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Washington Post World News
Nov 09, 2025

Trump's ‘guns-a-blazing' threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides
President Trump's threat to go "guns-a-blazing" into Nigeria concerned U.S. military officials in Africa and surprised even those who had been pushing the issue.

Washington Post World News
Nov 09, 2025

German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.

Washington Post World News
Nov 08, 2025

Germany's gruff defense minister aims to make his country ‘war-ready'
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius must reckon with his center-left party's anti-militarism and the country's need to defend Europe against Russian aggression.

Washington Post World News
Nov 08, 2025

China's chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami' of meth flooding Asia
Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds.

Washington Post World News
Nov 08, 2025

Trump says U.S. officials will not attend G-20 summit in South Africa
In making the announcement, the president repeated claims — which lack any evidence — that White South Africans are being murdered and persecuted.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Families search for bodies in Tanzania after mass political killings
Witnesses across Tanzania described rampant killings by state security forces, which activists believe left more than 1,000 people dead.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

U.S. steps up Gaza aid role to support fragile ceasefire
The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

U.S. steps up presence in Gaza to support fragile ceasefire
The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Chicago mayor implores U.N. body to investigate ‘abusive' immigration campaign
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of violating the "dignity of all Chicagoans" with violent raids and arbitrary detentions.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Venezuela's opposition pins its hopes on Trump, despite perils
As Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro, masses U.S. forces and strikes alleged drug boats, María Corina Machado's opposition has embraced his approach.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Lô Borges, whose music resonated far beyond Brazil, dies at 73
Fusing pop, jazz and psychedelic rock, he helped craft the landmark album "Clube da Esquina." His music inspired artists from Herbie Hancock to Paul Simon.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Gaza crisis offers Egypt chance to reassert role in Mideast diplomacy
Egypt's influence had been eclipsed by Persian Gulf countries' growing role. But Cairo played a central role in securing a Gaza truce and wants to ensure it endures.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

E.U. defense chief urges U.S. to coordinate troop drawdown with allies
Andrius Kubilius, the E.U.'s first-ever defense commissioner, said Europeans must step up their own military capabilities as the U.S. prepares to withdraw some troops.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Philippine death toll from devastating typhoon nears 200
Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaked havoc as it swept through low-lying areas of the Philippines, overturning trees and cars.

Washington Post World News
Nov 07, 2025

Dick Cheney's Iraq War legacy lives on
The former vice president is outlived by the cascading consequences of a war he defended to the last, even as Republican politics shifted.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

German authorities investigate swastikas painted in blood
The Nazi symbols, which are illegal in Germany, were scrawled on cars and homes, apparently using human blood, in the western city of Hanau, investigators said.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Body of American Israeli soldier Itay Chen among those returned from Gaza
Itay Chen was the last American whose body was held in Gaza. Here's what to know about the hostages whose bodies have been returned to Israel, and those still remaining.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Devastating typhoon kills at least 114 in Philippines, officials say
Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaked havoc as it swept through low-lying areas of the Philippines, overturning trees and cars. It's forecast to make landfall in Vietnam next.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Why Trump's cuts to scientific research are a big win for China
China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Trump's ill-defined nuclear test threat compels a response from Putin
Amid the dangerous back and forth, Moscow rejected U.S. claims it had breached a testing moratorium but said it would assess what preparations would be needed to conduct one.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Ukraine must choose between saving territory or its men in Pokrovsk fight
Pokrovsk has been a bastion of resistance, and Russia taking it would be a propaganda win, but experts say it is time to withdraw and save lives for future battles.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

As Pokrovsk is set to fall, Ukraine must choose to fight or save troops
Pokrovsk has been a bastion of resistance, and Russia taking it would be a propaganda win, but experts say it is time to withdraw and save lives for future battles.

Washington Post World News
Nov 06, 2025

Singapore institutes mandatory caning to punish online scammers
To combat a surge in online scams, the city-state has turned to caning fraudsters — a form of corporal punishment left over from the British colonial era.

Washington Post World News
Nov 05, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pressing charges in groping incident
Mexico's first female president said she is pressing charges against her assailant, sending a message in a country where harassment of women is common.

Washington Post World News
Nov 05, 2025

Mamdani win draws celebration on global left, condemnation in Israel
His international roots and pluralist campaign attracted global attention. An Israeli government minister urged New York Jews to move to Israel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 05, 2025

Zohran Mamdani's win hailed by a global left seeking resurgence
His international roots and pluralist campaign have drawn global attention. An Israeli government minister condemned his win and urged Jews to move to Israel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 05, 2025

Zohran Mamdani's win hailed by global left as triumph of hope over fear
Mamdani's win in New York has drawn messages of solidarity from left-leaning politicians abroad, where many see him as a sign of hope for progressive politics.

Washington Post World News
Nov 05, 2025

Elections in India's poorest state put Modi's party to the test
Voting in the eastern state of Bihar falls at a tense time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who faces growing domestic criticism and economic pressure from Washington.

Washington Post World News
Nov 04, 2025

Mamdani's global city clashes with Trump's nationalist project
Liberal mayors of major cities around the world have found themselves at odds with ascendant far-right populists. Mamdani will undoubtedly face a similar fight.

Washington Post World News
Nov 04, 2025

Medieval tower collapses in Rome's historic center, killing one
The centuries-old Roman tower, near the Colosseum, collapsed in a cloud of dust. A worker died in the hospital after spending 11 hours trapped in the rubble.

Washington Post World News
Nov 04, 2025

The Maldives bans smoking for everyone born after 2006
The Maldives, where about a fifth of the population uses tobacco, is the first country to institute a generational smoking ban.

Washington Post World News
Nov 04, 2025

Shein bans sex dolls after outcry in France over ‘childlike' appearance
France had threatened to bar the fast-fashion retailer after an investigation found that sex dolls resembling children were being sold on Shein's platform.

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

Israel IDs more hostages' bodies as Hamas says return of others will be hard
Here's what to know about the hostages whose bodies have been returned to Israel — or that remain in Gaza as pressure mounts on Hamas to turn them over.

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 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 03, 2025

Ex-IDF legal chief held for video leak showing abuse of Gaza detainee
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted releasing the footage, saying ‘there are acts that must not be committed, even against the most despicable of detainees.'

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 20 and injures hundreds, health ministry says
The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The full extent of the damage was not immediately known.

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

Tariffs on pasta from Italy could soon soar to more than 100%
A routine Commerce Department probe into alleged "dumping" resulted in crushing 100% tariffs on Italian pasta that leave exporters shouting "Basta!"

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

A kidnapping in Niger tests Trump promise to bring all Americans home
Kevin Rideout, a Christian missionary in Niger, was taken from outside his house in Niamey last month. U.S. officials are scrambling to track him down.

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

China says it doesn't interfere. The war next door suggests otherwise.
Despite Beijing's stated policy of "noninterference," analysts say its efforts to shape Myanmar's civil war have made the conflict more intractable.

Washington Post World News
Nov 03, 2025

Trump sees central role for Turkey in Gaza peace, but Israel is crying foul
Turkey used its ties to Hamas to help persuade it to accept the Gaza truce. But the prospect of Turkey helping to rebuild and secure the enclave is alarming Israel.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Powerful earthquake hits northern Afghanistan
The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Monday near the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The extent of the damage was not immediately known.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

One man in custody after stabbing on U.K. train leaves 10 injured
Police are holding a 32-year-old man in custody and said the attack on the London-bound train did not appear to be terror-related.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Trump threat of military action in Nigeria prompts confusion and alarm
Trump also warned of aid cuts over attacks on Christians, though an adviser to Nigeria's president dismissed the remarks as a negotiating tactic.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Two arrested after stabbing on U.K. train leaves ten injured
Police identified the suspects as two British men in their 30s and said there was so far nothing to suggest the assault was terror related.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Palestinian talks on Gaza's future could see Hamas help shape its rule
The militant movement is among eight Palestinian groups meeting in Cairo to hammer out proposed features of an interim administration for Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

8 Palestinian factions meet to shape Gaza's future - including Hamas
The militant movement is among eight Palestinian groups meeting in Cairo to hammer out proposed features of an interim administration for Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Stabbing on U.K. train leaves nine people with life-threatening injuries
Two people were arrested after a stabbing attack on a London-bound train. Counterterrorism police joined the probe; the motive was not yet clear.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

Charismatic leader emerges on the left to roil Britain's political scene
Zack Polanski of the Greens has drawn comparisons to New York's Zohran Mamdani as he connects with younger voters on social media over the political issues of the day.

