Did Weight and Noise Make a Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse?
The Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after its roof caved in and much of the debris had been cleared.
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Mark Carney Finds His Moment in Canadian Election Shaped by Trump
Mark Carney has built his campaign around President Trump’s threats to Canada, promising to negotiate a holistic new deal with the United States to tackle trade and other areas.
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on April 2025
Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region
A Russian soldier in a trench at an artillery position in the Kursk region of Russia in December.
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Trump and Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope Francis’ Funeral, White House Says
President Trump speaking with reporters on Friday on Air Force One as he traveled to Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral.
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on April 2025
As Tensions Rise With Pakistan, a Moment of Truth for India’s Military
Indian military vehicles during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi in January.
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What’s at Stake in the Iran-U.S. Nuclear Talks
In Tehran this month. A new nuclear deal could transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing Western sanctions.
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on April 2025
Polls Tighten in Homestretch of Canada’s Election
The Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney during a debate last month.
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on April 2025
Putin Keeps Pummeling Ukraine, Convinced Trump Is on His Side
Damage on Thursday after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv. It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly a year.
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Amid Russia War, Ukraine Is Dealing With a Sleep Deprivation Crisis
Trying to sleep in a metro station during missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, last year.
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on April 2025
Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises
Visitors at Lung Wah Hotel, remade into a museum, in Hong Kong.
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on April 2025
In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait
Commuters in Beijing. China and the Trump administration have feuded over tariffs.
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on April 2025
Indian and Pakistani Soldiers Briefly Exchange Fire Along Kashmir Border
Indian security force personnel going on patrol on Dal Lake in Srinagar on Friday.
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on April 2025
Trump’s Blue Suit at Pope Francis’ Funeral Draws Attention
President Trump dressed in blue for the funeral, while other dignitaries dressed in black.
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Who Is Kielce Gussie, the American Who Did the First Reading at Pope Francis’ Funeral?
The funeral for Pope Francis outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday.
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on April 2025
Decoding the Vatican: Key Terms in the Papal Transition
The funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday.
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Francis is buried in a place of solace for him.
Nuns waiting for a prayer in honor of Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Tuesday.
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The route to Santa Maria Maggiore recalls centuries-old traditions.
Pope Francis’ motorcade passing the Colosseum in Rome on Saturday.
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Will Pope Francis Be Made a Saint?
Carrying a picture of Pope Francis before a memorial Mass at the Cathedral of Cubao in Quezon City, Philippines, on Tuesday.
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What the Pope Told Me About Politics
Pope Francis welcoming journalists, including the author (lower left), on a flight to Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sept. 30, 2016.
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on April 2025
Canada’s Election Comes to a Close, With Liberals in the Lead
Prime Minister Mark Carney, with his wife, Diana Fox Carney, in Georgetown, Ontario, on Friday. President Trump’s trade war with Canada has changed his party’s fortunes.
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on April 2025
Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada’s Election
Mark Carney, right, has years of experience in the climate space. His main opponent, Pierre Poilievre, champions Canada’s oil and gas industries.
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on April 2025
How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin greets President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.
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on April 2025
For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals' in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.
The debate over straws reaches back to the mid-2010s, when they suddenly became a pariah for their role in an exploding plastic waste crisis.
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on April 2025
The funeral homily captures Francis’ life and legacy.
Pope Francis arriving in Juarez, Mexico, during a trip in 2016. In his funeral Mass homily on Saturday, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re recalled one of the late pope’s many “gestures and exhortations in favor of refugees and displaced persons.”
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The funeral Mass readings reflect Francis’ priorities and nod to John Paul II.
Pope Francis meeting members of the Roma community in Slovakia in 2021. His choice of readings for his funeral Mass speaks to his efforts to reach out to people previously excluded by the church.
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The funeral music is largely being sung in Gregorian chant.
The Sistine Chapel Choir will be the featured ensemble at Pope Francis’ funeral.
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Who is presiding over the funeral?
El cardenal Giovanni Battista Re en la Vigilia Pascual celebrada la semana pasada en el Vaticano.
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The funeral plan is simple (for a pope).
Francis’ simple coffin, which was placed low to the ground instead of on an elevated bier, lying in state this week.
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Twenty years ago, three U.S. presidents traveled together to mourn a pope. Not so this time.
From left, President George W. Bush, his wife Laura, former President George H.W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005.
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on April 2025
Here’s Where Trump, Biden and Other Dignitaries Are Sitting at Pope Francis’ Funeral
Dignitaries attending Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday.
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Security is tight at St. Peter’s Square and across Rome.
Security officers at the entrance to St. Peter’s Square on Thursday.
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Here’s the latest.
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Ukrainian Peace Plan Hints at Concessions, but Major Obstacles Remain
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine laying flowers at the site of a Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kyiv on Friday.
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on April 2025
Pakistan Official Calls for International Inquiry Into Kashmir Terror Attack
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif of Pakistan in New York last year. Mr. Asif on Friday declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people.
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on April 2025
The Trump Administration Wants Seafloor Mining. What Does That Mean?
The Maersk Launcher in San Diego in 2021 after a mission to assess the environmental effects of seabed mining.
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on April 2025
At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be
Brontë, showing an early ambition, cataloged her early poems and stories, first written at age 10 and numbering 22 titles by the time she was 14.
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on April 2025
U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come
A Justice Department lawyer said immigration officials had begun work on a new system for reviewing and terminating records for international students.
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on April 2025
Pope Francis’ Death Marks Historic Farewell in Rome
Crowds came to St. Peter’s Basilica and lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis as his body was lying in state.
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on April 2025
Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice
Outside a shop in St. Peter’s Basilica, on Friday. The pope pushed for housing and medical care to be available for the homeless and the needy in Vatican City.
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on April 2025
China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
President Trump has been saying that his tariffs are working out well, but in private, his team has been less cheery.
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on April 2025
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Accused of Hiding Sex Abuse, Will Help Close Pope Francis’ Casket
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the former archbishop of Los Angeles, covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests.
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on April 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Offers Condolences 3 Days After Pope Francis Died
Pope Francis is flanked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem in 2014.
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on April 2025
Once Shunned by Japanese Consumers, Korean Rice Now Flies Off the Shelves
Japanese tourists looking at rice at a supermarket in Seoul on Monday. Some Japanese visitors are taking rice souvenirs home with them.
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on April 2025
Senior Russian General Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow
The scene of an explosion on Friday that killed Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior figure in the Russian General Staff who was directly involved in planning operations.
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on April 2025
Pope Francis Remembered as Faithful Throng Pays Last Respects
The crowd waiting to enter St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Friday morning to pay their respects to Pope Francis.
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on April 2025
How Pope Francis Simplified Papal Funerals
Pope Francis’s body lies in state for three days to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of the funeral, in Vatican City, on Wednesday.
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on April 2025
Friday Briefing: Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’
The attack was the deadliest on Ukraine’s capital in nearly a year.
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on April 2025
Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities
Coffee beans imported from Brazil in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
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on April 2025
Latest Updates: Mourners Bid Solemn Farewell to Pope Francis
Massive Iran Port Explosion Kills 4 and Injures Hundreds
Photos: Pope Francis’ Last Journey
Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns