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Apr 03, 2025

Trump's tariffs mark the end of an era for free trade in North America
Mexico and Canada were exempted from President Trump's new round of tariffs, but the future of free trade in North America is very much in doubt.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

Stocks plunge and businesses recoil after across-the-board tariffs
Other countries vowed to respond after President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from much of the world, including many U.S. allies.

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Apr 03, 2025

Rats in ‘heaven' as strike buries U.K. city in 19,000 tons of trash
Birmingham officials have declared a "major incident" as a sanitation-workers strike passes three weeks — with nearly 1,000 tons of garbage piling up each day.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

Footprints show carnivorous dinosaurs shared watering hole with prey
Dozens of dinosaur footprints in Scotland's Isle of Skye show carnivores and herbivores "milled" around by freshwater lagoons, a study says.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

Stocks fall and businesses recoil after across-the-board tariffs
Other countries vowed to respond after President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on imports from much of the world, including many U.S. allies.

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Apr 03, 2025

In NATO talks, Trump team puts onus on Europe to defend itself
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reassured European counterparts that the United States remains in the alliance, but he warned Europe it has to do more.

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Apr 03, 2025

After Trump's broad tariffs, Europe reels from the loss of an old ally
Some Europeans have acknowledged U.S. grievances over trade but wonder whether the Trump administration is truly serious about finding a middle ground.

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Apr 03, 2025

Hungary will withdraw from ICC, government says during Netanyahu visit
Hungary announced it would leave the International Criminal Court during a visit by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant.

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Apr 03, 2025

Inside the fight between popular K-pop group NewJeans and their label
The girl group's five members, ages 16 to 20, are taking on one of South Korea's biggest entertainment agencies, Hybe, and its subsidiary Ador.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

Trump's tariffs hit even remote islands. One is mainly home to penguins.
The Heard and McDonald Islands, a sub-Antarctic territory of Australia, is on the list of reciprocal tariffs — as is a remote volcanic isle near Greenland.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

China, E.U. prepare ‘countermeasures' as Trump tariffs unite friends and foes
Allies and adversaries alike were reeling from Trump's tariff blitz, with some signaling they were ready to retaliate, while others were still hoping for talks.

Washington Post World News
Apr 03, 2025

China, EU prepare ‘countermeasures' as Trump tariffs unite friends and foes
Allies and adversaries alike were reeling from Trump's tariff blitz, with some signaling they were ready to retaliate while others were still hoping for talks.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

China vows ‘firm countermeasures' to Trump tariffs; Asian markets fall
Trump increased the blanket tariff on Chinese imports to 54 percent and imposed new duties on major trading partners including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

Putin sends powerful economic envoy to court Trump administration
Kirill Dmitriev, who runs Russia's sovereign wealth fund, is expected to meet with Steve Witkoff, a key figure in efforts to secure an end to the war in Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

Saudi Arabia emerges as key hub for Trump's foreign policy ambitions
Saudi Arabia's mediation of high-stakes negotiations promises to revive a relationship the president and crown prince cultivated during Trump's first term.

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Apr 02, 2025

Israel expands military operations to ‘seize large areas' of Gaza
Israel's defense minister said the military is taking control of significant territory to establish security zones.

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Apr 02, 2025

A toddler picked up a rock on a family trip. It was a 3,800-year-old artifact.
The 3-year-old discovered a scarab amulet dating to the Middle Bronze era during an outing in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

Trump, Iran trade nuclear barbs as U.S. sends bombers and warships to region
The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Iran will "move toward" a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened bombing.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

PhD student who raped 10 women may have dozens more victims, police say
Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of raping women in the U.K. and China after police uncovered a date-rape drug and hundreds of secret videos in his London home.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

Israel expanding operations to ‘seize large areas' of Gaza, military says
It comes after Israel ordered the evacuation of most of Rafah, and as the World Food Program says all of the bakeries it supports in Gaza have been forced to shut.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

These old Roman buildings could unlock how to build in a warming world
The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste while creating something fresh.

Washington Post World News
Apr 02, 2025

Trump's tariffs may be a blow to Europe and a gift to China
The impetus of what President Donald Trump has called "Liberation Day" is clear. He wants to impose sizable tariffs on many imports. That plays into China's hand.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump's sights
It's the most concrete effort yet to turn President Donald Trump's desire to acquire the Danish territory into actionable policy, despite widespread international outrage.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

Trump-backed push for E.U. firms to drop DEI is just ‘piece of paperwork,' U.S. says
The U.S. moved to assuage outrage in France and elsewhere Tuesday over a "worldwide" ask that companies dealing with U.S. embassies sign an anti-DEI pledge.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

Photos show destruction in Khartoum after Sudan's army takes back capital
The retreat of the RSF has revealed the scope of looting and destruction in a city that was once a refuge of last hope for the war-weary and displaced.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

Myanmar just had ‘the big one.' It should be a wake-up call for California.
The famed San Andreas Fault in California is nearly identical to the one that caused last week's destructive tremor in Myanmar, and is also overdue for an earthquake.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

China targets Taiwan's president with military drills, calls him ‘parasite'
One analyst called China's large-scale drills a "pre-invasion operation" as it ramps up attacks on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, calling him a "parasite."

