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Release of Suspects in U.K. Prompts New Questions Over Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Base

The British counterterrorism police said the five British nationals arrested near R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday were being released on bail but remained under investigation.

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Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of R.A.F. Fairford air base in southern England on Monday.

Brazil’s Biggest Election Question?: Donald Trump’s Next Move

As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.

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Supporters of the right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro waved American flags and brandished a blowup doll of President Trump clutching an imprisoned President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a rally this month in São Paulo, Brazil.

Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.

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President Xi Jinping of China arriving for a state visit last week. China has the world’s fastest-growing military.

Serbia’s Longtime President Aleksandar Vucic Resigns Post

Aleksandar Vucic, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, resigned as president, paving the way for him to become prime minister after elections next month.

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President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia in his office in Belgrade, Serbia.

Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.

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Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male panda, at the San Diego Zoo in 2024. Two pandas were sent on Sunday to Zoo Atlanta, bringing the total number of giant pandas in the United States to six.

A Tetris-Like Maze Blocks Protests in Pakistan’s Capital

Pakistani authorities have barricaded Islamabad with more than 1,500 shipping containers to stop opposition protesters, choking off access to the capital.

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You Get an Eagle, and You Get an Eagle: Xi Takes Home Trump’s Go-To Gift

The president has often reached for statues of the national bird on diplomatic occasions in his second term. (Ronald Reagan favored them, too.)

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President Trump gave Xi Jinping, China’s leader, a statue of a bald eagle as a gift on Thursday.

Pope Leo Signals Support for Journalists Targeted by Trump

Asked about the Trump administration’s restrictions on journalists, Leo told reporters accompanying him on a flight to France that they were “all welcome.”

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Pope Leo XIV with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Brigitte Macron, the president’s wife, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Friday.

Why Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah Wears Sunglasses

Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmandu’s mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.

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Prime Minister Balendra Shah of Nepal speaks at the United Nations on Thursday.

Italy Moves to Cap Number of Foreign Students in Its Classrooms

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the goal was to better integrate non-Italian speaking children, but critics accused her of trying to appease anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at a youth festival in Rome last week.

A Spirited Battle Over Data Centers

At the Climate Forward live event, policymakers, executives and activists debated the boom in data centers, the growing backlash and its environmental effects.

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Reporter David Gelles in conversation with Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the Climate Forward event on Wednesday.

In Trumpeting His Ballroom Project, Trump Has Used China as an Example

President Trump has repeatedly cited the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as inspiration and competition with his own design.

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The Great Hall of the People was built in less than a year starting in late 1958. Mao Zedong had called for its construction years earlier.

Carney Says He Would Consider a Second Term, Depending on State of U.S.-Canada Relations

As he tries to break Canada’s dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he knows Canadians will feel pain from the trade war.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at The New York Times headquarters on Wednesday.

One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.

The Fuel That Feeds Europe’s Far Right: Nostalgia and Lost Pride

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

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Attendees at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday in central Schwerin, Germany.

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

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The United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time, the threat posed by artificial intelligence will be atop the agenda of the U.N. General Assembly meeting this week.

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

Zhang Youxia, once the People’s Liberation Army’s top uniformed commander, and another general had taken “exceptionally large” bribes, investigators said.

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

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: “Welcome to Nemuro!” They also notify readers, “Return of the four islands will strengthen friendship between two nations. The Northern Territories are traditionally Japanese territory.”
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