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In Scolding the New U.S. Ambassador, South Africa Signals Defiance

The latest clash between the two countries illustrates the depths to which relations have sunk and the struggle to forge a new path forward.
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Iceland’s Chief ‘Lava Cooler’ Is Bracing for the Next Volcanic Eruption

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked.
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Three More Iranian Soccer Players Withdraw Bid for Asylum in Australia

Seven members of the national women’s team had sought refuge in the country after they were labeled ‘traitors’ at home. Four of them have since changed their minds.
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Blast at Dutch School Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say

No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.
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Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms

Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
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Mahmood Mamdani, Father of NYC Mayor, Is Writing a Book on Gaza

At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.
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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Says It Bombed Key Iranian Island With Oil Hub

President Trump said he directed the Pentagon to “totally obliterate” military assets on Kharg Island. The U.S. said it was deploying thousands of Marines to the region.
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His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.

Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
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Surge in Oil Prices Shakes Pakistan’s Already Fragile Economy

Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf.
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To Fight Iran’s Drones, U.S. Taps Ukraine’s Hard-Earned Knowledge

As Iran has shown, warfare involves far more deadly projectiles than it once did. It’s a problem Ukraine has been dealing with for years.