Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

Trying to Survive Gaza’s War-Torn Present, and Hoping for a Future

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Resigns

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France in Paris on Friday. He quit less than 24 hours after he had formed a cabinet.

Pakistan Fights Its Fiercest Taliban Insurgency in a Decade

With Trump’s Gaza Plan on the Line, Negotiators Gather in Egypt for Talks

Ukraine’s Secret Weapons Spending Faces Questions After Internal Review

A Ukrainian artillery crew preparing to fire toward Russian positions in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine last year.

Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Everest Hikers

A still image taken from a video showed trekkers leaving their campsite, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummeled the Himalayas, in the Tibet Region, China, on Sunday.

Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

The Nîmes courthouse in southern France on Sunday.

What to Know as Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court for Man’s Appeal

Gisèle Pelicot in December in Avignon, France, during the trial of her ex-husband and the men who were convicted of raping and abusing her.

Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel

Some of the flotilla participants who were detained by Israel, after they landed at an airport in Madrid on Sunday.

Leader of U.K. Conservatives Vows to Deport 150,000 People a Year

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, pledged to create a new removals force with far-reaching powers modeled on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the United States.

A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

Nicaragua’s co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, in Managua this month in a photograph released by state media.

Syria Chooses Its First Parliament Since End of Civil War

The Parliament building in Damascus. Some have welcomed the elections as a step toward democracy, but parts of the country will not be represented.

A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France

Gisèle Pelicot, center, allowed the trial to be public, saying she wanted society to change the way it dealt with rape.

A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse

The city is dominated by gray Soviet-era apartment blocks.

Nobel Prizes 2025: What to Know

A Nobel Prize medal at the National Library of Colombia in Bogota.

President Trump and the Supreme Court

We May Know Why Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Really Sank

The Endurance, in the background, stuck in ice in August 1915 during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton. In the foreground, a dog sled team on a food-gathering expedition.

Jilly Cooper, British Romance Novelist, Is Dead at 88

Pilots Demand India Ground Boeing 787s to Investigate Use of Emergency System

Air India said that one of its Boeing planes used an emergency system to land in Birmingham, England, on Saturday. It was at least the second time this year the system has been used on an Air India flight.

The Pelicot Trial: A Timeline

Gisèle Pelicot leaving the courthouse in Avignon, France, last November during the trial of her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot.

Drones, Democracy and the War in Ukraine

In the Donetsk region of Ukraine last year.

Macron Appoints French Cabinet, but Doubts Over Government’s Stability Persist

The French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, in Paris on Friday.

Strong-Armed by Trump, Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House following a meeting with President Trump last week.

Donald Trump, the Sports Fan

President Trump at the U.S. Open last month.

Russia Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure With Deadly Bombardment

A wounded man being carried after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine.

Fire at Peacehaven Mosque Is Being Treated as Hate Crime, UK Police Say

Rubio Says U.S. Wants Quick Deal to Bring Gaza Hostages Home

A protest on Saturday in Tel Aviv calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war in Gaza.

Floods and Landslides in Nepal Worsen Woes of a Nation in Flux

A flooded street along the bank of an overflowing river after heavy rain in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday.

Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall in Southern China

Preparing for Typhoon Matmo at an airport in Hainan Province on Saturday.

Amid the Gaza War, Israel Is More Divided and Isolated Than Ever

Hamas Partially Accepts Trump’s Peace Plan

Trapped in the Homes They Thought Would Protect Them

At a Protest for a Deal, Israelis Wrestle With a Mix of Emotions

Demonstrators gathered at “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The American president was not at the protest, but he was the person the people in Tel Aviv looked to with hope.

Netanyahu Defends Wartime Leadership, Saying Hostage Deal Is Within Reach

Demonstrators gathered outside the residence of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, during an anti-government protest organized by families of the hostages taken captive by Hamas, in Jerusalem on Saturday.

Andrej Babis Likely to Return as Czech Prime Minister After Parliamentary Win

Andrej Babis, leader of the Ano party and a former prime minister of the Czech Republic, celebrating election results in Prague on Saturday.

George Clooney’s 2025 Albie Awards Draw a Crowd of Celebrities in London

Russian Drones Hit 2 Passenger Trains, Ukraine Says

A photo released by the Ukrainian Railway on Saturday showed a train on fire at a station in Shostka, Ukraine.

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Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

Synagogue Attack Increases Pressure on Starmer in the U.K.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and his wife, Victoria, on Friday in Manchester, England, where a synagogue was attacked on Thursday.

Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

Ivan Klima in 1992, three years after he withdrew from public life to focus almost entirely on writing. He had recently emerged from 20 years of enforced literary silence.

Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, celebrated in Tokyo on Saturday.

For the New Archbishop of Canterbury, Nursing Roots Could Bring a Pastoral Sensibility

Sarah Mullally, newly appointed as the archbishop of Canterbury, on Friday in Canterbury Cathedral in England.

For Netanyahu, Trump’s Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump speaking at the White House last week.

Best Intentions

What You Want to See Emerge From the Canada Post Walkout

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers immediately rejected Canada Post’s latest offer on Friday.

Canada Post Strike Poses Challenges for Remote Communities

All residents of Fort Simpson have a post office box and rely on Canada Post as the only mail service in the community.

Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Are on the Brink of a Hostage Deal

Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

Japan Is Set for Its First Female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi is applauded by delegates after she won the L.D.P. leadership vote on Saturday.

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: What to Know

Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

The first group of Afrikaner refugees arrived in the United States in May, a remarkable turnaround given that families from other nations often wait years for their chance to be vetted and brought to the country.

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days

Mario Guevara, a journalist known for his coverage of protests of the Trump administration and for livestreaming immigration raids, was deported on Friday after being held for more than 100 days in Georgia.

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How Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack Pushed Netanyahu on Gaza

A still image from television footage showing the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9.

U.S. Research Focus in the Arctic Shifts: Less Climate, More Security

An ice survey about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, during an expedition aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in 2018.

Trump and Carney to Hold Tariff and Security Talks in D.C.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Trump during a Group of 7 meeting in June in Kananaskis, Canada.

French Photojournalist Killed in Drone Attack in Ukraine

Antoni Lallican in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2023.

U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says

“These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on social media.

Putin Suggests Trump Will Decide Against Sending Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine

A display showcasing Tomahawks and other missiles in Arlington, Va., in 2023. Tomahawks have a range of over 1,500 miles.

Trump Calls on Israel to Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Agrees to Parts of Cease-Fire Plan

Displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip last week.

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