The World’s Next Big Drag Queen Is Brazilian
Pabllo Vittar has become an A-list pop star and L.G.B.T.Q. activist in Brazil. Can she conquer the world?
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Pabllo Vittar has become an A-list pop star and L.G.B.T.Q. activist in Brazil. Can she conquer the world?
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Participation was unusually strong as voters headed to the polls for a parliamentary election that could put the country on a new course. Here’s what to watch for.
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The emergency services said that three female attackers had detonated devices at a wedding and at a funeral in a city once ruled by Boko Haram. So far, no group has claimed responsibility.
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The region has long seen itself as distinct from its country and disinterested in the national team. Can a Euro 2024 squad studded with Basque stars turn heads?
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Four Takeaways From Iran’s Presidential Election
The results from Friday’s election, which drew record-low turnout for a presidential race, will force a runoff on July 5 between a reformist and an ultraconservative.
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India Wins Cricket World Cup, Stamping Its Domination of the Sport
In India, cricket has become immensely profitable and a destination for the world’s best players. But a tournament victory had eluded it for many years.
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Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War
A president’s vow to fight drugs unleashed violence and fostered a culture of impunity. But the crimes are finally getting a look, including from the International Criminal Court.
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Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East
In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire.
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With Macron and Biden Vulnerable, So Is Europe
The U.S. presidential debate and Sunday’s snap election in France have emboldened nationalist forces that could challenge NATO and undo the defense of Ukraine.
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Reformist Reaches Runoff in Iran’s Presidential Election
Candidates in the campaign to fill the seat of President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, showed notable candor about the country’s mounting problems.
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‘The Whole Country Is Falling to Bits’: Britain’s Young Voters Are Frustrated
Many young people in the northern English cities of Liverpool and Manchester say they feel disillusioned by politics.
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Defendants Acquitted in Panama Papers Money-Laundering Trial
The case focused on the law firm at the heart of the 2016 scandal, in which leaked documents revealed a vast network of offshore tax havens.
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The Digital World Is a Powder Keg. Julian Assange Lit the Fuse.
In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted.
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Putin Vows to Make New Nuclear Missiles and to Weigh Placing Them Near NATO Nations
The announcement appeared to be the Russian leader’s latest attempt to raise the stakes in his conflict with the West, coming less than two weeks after his visit to North Korea.
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Seafaring Nomads Settle Down Without Quite Embracing Life on Land
Indonesia’s Bajo people, who once spent most of their lives in boats or offshore huts, are adopting more sedentary habits, but without forsaking their deep connection to the sea.
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For the First French Town Liberated on D-Day, History Is Personal
Some aging residents of Ste.-Mère-Église in Normandy can still recall the American paratroopers who dropped into their backyard. It’s been a love affair ever since.
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In the West Bank, Guns and a Locked Gate Signal a Town’s New Residents
Since the war in Gaza began, armed Israeli settlers, often accompanied by the army, have stepped up seizures of land long used by Palestinians.
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‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past
A festival of classic cars from the communist era brings out some nostalgia in eastern Germany for pre-unification days, although the abuses that occurred behind the Iron Curtain aren’t forgotten.
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Amateur Historians Heard Tales of a Lost Tudor Palace. Then, They Dug It Up.
In a small English village, a group of dedicated locals has unearthed the remains of a long-vanished palace that had been home to Henry VIII’s grandmother.
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His Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown, but His Identity Was a Secret
Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.
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A Hungarian Rapper’s Bandwagon Gets an Unlikely New Rider
Azahriah, who has rapped about the joy of cannabis, has shot to fame in Hungary. That may explain why he has been applauded by the country’s conservative leader, Viktor Orban.
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Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’
One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.
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From the I.R.A. to the Principal’s Office, a Life’s Evolution Echoes Belfast’s
Jim McCann was an I.R.A. member who, convicted of attempted murder, spent 18 years in jail. Now, he’s an educator, and his turn away from violence mirrors Northern Ireland’s embrace of peace.
