Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

As the Russia War Continues, Ukraine Faces a Major Draft Evasion Problem

Fishing boats along a canal in Vylkove, Ukraine, last month.

Syria’s President to Meet Trump at White House for First Time

President Ahmed al-Shara in Damascus, Syria, in April. He led a rebel offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad last year.

Unwed Mothers and Their Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia

A Kenyan mother, Esther, and her newborn son, Abudy, were living on the street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Why Children of Unmarried Mothers Are Stranded in Saudi Arabia

Esther, holding her 2-week-old newborn, Abudy, at the median strip where they lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It

Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, last month. Mr. Patel’s unorthodox approach to running the bureau has alarmed international allies.

A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines

Workers clear debris from a highway in Dipaculao, Philippines, on Monday, after Typhoon Fung-wong hit.

Medical Marijuana Grower in New Zealand Faces Criminal Charges

Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Will Be Released From Prison Pending Appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy, a French former president, last month. He was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding for a 2007 presidential campaign from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya.

He Was Known for Kleptocratic Rule and Bloodshed. Now Suharto Is a National Hero.

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, a daughter of Suharto, and Bambang Trihatmodjo, one of his sons, accepted the honor from President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday.

Syria al-Shara al-Baghdadi Trump

Rashid Muhammad Kaseer, a resident of Barisha, Syria, where American commandos killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State, six years ago.

Drones Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Bid in South, Special Counsel Says

Yoon Suk Yeol, former president of South Korea, arriving at his trial in Seoul in April. He was formally accused Monday of ordering drones to fly over North Korea to justify his call for martial law last year.

Argentina Has Become an Escape for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians Escaping Putin’s Anti-Gay Crackdown

The pride parade in Buenos Aires.

BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil

As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

The parched bed of the Kan River along a road west of Tehran, Iran’s capital. The country is facing an increasingly severe water crisis.

What to Know About the BBC Resignations and Turmoil Over a Trump Speech Edit

The BBC office, known as Broadcasting House, in London. The BBC’s output is vast, including global news, drama series and sports.

Thailand Suspends Trump-Backed Peace Talks With Cambodia

A Thai soldier walking near the disputed Thai-Cambodian border in August, where land mines were found deployed.

China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit

Chemicals used to produce fentanyl on the floor of a drug cartel safe house in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. Much of chemical precursors used to make the synthetic opioid are routed from China to Mexico, where drug cartels finish processing the drug before smuggling it into the United States.

Juan Gabriel Tribute Draws Tens of Thousands to Mexico City

Thousands gathered to watch the screening of a concert by the late Juan Gabriel.

Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’

Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast

A handout photo from the Malaysian Coast Guard showing a search-and-rescue mission near the country’s border with Thailand on Sunday.

Second Migrant Child Dies on ‘Reverse Migration’ Boat Route

A boat full of migrants heading from Panama to Colombia in May on a reverse migration route.

Tackling Climate Change Without the U.S.

The U.N. climate conference is being held in Belém, Brazil.

Hamas Hands Over Body of Hadar Goldin, Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014

Posters in southern Israel of Hadar Goldin, whose body had been held in Gaza for over a decade.

What Questions Do You Have About Climate Change?

The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

Demonstrators in Tehran on Tuesday marking the anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy on Nov. 4, 1979.

Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community

TikTok’s ‘Millennial Baroness’ Starts to Branch Out

Leonie von Ungern-Sternberg has openly discussed her family’s history on TikTok, including a distant relative known as the “Bloody Baron.”

A Quebec Writer Confronts His ‘Little Darkness’ as a Class Defector

Jean-Philippe Pleau at his home in Montreal.

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Strong Earthquake Off Its Coast

Kuji Bay on the coast of Kuji city of Iwate prefecture, Japan, last year.

Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire

A protest in May 2024 calling for the University of Amsterdam to cut ties with Israeli institutions.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits Philippines Days After Last Storm

An evacuation center on Sunday in Manila.

Spain’s True-Crime Capital Is Fed Up

The 1995 killing of Josep Montané was the third in Tor, Spain, in 15 years. A journalist was fascinated, and now the town is a destination for others who are, too.

Anthony Grey, Journalist Held Hostage by China for Two Years, Dies at 87

Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities

People on a bus during a power blackout in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

A Powerful Tool to Override Constitutional Rights Goes to Court

Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, legislated striking teachers back to work.

After Hurricane Melissa, Solar Power Kept the Electricity on for Some Jamaicans

Saudi Ex-Intelligence Official Seeks American Help Spilling U.S. Secrets

Saad Aljabri, a former Saudi intelligence official, in an undated photograph released by the Aljabri family in 2020.

Inside Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelans: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison

In March, the U.S. government sent more than 200 Venezuelan men to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Tornado Rips Through Southern Brazil, Killing at Least 5

Inside China’s Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and ‘Immortality Islands’

Attendees trying out a cryogenic therapy room at a longevity and anti-aging conference in Shanghai in September.

What I Learned From the ‘New Globalists’ of an Optimistic Nation

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in October.

Canada Culls Hundreds of Ostriches as a Court and a Kennedy Fail to Save Them

Dave Bilinski, the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms in British Columbia, where hundreds of ostriches were ordered to be killed by the Canadian government.

Prince Harry Apologizes to Canadians for Wearing an L.A. Dodgers Cap

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, at a World Series game in Los Angeles last month. He apologized for wearing an L.A. Dodgers cap instead of a Toronto Blue Jays cap.

In Cozying Up to Trump, Leaders Hedge Their Reliance on Moscow and Beijing

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, with leaders of other Central Asian countries, at the White House on Thursday.

Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in Belém Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming

World leaders posed for a photo on Friday at COP30, the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil.

U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza

The Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, last Tuesday.

4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert

A small fire broke out in the concert hall after an audience member lit a flare during an Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performance in Paris on Thursday night.

Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73

Fatos Nano in 2005. He led the Albanian Socialist Party from its founding in 1991 and served three times as his country’s prime minister.

Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site

The former General Staff military complex in Belgrade, Serbia, was devastated by NATO airstrikes in 1999.

As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High

A square in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where public executions took place not long ago. The kingdom applies the death penalty for a wide range of offenses.

Trump Signals Openness to Exempting Hungary from Russian Oil Sanctions

President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary at a meeting in the Oval Office in 2019.

Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia

Part of the wall that used to divide West and East Germany before reunification in 1990. Cultural divides, especially over views about Russia, remain.

Trump’s Tariffs Scar Canadian City Where Cars Have Been Made for Decades

Russian Jailed for Placing Tiny Antiwar Signs in a Market Says She Would Do it Again

Aleksandra Skochilenko, during a musical jam session she organized in Berlin in September, has just published a memoir, “My Prison Trip.”

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Enters Service, a Sign of Naval Ambitions

In a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China’s third and newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, conducted a maiden sea trial in May 2024.

Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir

The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, published a memoir on Wednesday. The former monarch speaks about the shooting accident that killed his brother and his decades in power.

U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President From Sanctions List

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria is expected to visit Washington next week.

How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the Caribbean

U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup

The AC-130J Ghostrider that later appeared in El Salvador taxied near a runway in Ceiba, P.R., in late October.

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