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Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2024

Iceland volcano spews glowing lava in seventh eruption in a year
The eruption — the 10th on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021 — began with little warning. The nearby town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon were evacuated.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2024

Live Briefing: U.S. vetoes U.N. Security Council resolution on Gaza cease-fire
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein is in Israel for discussions regarding a cease-fire in Lebanon, local media reported, following meetings with Lebanese officials in Beirut.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2024

Paws up! Police find shoe thief at a kindergarten is actually a weasel
Police in southwest Japan installed cameras after nearly two dozen children's shoes went missing from Gosho Kodomo-en kindergarten in Fukuoka. The culprit? A weasel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2024

Fearing war, Georgia chooses a return to Russia's embrace
The pro-Russian ruling party won elections with the message that angering Moscow risks turning Georgia into another Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2024

Who is Gautam Adani? Indian billionaire hit with fraud charges in U.S.
Adani, an Indian business magnate and one of the richest men in Asia, faces new allegations of fraud to secure solar energy supply contracts.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York in alleged bribery scheme
Indian energy billionaire Gautam Adani, an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was indicted in New York for alleged bribery involving solar energy supply contracts.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges
Indian energy billionaire Gautam Adani, an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was indicted in New York for alleged bribery involving solar energy supply contracts

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Brazil marks Black Consciousness Day, a new holiday, for first time
The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of Zumbi, a key figure in Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Senate Democrats force Israel weapons vote, citing Biden inaction
The Senate will vote on measures brought by Sen. Bernie Sanders and a handful of Democrats to block the sale of some $20 billion in U.S.-made weapons to Israel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Can Lebanon's army secure the south? A cease-fire deal could depend on it.
The readiness of Lebanon's army is a matter of growing urgency as the Biden administration makes a new push for an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

What to know about ‘Rust' premiere, three years after fatal shooting
Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered in Poland on Wednesday, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

What are antipersonnel mines, widely banned weapons Biden is giving Ukraine?
President Joe Biden agreed to provide antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine as Russian troops advance. The weapon is banned in over 160 countries.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

U.S. Embassy in Kyiv closes over attack fears after Ukraine strikes Russia
The announcement came a day after Ukraine used U.S.-supplied missiles to strike inside Russia, raising fears of retaliation against the capital.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

How Trump's tariffs could spark a trade war and ‘Europe's worst economic nightmare'
European countries could be among those hardest hit if Trump follows through on tariffs. The European Union says it wants to negotiate but is prepared to retaliate.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye kidnapped and jailed, wife says
Besigye was arrested in Kenya and taken across the border to a Ugandan military jail, according to his wife, Winnie Byanyima, head of the U.N. HIV/AIDS program.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

U.S. Embassy and other missions shut down in Kyiv over attack fears
The announcement came a day after Ukraine used U.S.-supplied missiles to strike inside Russia, raising fears of retaliation against the capital.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Media publisher Jimmy Lai defiant as he takes the stand in Hong Kong
The sentencing of pro-democracy activists and the trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai show how Hong Kong's courts are becoming a tool for repression, analysts say.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Son of Norway's crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape, police say
Marius Borg Hoiby has no royal title or duties, but as the stepson of the heir to the throne, his arrest has cast a cloud over Norway's popular royal family.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Amid mass repression, glimmers of resistance in Hong Kong
The sentencing of 47 pro-democracy activists and the trial of medial mogul Jimmy Lai show how Hong Kong's courts are a tool for repression, legal analysts say.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

How a brutally repressive African country freely raises money in the U.S.
Eritrea's embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the brutally repressive country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

How a tyrannical African country freely raises money in the U.S.
Eritrea's embassy has helped raise millions of dollars to promote the interests of the brutally repressive country. Its ruling party is under U.S. sanctions.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Biden drifts off the world stage after Brazil's G-20
The trip that was supposed to be the U.S. president's swan song seemed to underscore his status as a lame duck.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2024

Biden drifts off the world stage at Brazil's G-20
The trip that was supposed to be the U.S. president's swan song seemed to underscore his status as a lame duck.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Ukraine fires U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into Russia for first time
Ukraine's ATACMS strike in Russia's Bryansk region marks an intensification of the war amid uncertainty over Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy
The controversial White House move to send Kyiv land mines comes as Russia's advances in eastern Ukraine threaten to overwhelm front-line defenses.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Iraq bans alcohol in hotels and clubs, bringing country close to near-total ban
Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to find.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Congressional committee advises revoking China's trade status
Bipartisan group recommends end to Beijing's decades-long permanent normal trade status and calls for "Manhattan Project-type" American AI fund.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Pentagon misstated how Special Operations troops died off Cyprus last year
A Special Operations helicopter deployed in response to fighting in Gaza crashed during target practice, not aerial refueling, as the Pentagon said last year.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

What is ATACMS, the U.S.-made weapon Ukraine used to strike Russia?
The Biden administration gave Ukraine permission to use the long-range guided missile system inside Russian territory, reversing previous restrictions.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Israel's war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon's children
At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed
The C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the Baltic Sea, its operator said, after damage was reported to another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Ukraine uses U.S.-made ATACMS missiles inside Russia for the first time
The attack comes two days after it was reported that the Biden administration had lifted restrictions on the use of the missiles against targets inside Russia.