Washington Post World News
Nov 02, 2025

India and China restored direct flights. Can relations take off again?
India and China have resumed direct flights after a five-year lull, generating hope among Indian businesses. But doubts remain over how deep the thaw will go.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Trump threatens potential military action in Nigeria, says aid will cease
The move is an escalation in the president's campaign against the West African country's government over allegedly failing to protect Christians.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn't apply to cartel strikes
A top Trump administration lawyer told Congress that the War Powers Resolution, which would require the end of hostilities within 60 days, doesn't apply to cartel strikes.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Two additional suspects charged in Louvre jewel heist that shocked France
Two more suspects have been charged for their alleged involvement in last month's daytime heist at the Louvre,

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Canada's prime minister apologized to Trump over Reagan anti-tariff ad
President Donald Trump halted trade talks with Canada over the ad, which was paid for by the Ontario government and featured Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Edward Cody, globe-trotting correspondent at The Post, dies at 82
He reported on conflicts and disaster zones from Mexico to Lebanon. "Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense," he wrote.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Families shot down, held at ransom as they flee Darfur's killing fields
Sudan's RSF paramilitary and its allies have carried out mass ethnic killings and hostage taking in the captured city of El Fashir, survivors told The Post.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

These are the U.S. ships and aircraft massing off Venezuela
The large-scale buildup of U.S. military forces and assets in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration is preparing to expand operations.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Britain's 300-year tradition of wearing wigs in court gets a trim
Updated guidelines allow lawyers to dispense with the curly horsehair wigs, while traditionalists fear a loss of courtroom decorum.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Maduro braces for a U.S. attack; Venezuelans worry more about dinner
The government is urging civilians to prepare for the worst. Ordinary Venezuelans say they have more pressing concerns.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

Tanzania's President Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests
Rights groups warned of growing violence against demonstrators after the election in which the country's president barred her two main opponents from running.

Washington Post World News
Nov 01, 2025

What we know about the Poseidon, Russia's new super torpedo
Poseidon is part of Russia's line up of "super weapons" meant to gain military parity with the West and it can supposedly drown coastal cities.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

Dozens feared dead in Tanzania protests over election that critics call a sham
Rights groups warned of growing violence against demonstrators after election in which the country's president barred her two main opponents from running.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

Five times the British royal family has been ruthless with its own
The royal family can move quite swiftly against its members if it feels under threat.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

As U.S. ramps up pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow and Beijing for help
Documents show Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro drafted a letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

As U.S. ramps up the pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow, Beijing for help
Documents show Maduro drafted letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

As U.S. ramps up the pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow for help
Documents show Maduro drafted letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

U.S. boat strikes spread fear across the Caribbean
The attacks, which have killed at least 61 people, are threatening the region's fishing, shipping and tourism industries and exposing differences among leaders.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

What's next for Andrew after losing his royal title over Epstein scandal
Andrew, 65, was stripped of the title "prince" over links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

What's next for Andrew after losing his royal title over Epstein scandal?
Andrew, 65, was stripped of the title "prince" over links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.

Washington Post World News
Oct 31, 2025

Sudan's war takes horrific turn, as Trump looks away
The White House loves quick deals and photo-ops, but there's no simple solution to ending the war in Sudan.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of ‘hundreds' of possible Israeli human rights violations, according to officials, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF military units in Gaza.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

King Charles strips brother Andrew of prince title over Epstein scandal
The move marks the latest setback for the embattled royal as the scandal over his ties to the convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to cast a long shadow.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

See the devastating effects of Melissa's deadly path through the Caribbean
The storm is heading toward Bermuda after causing widespread devastation in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

