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Why the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia Are Back at War

21 September 2026 at 15:28
The conflict has opened a second front in the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, adding to global uncertainty and turmoil in energy markets.

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A still image taken from AFPTV video footage of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces firing at Houthi positions in Yemen this month.

Flight Delays Disrupt UK Airports Once Again

21 September 2026 at 15:08
An air traffic control issue, now resolved, disrupted some flights in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, less than two weeks after a technical problem caused cancellations.

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A departure board displays delayed and canceled flights at London City Airport following disruptions caused by an air traffic control issue in Britain, on Monday.

At 92, the Bard of Bollywood Is Still Writing About Love

21 September 2026 at 14:51
The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.

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Gulzar at his home in Mumbai in July. He maintains the wonder that has fueled his work.

On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Talk Partnership

21 September 2026 at 14:47
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first β€œassociate member.”

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President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at a war memorial in Miquelon on Sunday.

Ex-Commander of China’s Military Accused of Corruption and Expelled From Party

21 September 2026 at 13:03
Zhang Youxia, once the People’s Liberation Army’s top uniformed commander, and another general had taken β€œexceptionally large” bribes, investigators said.

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Zhang Youxia at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2025.

Let’s Talk Climate

21 September 2026 at 09:23
World leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event.

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A coal-fired power plant in West Virginia.

Chulpan Khamatova Stars in the Dark, Absurdist Play β€œDelirium”

21 September 2026 at 09:03
After opposing the Ukrainian war and settling in Latvia, Chulpan Khamatova now comes to New York to star in a dark comedy by Ionesco.

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Chulpan Khamatova is the Meryl Streep of Russia; her name on an antiwar statement did not go unnoticed.

Putin Reignited a Dispute With Japan. This Town Is Stuck in the Middle.

The fishing town of Nemuro depends on Russia for trade. But it’s also leading a fight to win back islands seized by Moscow in World War II.

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The signs at Nemuro port read in Japanese, Russian and English: β€œWelcome to Nemuro!” They also notify readers, β€œReturn of the four islands will strengthen friendship between two nations. The Northern Territories are traditionally Japanese territory.”

Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

21 September 2026 at 08:45
An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.

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Sunni Muslims wave flags during a protest against a clause in an prisoner amnesty law that would exclude some inmates, in Beirut, in May.

Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia Rise

21 September 2026 at 05:23
The Iranian-backed militia was engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.

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Smoke rising from the fuel storage depot at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. The Houthis said they had launched missiles and drones at the Saudi capital.

Spain’s Preppy Conservatives Are Having a Moment

21 September 2026 at 04:21
Loafer-wearing young Spaniards, often called β€œCayetanos,” are flexing their countercultural muscles after eight years of left-wing government.

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A post-bullfight party, filled with young conservatives, at Madrid’s main bullring this summer.

Thirty More Arrested in Jovenel MoΓ―se Assassination

20 September 2026 at 22:20
The suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel MoΓ―se include 18 men who were extradited from Haiti to Miami, officials said.

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A poster showing Haiti’s assassinated president, Jovenel MoΓ―se, in Cap Haitien, Haiti, in 2021.

A Diplomat From Myanmar Refuses to Give Up New York City Post

20 September 2026 at 21:29
For more than five years, U Kyaw Moe Tun has refused to give up his United Nations post and a sandstone townhouse on the Upper East Side.

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U Kyaw Moe Tun, in New York last month, was appointed as Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations before his country’s military staged a coup in 2021.

They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

20 September 2026 at 21:16
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.

Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.
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