Iran Says It Is Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate After Trump’s Warnings
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in Beirut, Lebanon, last week. On Monday, he expressed an openness to negotiations with the United States.
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Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack
A destroyed Buk launcher at La Carlota air base in Caracas after the U.S. strikes.
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Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
Grok’s prompt page on a phone. In recent weeks, the chatbot has posted sexualized photos of real people, including children, in response to user prompts.
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Trump Wants Greenland — but He’s Not Alone in the Arctic Tug of War
A great power competition is intensifying in the Arctic, and not only for Greenland.
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Trump’s Envoy to India Offers Hope Amid a Strained Relationship
The new U.S. envoy to India, Sergio Gor, delivering a speech Monday at the embassy in New Delhi. President Trump has slapped punitive tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.
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Venezuela Frees 24 More Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says
Family members of political prisoners waiting for releases outside the Rodeo I prison on Friday.
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The Weimar Republic Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate?
The German National Theater in Weimar, Germany, where leaders met in 1919 to create a new national Constitution.
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Owner of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died Is Ordered to Jail as a Flight Risk
The police on Jan. 2 outside Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire had swept through New Year’s celebrations.
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A Russian Videographer Reveals How Putin Shapes the Next Generation
“I’m just standing there filming and I understand that what’s getting into the camera isn’t just a lesson, but history,” Pavel Talankin said.
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Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case
Tzachi Braverman (standing), the chief of staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, was interviewed by the police on Sunday.
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Syrian Military Takes Aleppo Neighborhoods After Clashes With Kurds
Soldiers of the Syrian army in Aleppo on Saturday, following clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters.
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Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizing Over How to Respond
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has tried to thread a narrow diplomatic needle in the aftermath of the U.S. strike in Venezuela.
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Why Are Iranians Protesting? What to Know About the Unrest.
An image taken from a social media post on Friday shows demonstrators gathered in Tehran.
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As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters