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Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

In embrace of ‘remigration,' Trump echoes Europe's far right
The term "remigration" probably entered President Donald Trump's orbit via the politics of ascendant far-right parties in Germany and Austria.

Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

More than 500 dead across Southeast Asia after record rainfall, floods
Rain caused by Cyclone Senyar prompted deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand. Effects from a separate cyclone in Sri Lanka killed nearly 200.

Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

Acclaimed ‘Inconvenient Indian' reveals he's not Indigenous
King said he was told as a child that his father was part Cherokee. A genealogist traced his paternal lineage and found no Indigenous ancestry.

Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

As Pope Leo visits Lebanon, Christians are fleeing the Middle East
Christians are still the largest religious minority in the Middle East, the region where Jesus was born, lived and died, but the community is shrinking.

Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

Climate change, aging farmers endanger Japan's ‘Rolls-Royce of pearls'
Japan's famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry's future is uncertain.

Washington Post World News
Nov 30, 2025

Indian outreach to Taliban is ratcheting up Afghan-Pakistani tensions
Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Here are the Caribbean allies helping the U.S. against Venezuela
The Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago are hosting U.S. forces and facilities. Grenada is considering it.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

The quiet pope: Leo's first foreign trip is revealing his style
A pontiff who listens more than he speaks, the 70-year-old Chicagoan is positioning himself as an antidote to an era of towering egos.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Tom Stoppard, playwright of electric verve, dies at 88
His intellectually challenging and verbally dazzling works, including "Arcadia" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," were among the most acclaimed and oft-performed plays of the last half-century.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Trump says airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed
President Donald Trump's announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Zelensky faces political peril as corruption scandal consumes top aide
Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Hurry up and wait: Ordinary Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack
Caught between President Donald Trump's threats and a government they don't trust, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

Hurry up and wait: Venezuelans try to prepare for U.S. attack
Caught between President Donald Trump's threats and a government they don't trust, Venezuelans are living moment to moment, unsure of what to expect next.

Washington Post World News
Nov 29, 2025

International force at heart of Trump's Gaza plan struggles to find takers
The U.S. administration is trying to drum up troop commitments, but concerns are mounting over whether foreign soldiers would have to use force against Gazans.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a "narco-state" that helped send cocaine to the United States.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

American 16-year-old freed after nine months in Israeli jail
Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim was arrested in the West Bank as a 15 year old and charged with throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles — an allegation he denies.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Israeli raid on Syrian town kills 13, including children, residents say
Israel's military said it conducted the raid in Beit Jinn in southern Syria to apprehend several people it accused of planning attacks.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire grows to 128
Rescuers continued searching the blackened high-rises in Tai Po, a northeastern district in Hong Kong's New Territories.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Zelensky's top aide, lead negotiator resigns amid corruption probe
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office, had emerged as one of the most contentious and powerful figures in the country.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender
Israel opened a formal probe into the killings after footage of the incident circulated that showed two men shot at close range as they lay on the ground.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

At site of papal prayer in Turkey, a shrinking lake ‘means death'
Lake Iznik is home to the ruins of an ancient basilica, but its waters are receding, leaving behind deep anxiety about the future of life here.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as anger mounts
With elections looming, the fire undercuts the government's insistence it can cater to people's needs without giving them a greater say in who rules the city.

Washington Post World News
Nov 28, 2025

‘We won't win this war without women'
An art student, an accountant, a sniper, an acrobat and a journalist: Ukraine's all-women drone unit stakes its place in a male-dominated military.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire grows to 94
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee ordered inspections of all Hong Kong public housing undergoing significant renovations in light of the devastating fires.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire grows to 83
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee ordered inspections of all Hong Kong public housing undergoing significant renovations in light of the devastating fires.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Putin open to new U.S. peace proposal, ready for envoy next week
The original U.S. plan, which Ukrainians and Europeans said was too favorable to Russia, was modified in negotiations in Geneva last weekend.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire grows to 65
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee ordered inspections of all Hong Kong public housing undergoing significant renovations in light of the devastating fires.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Maduro's ties to Turkey could smooth path to possible exile
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's close relationship with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could make Turkey a possible safe harbor if he decides to flee Caracas.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Trump's flexible diplomacy drives new Ukraine peace push — and fresh turmoil
The president's improvisatory approach is unsettling Kyiv and its allies. Backers say Trump's style might win results where others have failed.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Here's what happiness looks like around the world
People find happiness in material security, sharing meals and helping strangers. Here's what that looks like in Finland, Senegal, Indonesia and Jamaica.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Pope Leo to push unity at Nicaea, site of first Christian council
Part of Leo's challenge is more firmly establishing who he will be as pope. He is positioning himself early as the pope of unity, the pope of peace.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Europe strains to speak with one voice as U.S., Russia decide Ukraine's fate
Cracks have emerged in the continent on how to keep arming Ukraine without U.S. money and how to respond to an increasingly tense confrontation with Russia.

Washington Post World News
Nov 27, 2025

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire grows to 55
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee ordered inspections of all Hong Kong public housing undergoing significant renovations in light of the devastating fires.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 44
Police arrested three people for alleged manslaughter in connection to the blaze at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district. At least 279 remain missing.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Severe flooding in Thailand kills at least 33, strands tens of thousands
A deluge in Thailand is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 36
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. At least 279 people remain missing, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Senators push Rubio to investigate Israel's alleged violations in Gaza
Classified findings by the State Department's inspector general say hundreds of potential human rights violations are awaiting the U.S. government's review.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Three Chinese astronauts were stuck in space. Here's why it keeps happening.
Americans and Russians have faced the same problem in recent years.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Why do astronauts keep getting stuck in space?
Three Chinese astronauts were left waiting in space for a ride home. Americans and Russians have faced the same problem in recent years.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing 13 people
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Two others were in critical condition, emergency services said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Two hostages' bodies remain in Gaza as another is returned to Israel
Here's what to know about hostages and others whose bodies have been returned by Hamas to Israel, and those who remain in Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Hamas took 251 hostages from Israel into Gaza. Where are they?
We're tracking what happened to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from Israel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing 4 people
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Three people were in critical condition, the Hong Kong government said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys
Envoy Steve Witkoff, who phone leaks appear to show advised Russia on negotiations, heads to Moscow to discuss the peace plan. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll goes to Kyiv.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Pope Leo's trip to Middle East will stress, and test, interfaith ties
Rather than his native Chicago or adopted Peru, Pope Leo XIV is making his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon, putting him on tricky terrain shared by Muslims and Jews.

Washington Post World News
Nov 26, 2025

Taiwan plans to spend $40 billion on U.S. arms, increase defense budget
Taiwan's government will ask the legislature to approve a special budget for defense purchases as Chinese threats to the democratic island mount.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Top E.U. court rules same-sex marriages must be recognized throughout bloc
The ruling does not force member states to legalize same-sex marriages, but it says they must honor those granted elsewhere.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Trump pushes Ukraine, Russia on peace deal, but key issues are unresolved
Trump declared optimism about progress, but Ukraine and Russia remain far apart about whether Kyiv should surrender additional territory to Moscow.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Bolsonaro out of appeals, will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt
The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Bolsonaro out of appeals; will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt
The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

These countries are taking millions from Trump to accept U.S. deportees
The U.S. has sent deportees to at least one country the State Department has accused of human trafficking, and others it has advised U.S. citizens to avoid.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

U.S., Ukraine move forward on peace deal, but Russian rejection is likely
Putin has said the earlier U.S. plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

U.S. and Ukraine finalizing peace deal but Russia expected to reject changes
Putin has said the earlier U.S. plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Four more detained in Louvre heist as fate of jewels remains unknown
Four others have already been charged over the Louvre jewelry theft. There is no sign that the jewels have been recovered as questions swirl about security lapses.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

U.S. and Ukraine finalizing peace deal but Russia likely to reject changes
Putin has said the earlier U.S. plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Man jailed for life in South Korea's largest-scale digital sex-crime case
Kim Nok-wan, 33, was found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 261 people while he led an online blackmail ring using the messenger app Telegram.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Lack of tents, food and warm clothes leaves Gazans exposed ahead of winter
As winter approaches in Gaza, more than a million residents are vulnerable to extreme weather and disease, as Israeli restrictions hobble the humanitarian response.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

Russia's tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.

Washington Post World News
Nov 25, 2025

China sees Trump calls as a win in spat with Japan over Taiwan
Beijing is piling heat on Japan's prime minister in a diplomatic standoff, even appealing to the U.S. — as a fellow World War II victor — to take its side.

Washington Post World News
Nov 24, 2025

U.S., Ukraine move closer together on peace plan after lengthy talks
The document, which Europe and Ukraine said was too favorable to Russia, has been substantially changed, officials say.

Washington Post World News
Nov 24, 2025

Ukraine peace plan shrinks after Geneva talks, but still no deal
The final document has not been agreed upon, as European, U.S. and Ukrainian officials seek common ground to present to Russia.

Washington Post World News
Nov 24, 2025

Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame.
Iran's water crisis is so dire the president has proposed evacuating the capital. Largely at fault are official policies that exhausted precious water resources.

Washington Post World News
Nov 24, 2025

Trump's tariffs are pushing Canada closer to China and India
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to double non-U.S. exports by 2035. That means making up with two of Canada's greatest adversaries.

Washington Post World News
Nov 24, 2025

The case against — and for — Trump's Ukraine plan
The Trump White House has grown impatient to end the war in Ukraine. Critics say it is playing into Russia's hands.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that Russia favored
Negotiators had been working off an early proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security and reward Russia after its 2022 invasion.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that appeased Russia
Negotiators had been working off an early proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security and reward Russia after its 2022 invasion.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

Israeli strike on Beirut kills top Hezbollah military official
The Israeli attack targeting Haytham Ali Tabatabai was the first strike on Beirut in more than five months and fueled fears that a wider war could be brewing.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

Ukraine seeks urgent changes to Trump peace plan that appeases Russia
Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a U.S.-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

Israelis are moving abroad in record numbers due to fear and discontent
Tens of thousands of Israelis have left over the past two years, and many are young and well-educated, raising concerns over economic and social consequences.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

Israelis moving abroad in rising numbers due to fear and discontent
Tens of thousands of Israelis have left over the past two years, and many are young and well-educated, raising concerns over economic and social consequences.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

This star evangelical preacher is 8 — and she's part of a growing trend
Ester Souza, the daughter of pastors in rural São Paulo state, has millions of social media followers.

Washington Post World News
Nov 23, 2025

Child preachers help evangelicals surge in Catholic Brazil
Ester Souza, the 8-year-old daughter of pastors in rural São Paulo state, has millions of social media followers.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

White House considers leaflet drop to pressure Maduro on his birthday
The White House has proposed a leaflet drop over Caracas, reminding citizens about the $50 million U.S. bounty on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Pentagon urges inquiry of Trump foe Vindman over Ukraine work
The Pentagon is urging the House to investigate whether Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Virginia) improperly consulted on behalf of Ukraine — a claim he denies.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Trump says Zelensky can agree to peace plan or ‘fight his little heart out'
President Trump on Saturday heaped pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he can either agree to a White House proposal by Thursday, or "continue to fight his little heart out."

