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Who Is Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Likely New Chancellor?

Indian officials have warned that the chances of survival for eight people believed to have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for several days are remote, after a rush of silt and water caused the ceiling to cave in over the weekend. The group was working on the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel project in … Read more

For months, leaders of Hamas have defended the militant group’s decision to launch the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, even though it ignited a devastating Israeli offensive that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and reduced the territory to rubble. Hamas has declared “victory” over Israel, and some of its officials … Read more

Her fans call her Heidi. She is 36 years old. She talks a mile a minute. She has a tattoo of the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg on her left arm and a million followers across TikTok and Instagram. She was relatively unknown in German politics until January, but as of Sunday, she’s a political force. … Read more

Frank G. Wisner, a veteran American diplomat, Washington insider and foreign affairs specialist who relished the prestige of ambassadorial life as much as the back-channel cajoling and arm-twisting of less public influence, died on Monday at his home in Mill Neck, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 86. His son, David, said the cause was … Read more

No public events. No speeches, memorial church services for fallen soldiers or mentions on state television. Three years after sending troops across the border into Ukraine, Russian officials are marking the anniversary on Monday with a resounding silence. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is not scheduled to attend any events on Monday for the … Read more

A former surgeon went on trial in western France on Monday on charges that he raped or sexually assaulted hundreds of people, most of them former pediatric patients, in what is widely considered the biggest pedophilia case in French history. The former surgeon, Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 … Read more

When the secretary of the treasury, Scott Bessent, traveled to Kyiv this month, he wanted President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign an agreement ceding mineral rights to the United States, delivering a quick win for the Trump administration. But Mr. Zelensky had an ask of his own: a meeting with President Trump, to finalize a deal … Read more

When Israel and Hamas agreed to a six-week cease-fire in January, there were hopes that it would evolve into a longer and more stable truce. Now, those hopes are dwindling. Both sides have accused each other of breaking the terms of the existing deal, which have allowed for the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian … Read more

5 Photos Show How the Ukraine War Changed