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Meet the One Man Everyone Trusts on U.K. Election Nights
Prof. John Curtice, a polling guru with a formidable intellect and an infectious smile, has contributed to Britain’s TV election coverage since 1979.
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A Battlefield Break to Cheer Ukraine’s Soccer Team in Euro 2024
Soldiers huddled in a bunker with soft drinks and chips to watch Ukraine face Romania, only to suffer heartbreak.
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The success of Barcelona’s team has made Catalonia a laboratory for finding out what happens when the women’s game has prominence similar to the men’s.
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The Premier League’s Asterisk Season
As it concludes an epic title race, soccer’s richest competition is a picture of health on the field. Away from it, the league faces lawsuits, infighting and the threat of government regulation.
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Soccer’s Governing Body Delays Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Scandal Brought Reforms to Soccer. Its Leaders Are Rolling Them Back.
FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind by changing its rules and claiming its governance overhaul had the endorsement of the Justice Department. U.S. officials say that was never the case.
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Un terremoto de 7,2 grados de magnitud sacude Perú
El sismo se produjo frente a las costas de la región sureña de Arequipa, que años antes ya ha registrado eventos similares.
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Rusia abre juicio secreto a un reportero de EE. UU. acusado de espionaje
Evan Gershkovich, de The Wall Street Journal, ha pasado 15 meses en prisión leyendo cartas y clásicos rusos. Las autoridades no han ofrecido al público ninguna prueba de que fuera un espía.
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El presidente de Bolivia se enfrenta a un intento de golpe de Estado y a su antiguo mentor
Después de enfrentarse al general que intentó derrocarlo, el presidente Luis Arce lidiará con Evo Morales, un expresidente que quiere recuperar el poder.
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La ONU presiona a Israel para que proteja a los trabajadores humanitarios en Gaza
Un funcionario de la ONU pidió a Israel colaborar con más protección para los trabajadores de los grupos de ayuda, mientras expertos advierten de que Gaza corre un alto riesgo de hambruna.
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Lo que hay que saber sobre Julian Assange y su acuerdo de culpabilidad
El acuerdo finaliza un periodo de confinamiento que duró alrededor de 12 años, primero en el autoexilio, en la embajada de Ecuador en Londres y, más tarde, en prisión.
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Producers of “The Boyfriend” on Netflix hope it will encourage broader acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community in Japan, which still has not legalized same-sex unions.
By Motoko Rich and Kiuko Notoya
The meeting is the first between the Taliban and a United Nations-led conference of global envoys who are seeking to engage the Afghan government on critical issues.
By Christina Goldbaum
A barrage on Vilniansk, a town in the south, killed seven, including three children, as attacks across Ukraine in the past few days have left dozens dead, according to local authorities.
By Marc Santora
Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artificial skin to robot faces to protect machinery and mimic human expressiveness.
By Emily Schmall
Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot.
By Emily Anthes
In a new video, Noa Argamani, a hostage rescued on June 8, called for the release of the remaining captives.
By Anjana Sankar
Taking time to enumerate nice things about yourself each day may sound terminally conceited, but in practice the results can be pretty transformative.
By Melissa Kirsch
After a last-minute setback, the Canadian Canoe Museum has finally opened its new building in Ontario.
By Ian Austen
The WikiLeaks founder spent years in captivity in London before talks accelerated this spring, allowing him to go home to Australia as a felon, but a free man.
By Glenn Thrush and Megan Specia
Four cases backed by conservative activists in recent years have combined to diminish the power of the Environmental Protection Agency.
By Coral Davenport
Israel says it will legalize five West Bank settlements previously considered illegal, as the government accelerates what critics call a slow-motion annexation of land meant for a Palestinian state.
By Ephrat Livni
The rapidly intensifying system is expected to bring significant storm surge to the Windward Islands as a Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said on Sunday.
By Judson Jones and Aimee Ortiz
Her warning of a big buildup of enemy troops poised to attack South Vietnam in 1968 was ignored, a major U.S. Army intelligence failure during the war.