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Brazil's ex-leader Bolsonaro arrested over allegations of escape plot
A judge said he ordered the arrest after learning Bolsonaro's ankle monitor had been tampered with. The Trump ally was convicted earlier this year of attempting a military coup.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Zelensky has never been more vulnerable. Trump just upped the pressure
It is the greatest challenge to Zelensky since the invasion as people demand a reorganization of a system that allowed corruption to flourish as they suffered.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Zelensky has never been more vulnerable. Trump just upped the pressure.
It is the greatest challenge to Zelensky since the invasion as people demand a reorganization of a system that allowed corruption to flourish as they suffered.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

How a Philippine mayor wound up with a life sentence for human trafficking
Alice Leal Guo was a well-liked mayor, until a raid on an online gambling compound in her town revealed ties to human trafficking and espionage.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

How a Philippines mayor wound up with a life sentence for human trafficking
Alice Leal Guo was a well-liked mayor, until a raid on an online gaming compound in her town revealed ties to human trafficking and espionage.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Another school kidnapping rocks Nigeria as Trump threatens military force
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of students from a Catholic school in northwest Nigeria as Washington ramps up pressure on Abuja to protect Christian communities.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

FAA warns pilots to ‘exercise caution' over Venezuela, citing escalating tensions
The Federal Aviation Administration's notice comes as President Trump has ramped up pressure on Venezuela and increased U.S. military presence in the region.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Japan's sacred sumo ring is off limits to women, even its new prime minister
Sanae Takaichi is Japan's first female prime minister. But women aren't permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip presenting the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament trophy on Sunday.

Washington Post World News
Nov 22, 2025

Japan's sacred sumo ring is off-limits to women, even its new prime minister
Sanae Takaichi is Japan's first female prime minister. But women aren't permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip presenting the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament trophy on Sunday.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

Grizzly bear attack in British Columbia seriously injures 3 schoolchildren
Teachers used bear spray and a bear banger to drive the animal away, according to Canadian authorities. A parent said one teacher bore "the whole brunt of it."

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

Grizzly bear attack on school group in Canada seriously injures 3 children
Teachers used bear spray and a bear banger to drive the animal away, according to Canadian authorities. A parent said one teacher bore "the whole brunt of it."

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

Ukraine delegation meets Pope Leo to discuss children held in Russia
Ukraine hopes to capitalize on Pope Leo's calls for peace to coax the Vatican into helping secure the release of children and other prisoners held by Russia.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

Miss Mexico sparked a Miss Universe walkout. Now she's won the crown.
Mexico's Fátima Bosch Fernández won Miss Universe weeks after she was berated by an organizer during a live-streamed event.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
The U.S. is now sending "signals" that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

U.S. rare earth ambitions center on Malaysia. But China's already there.
An Australian facility with Japanese backing is the most promising option for a rare earths refining hub outside China. But Beijing's influence still looms large.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

Delhi car blast reveals limits of Modi's new war doctrine, analysts say
In May, India's government said it would treat any terrorist attack as an "act of war." But a recent car bombing in Delhi has tested that new line.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

At the G-20, the U.S. plays spoiler as global inequality spikes
In advance of the G-20, South Africa's president commissioned a report on the state of economic inequality around the world. Its findings were grim.

Washington Post World News
Nov 21, 2025

The U.S. plays spoiler at the G20 as global inequality spikes
In advance of the G20, South Africa's president commissioned a report on the state of economic inequality around the world. Its findings were grim.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2025

Under Trump, U.S. human rights reports will flag abortion, gender care
In a dramatic break, the State Department intends to scrutinize other countries' abuses by emphasizing entitlements "given to us by God."

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2025

Iran cancels new nuclear inspections it agreed to after bombing campaign
The termination of the agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency follows U.S.- and European-led charges that access has been denied.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2025

Indian conglomerate to stop Russian oil imports amid pressure from Trump
Thursday's announcement by Reliance Industries that it had stopped importing crude oil from Russia was a seemingly significant concession to Washington.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2025

U.S. delivers peace plan for Ukraine, sparking fears of ‘capitulation'
Kyiv's European partners said they should be involved in proposals for the security of Ukraine and Europe, indicating they hadn't even been briefed on the plan.

Washington Post World News
Nov 20, 2025

Ukraine and Europeans rebuke U.S. plan as ‘capitulation' to Russia
Kyiv's European partners said they should be involved in proposals for the security of Ukraine and Europe, indicating they hadn't even been briefed on the plan.

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