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It’s Boom Time in Kyrgyzstan, Courtesy in Part of the War in Ukraine

A currency exchange board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital. The city has seen rapid development in recent years.

Yemen’s Houthis Show Growing Sophistication and Self-Reliance in Weaponry

Smoke from an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia after a Houthi attack last week.

Ukraine and Russia Say There Is No Energy Truce, Despite Trump’s Claims

A gas station in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Tuesday after a strike by a Russian drone.

Carney Pitches Canada as a Haven of Investment Stability in a Chaotic World

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking to Canadian business leaders on Sunday at the welcome reception for the first Canada Investment Summit in Toronto.

Gulf Arabs Seek Options After U.S. Bases Did Not Deter Iran

Smoke billowed from an oil refinery in Bahrain after an Iranian strike in March. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has exposed the vulnerabilities of Gulf countries like Bahrain.

Houthis Report Deadly Saudi Airstrikes as Kingdom Issues Mass Alerts

Displaced people in a temporary shelter in the city of Aden, Yemen, on Saturday.

Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World

Public transportation workers went on strike in Quezon City, Philippines, on Monday to protest high fuel prices.

An Heir to a Thai Beer Empire Accused His Brother of Sexual Abuse. Then He Took on His Family.

Siranudh Scott at home in Bangkok.

Denmark Says Russian Warship Fired Flares at Military Helicopter

Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, in June. He said on Tuesday that it was “unacceptable” that a Russian frigate had fired flares at a Danish air force helicopter.

Lucy Letby Murder Inquiry Says Some Babies’ Deaths Were Avoidable

Members of the news media in 2023 outside the Countess of Chester Hospital, where Lucy Letby worked.

Russian Strike on Train Station Near Ukraine-Poland Border Seen as Warning to Kyiv’s Allies

A photograph released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine after a Russian drone strike at a train station in Lutsk, near the border with Poland, on Saturday.

The New Moscow: A Digital Utopia Doubling as a Surveillance Trap

A delivery robot in Moscow this year. While Russians are enjoying new technological advances, they are also the framework for an increasingly surveilled society.

China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s spy chief called for more party control over A.I. and stricter government oversight of the industry.

‘NAZA,’ Israeli Film About Killings in Gaza, Faces Backlash

Rachel Szor, right, and Yuval Abraham, the film’s directors, at the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival last week.

Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality

Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and the chairman of the Gates Foundation, has warned that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life.

Kyrgyzstan Is Russia’s Trading Loophole

What Do the Houthis Want?

Houthi supporters during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, in July.

British Man Pleads Guilty to Drugging and Raping Wife Over 20 Years

Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, in Manchester, England, where a British man stood trial on charges of drugging and raping his wife.

Syrians Protest as Surge in Fuel Prices Adds to Cost-of-Living Crisis

Many Syrians have called for increases in fuel prices to be canceled. Gas prices were raised 25 percent.

Saudi Leader Meets U.S. Commander as Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Markets

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, last month. Prince Mohammed held talks on Monday with Adm. Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. Central Command.

France Mocked U.S. for Human Rights Vote, Then Quietly Apologized

Aurélien Lechevallier, whom France has nominated as its ambassador to Washington, in Paris in 2024.

Modi Served World Leaders a Meatless Meal, and His Critics Pounced

Food stalls at the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sunday. The summit’s all-vegetarian gala dinner was held the previous evening.

Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Iran’s Attacks and Trump’s Rebuffs

A satellite photo from Vantor shows the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline, after it was attacked last week.

A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race

The threat of biological weapons has hung over the world for decades now.

Global Warming Will Breach the 1.5 Degree Celsius Limit. Now What?

Wildfires burning in southwestern France this summer.

She Bashed the Government on a Private Call. Then She Was Detained for Months

The building in which Star Sabga was under house arrest in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, this month.

Landmark Vote Held in Restive Muslim Autonomous Region in the Philippines

A polling station in Cotabato, the Philippines, on Monday.

Inside Moscow’s High-Tech Surveillance Turn

Why Scandals Don’t Bring Down Politicians Anymore

Ken Paxton, who had been indicted on felony charges and impeached for a list of allegations, won the Texas Republican primary for Senate this year.

More Than 120 Are Unaccounted For After Ferry Sinks in Indonesia

An image taken from video showing a capsized passenger ferry after it overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.

Trump Promises to Lift Tariffs on Irish Whiskey After Appeals

President Donald Trump addresses the media at the Amgen Irish Open on Sunday.

Russian Strikes on Ukraine Hits Near David Petraeus, ex-C.I.A. Chief

A photo released by the Ukrainian state railway on Sunday showing a damaged locomotive at the Yahodyn railway station.

Trump’s Supercharged Social Media

During Independence Day celebrations in Washington in July.

King Charles Will Convene A.I. Leaders Amid Calls to Slow Development

King Charles III of Britain in Cambridge, England, in July.

Okinawa Elects a Conservative Amid Fears About China and the Economy

Genta Koja, a conservative, celebrating in Naha city, Japan, on Sunday after he was projected as the victor in the election for governor of Okinawa.

Meeting Between Iran and Arab States Postponed as Mideast Diplomacy Stalls

A motorboat passing a cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, last week.

How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, next to the honor guard, at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran in July.

Trump’s Canadian Tariffs Tear at Bond Between Twins Towns in Ontario and Michigan

The Algoma Steel Inc. mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, was founded in 1901 and began operation the following year.

How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up

The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Maastricht, where the bones were found.

An Irish Castle Keeps a Piece of a Times Reporter’s Past

Dunguaire Castle in Kinvara, Ireland, was built around 1510 as a defensive lookout and residence. It has been closed to the public for three years.

Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief

Election in Sweden Is Too Close to Call

Green Party members in Sweden taking in exit poll results at an election night watch party.

Tracing the Path of Nepal’s Flood

Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know.

Satellite images released by Planet Labs on Saturday showed the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region of Saudi Arabia on Sept. 8, and again, after sustaining damage, on Sept. 11.

Death Toll From Ferry Fire in the Philippines Rises to 76

Rescuers carrying the remains of victims at the Borac port in Coron, the Philippines, on Saturday.

Iran Finds Escalation Is Fruitful Path to Leverage in War With U.S.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Bandar Abbas, Iran, this week.

Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent

President Trump visiting Deerfield Residence, the home of the U.S. ambassador to Ireland, in Dublin on Saturday.

In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue

Members of the Nepali Army conducting a search-and-rescue operation at the Chilime hydropower project on Thursday.

Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War

Coffee farmers spreading fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen, in 2025. The port city of Mokha rose to prominence through the Yemeni coffee trade.

Why Carney Isn’t Rushing Back to the Negotiating Table

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet spent most of the week emphasizing efforts to build closer ties with other nations and plans for domestic infrastructure spending.

Walk This Way

‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New Fighting

Forces of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government during clashes with Houthi fighters on Tuesday in the Al-Kadha area, west of Taiz Province.

Tyla and Other Stars Cancel Concerts Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash

Protesters against undocumented foreigners in Spring, South Africa, in June.

Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime

Federal Revenue Service officers in Brazil setting up a drone for a flight in an area controlled by the agency in the Port of Santos this year.

As Oil Prices Rise, BRICS Leaders Have What U.S. Doesn’t: Iran at the Table

BRICS signage in New Delhi on Friday. The Indian capital has largely been shut down for the meeting.

The Doctor Pressuring African Leaders to Own the Ebola Response

Dr. Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in July in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

In Doonbeg, Trump’s Irish Open Visit Prompts Protests and Praise

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