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

The tiny library caught in the middle of U.S.-Canada tensions
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the U.S.-Canada border and has long stood as a symbol of chummy bilateral ties. Now, that bond is fraying.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

E.U. weighs targeting big U.S. tech firms in response to Trump tariffs
European officials are worried that measures against companies like Google and Meta could escalate the trade war, but they say Trump has shifted the goalposts.

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

China targets Taiwan's president with military drills and personal attacks
One analyst called China's large-scale drills a "pre-invasion operation" as it ramps up attacks on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, calling him a "parasite."

Washington Post World News
Apr 01, 2025

A shattered Ukraine power plant hopes the ceasefire will let it rebuild
Workers have grown weary of the constant attacks — but this spring, a ceasefire and visiting celebrity boxer Oleksandr Usyk lifted spirits.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

Top Netanyahu aides arrested as investigation into payments from Qatar escalates
Jonatan Urich and and Eli Feldstein were arrested amid increasing allegations that Netanyahu's inner circle was involved in the transfer of money from Qatar, a key backer of Hamas.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

Trump's USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake
Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America's role in disaster response.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

Top Netanyahu aide arrested as investigation into payments from Qatar escalates
Jonathan Urich was arrested amid increasing allegations that Netanyahu's inner circle was involved in the transfer of money from Qatar, a key backer of Hamas.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says; IDF orders mass evacuation
Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

Taiwan reassured — and surprised — by Pentagon focus on deterring China
An internal Pentagon memo was welcomed by some former officials and analysts in Taiwan, who have watched with concern as Trump suspended U.S. support for Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

French far-right leader Le Pen barred from politics in embezzlement verdict
The sentence means Le Pen, the guiding force of the National Rally party, cannot run in the 2027 presidential election, unless she successfully appeals.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says, as IDF orders mass evacuation
Aid agencies say the workers were killed and buried in a mass grave in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Residents described being shot at along the evacuation route.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen convicted of embezzling E.U. funds
Marine Le Pen, the guiding force of the National Rally party, is awaiting a sentence that could see her barred from the 2027 presidential election.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

Lure of the north: What Russia's Arctic can offer Trump
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia's Arctic.

Washington Post World News
Mar 31, 2025

A devastating quake strains Myanmar's embattled regime
In the aftermath of a calamitous disaster, can the unpopular junta still cling to power?

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

In photos: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world
Some 2 billion Muslims around the globe gathered with loved ones to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

Trump says he's ‘angry' at Putin's remark questioning Zelensky's legitimacy
President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday that he would mull secondary tariffs on Russian oil if Putin stalls the peace process with Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

Trump's threat of towering tariffs on European booze is sobering
Wine and spirits can be markers of national and regional identity — which could make a coming trade fight between the U.S. and Europe much more emotional.

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

Aid groups struggle to provide for thousands displaced in West Bank
An Israeli military operation has displaced 40,000 people from refugee camps, but restrictions on humanitarian access are complicating the response.

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

Europe seeks leverage as Trump negotiates with Russia on Ukraine
European officials say sanctions on Russia and plans for troops in Ukraine show they hold some cards, too.

Washington Post World News
Mar 30, 2025

Taliban releases American woman detained in Afghanistan
Faye Hall is one of four Americans known to have been released by the Taliban this year. She called on President Trump to help other women jailed in Afghanistan.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Syria announces a new transitional government
Syrian's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa promised a "new phase" as he appointed the 22-member cabinet.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

DOGE fires nearly all staff at U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters
D.C. employees of the institute, founded and funded by Congress, received late-night termination notices, though most of its overseas staff were left in place.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Turkish opposition stages rally, announces campaign to defeat Erdogan
Turkey's leading opposition party is trying to channel anger over the arrest of a key Erdogan challenger into a sustained political movement.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Julio Simón, Argentine torturer convicted in landmark case, dies at 84
The 2006 trial for atrocities during Argentina's military dictatorship began a wave of prosecutions more than a generation after the junta.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China's seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think tank behind Project 2025.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Academy apologizes for muted response to Palestinian director's assault
Olivia Colman and Joaquin Phoenix were among more than 600 Academy members who criticized leaders after Israeli settlers reportedly attacked "No Other Land" director Hamdan Ballal.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Deadly Russian attacks leave Ukrainians questioning point of ceasefire
"This is the result of peace negotiations with Putin," said one Ukrainian, after a Russian attack in Dnipro killed four people and injured more than 20 on Saturday.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Myanmar quake death toll rises past 1,600 as damage comes into focus
An additional 3,408 people were injured, according to the country's military junta. At least 10 people were killed in neighboring Thailand.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus
An additional 2,376 people were injured, according to the country's military junta. At least eight people were killed in neighboring Thailand.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

China wants to lead the world in robots — from dogs to dancers
Beijing is promoting China's robotics sector as part of its drive to own the technologies of the future. It is fast closing the gap with the United States.