By Richard Sandomir
The Los Angeles Lakers are poised to have the first father-son N.B.A. duo in league history. But other dads and sons have played pro sports together as well.
By Victor Mather
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The debates between contenders to be U.K. prime minister showed that Britain’s political culture, and the leaders who have emerged from it, are far removed from those across the ocean.
By Mark Landler
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced a slur used against him by a man campaigning for Reform U.K., the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage.
By Stephen Castle
Many young people feel disillusioned by politics in the United Kingdom, as the country readies for a pivotal general election after 14 years of Conservative governments. Megan Specia, an international correspondent for The New York Times based in London, spoke with young voters in the northern English cities of Liverpool and Manchester to hear their perspectives on the election.
By Megan Specia and Nikolay Nikolov
A recent flurry of diplomacy aims to head off a conflict that could pit the United States directly against Iran.
By Michael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes and Aaron Boxerman
Steven van de Velde, a beach volleyball player, spent time in prison for the 2014 rape of a 12-year-old girl. His inclusion on the Olympic team has caused a stir in the international news media.
By Claire Moses
Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today.
By Javier C. Hernández
A back and forth over the pundit’s one-word analysis of his country’s performances rests on a misconception about the media’s role.
By Rory Smith
Looking for answers, or an escape, in a fraught world.
By Amanda Taub
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe and Bea Malsky
Anne, the younger sister of King Charles III, suffered a concussion and other injuries in an accident at her country residence, palace officials said.
By Mark Landler
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The region along the northwest coast has few immigrants and little crime or unemployment, but the far-right National Rally has made inroads saying that all three are coming.
By Catherine Porter and Dmitry Kostyukov
Under a tentative deal, Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, would help the Palestinian Authority stave off financial collapse if five illegal West Bank outposts are authorized.
By Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
Stress, ovarian cancer, buoyancy disorders: Every pet has its troubles, and needs a good doctor who makes house calls.
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A writer used Camille Pissarro’s paintings of suburban London and a ‘lost’ railway as a lens for exploring the city’s history — and settling an arcane mystery.
By Mike Ives
Across Asia and Europe, the event stoked concerns about American stability, both domestically and on crucial foreign policy issues like Washington’s commitment to alliances.
By Steven Erlanger and Motoko Rich
A tsunami alert was lifted about an hour after the quake struck off the coast of the southern region of Arequipa.
By John Yoon
Being the only physician around for hundreds of miles isn’t always bad. “It’s quite liberating to be like, ‘I’m the best person here for the job’,” said one doctor.
By Julia Bergin
Biden stumbled in the first 2024 debate.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
The latest polling suggested Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, was in the lead, but not enough to avoid a runoff.
By Farnaz Fassihi and Alissa J. Rubin
The embattled Conservative Party is embroiled in investigations over whether some of its own staff members used insider knowledge to bet on the timing of the general election.
By Rory Smith
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Four of the six candidates selected by officials to run in Iran’s special presidential election are still in the running after the president died in a helicopter crash last month.
By Eve Sampson
At least one person was killed when parts of the roof caved in and crushed vehicles at Indira Gandhi airport in New Delhi, according to an official. All domestic departures were suspended.
By Victoria Kim and Suhasini Raj
After facing down the general who tried to oust him, President Luis Arce is battling a more formidable figure, Evo Morales, a former president who wants to reclaim power.
By Julie Turkewitz, María Silvia Trigo and Genevieve Glatsky
Europe will need to navigate turmoil at home and a potential Trump presidency abroad. These people were picked to steer its institutions for the next five years.
By Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Also, the upcoming U.S. presidential debate and the vote in Iran.
By Amelia Nierenberg
Beijing released new rules calling for execution of “diehard” Taiwanese independence supporters, as hostilities surrounding Taiwan’s status rise.
By Eve Sampson
Palestinian officials and residents said heavy strikes hit the Shajaiye neighborhood of Gaza City and reported multiple casualties. The Israeli military said it could not immediately comment on the strikes.
By Reuters
Israel said the operation was carried out in coordination with the U.S. and others, and that 68 people, including sick and injured patients and their escorts, were allowed to leave.
