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    President Biden addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday.
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    U.N. General Assembly: Biden Urges Unity as Nations Gather in Shadow of Russia’s War

    President Biden told the General Assembly the world must continue to to stand with Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty. Declaring Russia alone bore responsibility for the war, Mr. Biden warned world leaders against appeasing Moscow. “We must stand up to this naked aggression today to deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow,” he said.

     

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    Load. Fire. Get to Cover.

    It was just a single moment in a war that at times feels endless, but an image of Ukrainian soldiers firing upon an unseen enemy captures the dangers of the front line.

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    Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, in Kent, England, this summer. His visit to Paris this week underscored his cautious aim to mend fences with the European Union.
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    Building His Profile on Global Stage, U.K. Opposition Leader Meets Macron

    Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, visited the French president just days after a high-profile gathering in Montreal. But efforts to improve European ties in the wake of Brexit could be fraught.

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    Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy

    Witness accounts and an analysis of video and weapon fragments suggest a Ukrainian missile failed to hit its intended target and landed in a bustling street, with devastating consequences.

     By John IsmayThomas Gibbons-NeffHaley WillisMalachy BrowneChristoph Koettl and

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    The Lachin corridor — which links Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, with checkpoints controlled by Russian peacekeepers — in July.
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    Azerbaijan Says Military Operation Underway in Nagorno-Karabakh

    The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said it had begun “local anti-terrorist operations” against an Armenian enclave, raising fears of an expanding conflict.

     By Ivan Nechepurenko and

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    The United Nations General Assembly will begin on Tuesday, with several notable world figures being absent, including the leaders of American allies France and the United Kingdom.
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    U.N. to Meet Amid Growing Divisions, and Demands From the Global South

    With major world leaders skipping the annual event, discussions will focus on climate change, sovereign debt relief and development goals.

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    A controlled burn in Sydney, Australia, this month. The area is experiencing temperatures far above normal.
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    As El Niño Arrives, Australian Region Sees ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Conditions

    The authorities ordered school closures on the south coast of New South Wales, where springtime temperatures were expected to near 100 degrees.

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    How to Cool Down a City

    Singapore is rethinking its sweltering urban areas to dampen the effects of climate change. Can it be a model?

     By Pablo RoblesJosh Holder and

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    Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after he addressed Congress in December.
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    In U.S., Zelensky Will Make Case for More Aid, and Offer Thanks

    The Ukrainian leader’s second trip to America comes at a more delicate diplomatic moment, as he tries to navigate political currents while expressing gratitude for Western support.

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    Iran Releases 5 Americans as U.S. Unfreezes Billions in Oil Revenue for Tehran

    The terms of the deal have generated intense criticism from Republicans, even as the White House insists Iran will be prevented from spending the money on anything except humanitarian goods.

     By Michael D. Shear and

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    From left, Emad Sharghi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi after arriving in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.
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    Who Are the Prisoners Released by the U.S. and Iran?

    Iran has freed five Americans, while the U.S. has agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian assets and to dismiss federal charges against five imprisoned Iranians.

     By Isabella KwaiEmma Bubola and

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    A demonstration on Monday outside Al-Sahaba mosque, which survived the floods in Derna, Libya. Protesters want an international investigation into what led two dams to burst.
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    From Flood-Ravaged Ruins, Libyans Demand Accountability

    The cries of protesters were part of a rising chorus of calls for answers from leaders across a divided Libya, specifically for an international investigation.

     By Raja AbdulrahimVivian Nereim and

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Dispatches

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    A wildfire burning last month near the towns of Alcamo and Partinico, in western Sicily.
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    How Do We Feel About Global Warming? It’s Called Eco-Anxiety.

    After a summer of intense heat, raging fires and catastrophic floods, a term for pervading dread about climate change and other environmental crises is having its moment.

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    People swimming beneath the vaulted ceiling of the Butte-aux-Cailles municipal pool last month in Paris.
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    To Experience Paris Up Close and Personal, Plunge Into a Public Pool

    Swimming in Paris is a full-on cultural experience, offering intimate views into the French psyche, which is on near-naked display in the swimming lanes, locker rooms and (mostly coed) showers.

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    Floodlights illuminating Umm Suqeim beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this month.
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    To Escape the Heat in Dubai, Head to the Beach at Midnight

    In a city where weather that would constitute a deadly heat wave in Europe is just a typical summer day, official “night beaches” have become a popular way to cool down.

