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In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents

Searching through the rubble on Sunday at a Buddhist monastery building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, that collapsed in Friday’s earthquake.

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar

Rescue workers carrying a victim trapped under a destroyed condominium building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.

Marine Le Pen Could Be Banned From France Election if She’s Found Guilty of Embezzlement

Marine Le Pen and other members of her far-right party are accused of embezzling some $4.8 million in European Union funds.

London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

Six activists from the protest group Youth Demand were arrested at a Quaker meeting house in London on Thursday.

Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo on Sunday amid worries about the Trump administration’s security commitment to the region.

What We Know About Talks for a Renewed Gaza Cease-Fire

Palestinians visiting the graves of their relatives on Sunday in Gaza City.

Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?

‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America

Syria’s Leader, Ahmed al-Shara, Names Transitional Government

Syrians at a market in Damascus last month. The long-awaited transitional government was announced late on Saturday.

French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education

Elisabeth Borne, France’s education minister, at a sex education class at a school in Bordeaux, France.

In Tokyo, Rice Farmers Protest ‘Misguided’ Rules Fueling Shortages

A protest in Tokyo on Sunday against government regulations that limit how much rice farmers can grow.

How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere

Riot police officers using pepper spray on a protester in Turkey during demonstrations that erupted after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of Turkey’s president.

Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’

Police officers using pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, on Monday.

Hold the Chianti: Tariff Threat Leaves Italian Bottles Grounded

Vineyards near the Tuscan town of Montalcino, Italy. In Tuscany, Italy’s second-largest wine-exporting region, thousands of bottles meant for American tables are stranded in chilly cellars and storage rooms.

Monday Briefing

A Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region in 2023.

How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away

President Trump, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announcing plans for the Air Force’s new F-47 fighter in the Oval Office last week.

Zimbabwe’s Leader Faces Call for Removal From Within His Own Party

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has described calls for him to step down as “treasonous.”

As Tensions Escalate Between Trump and Europe, Meloni Is Caught in the Middle

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy speaking at the Senate in Rome this month.

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution

President Trump at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Friday.

Monday Briefing: Devastation in Myanmar

Rescuers at an apartment building in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Gananath Obeyesekere, 95, Dies; Anthropologist Bridged East and West

Prince Harry Accused of ‘Bullying’ by Chair of Charity He Co-founded

Prince Harry said that he resigned because the relationship between the board and Sophie Chandauka was broken “beyond repair.”

Bangkok Has New Fears About High-Rise Buildings After Myanmar Earthquake

Wreckage of a crane being removed by heavy machinery on Sunday in Bangkok at the site where a building under construction collapsed.

Key Takeaways From America’s Secret Military Partnership With Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers firing a howitzer at Russian armored vehicles.

How the U.S. Broke Its Own Rules to Help Ukraine

Syria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announcing the formation of a new government, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday.

Taliban Appear to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan

In this image the AFP obtained from a diplomatic source in Kabul, an American woman is shown, speaking on the phone after being released by the Taliban.

No Second Lady, No Problem: Greenland’s Dog Sled Race Goes Barking On

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

Rescue teams working to free trapped residents at the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after the earthquake struck.

Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building

Rescue workers at the site of the building that collapsed following a strong earthquake in Bangkok, on Saturday.

Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street

Catterick Garrison is a major military base in North Yorkshire, England. Its name appeared on documents found scattered in Newcastle, about 60 miles away.

Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere

Londoners gathered to watch the partial eclipse on Saturday.

Volunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble

Searching for survivors in a destroyed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after an earthquake struck the area.

Earthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites

Breaking Through

Trump and Tariffs Enter the Scene Only Days Into Canada’s Election Campaign

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his auto industry survival plan in Windsor, Ontario.

In Myanmar’s Earthquake, Some See Political Omens

Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup four years ago, at a hospital in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Friday.

In Bangkok, a Desperate Search for Survivors Buried Under Collapsed Building

Andrew Tate’s Ex-Girlfriend, Brianna Stern, Sues Him, Alleging Sexual Assault

Andrew Tate, right, and his brother, Tristan, speaking to reporters in Bucharest after returning to Romania last week.

Trump Is Giving Europe Vertigo, and Not Just About Ukraine

European leaders met in Paris on Thursday to discuss a coalition of the willing to support Ukraine. They left with little clarity on the coalition’s plans.

Rubio Says He Has Revoked 300 or More Visas in Trump’s Deportation Push

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with reporters on Thursday.

A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

A Synagro processing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, last year.

Visiting Greenland, Vance Finds the Weather and the Reception Chilly

Vice President JD Vance on a tour of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Friday.

Airlines Cut Seats to the U.S. as Canadians Stay Away

An Air Canada plane taking off from Vancouver International Airport. The airline has reduced the number of seats to the United States.

Kristi Noem’s Rolex at El Salvador Prison Draws Attention

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, wore a gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona during a visit to El Salvador’s Terrorist Confinement Center on Wednesday.

Dachshund Lost on Australian Island Is Still Alive, but Elusive

Stoke’s Bay on Kangaroo Island, where Valerie the dachshund was recently identified, in part, by her pink collar.

Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand; High Toll Is Feared as Buildings Topple

A collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, just a few miles from the earthquake’s epicenter, on Friday.

Protests Demanding Restoration of Monarchy in Nepal Turn Deadly

Police securing the site of a building set on fire by a pro-monarchist group during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday.

Myanmar Earthquake Aid Complicated by Its Isolation

Rescuers search for survivors in a damaged government staff housing building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Friday.

Search for Missing US Soldiers in Lithuania Continues as Crews Work to Extract Vehicle

Recovery efforts continued on Friday for four missing U.S. soldiers who were training near Pabrade, a city in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus.

Myanmar Earthquake Pushes a Hospital in Mandalay to Its Limits

Reworked U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Proposal: What to Know

An open-pit titanium mine in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. President Trump has long been interested in Ukraine’s mineral resources, including titanium and lithium, which are crucial for modern technologies.

Vance Makes Quick Trip to Greenland, a Place That Doesn’t Want Him

Vice President JD Vance arriving at a remote U.S. military facility, the Pituffik Space Base, in Greenland on Friday.

Climate Activists Who Threw Soup at van Gogh Painting Are Changing Tactics

“Just Stop Oil” demonstrators during an action outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, in January.

Myanmar Earthquake: What We Know About Death Toll and Damage

Locals and rescue workers at a destroyed apartment complex in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday.

In Photos: An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand

Rescuer workers at the site of a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.

Israel Launches Airstrikes Near Beirut For First Time Since Cease-fire

The site of an Israeli attack on Dahiya, a neighborhood in the southern outskirts of Beirut, on Friday.

Myanmar’s Internet Censorship Limits Information About Earthquake

Medical workers and supplies outside of a hospital in Napyidaw, Myanmar, on Friday.

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