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Thieves steal treasured jewelry from Louvre in 7-minute daylight heist

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:14:14 +0000

Thieves broke into the Apollo Gallery, which houses the French crown jewels, through an outside window and escaped on motorbikes, the interior minister said.

By:Jennifer Hassan, Leo Sands

Israel IDs hostages’ bodies as Hamas says return of others will be hard

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:09:09 +0000

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.

By:Victoria Bisset

Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin Mass

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:32 +0000

The Latin Mass has become toxically politicized and is posing a test for Pope Leo XIV as traditionalists call on him to reverse restrictions imposed by Pope Francis.

By:Anthony Faiola, Stefano Pitrelli

Desperately needed aid now reaching more of Gaza’s population amid truce

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:00:57 +0000

But humanitarian groups continue to face challenges in supplying assistance, including blocked roads, damaged warehouses and Israeli government restrictions.

By:Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz

Political chaos in France could derail E.U. security initiatives

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000

As Paris wrestles with ballooning debt and a budget impasse, two major Franco-German military projects and other E.U. integration initiatives could stall.

By:Aaron Wiener

U.S. repatriating survivors of alleged drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:45:35 +0000

It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.

By:Alex Horton, Tara Copp

Putin demanded Ukraine surrender key territory in call with Trump

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:12:54 +0000

The demand from Putin would significantly disadvantage Ukraine and could be an obstacle to peace, officials said.

By:Michael Birnbaum

Hamas took 251 hostages from Israel into Gaza. Where are they?

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 19:33:40 +0000

We’re tracking what happened to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from Israel.

By:Victoria Bisset, Júlia Ledur, Leslie Shapiro, Maham Javaid

With a phone call, Putin appears to change Trump’s mind on Ukraine. Again.

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:54:50 +0000

It was the latest swing in President Donald Trump’s position on the war that often shifts following contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By:Robyn Dixon

Oxford debate club to vote on ousting leader for LOL over Charlie Kirk killing

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:09:00 +0000

At the Oxford Union in May, Charlie Kirk said “you should be allowed to say outrageous things,” but a student who met him then may be ousted over posts about Kirk’s death.

By:William Booth

Want to quit the U.S.A? A guide for renouncing citizenship.

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:03:12 +0000

Here are some key things to know about splitting up with the United States.

By:Steve Hendrix

Not so proud to be American — ‘Fed up’ expats renounce their citizenship

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:01:21 +0000

Each year, 5,000 to 6,000 Americans renounce U.S. citizenship mostly for tax-related and logistical reasons but politics is now playing a more central role, lawyers say.

By:Steve Hendrix

Palestinians freed from Israeli detention met with joy and tragedy

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:00:50 +0000

Gaza detainees, who often tell of harsh conditions while held by Israel, are returning home to discover tremendous losses suffered by their families.

By:Siham Shamalakh, Miriam Berger, Kareem Fahim

Pakistan confronts a new reality: It may have lost the Taliban

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:00:25 +0000

The now-uneasy neighbors exchanged fire again on Friday, Taliban-controlled media reported, days after agreeing to a ceasefire and talks this weekend in Qatar.

By:Rick Noack, Haq Nawaz Khan, Shaiq Hussain

U.S. military detains survivors of latest boat strike near Venezuela

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:37:23 +0000

The operation is the sixth known attack on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean, and the first known to have left some people alive.

By:Tara Copp, Alex Horton, Noah Robertson

Would Tomahawk cruise missiles be a game changer for Ukraine?

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:43:27 +0000

President Donald Trump says he is considering sending the long-range weapon to Ukraine for strikes deep inside Russian territory.

By:Alex Horton, David Stern, William Neff, Ellen Francis

Prince Andrew stripped of titles over sex allegations tied to Epstein

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:25:19 +0000

In a new book, one of Epstein’s victims wrote a lurid account of what she said was sexual abuse by Prince Andrew, a younger brother of King Charles III.

By:Karla Adam