     By Vivian Nereim and

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    A damaged bridge in Bohorodychne, Ukraine.
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    ‘He Has Blood on His Hands’

    In a Ukraine village, there are no tears for Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private militia, whose presumed death in a plane crash was reported this week.

     By Marc Santora and

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    Ukrainian soldiers playing World of Tanks Blitz and other games after training outside the eastern city of Bakhmut in June.
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    The Smartphone Game That Ukrainian Soldiers Play on the Front Line

    The urge to play a violent video game in the midst of the most brutal land war in Europe since World War II may seem baffling. But it’s a way to cope.

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Read The Times in Spanish

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    Aziz al-Asmar, izquierda, con amigos compartiendo mate en su casa en Binnish, Siria.
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    Los sirios difunden su amor por el mate mientras la guerra los obliga a desplazarse

    La historia de Siria con la bebida sudamericana se remonta a la Primera Guerra Mundial. Ahora el país es el tercer mayor importador de yerba mate del mundo. ¿Cómo sucedió?

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    Una fotografía difundida por los medios de comunicación estatales norcoreanos en la que se ve al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, con el líder norcoreano, Kim Jong-un, en la base espacial de Vostochni, Rusia, el miércoles.
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    Giro en la historia: Corea del Norte y Corea del Sur se vuelven proveedoras de armas

    Desesperados por abastecerse de municiones para la guerra en Ucrania, Estados Unidos y Rusia han recurrido a las Coreas, que durante décadas después de su conflicto siguieron almacenando armas.

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    La frontera entre la República Dominicana y Haití, vista el año pasado desde Dajabón, República Dominicana.
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    República Dominicana anuncia que cerrará su frontera con Haití por una disputa de agua

    La medida ocurre en medio de un conflicto por el acceso a un río compartido por ambos países.

     By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and

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    Migrantes en el campamento de Capurganá
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    ‘Una economía bonita’: la industria migratoria del Darién es un lucrativo negocio

    El gobierno de EE. UU. prometió detener el “movimiento ilícito” de personas en la selva. Pero el número de migrantes que la atraviesan no había sido tan alto como ahora, y las ganancias son muy grandes como para ignorarlas.

     By Julie Turkewitz and

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    El líder norcoreano, Kim Jong-un, se prepara para salir de Pyongyang hacia Rusia en su tren privado, en una imagen difundida el martes por los medios estatales del país.
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    Kim Jong-un viaja a Rusia: así es el misterioso tren del líder norcoreano

    El líder de Corea del Norte va a su cita con Vladimir Putin en un transporte lento, a prueba de balas y cargado de vino.

     By Choe Sang-Hun and

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The Saturday Profile

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    Said Ismahilov, a Muslim cleric, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where he works as part of a medical unit.
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    ‘We Are Accidentally Alive’: A Muslim Cleric Reflects on His War Experience

    Said Ismahilov fled Russians in eastern Ukraine and then fled the suburb of Bucha when the war began. Once the mufti of Ukraine, he is now a medic on the front line.

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    Lynn Lynn, a rock star in his native Myanmar, in his spartan music studio in a rented house in Mae Sot, Thailand, where he fled after a 2021 coup.
    CreditLauren DeCicca for The New York Times

    From Rock Star to Bodyguard to Resisting Myanmar’s Coup in Film

    Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.

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    Clément Beaune, the French transportation minister, is eyeing a big political future. He is seen here in 2022, when he was secretary of state for European affairs.
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    Europe’s ‘Tormented History’ Drives an Ambitious Macron Protégé

    Clément Beaune, who had a double coming out as a gay man with Jewish roots, wants to be mayor of Paris, revive the center-left and build the united Europe he cherishes.

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    Jair Candor is perhaps the most accomplished tracer of isolated tribes in Brazil. “My curiosity is great,” he said. “But the respect for their rights is greater.”
    CreditVictor Moriyama for The New York Times

    He Tracks Elusive Amazon Tribes, but Only From the Shadows

    Jair Candor combs the forest for Indigenous people who want no contact with outsiders. The goal: to prove they exist so their land can be legally protected.

     By Manuela Andreoni and

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    Johannes Fritz hatched a plan to show the endangered northern bald ibis a new, safer migration path that would bypass the Alps.
    CreditNina Riggio for The New York Times

    To Stop an Extinction, He’s Flying High, Followed by His Beloved Birds

    Using an ultralight aircraft, Johannes Fritz once taught endangered ibises a migration path over the Alps. Because of climate change, he is now showing them a much longer route to a winter’s refuge.

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