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Washington Post World News
Dec 21, 2024

German Christmas market attack toll rises to five dead, over 200 injured
The suspect Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, had expressed anti-Islam views and described himself as a Saudi dissident, an official said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 21, 2024

Live Briefing: Houthi missile fired from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, causing minor injuries
The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike in the Jaffa area and celebrated the Israel Defense Forces' failed attempt to intercept the missile.

Washington Post World News
Dec 21, 2024

German Christmas market attack suspect had shared anti-Islam views
A 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen had expressed anti-Islam views and described himself as a Saudi dissident, a German official said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 21, 2024

They fled in fear from a U.S. ally. So it went after their families.
Rwanda tries to silence critics abroad by targeting relatives back home, at times arresting and torturing them, say former officials and other exiled Rwandans.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Gerd Heidemann, journalist at center of Hitler diary hoax, dies at 93
In 1983, he reported that he had found the diaries of Adolf Hitler -- a "scoop of the century" that was the mistake of a lifetime. The diaries were forged.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Gaza strikes leave dozens of people dead as Israeli bombardment continues
Israeli strikes in Gaza left 77 people dead over 24 hours, the Gaza civil defense force said early Friday. More strikes followed.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Car slams into Christmas market in Germany, killing 2 and injuring dozens
The suspected driver, a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, was arrested on the scene. He arrived in Germany in 2006 and had worked as a doctor, local officials said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Car slams into Christmas market in Germany, killing two and injuring dozens
The suspected driver, a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, was arrested on the scene. He arrived in Germany in 2006 and had worked as a doctor, local officials said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Car slams into Christmas market in Germany, killing one and injuring dozens
At least one person was killed and nearly 70 were injured in the incident, according to Magdeburg officials.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Live Briefing: Gaza strikes leave dozens of people dead as Israeli bombardment continues
Israeli strikes in Gaza left 77 people dead over 24 hours, the Gaza civil defense force said early Friday. More strikes followed.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

U.S. lifts bounty on Syria's interim leader amid diplomatic outreach


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Dec 20, 2024

Elon Musk praises far-right German AfD party
The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv following Putin's ‘duel' threat
The Russian leader had mockingly challenged Ukraine's Western allies to a missile "duel," testing their air defenses, during his annual year-end news conference.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

U.S. failed to evacuate Palestinian Americans from Gaza, lawsuit alleges


Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Guinness is running dry in U.K. pubs. Is a social media challenge to blame?
Ahead of the holidays, U.K. pubs are running out of Guinness, which skyrocketed in popularity alongside the social media challenge "split the G."

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Russia launches massive missile strike on Kyiv following Putin's ‘duel' threat
The Russian leader had mockingly challenged Ukraine's Western allies to a missile "duel," testing their air defenses, during his annual end-of-year news conference.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Malaysia agrees to new search for MH370, 10 years after flight vanished
The new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared from flight radar in March 2014, would be carried out by robotics company Ocean Infinity.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Trump-Putin relations enter a new chapter and the world is at stake
Putin wants a sit down with Trump as equals in which they divide the world into spheres of influence.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Live Briefing: U.S. diplomats visit Damascus for first time in over a decade
The delegation plans to meet with the rebel group that led Bashar al-Assad's ouster and will seek information about Americans who disappeared in Syria, including Austin Tice.

Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

Analysis: After Assad's fall, a new Middle East ‘order' is taking shape


Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

U.S. forces in Syria over double the size previously disclosed


Washington Post World News
Dec 20, 2024

After Assad's fall, a new Middle East ‘order' is taking shape
Israel and Turkey are well-positioned to seize the ride the wave of political change in the Middle East.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Remaining ‘Bali Nine' are reunited with their families in Australia
The remaining ‘Bali 9,' the Australians caught smuggling heroin into Indonesia in 2005, are now home, closing a painful chapter in the countries' relations.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Gaza ceasefire talks continue, but no apparent breakthrough
U.S. officials say both Hamas and Israel are making concessions toward securing a deal, but tempered optimism with differences remaining on key issues.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress and Almodóvar stalwart, dies at 78
She starred in acclaimed Pedro Almodóvar films, including "All About My Mother," and worked with international directors Roberto Benigni and Guillermo del Toro.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Houthis and Israel trade strikes after missile hits Israeli school
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian-backed Houthis would pay a "heavy price" for attacking Israel. An Israeli school was damaged, with no casualties.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Live Briefing: Houthis and Israel trade strikes after missile hits Israeli school
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian-backed Houthis would pay a "heavy price" for attacking Israel. An Israeli school was damaged, with no casualties.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

