Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.
President Trump was greeted by King Salman of Saudi Arabia at the airport in the capital, Riyadh, in 2017.
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on May 2025
In India and Pakistan, Signs of Normalcy After Weekend Cease-Fire
A house in Jammu, in the part of Kashmir controlled by India, that was damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling, on Sunday.
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on May 2025
Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language
Pope Leo XIV speaking to the news media at the Vatican on Monday.
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on May 2025
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State
A rally in February in Hasakah, Syria, with flags bearing the image of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. Mr. Ocalan has urged the group to disarm and disband.
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on May 2025
What to Know About the P.K.K. and Its Fight Against Turkey
Flags depicting Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, at a gathering in northeastern Syria in March.
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on May 2025
For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice
Pope Leo XIV meets members of the international media at the Vatican on Monday. As the leader of close to 1.4 billion followers, a population that equals the size of China or India, his words matter to nearly one out of every six people in the world.
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on May 2025
Starmer Pledges to Cut U.K. Immigration
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain accused his predecessors of allowing immigration to run out of control and effectively creating an experiment with open borders.
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on May 2025
China Courts Lula and Latin America After Trump’s Tariff Shock
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil in November.
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on May 2025
Rodrigo Duterte Is Expected to Again Become Mayor of Davao City
Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, at a demonstration in Davao City to mark his 80th birthday.
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on May 2025
Does the United States ‘Need’ Canada? What to Know.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a meeting with President Trump at the White House last week.
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on May 2025
Hamas Says It Will Release Its Last American Hostage
A photo of Edan Alexander at his parent’s home in Tenafly, N.J., last year.
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on May 2025
Who Is Edan Alexander, the American Hostage Held by Hamas in Gaza?
A display of support in Tel Aviv for Edan Alexander. Mr. Alexander was stationed near the border with Gaza in September 2023.
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on May 2025
Pope Leo Is Celebrated in the Peruvian City Where He Served as Bishop
A dance performance in front of the cathedral in Chiclayo, Peru, after a Mass in honor of Pope Leo XIV on Saturday.
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on May 2025
Zelensky Demands Cease-Fire in Response to Putin’s Call for Direct Talks
From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland in Kyiv on Saturday.
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on May 2025