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East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

Mr. Marumo standing by the rink at Chino International Sports Park Skating Center in Nagano, Japan.

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

A damaged building in Saada, Yemen, on Sunday after U.S. strikes.

Vatican Releases First Photo of Pope Francis Since He Was Hospitalized

In this picture released by the Vatican Press Office, Pope Francis sits inside his chapel at the Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday, where he celebrated Mass with other priests.

How Trump’s Crackdown Is Drastically Driving Down Migration

A U.S. Army soldier near the border before a visit by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the White House’s border czar, Tom Homan, in Sunland Park, N.M., last month.

Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews were once exempt from military service — but now they are being drafted.

Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

From left: Mary Nsiimenta says her boss locked her on a rooftop; Winfridah Kwamboka never made it back home; Faridah Nassanga says she was raped.

Haiti’s Biggest Hospital, Dependent on U.S.A.I.D., Is Set on Fire by Gangs

A woman sleeping inside the State University Hospital of Haiti last year. The United States has invested tens of millions of dollars to build a new wing.

Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again

Food handouts in Beit Lahia this week.

Slowly, Ukrainian Women Are Beginning to Talk About Sexual Assault in the War

Liudmyla in Ukraine’s Kherson region last year.

As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent

Submarines docked at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, this month. The base hosts Britain’s nuclear submarines, which are armed with Trident missiles and serve as the country’s nuclear deterrent.

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

White South Africans rallying in support of President Trump outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, last month.

‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap

Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron, the presidents of Ukraine and France. Mr. Starmer’s diplomacy revives a role that Britain routinely played before Brexit.

Trump Tariffs Leave No Country Room for Exemptions, U.S. Tells Canada

Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, center, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, met on Thursday with top Trump administration officials to discuss trade and tariffs.

How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

The outskirts of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, last year. The country endured several years of civil war before a fragile peace agreement in 2018.

Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces

A spasm of violence erupted in Syria this month, pitting the new government’s security forces, and fighters affiliated with it, against suspected remnants of the old regime.

Wind and Solar Firms Have a Pitch for Trump: ‘You’re Going to Need Us’

Wind and solar companies are casting their industries as essential to achieving U.S. energy abundance, betting that argument will do better with a president who dismisses global warming.

Monday Briefing

El Salvador’s government released this photo of Venezuelan deportees from the United States being taken to a prison in the municipality of Tecoluca.

Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers

Some relatives of those killed in the Jeju Air crash have been staying at Muan International Airport, sleeping in tents that were set up for them soon after the Dec. 29 crash.

Nary a Critical Word: Bill Gates’s Close Bond With Narendra Modi

Bill Gates met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi three weeks before India’s general election in 2024.

Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

The government of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, has denounced the United States’ deportation of 238 Venezuelans accused of gang membership to El Salvador.

Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief

Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet director, at a memorial in Jerusalem in October.

Monday Briefing: U.S. Deports Hundreds in Face of a Court Order

President Nayib Bukele, left, of El Salvador hosted Secretary of State Marco Rubio last month.

How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled

A Russian soldier in the Kursk region in December.

Ukraine Retreats From Most of Russia’s Kursk Region

Ukrainian military vehicles in the Sumy region near the border with Russia’s Kursk region in January.

Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 59 in North Macedonia

Takeaways ​From ​The Times Interview ​With Chuck Schumer About the Federal Spending Bill

Senator Chuck Schumer.

It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

A crew member of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in 2002.

What Is Tren de Aragua?

Firearms recovered from an operation against Tren de Aragua were on display during a news conference by the Queens district attorney in January.

Protest Against Serbian Leader Draws Over 100,000 in Biggest Crowd Yet

Protesters in Belgrade burned flares as thousands of people from all over Serbia took part in the largest protest to date against the country’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, on Saturday.

Roy L. Prosterman, 89, Dies; Worked to Secure Land for the Rural Poor

Israel Keeps Up Attacks in Gaza Despite Truce

Mourners weep next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza on Saturday.

Syrian Druse Pilgrims Pay Rare Visit to Israel

Zelensky Accuses Russia of Trying to Trap Ukraine’s Forces Amid Cease-Fire Talks

Ukrainian soldiers repairing a vehicle near the border with Russia’s Kursk region in January.

U.S. Puts Sanctions on Thai Officials for Sending Uyghurs to China

An immigration detention center in Bangkok in February. Thailand deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers back to China last month.

Social Distance

A Hectic Week in Canadian Politics and Trade, With More Action on the Way

Prime Minister Mark Carney at Rideau Hall after his swearing-in on Friday.

In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains

An abandoned ranch outside of Guadalajara in western Mexico, where cremation ovens and human remains were found by a local volunteer group last week.

G7 Foreign Ministers Agree on Ukraine Policy Amid Tensions Over Trump Tariffs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with reporters after the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Friday in La Malbaie, Quebec.

Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’

In a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, aid cuts could mean starvation, officials say. Thousands of people there took part in a fast-breaking meal in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Friday.

Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, seen here at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq in January, called the Islamic State leader who was killed “one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world.”

What Syria’s New Temporary Constitution Says

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, signed a temporary constitution on Thursday at the presidential palace in Damascus.

Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment

Mary Simon, the governor general of Canada who represents King Charles III as official head of state, with Mark Carney after he was sworn in on Friday as prime minister.

Russian Mercenary Found Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine by Finland Court

Voislav Torden, center, a Russian citizen charged with committing war crimes in Ukraine, in Helsinki District Court in 2023.

Duterte Appears in Court in The Hague via Video After Arrest

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, appeared on a screen on Friday in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More

Friedrich Merz, right, the likely next chancellor of Germany, announcing the deal he had reached with the Green Party to revamp spending limits.

The People Whose Children Were Killed in Duterte’s Drug War

Protesters demanding justice for drug war victims, after the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, in Quezon City, on Tuesday.

Hamas Says It’s Willing to Release U.S.-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander

Yael Alexander holding a poster of her son, Edan, at a rally in Tel Aviv last month.

China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West

China hosted talks in Beijing on Friday with the deputy foreign ministers of Russia and Iran to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. China said sanctions on Iran should be lifted.

U.S. and Russia Had ‘Productive’ Discussions About Ukraine Cease-Fire, Trump Says

At a news conference on Thursday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that he was open to the U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal but suggested that he would seek to negotiate over a slew of issues.

Challenged by Trump, Trudeau Rallies Canada as He Leaves Office

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking to fellow Liberal Party members on Sunday. Mr. Trudeau has spent his last weeks in power challenging President Trump on tariffs and sovereignty.

Catholics Around the Globe Heed Francis’ Call to ‘Pray for Me’

Nuns praying for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in February.

How Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Won Trump’s Praise

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in the National Palace last month.

Canada Gets a New Leader Amid Trump’s Trade War

A Mathematical ‘Fever Dream’ Hits the Road

Ingrid Daubechies, a mathematician at Duke University and one of the creators of “Mathemalchemy,” at the National Museum of Mathematics in New York last year.

Friday Briefing

Ukrainian special forces troops preparing for an assault in the Donetsk region last month.

Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat

The Wombat Protection Society of Australia said that human interaction could cause “severe stress” to the marsupials.

In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

Makoto Watanabe, the co-founder and editor in chief of the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa, a small, nonprofit media operation.

Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions

Ukrainian special forces preparing for an assault on Russian soldiers advancing toward the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine last month.

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