Washington Post World News
Mar 29, 2025

At least 838 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis
The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Mass evacuations as Israel strikes Beirut suburb
It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Earthquake rescue efforts underway as death toll rises in Myanmar and Thailand
The quake hit 10 miles from Mandalay, Myanmar, and tremors reached Thailand. At least 144 people died, Myanmar's military junta said, and the toll is expected to rise.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Scientists have long feared a large earthquake in the region


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

At least 144 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis
The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Earthquake death toll could exceed 1,000, USGS model estimates


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Israel strikes Beirut suburb in first attack on capital since ceasefire
Fears are mounting that the months-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is at risk of collapse, as conflicts elsewhere in the region expand.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

New U.S. mineral deal imposes onerous conditions, Ukrainian officials say
Ukraine says the minerals deal presented by the United States differs substantially from an earlier framework that had been agreed upon.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: Earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; Rescue efforts underway as death toll rises
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. At least 144 people died, Myanmar's military junta said, and the toll is expected to rise.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Trump says U.S. working to help Myanmar after quake


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Tom Andrews, the U.N. human rights monitor for Myanmar, said that the junta's response to previous...


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; at least 144 dead, Myanmar junta says
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. Buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Friday's quake is the deadliest to hit Myanmar in 95 years


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Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's military government has been fighting a civil war against a constellation of long-standing ethnic minority...


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Mar 28, 2025

Large earthquakes have occurred in Myanmar, but this one was different


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

‘Strike slip' earthquake between India and Eurasia plates, USGS says


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

In Bangkok, ‘I heard cracking sounds above my head'


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

See the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand
The epicenter of the quake was in Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay and was felt as far away as 600 miles away in Bangkok.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Strikes on Beirut took place near two schools, sending students fleeing


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

New U.S mineral deal imposes onerous conditions, Ukrainian officials say
Ukraine says the minerals deal presented by the United States differs substantially from an earlier framework that had been agreed upon.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's largest hospital overwhelmed after quake


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Most workers at Bangkok building that collapsed were migrants from Myanmar, survivors say


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; dozens trapped in Bangkok high-rise collapse
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's democratic government in exile emphasized the scale of the tragedy and called on the "international...


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Mar 28, 2025

Even before the quake, Myanmar faced ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis'


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Mar 28, 2025

Damage to communications and roads in Myanmar as aid workers assess needs


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Mar 28, 2025

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Friday that most new buildings in Thailand have been designed to...


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Mar 28, 2025

Thailand's prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, said in a statement that damage from the earthquake is limited...


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Live briefing: Mass evacuations as Israel strikes Beirut suburb
It is the first time Israel has struck the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire late last year.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Live updates: 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand; Bangkok high-rise collapses
The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar's second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Widespread smoke and haze near earthquake epicenter


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

U.N. World Food Program says humanitarian food stocks are dwindling in Gaza


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Mar 28, 2025

Pictures reveal scale of damage in Bangkok


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Photos reveal scale of damage in Bangkok


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Construction site death toll rises to four, opposition leader says


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

U.S. citizens have been warned to "proceed with caution" and watch for falling debris while staying...


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Myanmar's military junta, which has retreated from international engagement since forcibly seizing power four years ago,...


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

The earthquake appears to have mainly impacted Myanmar and neighboring Thailand. But the tremors were also...


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Mar 28, 2025

Extensive area probably exposed to liquefaction during earthquake


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Fear of aftershocks after worst quake in 100 years, Thai official says


Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Before DOGE, Argentina's Javier Milei took a chain saw to his government
In an interview with The Washington Post, Milei celebrated Elon Musk's embrace of his chainsaw, calling it "an emblem of the new golden era of humanity."

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

Before DOGE, Argentina's Javier Milei took a chainsaw to his government
In an interview with The Washington Post, Milei celebrated Elon Musk's embrace of his chainsaw, calling it "an emblem of the new golden era of humanity."

Washington Post World News
Mar 28, 2025

At least three people have been killed and 80 remain trapped after a building under construction...


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