Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace
Gen. Wieslaw Kukula, the chief of the general staff of Poland’s armed forces, arriving for a meeting in Warsaw on Wednesday, after what Poland said were incursions into its airspace by Russian drones.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Facing Israeli Assault, Many in Gaza City Say Fleeing Again Is Worse
People leaving Gaza City with their belongings head south by truck along the coastal road in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
France Braces for Protests
Burning tires blocking a road during a protest in Nantes, western France, on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator
A damaged building after an Israeli strike targeted Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Hong Kong’s Same-Sex Rights Bill Meets Rare Defiance From Lawmakers
Same-sex couples at a mass wedding ceremony in Hong Kong last year. The ceremony was performed by a pastor online from the United States, as same-sex partnerships are not recognized in Hong Kong.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
From Prime Minister to Prisoner: Thaksin Shinawatra’s Fall From Favor
Thaksin Shinawatra, center, was taken to the Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok, on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled against him.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
U.S. Deportation Sent Asylum Seeker Back Into China’s Grip
Tao was part of a record-breaking wave of undocumented Chinese migrants who had made harrowing journeys through the jungles of Central America to the United States.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, and Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, at a news conference in April.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Iran and U.N. Watchdog Reach Agreement to Resume Nuclear Inspections
Smoke and dust from Israeli airstrikes shrouded Tehran in June. Iran suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the wake of Israel and Iran’s 12-day war.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government
“To be free in this world, you have to be feared,” President Emmanuel Macron of France has taken to saying.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Macron Picks Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Next Prime Minister
Sébastien Lecornu, 39, left, France’s departing defense minister, was chosen by President Emmanuel Macron to be the next prime minister.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
7 of Europe’s Most Delectable Fall Harvest Festivals
White Truffles foraged in Motovun, Croatia.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
How Graham Linehan’s Arrest Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws
Graham Linehan in London in September. Mr. Linehan, a comedian and vocal anti-transgender activist, was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport after a tweet he wrote led to accusations that he had incited violence against trans people.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
Madeleine Lavemai, left, and Sulia Makasini were students from Tonga attending the University of the South Pacific when, in 2019, an environmental-law professor encouraged his class to draft a letter.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
South Korean Woman Cleared Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape
Choi Mal-ja, center, who was convicted 61 years ago for biting the tongue of her attempted rapist, reacts after her retrial at the Busan District Court in Busan on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Here’s the latest.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Explosive Protests in Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
With Qatar Attack, Israel Again Leaves Trump in the Dark
A building damaged by an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years.
Voters lining up at a polling station in Panauti, Nepal, in April 2008.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
For Nepal’s Protesters, Wealthy ‘Nepo Kids’ Are a Source of Outrage
A demonstrator shouting slogans during a protest outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday. There is a widespread sense in Nepal that the affluence of the country’s political class has come at the expense of the wider population.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Explosive Protests in Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says
Elizabeth Tsurkov, pictured in 2017, in Istanbul.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Troops Deployed After Day of Violent Protests in Nepal
Demonstrators outside the Parliament during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Hamas Fighters Claim Responsibility for Bus Stop Shooting in Jerusalem
Members of an Israeli emergency team work at the scene of a shooting at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend
Protesters at the Singha Durbar, the seat of the Nepali government’s various ministries, as it burned in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
At IAA Mobility Car Show in Munich, the German Automakers Feel Optimistic
The Mercedes GLC electric car at the IAA Mobility car show in Munich. Its design nods to vintage Maybach styling and a lithium-ion battery provides a maximum range of 443 miles.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Seismic protests in Asia have had young people at their core.
Protesters outside the prime minister’s office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2022.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad.
Young Nepalese leaving Kathmandu in 2022 to seek employment abroad.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag
An American flag unfurled over several lanes of São Paulo’s main avenue during an Independence Day protest on Sunday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Russian Bomb Hits Crowd of Retirees, Killing at Least 23, Ukraine Says
Police officers and medics transferring a woman to an ambulance on Tuesday in Yarova, the village in eastern Ukraine where the strike took place.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests: What to Know
A protester with a police shield during unrest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals
One of the pups was corralled for its shot.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Israel Orders Total Evacuation of Gaza City, Threatening Full Invasion
Leaflets dropped in Gaza City by the Israeli military on Tuesday calling on residents to evacuate.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Gaza-Bound Flotilla Struck by Drone in Tunisia, Aid Group Says
A Global Sumud Flotilla vessel at the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said early Tuesday, flanked by National Guard vessels.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
France’s Political Crisis
Prime Minister François Bayrou at the National Assembly in Paris, yesterday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next?
The collapse of the French government now leaves President Emmanuel Macron with an assortment of imperfect, even unpalatable, options. Each holds its own challenge for both him and the country.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
China’s Renewable Energy Investment Helping Stem Fossil Fuel Growth, Report Says
Solar panels and wind turbines in Shandong Province, China, in June.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Thai Court Orders Thaksin, Ex-Premier, to Serve a Year in Prison
Thaksin Shinawatra, center, arriving at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Tuesday with his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra. He was ordered to report to prison later in the day.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
France’s Political Crisis
At the National Assembly in Paris.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Getting a Visa to Visit the U.S. Could Take Even Longer
People wait outside the United States Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, where the average wait time for a visa is 13 months. New regulations are likely to extend those wait times.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
10 Killed and 61 Injured in Mexico After Train Crashes Into Bus
Emergency responders worked at the scene where a bus was hit by a freight train near Mexico City on Monday morning.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
The Political Signals Russia Sends With Each Huge Barrage on Ukraine
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building after Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on Sunday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
The All-Consuming Question Hanging Over Prince Harry’s U.K. Visit
Prince Harry arriving at the WellChild Awards in London on Monday.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Deportation Fears Are Fueling Money Transfers to Latin America
Julio Fuentes, a 35-year-old undocumented migrant from Guatemala, sent a large chunk of his savings to his bank account in Guatemala this year — fearing both deportation and a new tax on remittances.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
Five Things to Know About Day 3 of London’s Tube Strike
Commuters outside a closed entrance of a Tube station in central London on Monday. Transit officials urged people to consider cycling or walking.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
New Banksy Mural Outside Royal Courts of Justice Depicts Judge Attacking Protester
Guards in front of metal screens on Monday in London helped obscure the view of a mural by the anonymous artist Banksy at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Posted by
Thomas
on September 2025
London’s Commuters Wrestle With a Massive Tube Strike: ‘It’s Just Annoying’
Nepali Troops Move to Restore Order as Death Toll Rises to 22
Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster