Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists
John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton, pictured onscreen, were announced as recipients of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm on Tuesday.
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So, Are You Pregnant Yet? China’s In-Your-Face Push for More Babies.
Propaganda artwork in Miyun, a district of Beijing, depicting a couple with three children and including slogans promoting childbearing.
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For Many Israelis, Oct. 7 Never Ended
In Kfar Aza last month.
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A Cartel Double-Cross Turns a Mexican State Into a War Zone
Police guarding a crime scene last month in Culiacán, Mexico.
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Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East After Fall of Vuhledar
Ukrainian servicemen near Toretsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, in September.
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India’s Elections Offer Mixed Results for Modi
Supporters of the opposition Congress Party celebrating on Tuesday in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress and its allies won overwhelmingly in the territory.
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U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’
Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, speaking in west London on Tuesday.
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France’s Government Survives a No-Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Michel Barnier of France in Paris on Monday. A no-confidence vote against his government failed on Tuesday.
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What Is Hamas Capable of After a Year of War?
The scene of a rocket assault in Kfar Chabad, Israel, on Monday.
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Israelis Hold Sorrowful Vigils on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack
Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks gathered at the site of the Nova music festival in southern Israel on the morning of the anniversary.
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Israel Faces 4-Front War Year After Oct. 7 Attack
The aftermath of an explosion on Monday in the Lebanese village of Qmatiyeh near Beirut.
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As a Massacre Unfolded in Haiti, a Frantic Call: ‘Send for Help'
Families from Pont-Sondé, a town in central Haiti attacked by a gang last Thursday, gathered at a park in the nearby city of Saint-Marc.
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Trump Family Business Eyes Hotel Deals in Israel
The Trump Organization discussed a branding deal involving the Haleom Hotel, under construction in Jerusalem.
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Mozambique’s 2024 National Elections: What to Know
A wall plastered with election campaign posters for Daniel Francisco Chapo, the candidate for the governing party, Frelimo, in Maputo, Mozambique, on Tuesday.
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As I Am: L.G.B.T.Q. in Japan
Satoko Nagamura, right, with her partner, Mamiko Moda, and their son in Tokyo.
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In This Office, the Fading Dream of a Unified Korea Lives On
A meeting Tuesday of the “governors” appointed by South Korea to run provinces in North Korea. They have no real power in the North; the appointments are a way for the South to claim sovereignty there.
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How Harrods of London Is Dealing With a Sexual Abuse Scandal
People walking past the Harrods department store in London in 2022. Mohamed Al Fayed, who owned the store from 1985 until 2010, allegedly used it as a hunting ground for young women whom he would select from the storeroom floor and then elevate to work in his personal office.
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Climate Change Increased Rain and Wind Speeds of Helene
Damage in Swannona, N.C., on Sept. 28.
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Volkswagen’s Woes Reflect a Stagnant German Economy
Volkswagen has said it is considering job cuts and factory closings in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history.
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Ruth Glacier in Alaska Hides America’s Deepest Gorge
Chloe Steiner, a mountain guide, descended into a cave inside Ruth Glacier.
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Israel Sends More Soldiers Into Lebanon as Strikes Hit Beirut and Damascus
Smoke billowing from multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday.
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Brazil Unblocks X After Musk Backs Down
Protesters criticizing the Brazilian Supreme Court’s decision to ban X during a demonstration in São Paulo last month.
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Wednesday Briefing: An Israeli Airstrike in Syria
A residential building on the western outskirts of Damascus, Syria, yesterday.
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Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister, Postpones Trip to DC, US Says
Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, in Tel Aviv, last year.
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Biden Excoriated Netanyahu on Israel’s Conduct in the War, Woodward Book Says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with President Biden at the White House in July.
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Toronto Woman Is Accused of Murdering 3 in Serial Killings
The police outside of the Toronto home of Sabrina Kauldhar, who is accused of killing three people last week.
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What We Know About the Israeli Forces Fighting in Lebanon
Israeli military vehicles staging near the border with Lebanon earlier this month.