Washington Post World News
Nov 19, 2024

Sweden and Finland, wary of war, give new guidance on how to survive one
The two Nordic nations joined NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With tensions rising, they are preparing their citizens in the event the threat spreads.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Hong Kong sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders to prison terms of up to 10 years
The activists were arrested over a single day in 2021 and charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion" for taking part in an unofficial primary election.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Netanyahu says Israel damaged ‘component' of Iran's nuclear program in Oct. strikes
Netanyahu said Monday that a "specific component" of Iran's nuclear program had been damaged in last month's Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say
A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs "may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence" or "protection" from Israel's military.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Police investigate security breach after thefts from Windsor Castle estate
Two suspects broke into a farm on the Windsor Castle estate, home to Prince William, Catherine, Princes of Wales and their family, last month.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

U.S. envoy to travel to Lebanon in sign of possible progress on cease-fire


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Nov 18, 2024

U.S. imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers and groups over West Bank violence


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Nov 18, 2024

Live briefing: Netanyahu says Israel damaged ‘component' of Iran's nuclear program in Oct. strikes
Netanyahu said Monday that a "specific component" of Iran's nuclear program had been damaged in last month's Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump's plan for mass deportation
The lawsuit alleges that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

4 typhoons have hit the Philippines in just 11 days
It's the most active November on record after a slow start to the 2024 Pacific typhoon season that's now in hyperdrive.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

4 typhoons have hit the Philippines in just the past 10 days
It's the most active November on record after a slow start to the 2024 Pacific typhoon season that's now in hyperdrive.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

What is ATACMS, the weapon Biden is letting Ukraine use to strike Russia?
The Biden administration gave Ukraine permission to use the long-range guided missile system inside Russian territory, reversing previous restrictions.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Russia says U.S. adding ‘fuel to the fire' by letting Ukraine use ATACMS
Vladimir Putin has warned that allowing U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia would make the United States a direct party to the conflict.

Washington Post World News
Nov 18, 2024

Pope calls for investigation on whether genocide is taking place in Gaza
While Pope Francis has criticized the war before, this is the first time he has publicly suggested an investigation, according to excerpts from a new book.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Top Hezbollah spokesman killed; Israeli attack kills 70 in north Gaza, official says
Mohammad Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Ras al-Nabaa, a heavily populated part of central Beirut, Hezbollah-aligned media said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Venezuela releases 225 political prisoners from post-election sweep
It was the first major release of dissidents since the start of President Nicolás Maduro's crackdown, which advocates say has been the worst in the country's recent history.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Pope says Israeli attacks in Gaza should be investigated for genocide


Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Biden approves Ukraine's use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy
The Biden administration will allow Kyiv "limited" use of the ATACMS long-range missile system to strike enemy positions in Kursk, a significant reversal of U.S. policy.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Live Briefing: Top Hezbollah spokesman killed; Israeli attack kills 70 in north Gaza, official says
Mohammad Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Ras al-Nabaa, a heavily populated part of central Beirut, Hezbollah-aligned media said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Live Briefing: Top Hezbollah spokesman killed; Israeli strikes kill 70 in north Gaza, official says
Mohammad Afif was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Ras al-Nabaa, a heavily populated part of central Beirut, Hezbollah-aligned media said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Israeli airstrike on central Beirut kills senior Hezbollah official


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Nov 17, 2024

Israel to issue conscription notices to ultra-Orthodox community


Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Israeli strike in north Gaza kills 70, official says; aid convoy struggles to enter


Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

At least 70 killed in Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia, official says


Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Iran hawks will hold less sway in Trump's new government
Republicans are split over how aggressive the next Trump administration should be toward Tehran as the president-elect pursues an America-first foreign policy.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Russia launches more than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine
The attack damaged energy infrastructure and killed at least two people just ahead of the 1,000-day mark since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Nov 17, 2024

Live Briefing: 70 killed in Israeli airstrikes on north Gaza, Health Ministry says
Israel has intensified military operations in north Gaza, saying it is to stop Hamas from regrouping. U.N. and aid officials warn of a humanitarian collapse.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

The struggle against climate change is floundering. Enter Trump.
Even before Donald Trump's election, global climate action faced challenges.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

The struggle against climate change is foundering. Enter Trump.
Even before Donald Trump's election, global climate action faced challenges.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Lebanon reviews cease-fire proposal as Israel launches fresh strikes
Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs Saturday. Lebanon is expected to respond to a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal soon.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Iran's defense minister arrives in Damascus to meet Syrian officials


Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Venezuela releases 70 political prisoners from post-election sweep
It was the first major release of dissidents since the start of President Nicolás Maduro's crackdown, which advocates say has been the worst in the country's recent history.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

