What Trump’s Midterm Defeat Means for Iran and Oil Prices
President Trump walking offstage after a rally in Salina, Kan., on Sunday. The election results mean the Democrats will take control of the House and Senate.
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Israel’s President Will Start Talks on Whether Netanyahu or Eisenkot Can Form a Government
Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivers remarks at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday.
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Why Doctors in Thailand Fear KFC
Dr. Thanat Tantinam, a surgeon who works at Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, recently conducted a study to test a popular medical superstition involving KFC.
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For Israelis, U.S. Midterms Show How Far Their Star Has Fallen in America
The Detroit election night party of the Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan. Mr. El-Sayed won his race.
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Israel’s President Could Play Key Role in Breaking Post-Election Deadlock
President Isaac Herzog may push for a broad, unity government after the fractious election, analysts say.
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Helen Zille Is Running for Mayor of Johannesburg and Needling the ANC
Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, voting on Wednesday.
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More Iranians Call for Nuclear Weapons After War With U.S.
Portraits of former Iranian supreme leaders and the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran this month.
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West Bank Property Sales Tactics Face a Challenge in Canada
A Palestinian man harvesting olives near the Israeli settlement of Shiloh in the West Bank in October.
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Poland Beefs Up Security at Border With Russia
Prime Minister Donald Tusk in October. He accused Russia on Tuesday of provoking tensions at the countries’ border.
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Bomb Threats Disrupt Several Flights Across Europe
In a photo obtained from social media, an SAS aircraft landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, after receiving a bomb threat, on Tuesday.
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As Trump’s Midterm Deadline Looms, Gulf Countries Brace for Possible Renewal of Iran War
Badr Abdelatty, foreign minister of Egypt, speaking at the Manama Dialogue conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday.
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King Charles Says U.K.’s Role in Slave Trade ‘Fills My Heart With Horror’
King Charles III with Commonwealth officials in Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda, on Monday.
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Why Trump Often Mentioned Iran in the Midterm Campaign
Visitors at a school in Minab, in Iran’s Hormozgan Province, in September. The school was hit by U.S. strikes on the first day of the war.
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A Trump Reckoning
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John Frieda, Hairdresser to Royalty Who Built a Beauty Empire, Dies at 75
John Frieda in 2012. A hairdresser with an outsize public persona, he was celebrated for creating signature looks for a list of A-list celebrity clients.
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Senji Kuroi Has Died. He Interpreted ‘the Salaried Soul.’
Senji Kuroi in 1972. He published dozens of novels, short-story collections and essays, earning major Japanese literary prizes.
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U.K. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Ban on Palestine Action: What to Know
Hundreds of people were detained over the weekend outside the U.S. Embassy in London after staging a protest supporting Palestine Action.
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Anthrax Outbreak in Africa’s Oldest National Park Is Killing Hippos
Virunga National Park is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its exceptional wildlife and biodiversity. This is the second outbreak of anthrax in the park since last year.
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Spain’s Transport Minister Resigns After Deadly High-Speed Rail Crash
Óscar Puente, Spain’s minister of transportation, during a meeting with lawmakers in Madrid on Tuesday.
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How Will the Midterms Play Out? These Races May Provide Early Clues.
Analysts said the House race in Virginia this year was a tossup.
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U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say
The National Liberation Army, or ELN, in Arauca, Colombia. The rebel army is active in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Democrats Win Big
Voting in Richmond, Virginia.
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Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay
Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. Venezuela’s Caribbean coastline and land borders with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana make it an attractive location for potential U.S. troop deployments.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.
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An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.
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Strike on Ukraine Humanitarian Hub Is Feared to Be Among War’s Deadliest
Police officers and rescuers on Tuesday carrying the body of a resident killed by a Russian bombing in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine the day before.
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A Test for Israeli Democracy: Should Jews Ask Arabs to Join the Government?
A volunteer with the Joint List, one of two main Arab factions, reading election results in Lod, Israel, on Friday.
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Celebrating Day of the Dead, High in Mexico’s Mountains
A resident of Metlatónoc, Mexico, carrying marigolds at the cemetery on Sunday.
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Drones Emerge as the Top Killer of Civilians in Sudan’s War
A Sudanese man after being injured by drone strike in North Kordofan, Sudan, in September.
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Australian Court Hears Challenge to Social Media Ban
Australian schoolchildren under the age of 16 are barred from using popular social media platforms.
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America Votes
Early voting in Alaska on Sunday.
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Russian Strike on Ukraine Humanitarian Hub Kills Dozens
A photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service shows rescue workers at the site of a Russian strike in the village of Komyshuvakha on Monday.
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Are Freezers Being Hacked? Europe and the U.S. Military Investigate.
Shelves were empty at a grocery store in Névez, France, last month after hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems in the country were targeted.
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Trump Removes South Africa From the African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade Program
The port in Cape Town, South Africa. Under the trade program, South Africa has exported about $1.5 billion worth of goods to the United States last year.
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Russia Senses Opportunity in Polish Political Turmoil
Protesting outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Sunday.
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Why Orban and Vucic Broke With Trump on Election Denial
Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the Serbian parliamentary elections in Belgrade on Oct. 25.
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Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal
Off the coast of Iran in September. The conflict’s effect on shipping has shaken the global economy.
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Netanyahu and Eisenkot Seek Shot to Be Israel’s Premier
Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot on a billboard in Tel Aviv last month.
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King Charles Meets Both Joy and Criticism on Caribbean Tour
King Charles III of Britain took part in a parade with the agriculture minister of the Bahamas, Jomo Campbell, center left, and the cultural minister, Leslia Miller-Brice, center right, during a cultural festival in Nassau, Bahamas, in October.
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Do Animals Grieve?
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Deportees Turn to TikTok to Document Life Starting Over
Catherine Coe with her family in Tuscaloosa, Ala., before Mr. Benitez was deported in September of 2025.
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Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial
Pope Leo XIV and Gennaro Anastasio, a senior cabin manager on many papal flights, after arriving in Turkey in 2025.
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‘This Hour Has 22 Minutes,’ a Canadian Sketch Show, Beats American Late Night to the Punchline
Mark Critch, a veteran cast member of “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” plays President Trump on the show.
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China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make
Assembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.
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A Lesson From Germany
Lukoil is one of Russia’s biggest energy companies.
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Netanyahu’s Bid to Stay in Power Will Test His Political Savvy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing supporters last week in Jerusalem after polls closed in a closely fought election.
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Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Trump
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on Thursday.
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Where Do Israel’s Arab Parties Stand?
An electoral billboard for the Arab-led Joint List political alliance in Israel’s northern city of Nazareth in October.
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Afghan Woman Is Among Dozens to Be Deported to Afghanistan
Under Patagonian Spires: Where Pumas, Sheep Herding and Fine Dining Collide
Could a Viral Video Save Her Mom’s Chinese Restaurant?
A 31,000-Mile Walk Ends in England, at Mom’s House
Why Did Snakes Lose Their Legs? And 9 More Animal Mysteries