By Aaron Boxerman
Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed federal protections for these waterways.
By Brad Plumer
Iran has expanded its most sensitive nuclear production site in recent weeks. And for the first time, some leaders are dropping their insistence that the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
By David E. Sanger and Farnaz Fassihi
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A devastating civil war is pushing the country toward a full-blown famine, according to the international body that measures hunger.
By Declan Walsh
The demonstrations were held despite his withdrawal of the tax bill that sparked days of protests. Some activists, fearing more bloodshed, warned people not to march to the president’s official residence.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.
By Carl Zimmer
More than 1,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine were killed or wounded on average each day in May, according to NATO and Western military officials.
By Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Marc Santora
Facing grim job prospects, a young Nepali signed up to join Russia’s military, which sent him to fight in Ukraine. His ordeal of combat, injury and escape turned into a tale worthy of Hollywood.
By Bhadra Sharma and Jeffrey Gettleman
The two generals were accused of taking huge bribes and of corruption that reached into the armaments sector, indicating that the country’s military has not shaken off old habits.
By Chris Buckley
The high temperatures blamed for the deaths of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are taking a broad toll in countries that have spent vast sums to attract tourists and investors.
By Ben Hubbard
Palestinian officials and residents described strikes and blasts as Israel’s public broadcaster reported that the Israeli military had returned to fight Hamas in Gaza City’s east.
By Hiba Yazbek, Ephrat Livni, Ameera Harouda and Eric Nagourney
As well as the officer who died, another was severely wounded during the operation in Jenin, a bastion of armed resistance to Israel’s occupation. One Palestinian was also reported wounded.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg
President Emmanuel Macron’s governing style has always been intensely top-down. But with far-right nationalists in France closing in on power, some believe he may have gone too far this time.
By Roger Cohen
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The painting, “Odalisque,” was sold to the Stedelijk Museum in the early 1940s by a German-Jewish family desperate to escape the Nazis.
By Nina Siegal
He hanged high-profile inmates in exchange for a reduction in his own robbery and murder sentences, and became a social media sensation after his release.
By Saif Hasnat and Yan Zhuang
Iranians say they have little faith their votes in Friday’s presidential election will improve their lives, and many are planning to sit it out.
By Alissa J. Rubin
The co-founder of WikiLeaks was a heroic crusader for truth to many people for publishing government secrets. To others, he was a reckless leaker endangering lives.
By Mark Landler and Megan Specia
The former president’s past tariffs raised prices for consumers and businesses, economists say. His next plan could tax 10 times as many imports.
By Ana Swanson and Alan Rappeport
At a barbershop in Colorado, stylists and customers discussed a matter of social protocol.
By Matt Richtel and Theo Stroomer
Evan Gershkovich’s trial began in Russia.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
The British monarch is constitutionally barred from any role in politics. But experts say that Charles and the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, have much in common.
By Mark Landler
The announcement, coming days after Vladimir V. Putin’s visit to Pyongyang, suggests an ambitious attempt to upgrade the North’s nuclear arsenal.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Israeli officials toured the northern border as U.S. officials stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to tensions with the militant group Hezbollah.
By Ephrat Livni
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Footage showed security forces in riot gear occupying the country’s main political square, Plaza Murillo, and trying to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday.
By Reuters
Also, Kenya’s president shelved the tax bill.
By Amelia Nierenberg
The general declared he was leading an effort to “re-establish democracy,” but he and other members of the armed forces later pulled back after trying to storm the presidential palace.
By Julie Turkewitz, Genevieve Glatsky and María Silvia Trigo
The country’s Supreme Court voted to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 40 grams of marijuana.
By Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
A panel of global hunger experts warned this week that the Gaza Strip could soon face famine, but to many Gazans, it feels as if one has already arrived.
By Iyad Abuheweila, Ameera Harouda and Hiba Yazbek
The court said his crimes had involved overseeing public floggings, torture and arbitrary arrests during a jihadist takeover in northern Mali in 2012.