At least 40 dead in Hurricane Melissa as it heads toward Bermuda
Melissa will bring heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England as it heads toward Bermuda and Canada. It leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Dutch voters deliver rebuke to the far right in knife-edge election
The centrist D66 party nearly tripled its seats, while Geert Wilders's right-wing party suffered a drop from its shocking first-place finish in 2023.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Five more suspects detained in Louvre heist, Paris prosecutor says
None of France's crown jewels have been recovered, though Paris's public prosecutor said she remains hopeful they will be returned.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Melissa hurtles toward Bermuda, will fuel downpours in Northeast U.S.
Melissa, now a Category 2 hurricane, will bring heavy rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England as it heads toward Bermuda and Newfoundland, Canada.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Dutch voters deliver rebuke to the far-right in knife-edge election
The centrist D66 party nearly tripled its seats, while Geert Wilders' right-wing party suffered a drop from its shocking first-place finish in 2023.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Trump cuts tariffs on China after ‘truly great' meeting with Xi
China's leader agreed to delay restrictions on rare earth minerals for a year and buy more soybeans, Trump said after a meeting designed to calm trade tensions.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Can a sense of humor get Albania into the E.U.?
Once known as a Stalinist backwater, Albania is now a front-runner for E.U. accession and has a comedian running for mayor of its capital.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

A look at past nuclear weapons tests in Russia, China and the U.S.
Trump said the U.S. will test nuclear weapons "on an equal basis" with Russia and China. None of the three countries has tested live nuclear weapons since the 1990s.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Trump cuts tariffs on China after ‘warm' meeting with Xi
China's leader agreed to delay restrictions on rare earth minerals for a year and buy more soybeans, Trump said after a meeting designed to calm trade tensions.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992
The president said he wanted testing to occur "on an equal basis" with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

Trump cuts tariffs on China after ‘12 out of 10' meeting with Xi
In return, the Chinese leader agreed to delay restrictions on rare earth minerals for a year, Trump said after a meeting designed to soothe trade tensions.

Washington Post World News
Oct 30, 2025

4 killed in strike on another boat U.S. alleges was carrying illegal drugs
At least 61 people have been killed in U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea since September.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

U.S. will allow South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarine, Trump says
Trump's announcement was short on detail but came a day after he finalized a trade deal with South Korea that includes a pledge of $350 billion in investment.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting China's Xi
The president said he wanted testing to occur "on an equal basis" with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting with China's Xi
The president said he wanted testing to occur "on an equal basis" with Russia and China, just before he met his Chinese counterpart for high-stakes trade talks.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Trump says South Korea will be able to build nuclear-powered submarine
Trump's announcement was short on detail but came a day after he finalized a trade deal with South Korea that includes a pledge of $350 billion in investment.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties
Bryce McFerran is a senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia's richest oligarchs and is married to a member of a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba; has killed at least 26 in Haiti and Jamaica
At least 20 people in Haiti died Wednesday when a river overflowed. The storm was expected to hit the Bahamas next.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Death toll of police raid in Rio doubles to 132, state watchdog says
The operation was the deadliest in Brazilian history. Authorities say they were targeting the Red Command, one of Brazil's most powerful organized-crime groups.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

See the devastating effects of Melissa's path through Jamaica, Cuba
The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, causing widespread flooding and damage before continuing on to Cuba

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Israeli strikes kill more than 100 people in Gaza, including 46 children
Israel said the strikes were a response to alleged violations of the ceasefire by Hamas.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Rio police raid death toll doubles to 132, state watchdog says
The operation was the deadliest in Brazilian history. Authorities say they were targeting the Red Command, one of Brazil's most powerful organized-crime groups.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Louvre heist suspects ‘partially admit' involvement
None of France's crown jewels have been recovered. Paris's public prosecutor said she remains hopeful, with two suspects in custody.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Louvre heist suspects ‘partially admitted' involvement
None of France's crown jewels have been recovered. Paris's public prosecutor said she remains hopeful, with two suspects in custody.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Election protests erupt in Tanzania with opposition leaders jailed, disqualified
"Clearly this is a sham election," said one Tanzanian rights activist, of an election season that has seen opposition to the ruling party suppressed.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

U.S. to withdraw some troops from Romania, NATO's eastern flank
It is the first announcement of the Trump administration's plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

In South Korea, Trump secures a trade deal — and a glittering crown
The trade agreement will lower U.S. tariffs on Korean cars and parts to 15 percent in exchange for $350 billion in investment, a Korean official said.

Washington Post World News
Oct 29, 2025

Israel says truce has resumed after Gaza officials report 104 dead in strikes
The airstrikes killed at least 46 children, Gaza health and rescue officials said, and came amid a worsening dispute over the return of deceased hostages.

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