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Does My Home Have Lead Pipes? And What Can I Do About Them?
A lead pipe in a Chicago home. It’s possible to identify lead pipes with a magnet and by lightly scratching the metal.
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Iran Crisis Ignites New Debate About Trump’s Nuclear Deal Exit
In May 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would no longer abide by the Iran nuclear deal.
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U.N. Official Took $3 Million in Secret Gifts From Businessman
A U.N. court found last week that Vitaly Vanshelboim had committed fraud and “blatant misconduct” by failing to disclose gifts from a British businessman.
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Japan Says It Doctored Photo of Cabinet Ministers
New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan, center front, posing for an official photo with his cabinet in Tokyo this month.
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Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced Nationwide
President Joe Biden in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “I’m here today to tell you that I finally insisted that it gets prioritized and I’m insisting it get done,” he said about the order to replace lead pipes throughout the country.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Where Is Global Politics Headed?
Voters in France, above, and 20 other countries cast their ballots in the European Parliament election in June.
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A Young Activist Arrested in Zimbabwe Holds Onto Her ‘Why’
Namatai Kwekweza at the Athens Democracy Forum last year. She was held for 35 days after being taken off a plane in July and arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Seeking the Road to Peace in the Middle East
A view from Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 1 of Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepting rockets from Iran.
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Does India Offer a Glimmer of Hope for Democracy?
Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated after India’s election in June. His Bharatiya Janata Party failed to win a simple majority in the lower house of Parliament, and Mr. Modi now leads a coalition government.
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Athens Democracy Forum: Democracy at the World’s Ballot Boxes
Voting in Soweto during South Africa’s general election in May.
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A Year Later, Biden Faces the Limits of U.S. Influence in the Mideast
President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, lit a yahrzeit candle for the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks with Rabbi Aaron Alexander at the White House on Monday.
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Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They?
An Israeli F-15 flying over southern Israel in March. The country is capable of striking targets deep inside Iran, but would prefer to have the support of the United States.
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Tuesday Briefing: Israelis and Palestinians Mourn a Year of Loss
Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks at the site of last year’s Nova music festival.
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Netanyahu Rebukes Macron’s Call for Arms Embargo on Israel
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday.
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Israel challenges U.N. court’s jurisdiction to issue a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in February.
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Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western Officials Say
The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout was released by the Biden administration in December 2022 after serving less than half of his sentence in U.S. federal prison.
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Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Students at Columbia Hold Side-by-Side Protests
Outside Columbia University, people gathered in support of Israel. On the campus, students held adjacent rallies, one for Israel and another for Palestinians.
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In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office
Mexican security forces on Sunday at the scene where Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, was killed.
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Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks
A man walks next to parts of a Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile recovered from an airstrike in Ukraine last month.
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Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies on flights after attacks.
Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) and Emirates Airlines planes on the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport in July.
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In London, a Pro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts the Launch of an American Mural
Palestinian protesters disrupt the dedication ceremony for Shepard Fairey’s latest project, a mural on climate change, in London on Monday.
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Tunisia’s President Cruises to Landslide Re-Election Victory
Supporters of President Kais Saied of Tunisia in Tunis after exit poll results were announced on Sunday.
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Key Moments in the Middle East War Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack on Israel: Timeline
Victims lie on a highway in the Sderot area of southern Israel following the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.
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Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine
A still image taken from a video provided by the Moscow City Court of Stephen James Hubbard at a court hearing in Moscow on Monday.
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Ex-Philippine President, Under Investigation for War on Drugs, Returns to Politics
Rodrigo Duterte, in white mask, attending the inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, left, in Manila in 2022.
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Hostages’ Families Endure Surreal Wait on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
“I feel the hostage situation has been put to the back,” said Ofri Bibas-Levy, Yarden Bibas’s sister.
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Netanyahu Says Israel Killed Nasrallah’s Replacement and ‘the Replacement of the Replacement’
Middle East Crisis Updates: Israel Targets Hezbollah Official in Strike in Damascus