during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday.
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Myanmar Earthquake Aid Complicated by Its Isolation
Rescuers search for survivors in a damaged government staff housing building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Friday.
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Search for Missing US Soldiers in Lithuania Continues as Crews Work to Extract Vehicle
Recovery efforts continued on Friday for four missing U.S. soldiers who were training near Pabrade, a city in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus.
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Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know
An open-pit titanium mine in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. President Trump has long been interested in Ukraine’s mineral resources, including titanium and lithium, which are crucial for modern technologies.
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Vance Makes Quick Trip to Greenland, a Place That Doesn’t Want Him
Vice President JD Vance arriving at a remote U.S. military facility, the Pituffik Space Base, in Greenland on Friday.
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Climate Activists Who Threw Soup at van Gogh Painting Are Changing Tactics
“Just Stop Oil” demonstrators during an action outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, in January.
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Myanmar Earthquake: What We Know About Death Toll and Damage
Locals and rescue workers at a destroyed apartment complex in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday.
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In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand
A rescue team searching the rubble of a destroyed apartment building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday.
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Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Beirut For First Time Since Cease-fire
The site of an Israeli attack on Dahiya, a neighborhood in the southern outskirts of Beirut, on Friday.
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Myanmar’s Internet Censorship Limits Information About Earthquake
Medical workers and supplies outside of a hospital in Napyidaw, Myanmar, on Friday.
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Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light
Modern-day magic was used to rescue this old manuscript about Merlin.
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Building in Bangkok Topples After Powerful Earthquake
Rescue workers at the scene of a construction site in Bangkok, where a building collapsed on Friday.
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Ukraine Stages New Push Into Russia, Officials and Experts Say
Cathedral Square in the city of Belgorod last year. The region’s governor said in a social media post that parts of the region were currently unsafe, but did not mention Ukrainian troops crossing the border.
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Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Allies on First Official Trip to Asia
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, speaking at a news conference with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro at Camp Aguinaldo in Metro Manila, Philippines, on Friday.
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What to Know About Iran’s Response to Trump’s Letter Urging Talks
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said “Our policy is to not negotiate directly while there is maximum pressure policy and threats of military strikes.” But he said indirect talks with the United States could occur.
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Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Parts Used In Weapons to Russian Supplier
Nigel Farage at an event for his populist Reform U.K. party in Britain last year. The British aerospace manufacturer H.R. Smith Group donated to the party soon after he was announced as Reform’s leader.
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How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind
The branches of a fallen tree in a pond on the author’s farm this month.
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Friday Briefing
A BMW factory in Munich.
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For Some Autocrats, Even Rigged Elections Can Be Too Much of a Threat
Protesters shielding themselves as Turkish riot police spray tear gas toward them during a demonstration to support Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest, in Istanbul, on Saturday.
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In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
Kiyoshi Miyasaka, a Shinto priest, has been observing Lake Suwa every winter for decades.
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Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says
Dr. Sergio Alfieri, chief surgeon at Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome, led the team that treated Pope Francis there for 38 days. He spoke at a news conference on Saturday.
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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
A ship chartered by the Metals Company returning to San Diego from the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2021.
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F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Paid for Sex While Police Stood By, Watchdog Says
The report describes F.B.I. employees paying for or accepting sex while socializing with each other and with the police.
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King Charles Briefly Hospitalized After Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America
In Bangkok, a Desperate Search for Survivors Buried Under Collapsed Building