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

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.

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.

‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers

Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.

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Robyn, 2, recovering with her parents after an operation at Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham, England, last month during a heat wave.

Police Officer Injured in Shooting Near Ontario Synagogue on Yom Kippur

There was an exchange of gunfire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as congregants gathered inside to mark Yom Kippur, the authorities said.

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.”

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

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.

Hundreds of Drones Target Moscow on Final Day of Russian Elections

Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.

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Sweeping the courtyard of a residential building hit by what the authorities said was a Ukrainian drone strike in Kotelniki, in the Moscow region, on Sunday.

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

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.

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

Inside the Breakdown of U.K.-Israel Relations Over West Bank Settlements

British officials believed Israel had said it would hold off on moving ahead with construction in E1, a piece of land viewed as vital to a future Palestinian state. Israel said it promised no such thing.

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Land in the E1 area, a strategically important patch of land east of Jerusalem, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim. Plans by Israel to build there, long postponed, have gained momentum lately.

Once Home to Batman, This Faded Mansion Is Now Plagued by Real Bats

Officials in England are alarmed at the state of Mentmore Towers, the 19th century estate that served as Wayne Manor in the 2005 film “Batman Begins.”

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Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, in the English countryside, in 1977.

An Unused and Divisive Philippine Nuclear Plant Awaits Its Fate

The government is exploring nuclear power options to guard against global energy shocks. One proposal is to switch on a plant in Bataan that has been mothballed for 40 years.

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in July.

Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry

Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.

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Saad Nemer, a Palestinian farmer, in a greenhouse on his farm near the West Bank village of Fasayil in August. His crops have withered this summer without water.

Israeli President Pardons Ex-Soldier Over Killing of Incapacitated Palestinian

In 2016, Elor Azaria killed a Palestinian attacker who had been injured, fueling a public debate both at home and abroad over Israeli military actions.

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The former Israeli soldier, Elor Azaria, center, in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2017. Mr. Azaria was convicted of manslaughter for shooting an injured Palestinian man.

‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With Trump

The U.S. president’s threats to seize Greenland left its people on edge, and with details scarce, the news of an agreement didn’t seem to be putting minds at ease.

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Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, this month.

A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran

Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.

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Guyana is positioned to take in an estimated $6.5 billion in oil revenue this year.

Trump’s Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know

President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.

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Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, last year. Polls have indicated that a vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to join the United States.

How Guyana Is Feeding the Profits of Exxon Mobil, the Largest U.S. Oil Company

Exxon Mobil found a coveted growth engine in Guyana. Now it must navigate Guyana’s fractious politics and a territorial dispute with Venezuela.

The One Guyana offshore oil production platform this year.

Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate Disasters

The young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers.

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Tashi Lhazom, a climate activist, meeting with a woman displaced by the floods, at a Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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