India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales
Indian security forces in Wuyan, on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, on Wednesday. India has sharply reduced purchases of low-cost arms from Russia, its Cold War-era ally
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on May 2025
How the Divide Over Francis’ Legacy Is Shaping the Contest for Pope
Pope Francis in 2022. During his 12-year pontificate, he made global headlines for landmark declarations that encouraged liberals, whether Catholic or secular.
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on May 2025
A Conclave Like No Other
Firefighters installed the chimney that is used to communicate the choosing of a new pope on Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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on May 2025
Families in Ukraine Wait for P.O.W.s to Come Home, at Last
Former Ukrainian prisoners of war arriving at a reception point after being released from Russian captivity on Tuesday in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine.
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on May 2025
Gazans Despair After Israel Announces More Displacement
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive sheltering in Gaza City on Wednesday. Many have been displaced multiple times during the war.
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on May 2025
Old Angst Resurfaces in Poland About Abandonment by the U.S.
A soldier walking past a Patriot air defense system installed at a military hub in southeast Poland for sending aid to Ukraine. Poland’s location makes it a crucial bulwark against Russian encroachment on Europe.
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Israel Downs Drone as Houthis Vow to Continue Tit-for-Tat Strikes
Police officers inspecting the site of a Houthi missile attack near Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv on Sunday. The strike prompted a series of tit-for-tat military responses between Israel and the group based in Yemen.
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on May 2025
With Acts of Subversion, Some Russians Fight Propaganda in Schools
Students in 2023 visited a museum in Moscow dedicated to World War II. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia introduced “patriotic education” in schools in early 2022.
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on May 2025
Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz, the newly elected German chancellor, at a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday. Watching him is his predecessor, Olaf Scholz.
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on May 2025
On Remote Scottish Island, a Smoking Opportunity Awaits
Colonsay, an island in Scotland, has a population of 125, but opportunity awaits anyone longing to own a business.
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on May 2025
A Haven for Civilians in Sudan Is Attacked for a Third Day
On Tuesday, drones hit a fuel depot near the port and the airport of Port Sudan, Sudan’s de facto wartime capital.
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on May 2025
Betting Sites Place Odds on the Papal Conclave
Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy has emerged as the odds-on favorite to succeed Pope Francis.
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on May 2025
4 Lessons for Trump From the UK’s Failed Rwanda Migrant Deportation Deal
James Cleverly, then the British home secretary, and Vincent Biruta, then the Rwandan foreign minister, after signing a migration deal in Kigali, the African country’s capital, in December 2023.
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on May 2025
Second U.S. Navy Jet in 2 Weeks Is Lost Off the U.S.S. Truman
An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in 2022.
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Cardinal Dolan of New York Shares His Conclave Advice: ‘Bring a Book’
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is bringing a biography of Michelangelo and packets of peanut butter to the conclave.
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on May 2025
A top cardinal asks for divine guidance at a ‘difficult’ moment in history.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, invoked the Holy Spirit to guide the electors during Mass on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
What to Expect From the Conclave, the Process of Electing a New Pope
White smoke rising from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in 2013, signaling that cardinals had elected a new pope.
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on May 2025
Xi’s Visit to Russia Complicates China’s Courtship of Europe
Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers marching during a parade rehearsal in Moscow on Saturday. China's leader, Xi Jinping, will be Russia’s main guest at Friday’s Victory Day parade.
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on May 2025
Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes Before Moscow’s Victory Day Parade
A drone explosion during a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
Scenes From India’s Strikes in Kashmir and Pakistan
Metal debris in Wuyan, on the Indian-controlled side of Kashmir, on Wednesday.
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on May 2025
How The Times Covers the Papal Conclave
On Wednesday, the conclave begins, the process of picking a pope.
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on May 2025
Wednesday Briefing
The balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, from which the new pope will be announced.
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on May 2025
The Internet Can’t Resist the Conclave (the Real Thing)
Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij at the Vatican on Monday. One of the world’s longest running elections will play out for a global audience awash in social media.
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on May 2025
Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Flee to U.S. After 412 Days in Hiding
Police officers at a roadblock on a street leading to the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday.