By Marlise Simons and Elian Peltier
Israel’s insular ultra-Orthodox community has long been exempt from military service. The Supreme Court’s decision to end that exemption could change the country’s social and political dynamics.
By Isabel Kershner
The former U.S. president’s election is treated as a foregone conclusion, with the six contenders clashing over who is best suited to handling him.
By Farnaz Fassihi
Hard-core fan groups, embracing a strong nationalistic streak, have provoked pushback from soccer’s authorities at the European Championship.
By Rory Smith and Christopher F. Schuetze
Officials say Kyiv won’t get membership negotiations at the coming NATO summit, but the alliance will announce a structure to coordinate aid over the longer term.
By Steven Erlanger
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A fatal fungal disease has devastated the world’s amphibians. But the fungus has a vulnerability: It cannot tolerate heat.
By Emily Anthes
A day after at least 23 people were killed in demonstrations against a tax increase, President William Ruto withdrew the law that he said was necessary to avoid defaulting on the country’s debt.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
Cats are more social than they are often given credit for. Can you help yours access its inner dog?
By Emily Anthes
Mr. Rutte, who served as the Dutch prime minister for nearly 14 years, has been a harsh critic of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, and a strong supporter of Ukraine.
By Steven Erlanger
By Ephrat Livni and Anjana Sankar
The Wall Street Journal reporter stood in a glass cage and nodded at people in the courtroom as his espionage trial began in Russia.
By Associated Press and Reuters
Broad support for his release seems to have grown more out of resentment of his treatment by the U.S. justice system than concerns about press protections.
By Damien Cave
China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to come down more harshly on minors.
By Vivian Wang
Anti-tax protests tore through Kenya’s capital.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
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With his populist, anti-immigration campaign, Nigel Farage is once more shaking up Britain’s politics. Can he finally win a seat in the national Parliament?
By Stephen Castle
Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal has endured 15 months in prison by reading letters and Russian classics, while the authorities have not publicly offered any evidence that he was a spy.
By Neil MacFarquhar, Milana Mazaeva and Ivan Nechepurenko
The daughter of one Maryland couple was still searching for answers about her parents’ deaths. The State Department said it was possible that more deaths could be confirmed.
By Jacey Fortin and Kate Selig
The WikiLeaks founder, who entered the plea in a U.S. courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific, arrived home in Australia on Wednesday night.
By Damien Cave
At least five people were killed in clashes with the police that erupted after lawmakers approved tax increases that critics said would drive up the cost of living for millions.
By Abdi Latif Dahir and Declan Walsh
Kenyan police faced off with protesters in the capital, Nairobi. Civic groups said that at least five people died.
By Eve Sampson
Also, Julian Assange’s plea deal with the U.S.
By Amelia Nierenberg
The Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania hung several paintings in a women’s restroom after a court ruled that its installation could not be exclusive to women.
By Remy Tumin
Just a day earlier, President Biden had formally named Kenya a major non-NATO ally.
By Declan Walsh
The deal ends a period of confinement that lasted about a dozen years, first in the self-exile of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, then in prison.
By Glenn Thrush
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The combination of a bloody clash with protesters in Nairobi and the arrival of Kenyan officers in gang-ravaged Haiti draws new scrutiny to the Kenyan police.
By Jeffrey Gettleman
Lawmakers expressed openness to withholding funding from the agency after reports that Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the 2021 Games after testing positive for a banned drug.
By Jenny Vrentas and Michael S. Schmidt
The men were arrested after the F.B.I. quietly began an investigation that stretched across the country and involved scores of bureau personnel.
By Adam Goldman, Eric Schmitt and Hamed Aleaziz
The deal brings an ambiguous end to a legal saga that has jeopardized the ability of journalists to report on military, intelligence or diplomatic information that officials deem secret.
By Charlie Savage
Auma Obama, a sociologist and community activist, was being interviewed live on CNN when clouds of tear gas lobbed by the police overwhelmed her.
By Abdi Latif Dahir
Across the country, outrage over proposed tax increases drove Kenyans to the streets.
By The New York Times
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