Live Updates: Former Prince Andrew Arrested in Britain Over Epstein Ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, last year.
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Europe Worries About Another Trump Blowup, This One on Tech
President Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, in Scotland last year.
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Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.
A recruitment poster in Moscow last year. The military has struggled to root out endemic corruption.
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Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking at a community center in Welwyn Garden City, Britain, last week.
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At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum
Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month.
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Talks on Russia-Ukraine War Enter 2nd Day in Geneva
Russia’s lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, in Geneva on Tuesday.
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The Behind the Scenes Search for Compromise on Territory in Ukraine Talks
Soldiers monitor the sky for Russian drones in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December.
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South Sudan Appoints Dead Man to Election Panel, as Political Crisis Grows
Critics accuse the government of President Salva Kiir, seen at center on a billboard in Juba, South Sudan, in 2024, of gross incompetence.
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The Three Conflicts Witkoff and Kushner Are Trying to Solve This Week
Jared Kushner, right, President Trump’s son-in-law; and Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, during the World Economic Forum last month.
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King Charles Issues Statement After Arrest of His Brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
King Charles III’s statement after his brother was arrested reflected the royal family’s shifting tone in recent months, as a public reckoning over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein became more likely.
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Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift
Supporters of former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea reacting to his trial in Seoul on Thursday.
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Several members of the British elite have been named in the Epstein files.
Sarah Ferguson, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife, carried on a long and personal correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein long after the disgraced financier was convicted of soliciting prostitution in 2008.
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Former Prince Andrew’s Ties to Epstein Keep Spotlight on UK Prime Minister Starmer
Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls from members of his own party to step down after new revelations about Jeffrey Epstein roiled the top ranks of Britain’s political establishment.
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Five former officials are convicted on charges related to Yoon’s martial law decree.
People in Seoul watching a news report on Thursday about former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
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University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
A post carved by the Musqueam artist Brent Sparrow Jr. on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver.
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Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gripped South Korea.
Chun Doo-hwan, a former president of South Korea, at the Seoul District Criminal Court in 1996.
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Yoon’s martial law declaration failed, but his supporters stayed loyal.
A rally for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last year.
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Yoon’s jail cell is a world away from his presidential mansion.
A television screen at a train station in Seoul showing former President Yoon Suk Yeol in December.
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These Olympians Excel on Two Types of Tracks
Salomé Kora, left, will compete for a Swiss two-woman bobsled team this week in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
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Israel’s Actions Questioned at Security Council Meeting
Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, at the Security Council last month. Mr. Waltz said President Trump’s Board of Peace planned to pledge $5 billion to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Gaza.
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As Trump Weighs Possible Iran Strikes, U.S. Military Moves Into Place
The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, seen here in the North Sea last year, is making its way toward the Middle East.
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After Activist’s Killing, Tensions Erupt Between France’s Far-Right and Far-Left
An area near the site of the brawl in Lyon, France, that led to the beating death of Quentin Deranque, on Saturday.
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Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Covering Secretive U.S. Deportations
The compound where deportees from the United States were being held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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The Country Betting on Immigrants
A Venezuelan food stall in Madrid.
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An Antarctic Expedition Ends in New Zealand
The New Zealand coast seen from the icebreaker Araon as it neared the end of its journey on Thursday.
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Russia’s Exile From World Sports Will End Next Month at Paralympics
Russian athletes carrying their national flag at the closing ceremony for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.
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Ski Mountaineering Makes Its Olympic Debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games
In ski mountaineering, competitors climb uphill on skis and then on foot before racing downhill.
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Alberto Tomba Was an ’80s and ’90s Icon. The Olympics Have Brought Him Back.
Alberto Tomba in the wine cellar at his home near Bologna, Italy, last month. An Olympic medal winner in the 1980s and ’90s, he is back in the limelight for the Milan-Cortina games.
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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Israel last October.
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From 2009: Millvina Dean, Titanic’s Last Survivor, Dies at 97
Millvina Dean in 1994 peering through a porthole that was part of an exhibit called “The Wreck of the Titanic” at the National Maritime Museum.
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Labubu Diplomacy
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Peru Votes to Impeach President José Jerí
José Jerí was sworn in last October as interim president, replacing Dina Boluarte.
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In Africa, Jesse Jackson Was Esteemed for His Fight Against Apartheid
Jesse Jackson with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 2005.
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Question of True Remorse When A.I. Helps Write Your Court Apology
The arson case was heard in the District Court in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say
Hamas militants searching for the bodies of remaining hostages north of Gaza City, in December.
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Palmerston, the Former ‘Chief Mouser’ for Britain’s Foreign Office, Dies
Palmerston sitting on a photographer’s ladder at Downing Street in London, in 2019.
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A Deadly Medieval Path in England Claims a Modern Victim: An Amazon Van
An Amazon delivery van was stranded on Sunday after its driver mistakenly steered onto the Broomway, a six-mile path out into the Thames Estuary in England.
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Parents of Some Winter Olympians Face Extreme Fear as Their Children Compete
Christine and Mark Henderson watched their daughter, Grace Henderson, compete in the women’s freestyle skiing big air qualifiers during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Lunar New Year in Photos and Video: Revelers Welcome Year of the Horse
Lion dancers performing at a furniture shop during Lunar New Year celebrations at Chinatown in Manila on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Ambassador to Belgium Is Summoned After Accusing Officials of Antisemitism
Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, met on Tuesday with Belgian officials over his social media posts.
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Spain to Investigate Social Media Giants, Escalating Trans-Atlantic Tech Dispute
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain in Madrid last month. He asked prosecutors to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for the spread of child sex abuse material on the platforms.
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Austria Charges Man in Thwarted Attack on Taylor Swift Concert
Police officers watching as Taylor Swift fans gather in Vienna in 2024.
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The Drone Games: Flying Cameras Are Everywhere at the Winter Olympics
A drone video camera following speedskaters during the women’s 500-meter race at the Milan Olympics, on Sunday.
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In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality
What To Know About the Trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted Leader
From 1966: Anna Akhmatova, Leading Soviet Poet, Is Dead
South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
Alysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time
Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners
A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afghanistan
Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands
On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
Mikaela Shiffrin exorcises ghost of Olympic past.
Triple the pressure, triple the glory.