U.S. deportations at highest level since 2014, ICE report shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported 271,484 immigrants to nearly 200 countries last fiscal year, according to the agency's annual report.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

European allies consider deploying troops to Ukraine after the war
The deployment of European troops could provide security guarantees to Ukraine and play to Trump's insistence that Europe carry more weight on defense.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

For Syrians in U.S., joy, worry and a longing to return after Assad's fall
Syrians in the United States are grappling with the implications of the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime and what it means for Syria's future.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Blinken says ‘pressure is on Hamas' to get cease-fire done


Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Lawsuit shows private detention companies offered beds to ICE this year
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering proposals for expansion of immigration detention nationwide, including in sanctuary states such as California.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Cyclone leaves Indian Ocean island in ruins, photos show
After the devastating winds and torrential rainfall subsided, foreign journalists were able to travel to the remote French department, and document the devastation.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Live Briefing: Houthis and Israel trade strikes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian-backed Houthis would pay a "heavy price" for attacking Israel. An Israeli school was damaged, with no casualties.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Putin denies weakness after Assad ouster in Syria, is open to Trump meeting
The Russian president also promised he would ask the ousted Syrian leader — whom he has given asylum in Moscow — for the whereabouts of U.S. journalist Austin Tice.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Google Maps photo of man loading a bag in a trunk helps police find a body
The Google Street View image in Tajueco, Spain, showed a man placing a white bundle into his vehicle. Police have now arrested two in the death of a man.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Dominique Pelicot convicted with 50 others in rape trial that shocked world
Pelicot, 72, was convicted of orchestrating the drugging and mass rape of his wife over almost a decade. Fifty other men were also found guilty, most of rape.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Live Briefing: Houthis and IDF trade strikes; Tel Aviv suburb and Yemen infrastructure struck
Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iranian-backed Houthis would pay a "heavy price" for attacking Israel. A school in Ramat Gan was damaged, with no casualties.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

IDF, Houthis trade strikes, hitting Yemeni infrastructure and central Israel school


Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Putin promises to ask Assad for whereabouts of U.S. journalist Austin Tice
The Russian president, who gave the ousted Syrian leader asylum, also sought to reassure citizens tired of the war on Ukraine during his end-of-year news conference.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Putin says he will ask Assad about missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice


Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Dominique Pelicot given 20-year sentence in rape trial that shocked world
Pelicot, 72, was convicted of orchestrating the drugging and mass rape of his wife over almost a decade. Fifty other men were also found guilty, most of rape.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

What to know about France mass rape case as Dominique Pelicot found guilty
Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and orchestrating her abuse by dozens of other men.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Dominique Pelicot found guilty in France mass rape trial that shocked world
Pelicot, 72, was accused of orchestrating the mass rape of his wife without her knowledge.

Washington Post World News
Dec 19, 2024

Live Briefing: Gaza ceasefire talks continue with CIA director in Qatar
U.S. and Israeli officials say there are a number of hurdles still to cross — including the disclosure of names of hostages to be released by Hamas.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Paraguay reverses decision to halt U.S. antidrug cooperation
Officials in Paraguay, a major cocaine transit country, announced the reversal after a wave of local and international criticism in recent days.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

