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Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, a former commander of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army, urged President Hashim Thaci to call an early parliamentary election.

Britain’s Defense Ministry said it was investigating reports that Iran had seized the British-flagged Stena Impero, a tanker bound for Saudi Arabia.

Despite a pledge to reduce civilian casualties, the Taliban have intensified attacks that kill civilians as well as soldiers.

A career diplomat, he had only recently arrived in Tehran for a temporary diplomatic posting when the embassy was seized in 1979.

The idea of engaging with the Trump administration is led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the ex-president known for his hard-line anti-American bombast.

As part of a series following up on disasters, The Times returned to Lac Mégantic, Quebec, where a train derailment killed 47 and recovery remains slow.

The League party and Five Star Movement have been increasingly at odds, raising speculation that the coalition might collapse, forcing early elections.

No Iranian drone was downed by the American military in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said, a day after President Trump made the claim.

The recent deaths of U.S. service members in Afghanistan are part of a larger issue resulting from the Pentagon’s struggle to contend with multiple wars and…

Jessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years.

Carrie Lam’s administration is confident that it can weather further demonstrations, despite recent violent clashes and signs that the economy could suffer.

Once a hero to Russian nationalists, Aleksandr G. Nevzorov has found a new cause and a growing audience in denouncing imperial fantasies.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake prompted people in the Greek capital to flee buildings, though initial reports suggested no major injuries or damage.

The chancellor said the president’s “go back” comment ran counter to her impression of what had made America strong.

A party of 160,000 paying members has had roughly 40,000 joiners in the past year. That has raised questions about whether this new wave helped radicalize…

Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-born Australian, should be released “if he is being detained for his political views.”

The Supreme Court reduced the state’s level of liability for damages in the deaths of 350 men and boys who were ordered out of a peacekeepers’…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered conflicting accounts about the money, given by a company that is involved in a government corruption inquiry.

Vice President Leni Robredo was among 36 people charged in what opponents called a trumped-up case to discredit the president’s opponents.

The Japanese studio was known for employing women, and they made up almost two-thirds of the 33 people killed in an apparent arson fire.

Eugene Scalia, Apollo 11, ‘The Lion King’: Here’s what you need to know.

Mr. Zuma, who left office under a cloud of suspicion, had been the subject of intense questioning about his conduct while president.

The men were tried under an antiterrorism law and were the main defendants in a case that put two dozen suspects on trial.

The Japanese embassy has been the site of passionate protests, especially now that Tokyo is curtailing exports of materials vital to South Korea’s high-tech products.

Brexit, Iran, the space race: Here’s what you need to know.

President Trump’s insult to four nonwhite congresswomen this week touched a nerve in Australia as well as the United States.

The proposed settlement also commits the country’s military to improve its complaints process and to create a forum for victims to share their experiences with the…

The social media platform theorizes that the move may reduce pressure on users.

The designation, which came a day before a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, coincided with the anniversary of a 1994 attack on a Jewish…

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Russian miniatures — boxes painted with elaborate fairy tales — once replaced the holy icons banned by the Soviets, but now history is reversing itself.

The withdrawal of Saudi Arabia’s key ally in Yemen leaves Prince Mohammed with few good options. Now he is asking for increased American help.

U.S. shoots down Iranian drone

At least 92 pro-government forces and 45 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.

The alliance’s intelligence arm has been a priority for President Trump, but the appointment could make NATO’s analysis look like a rubber stamp for Washington.

The men were tried under an antiterrorism law and were the main defendants in a case that put two dozen suspects on trial.

The men were tried under an antiterrorism law and were the main defendants in a case that put two dozen suspects on trial.

Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission, a new French plan for a space command must overcome the reluctance of its European allies to weaponize space.

Opposition figures denounced the arrest of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a senior figure for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, as part of a political vendetta.

The attack was said to have occurred at a hotel in the resort town of Ayia Napa, where the woman and the suspects, some of whom…

As the world splits along U.S.-China fault lines, telecom companies in Vietnam appear to be quietly avoiding the Chinese tech giant in their 5G plans.

Jet2 said the disruptive conduct of Chloe Haines, 25, had forced the deployment of two military jets to escort her flight back to an airport near…

They approved a plan to stop the next prime minister from suspending Parliament as a means of forcing through Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.

The Dutch carrier KLM told customers that it might ask mothers to cover themselves while breastfeeding onboard if other passengers were offended.

Both European and Australia have staked out similarly hard-nosed policies. In the long run, they are not very effective.

The bloodshed that unfolded in a village about 500 miles from New Delhi was one of the deadliest land disputes in India in recent years.

It was not clear if the vessel involved, which Iran claimed was smuggling oil, was the United Arab Emirates ship that went missing over the weekend.

The prime minister’s party is favored to win an upper house parliamentary election on Sunday, with strong support from young Japanese who are happy with the…

Kyoto Animation, Ilhan Omar, Ricardo Rosselló: Here’s what you need to know.