IDF continues attacks on southern Lebanon


Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

How a U.S. drug arrest made Mexico more violent
The capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has ignited an all-out battle for control of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world's most famous drug gangs.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

How the U.S. arrest of drug lord ‘El Mayo' fueled violence in Mexico
The capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has ignited an all-out battle for control of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world's most famous drug gangs.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Pentagon urged to make payments for slain, injured civilians
Groups have appealed to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to address a backlog of civilian casualty claims before the Biden administration leaves office.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out
Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a crackdown on miners.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Live Briefing: Lebanon reviews cease-fire proposal as Israel launches fresh strikes
Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs Saturday. Lebanon is expected to respond to a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal soon.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Trump denigrates Haitians. How will his election affect Haiti?
A key decision awaiting the president-elect is whether to continue supporting a U.S.-funded, U.N.-backed, Kenya-led policing mission.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Russia wants Kursk back before negotiations. Ukraine isn't budging.
Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Philippines pivots from battling militants to projecting power at sea
Philippine leaders say they can turn their attention to the South China Sea because they've secured peace with separatist rebels. But the situation remains precarious.

Washington Post World News
Nov 16, 2024

Man caught trying to smuggle hundreds of tarantulas on a plane
In addition to the spiders, the South Korean traveler also had 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants in containers taped to his body, Peruvian authorities said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Global health experts sound alarm over RFK Jr., citing Samoa outbreak
Experts and officials said a 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa, which came after a visit by Kennedy, exemplified the dangers of his rhetoric.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire
Israel has stepped up strikes on the city's southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah militants and infrastructure.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

A baby red panda choked to death. Her vets blame fireworks.
Officials at the Edinburgh Zoo want lawmakers to ban pyrotechnics after concluding that they caused 3-month-old Roxie's stress-induced vomiting.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has never been more brazen — or in demand
Donald Trump says the North Korean leader ‘misses him.' But Kim Jong Un has a new ally now in Russia's Vladimir Putin, and that's emboldening him like never before.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Gaza strikes kill at least 26, civil defense says


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Nov 15, 2024

IDF sends enlistment notices to ultra-Orthodox Jews
Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Live Briefing: IDF sends enlistment notices to ultra-Orthodox Jews
Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

U.S.-equipped bomb hits edge of central Beirut amid cease-fire negotiations


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Nov 15, 2024

Israel to issue military draft orders for ultra-Orthodox Jews


Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Live Briefing: Israeli strikes pummel Beirut; enlistment notices sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews
Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Beijing is already preparing to retaliate in a second Trump era
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose new tariffs on China, but Beijing is wiser and better prepared to push back this time around, analysts say.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand's foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Iranian student arrested in her underwear is latest symbol in fight for rights
Videos of the incident show the woman arguing with police in Tehran after removing some of her clothes in protest of the country's Islamic dress code.

Washington Post World News
Nov 15, 2024

Trump and the Israeli right resume their embrace
Right-wing Israelis have embraced fresh Trump appointees like Mike Huckabee and Elise Stefanik, foreshadowing a closer U.S.-Israeli relationship.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

As Trump's return to U.S. presidency nears, Iran debates its options
The Iranian mission to the United Nations declined to comment on a New York Times report that Trump ally Elon Musk met with Iran's ambassador to the U.N.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

IDF strikes Beirut suburbs for third day; Gaza safe zone hit
The Israel Defense Forces issued fresh evacuation alerts for Beirut's suburbs, warning it intends to strike Hezbollah targets around the Lebanese capital.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Tulsi Gabbard's past comments on Russia cloud her nomination by Trump
Gabbard was named Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump as his pick for director of national intelligence.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Russia pushes forward in Ukraine amid talk of negotiations
A buildup of Russian troops in Ukraine's southeast comes as uncertainty looms over how a Trump presidency will affect the war.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Hospitals are running out of food as strikes continue in Gaza's besieged north


Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Argentina's president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump
Right-wing President Javier Milei is considering withdrawing Argentina from the Paris climate agreement. Donald Trump has pledged to also remove the United States.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Bombings in Brazil's capital revive fears over fate of democracy
A man whom police called a political malcontent set off several explosions in Brasília on Wednesday evening.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Israeli forces hit Beirut suburbs for third consecutive day


Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Live Briefing: IDF strikes Beirut suburbs for third day; Gaza safe zone hit
The Israel Defense Forces issued fresh evacuation alerts for Beirut's suburbs, warning it intends to strike Hezbollah targets around the Lebanese capital.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Trump set to deepen tech Cold War with China
The containment policy set in the first Trump administration and continued under President Biden will get a harder edge, former officials say.

Washington Post World News
Nov 14, 2024

Live Briefing: Israeli airstrike damages clinic in Gaza humanitarian zone, charity says
Doctors Without Borders said that a strike in Mawasi caused a "huge" explosion and destroyed equipment at its clinic. Israel said it was targeting weaponry.

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