U.N. envoy to Syria expresses ‘hope' in new rebel-led government
Geir O. Pedersen's comments come as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham officials, Syria's de facto leaders, work to attain international legitimacy.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Want to visit China? New policy expands visa-free travel to 10 days.
The policy applies to some foreigners, including Americans, who are traveling through China and another country.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Revenge attacks in post-Assad Syria fuel fear and mistrust
Across Syria, the country's rebel leaders are struggling to contain revenge attacks, as vigilantes seize on the chaos of the moment to settle personal scores.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Syria's new leaders struggle to contain revenge killings after Assad
Across Syria, the country's rebel leaders are struggling to contain revenge attacks, as vigilantes seize on the chaos of the moment to settle personal scores.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Club raids, influencers: How Putin's playbook is pushing young Russians toward ultranationalism
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants young Russians to become ultranationalist patriots. Today, we meet the online influencer at the center of this push and hear how a society can drastically change in a short period.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

A Honda-Nissan merger could have muted impact for U.S. buyers, experts say
The automakers are discussing possible combinations to help them compete against bigger rivals, but consumers might not notice much of a difference.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

CIA Director William Burns arrives in Qatar for ceasefire deal talks


Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Kamal Adwan hospital ICU in Gaza targeted in strikes, director says


Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

How antisemitism, Israeli nationalism and anger over Gaza clashed in Amsterdam
To reconstruct the events, The Post reviewed more than 100 videos, interviewed more than 30 witnesses and examined WhatsApp and Telegram messages.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Ancient DNA suggests syphilis originated in Americas before ravaging Europe
For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for syphilis, before Columbus arrived.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Honda and Nissan in potential merger talks, companies say
Nissan also said the two Japanese carmakers were exploring possible collaboration. A merger could create a giant able to challenge global auto manufacturers.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Live Briefing: U.N. envoy to Syria expresses ‘hope' in new rebel-led government
Geir O. Pedersen's comments come as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham officials, Syria's de facto leaders, work to attain international legitimacy.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Pentagon warns of China's rapid military buildup despite corruption
A Pentagon report noted China's modernization of nuclear weapons, air power and space assets, even with a corruption crackdown on senior military officials.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

HTS leader meets with German delegation in latest outreach to the West


Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Palestinian families sue Blinken for U.S. support of Israeli military


Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Palestinians sue Blinken over U.S. support of Israeli military


Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Nissan and Honda weigh potential merger, partnerships, Honda CEO says
Nissan also said the two Japanese carmakers were exploring possible collaboration. A merger could create a giant able to challenge global auto manufacturers.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

Live Briefing: Israel to stay in Syrian buffer zone for foreseeable future, Netanyahu says
Israel's moves in southern Syria come amid renewed speculation about a Gaza ceasefire deal. Hamas said "serious and positive discussions" took place in Doha.

Washington Post World News
Dec 18, 2024

The West's liberal establishment keeps crumbling
In Canada, Germany and even France, center-left leaders are tethered to a liberal establishment that has lost the public's favor.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist, rejecting Japan's extradition request
U.S.-Canadian environmentalist Paul Watson, 74, was detained based on a decade-old Interpol warrant that accused him of interfering with a Japanese whaling ship.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Vanuatu earthquake: At least 14 killed, 200 injured in 7.3-magnitude tremor
At least 10 buildings in Port Vila suffered significant damage, while a nearby landslide was responsible for at least four deaths, the Vanuatu government said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved
Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, said all fighters should be incorporated into the Defense Ministry and that "everyone will be subject to the law."

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

CNN says it was misled by man freed in Syria report with Clarissa Ward


Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Live Briefing: Syrian rebel leader says rebel factions will be dissolved
Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, said all fighters should be incorporated into the Defense Ministry and that "everyone will be subject to the law."

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

More Russian equipment being moved at airbase in Syria, satellite imagery shows


Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Netanyahu visits Israeli-controlled Syria, says Israel will stay there for the foreseeable future


Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

How to travel safely as dengue fever cases rise in Mexico, Caribbean
Medical experts say you can still visit dengue hot spots such as Puerto Rico, Argentina and Brazil. But bring repellent.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Who is Igor Kirillov, the Russian nuclear defense chief killed in Moscow?
Kirillov ran Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces. Kyiv previously accused him of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukraine.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Live Briefing: Syrian rebel leader says all rebel factions will be dissolved
Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, said all fighters should be incorporated into the Defense Ministry and "everyone will be subject to the law."