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on May 2025
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
Martyr’s Square in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, last month. The country remains divided after years of civil war following the 2011 overthrow of its longtime dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.
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on May 2025
Trump Surprises Canada and Carney With New Message: We Love You
President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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on May 2025
Wednesday Briefing: The Conclave Begins
The balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, from which the new pope will be announced.
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on May 2025
Friedrich Merz Becomes German Chancellor After Winning Second Vote
Newly-elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, during a handover ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin on Tuesday.
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on May 2025
Trump Says U.S. Will End Bombings of Houthi Militants in Yemen
Smoke rising from a U.S. airstrike in Sana, Yemen, last month.
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on May 2025
U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, center, visits the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, last month.
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on May 2025
Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block
Relics from the collection of jewels said to have been buried with Buddha at an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2023.
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on May 2025
Tesla Sales Fall in Germany and U.K. to Lowest Point in 2 Years
A used-car dealership in Norway. Registrations of new Tesla vehicles dropped across Europe last month compared with a year earlier.
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on May 2025
Merz’s stumble could offer the far-right AfD party an opportunity.
Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, the joint leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, demanded that Friedrich Merz resign minutes after he failed a parliamentary vote.
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on May 2025
Israel Plans to Seize Control of Gaza’s Aid. Here’s How That Could Look.
A charity kitchen in Jabaliya in northern Gaza last month. Israel began blocking the arrival of new supplies in the enclave early in March.
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on May 2025
What Happened When Trump Altered the Deal With Law Firms and Universities
Legal professionals gathered to protest the Trump administration during a rally in New York last week.
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on May 2025
What the setback for Merz means for the German economy.
A shopping center in Berlin last month. Companies were looking for a new government to revive growth in Europe’s biggest economy.
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on May 2025
Merz’s stumble complicates Germany’s attempt to lead in Europe.
The failure of Friedrich Merz, center, to secure the chancellorship on the first round could affect his authority in Europe at a time when there is a leadership vacuum in France and Germany.
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on May 2025
Merz may have set himself up for failure in the parliamentary vote.
A protest against the immigration policy of Friedrich Merz and the far-right Alternative for Germany party in Berlin in February.
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on May 2025
Merz will face big challenges if he becomes chancellor.
A German military vehicle at a NATO training center in Lithuania. Friedrich Merz pushed a centrist compromise to allow significant increases in spending on the military.
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on May 2025
Merz Failed in First Vote to Become Germany’s Chancellor. What Happens Next?
The empty government bench after Friedrich Merz failed to be elected chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, on Tuesday.
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on May 2025
Who Is Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Chancellor?
An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year.
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on May 2025
The Only Female Minister in Syria’s New Government Wants to ‘Get Things Done’
Hind Kabawat, the only female minister in Syria’s new government, in her house, in Bab Touma, a majority Christian neighborhood of Damascus.
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on May 2025
Merz Fails in First Parliament Vote to Become Germany’s Next Chancellor
Friedrich Merz in the German Parliament on Tuesday after failing to get enough votes to be named chancellor.
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on May 2025
Locals in Pakistani Kashmir Fear Being the First to Face India’s Ire
A giant sign extolling love for Kashmir in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistani-administered side of the disputed region, belies the tension reignited after a deadly attack on the Indian-ruled side.
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on May 2025
India Orders Civil Defense Drills as Potential Clash With Pakistan Looms
A bunker in Tilawari, a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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on May 2025
Tuesday Briefing
Destruction in Jabaliya, Gaza, last month.
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on May 2025
What to Know About the Formation of Germany’s New Government
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, signed a coalition deal with Social Democratic Party to form a new government.
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on May 2025
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Friedrich Merz, center, will take office at the most challenging time for Germany since its reunification 35 years ago.
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on May 2025
Israel Bombs Yemen’s Main Airport in Retaliation for Houthi Strike
Ukrainian Drone Attack Forces Restriction of Flights Near Moscow, Russia Says
India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets
Live Updates: Conclave to Elect New Pope Is Set to Begin
China Is Likely to Play Hardball in U.S. Tariff Talks
Carney Tells Trump Canada ‘Is Not for Sale’ During White House Visit