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Violence against Brazil's Indigenous people unabated under Lula, report says

July 23, 2024 2:46 am

The Missionary Council for Indigenous Peoples (CIMI) criticized the Lula administration's first year, citing contradictions in its Indigenous policy and disappointing progress in recognizing ancestral land claims.

Gunman in Ukraine kills nationalist former parliamentarian

July 20, 2024 6:35 am

Police pressed on through the night with a wide search for the man alleged to have shot Iryna Farion, 60, on a street in the western city of Lviv.

Pakistan: TLP protesters continue sit-in, call for Israeli product boycott amid Gaza war

July 16, 2024 5:35 am

The TLP is calling on the government to provide humanitarian aid and medical support to Palestinians.

Unusual stratospheric warming occurring over South Pole

July 16, 2024 2:25 am

The strength of the polar vortex can vary throughout winter. This influences weather patterns in the layer of the atmosphere below it, called the troposphere, where most of our weather occurs.

Two dead in Russian 'double tap' attack on town near Ukraine's Kharkiv

July 14, 2024 3:21 am

Prosecutors said the mid-afternoon missile attack targeted the railway station in Budy, southwest of Kharkiv. After rescue teams arrived, a second missile hit the area.

Hundreds of thousands are still without power in Houston area, here's how it happened

July 13, 2024 4:11 am

Some frustrated residents have also questioned why a part of the country that is all too familiar with major storms has been hobbled by a Category 1 hurricane, which is the weakest kind.

Turkey proposes bill aimed at managing large stray dog population, critics say it's inhumane

July 12, 2024 11:50 pm

The bill is pitting animal rights activists against those calling for measures to make the streets safe from the feral dogs.

French political leaders react to upset election result

July 08, 2024 1:49 am

The country was on course for a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coming first.

France: In the countryside, a deep discontent takes root

July 07, 2024 2:42 am

Some 9.3 million people voted for the National Rally in the first round of the election last weekend, more than double the 4.2 million in the first round of parliamentary elections in 2022.

Iran's presidential election was 'not free or fair', says US

July 06, 2024 10:59 pm

'A significant number of Iranians chose not to participate at all,' the State Department said.

UK general election 2024: Voters cast ballots

July 05, 2024 4:21 am

This election potentially challenges the Conservatives' 14-year rule, as polling data suggests.

Week in pictures: A look at most compelling images from around the world

August 13, 2022 11:38 pm

In photos: As 2021 winds down, a look at key developments from around the world

December 24, 2021 3:37 pm

Malaysian plane with 5 Indians on board goes missing off Vietnam coast

March 08, 2014 4:07 pm

A Beijing-bound Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing with 239 people on board.

Haiti gears up for pre-lent festivities

February 25, 2014 10:00 pm

The best of World Press Photo Awards 2013

February 14, 2014 7:29 pm

The first image shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia.

Spanish cargo ship splits off French coast

February 06, 2014 3:36 pm

Polar freeze turns deadly, moves to US East and South

January 09, 2014 10:39 pm

Will Ex-PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi be the World Bank's next CEO?

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is reportedly among the frontrunners for the post of World Bank CEO. US President Donald Trump is considering multiple candidates to nominate for the post and Nooyi's name is reportedly being considered.

Hello 2019: Applicants for NYT's '52 places to go' give us some serious travel goals

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

A lot of people applied. Only one will be chosen to travel around the world. But for the rest of us, this video has some serious travel goals.

Meet the KGB spies who invented fake news

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

The New York Times reveals how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.

NYT Opinion | New! A hotline for racists

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Niecy Nash hosts a satirical infomercial advocating for people to stop calling 911 to harass black citizens and to call 1-844-WYT-FEAR instead.

Canada’s new marijuana economy: Meet the winners and losers

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

After 95 years of prohibition, Canada has legalised marijuana. We met with buyers, sellers, growers and students to hear what they had to say.

How Saudi news media is spinning Khashoggi’s disappearance

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident, made international headlines. From jet conspiracies to blaming Qatar, here’s how Saudi Arabia’s news media is portraying the story.

'Trees flying by' | The aftermath of hurricane Michael

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle at close to Category 5 strength, causing widespread damage and killing at least two people.

Searching for the dead after a tsunami | NYT Dispatches

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

Thousands are still missing in Indonesia after the tsunami. The formal search for bodies is about to end. The New York Times met with survivors who said their only hope no was to retrieve and bury the dead before it’s too late.

How dad Fred Trump's empire made millions for Donald Trump

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

An NYT investigation shows that in every era of Donald Trump’s life, his finances were deeply intertwined with, and dependent on, his father’s wealth.

How Alex Jones of Infowars built his Tangy Tangerine-fueled empire

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Fans of Infowars don’t just buy in to the conspiracy theories peddled by Alex Jones, they actually buy stuff. Jones has amassed a fortune by pitching health products and weapons components as antidotes to the frightening worldview he broadcasts.