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

The hidden science swirling in ‘The Starry Night'
Vincent van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" has long been admired for its art, but physicists are also intrigued by the science beneath the strokes and swirls.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Kyiv behind killing of Russian general in Moscow, Ukrainian official says
An explosion killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's nuclear defense forces, and his assistant in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Live Briefing: Syrian rebel leader asks Britain to lift sanctions and restore ties
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that led the takeover in Syria, has tried to rebrand. Its leader traded military attire for a suit to meet with diplomats.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Pacific island nation of Vanuatu struck by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
Information was scarce because internet communications were cut, but photos showed the U.S. Embassy was significantly damaged. All personnel were reported safe.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Head of Russia's nuclear defense forces killed in Moscow blast, officials say
An explosion killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's nuclear defense forces, and his assistant in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 17, 2024

Syria's collapse and Israeli attacks leave Iran exposed
Tehran's increasingly vulnerable position in the region has energized opposition activists and spurred hardliners to endorse the pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught' in first statement
The statement on Bashar al-Assad's Telegram account said he left Syria for Russia from Hmeimim air base on Dec. 8. In Gaza, the death toll passed 45,000, the Health Ministry said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Two arrested in connection with fatal drone attack on U.S. troops in Jordan
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedini are accused of leaking technology information to Iran that allegedly helped that country launch the January attack.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Ukrainian troops say inexperienced North Koreans are making easy targets
At least 30 North Koreans were "killed or wounded" over the weekend while fighting for Russia in the Kursk region, Ukrainian military intelligence said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Prince Andrew faces questions over links to accused Chinese spy
The story has attracted attention as evidence of a potential national security threat from China and as another scandal that involves the prince's relationships.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Israel strikes Gaza school where displaced were sheltering, killing at least 13


Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Faced with mounting public anger, a weakened Hamas starts to compromise
A new proposal for a 60-day pause in hostilities in Gaza and the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners includes key concessions from Hamas.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Analysis: The unique destructiveness of Israel's war on Gaza


Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Man who mourned 3-year-old granddaughter as ‘soul of my soul' now also killed in Gaza


Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

North Korean troops suffer heavy casualties in Russia, Ukraine says
As many as 30 have been "killed or wounded" in Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian military intelligence said, among the heaviest losses for North Korean forces yet reported.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's probable next chancellor?
Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Trudeau's top lieutenant resigns over differences on Trump
Chrystia Freeland cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over how to confront Donald Trump's "America First" policies and threatened tariffs.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Germany's Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early election
Polls suggest that a February election will result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe's largest economy is faltering.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Live Briefing: Assad defends escape from Syria, blames ‘terrorist onslaught' in first statement
The statement Bashar al-Assad's Telegram account said he left Syria for Russia from Hmeimim air base on Dec. 8. In Gaza, that death toll passed 45,000, the Health Ministry said.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Gaza death toll crosses 45,000, Health Ministry says


Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Live Briefing: Gaza death toll crosses 45,000, Health Ministry says
Experts say the Gaza toll is likely an undercount. In Syria, explosions near Tartus as Israeli army radio said it targeted rocket, mortar and mine warehouses.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

South America's most dangerous gang invades the Amazon forest
The PCC is taking over illegal gold mining in the Amazon and corrupting Indigenous cultures in a spiral of violence in some of Brazil's most remote regions.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Germany's Scholz expected to lose confidence vote, triggering early election
Polls suggest that a February election would result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe's largest economy is faltering.

Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Analysis: Biden team seizes on Assad's fall to defend its Middle East record


Washington Post World News
Dec 16, 2024

Live Briefing: Netanyahu speaks with Trump on ‘need to complete Israel's victory'
Israel said it would expand settlements on the occupied Golan Heights, a move that was criticized by Qatar, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.

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