Both European and Australia have staked out similarly hard-nosed policies. In the long run, they are not very effective.

Talk is fast and movement can be frenzied as club executives meet in person to negotiate transfers.

Japanese news media reported that the police were questioning a suspect who said he had sprayed liquid at the studio, Kyoto Animation.

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The data of more than five million people was stolen from Bulgaria’s tax agency. Someone emailed a claim of responsibility to news outlets, writing, “The state…

Turkey, whose purchase of a Russian missile system has created friction, called the Trump administration’s move a “mistake that will cause irreparable wounds in our strategic…

One of the biggest disappointments of El Chapo’s capture is that instead of ending the drug trade, it has instead been a major catalyst of the…

She emerged from the shadows of the Sinaloa cartel to speak out in court as El Chapo was sentenced to life in prison.

The measures would block the sale of billions of dollars of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. No other foreign policy issue has…

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Hemorrhagic fever inspires almost mythic terror, but whether it can be beaten depends more on people than on medical advances.

So far this year, two American bomb disposal soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan while embedded with Special Forces.

Against the backdrop of worsening relations with Iran, the predicaments of foreign and dual-national prisoners there are getting more complicated.

It seemed too outrageous that such a place would be bombed, but if it were true it might be a war crime. It was the middle…

How Notre-Dame was saved.

The World Health Organization issued the order as the ebola virus has infected more than 2,500 people and killed more than 1,660.

In her valedictory speech Mrs. May attacked the “politics of winners and losers, of absolutes and of perpetual strife.” But critics says her leadership has stoked…

Devant l’ampleur du désastre en ce 6 juillet 2013, le Canada est scandalisé, sous le choc. Toutes les villes, grandes et petites, sont de plus en…

The World Health Organization issued the order as the disease has spread and caused more than 1,660 deaths.

Also this week, visiting some very big bears in a very hot Alaska.

At least one consulate employee was killed in the shooting at a restaurant, the authorities said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the assault.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained since 2016, was transferred this week. Her family said they were concerned as she had been out of contact for…

Mr. Saeed, founder of the group behind the deadly attacks in India in 2008, was placed in custody days before Prime Minister Imran Khan is due…

He’s the author of a farce called “Seventy-Two Virgins,” a Churchill biography and a book in verse about pushy parents. They all say something about his…

Daniel Victor, a reporter in Hong Kong, on why protesters there chose not to go after the Instagram moments while marching.

The power-sharing agreement is another step on the country’s fraught transition to democracy. But key details have yet to be worked out.

The Foreign Ministry said security forces recently helped a foreign tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, but did not identify the ship or its owner.

The Foreign Ministry said security forces recently helped a foreign tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, but did not identify the ship or its owner.

Donald Trump, John Paul Stevens, Planned Parenthood: Here’s what you need to know.

The cause of the fire that nearly destroyed one of Europe’s most famous landmarks remains unknown. But it’s clear that the flames might have been contained….

Myanmar’s commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, was among those named by the State Department as responsible for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.

As talks with the Taliban proceed, soldiers and police officers reflect on the pain of making peace with a deadly nemesis.

Notre-Dame, Ursula von der Leyen, Galileo: Here’s what you need to know.

Devant l’ampleur du désastre en ce 6 juillet 2013, le Canada est scandalisé, sous le choc. Toutes les villes, grandes et petites, sont de plus en…

The reusable, bell-like devices unfold in the vagina to stanch menstrual flow. They are as effective as sanitary pads and tampons, according to a new analysis…

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The ex-president, Alejando Toledo, is wanted on charges he got $20 million in bribes stemming from the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands an inquiry into ties between his challenger, Ehud Barak, and the U.S. financier charged with sex crimes.

Three years after a failed coup, the decision to buy the Russian S-400 missile system underscores the Turkish leader’s desire to hedge his alliances.

Kim Jong-un’s luxury cars.

Gender is now one of the most important factors behind income inequality in China, where workplace discrimination and court rulings have set women back.

The Mexican drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, may speak when he returns to court Wednesday for the first time since he was convicted in February.

United States officials say the blow to the school, which educates many diplomats’ children, is meant to pressure the Americans over political disputes.

The European Union sees the service as a way to end the bloc’s reliance on GPS, which the American military controls.

The former German defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen will face an array of global challenges and the bloc’s own internal divisions.

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, known for making crude remarks about women, including jokes about rape, has signed a law criminalizing catcalling and other forms…

The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested he had no interest in using diplomacy to resolve escalating tensions between Iran and the West.

Pyongyang said that troop exercises planned for next month could scuttle efforts to reopen talks and might prompt it to resume nuclear and missile tests.

Officials said it was unclear why the four-story structure had collapsed. Neighbors formed a chain to remove bricks and slabs of concrete from the site.

The Spanish police said they had arrested a man arriving at Barcelona’s airport from Bogotá with half a kilogram of cocaine stuck to his head and…