Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia

Russian soldiers are locked in a fierce battle to reclaim all of the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Army.

In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza from Egypt on Wednesday.

How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia

Displaced families in a shelter in Tibú, Colombia.

Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights

President Trump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at the White House in 2017. They are scheduled to meet there again on Thursday.

U.S. Is Releasing Russian Cybercriminal to Moscow, Officials Say

Russia’s decision to release of Marc Fogel, an American who was welcomed by President Trump at the White House on Tuesday, has set the stage for a reciprocal act by the United States.

Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’

The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, center, with Britain’s defense chief of staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, right, and Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group in Brussels on Wednesday.

Myanmar Refugees’ Dreams of Living in America Dashed by Trump Orders

The world’s largest refugee camp is in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter after fleeing Myanmar. It was built with the help of U.S.A.I.D., an agency paralyzed by the Trump administration.

U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity

Bangladeshi citizens sitting next to police vehicles that were burned during anti-government demonstrations in Dhaka last summer.

North Korea Is Caring for Russia’s Wounded Soldiers, Envoy Says

Russian soldiers in the Kursk region, which shares a border with Ukraine, in December.

When Will China’s Leader Talk to Trump?

Images of Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the opening of the Asian Winter Games in the Chinese city of Harbin on Friday.

Treasury Secretary Expected to Visit Kyiv

Scott Bessent in Washington in January. President Trump elected to send his Treasury secretary, rather than a security or defense official, for the first visit by a member of his administration to Ukraine.

How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had a Trump Tower meeting last September, before Donald J. Trump returned to the presidency.

Netanyahu Says Fighting in Gaza Will Resume if Hostages Are Not Freed Saturday

Relatives of hostages held in Gaza block a highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Nations Denounce Trump Tariff on Metals and Warn of Retaliation

The ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel production facility in Hamilton, Ontario. Canada is the United States’ biggest supplier of aluminum and steel.

Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations

‘Ultrahigh Energy’ Neutrino Found With a Telescope Under the Sea

Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval

A colorized transmission electron micrograph of smallpox virus.

How Escalating Violence Is Upending Lives in the West Bank

Wednesday Briefing

Taking shelter in Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Monday.

Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle.

An undated photo of Marc Fogel.

Gaza Truce Imperiled as Netanyahu and Hamas Send Dueling Warnings

A shelter in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Monday.

Wednesday Briefing: Israel Threatens to End the Cease-Fire

A shelter amid the rubble in northern Gaza on Monday.

Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads

Luis Alberto Castillo

Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra

Tuesday’s arrests in Palermo, Italy, involved about 1,200 police officers, officials said.

In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners

Palestinians gather overlooking the Ofer prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last month. The United States and Israel have long condemned the payment of stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners.

Jordanian King Rebuffs Trump Proposal to Displace Palestinians in Gaza

King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Trump meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Maria Teresa Horta, the Last of Portugal’s ‘Three Marias,’ Dies at 87

What International Law Says About Trump’s Proposal to Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Palestinians making tea near the rubble of their destroyed house in Jabaliya in northern Gaza last week.

Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors

Employees standing in front of a power unit of the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant, undergoing construction, in western Ukraine in August.

Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity

The first flight transporting Venezuelan deportees from the United States arriving in Caracas on Tuesday. In an open letter, Pope Francis said such deportations violate the “dignity of many men and women, and of entire families.”

Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.

“The A.I. future is not going to be won by hand-wringing about safety,” Vice President JD Vance told an artificial intelligence summit in Paris on Tuesday.

Luis Rubiales, Spain’s Former Top Soccer Official, Testifies About Kissing Star Player

Luis Rubiales arriving at the court near Madrid on Tuesday. He has denied accusations of sexual assault and coercion.

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Hangs in the Balance Ahead of Trump’s Meeting With Jordan’s King

A shelter amid the rubble in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, on Monday.

Can European ‘Boots on the Ground’ Help Protect Ukraine’s Security?

Ukrainian volunteers who collect the bodies of people killed in combat recovering the remains of Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv region on Sunday.

Jordan’s King Faces a Bind as He Meets With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, and President Trump at the White House in 2018. Mr. Trump has said he would pressure Jordan and Egypt to take in the estimated 1.9 million Palestinians he would expel from the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to “own” the territory.

Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control

Friedrich Merz, the head of the Christian Democratic Union. He has said that a parliamentary election on Feb. 23 will be a “directional election” for Germany.

Tuesday Briefing

Pictures of hostages held in Gaza at a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

More Than 175 World War II Practice Bombs Found at Playground in England

Trump Says He May Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt if They Don’t Take Gazans

President Trump on Sunday aboard Air Force One. On Monday, he doubled down on the idea of forced displacement of Palestinians, which some scholars have said would amount to a war crime and ethnic cleansing.

U.N. Suspends Humanitarian Work in Yemeni Area Over Houthi Hold More Staff

Houthis patrolling in Sana, the capital of Yemen, last month. The group is the de facto ruler of parts of Yemen, including Sana.

Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives

Hamas handing over the Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami, left, Eli Sharabi, right, and Or Levy, not pictured, to the Red Cross as part of the fifth round of an exchange deal on Saturday.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Fight

A wholesale steel market in Shenyang, China.

Bus Plunges off Bridge in Guatemala City, Killing at Least 53

Emergency workers at the site of a deadly bus crash in Guatemala City on Monday.

Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

A Venezuelan National Guard officer stood on the tarmac on Tuesday, near the first flight transporting deportees from the United States to Venezuela.

Woman Files First U.S. Lawsuit Against Andrew Tate and His Brother

Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan arriving for a hearing court in Bucharest, Romania, last month.

Nonstop Earthquakes Leave Santorini Empty and Its Residents on Edge

Waiting in Santorini, Greece, last week to board a ferry to leave the island. Thousands of tremors have shaken the area in recent weeks.

Trump Wants to Clear Bombs From Gaza. He’s Sidelined Groups That Would Do It.

Unexploded munitions litter Gaza after months of Israeli bombardment.

Trump Issues Cease-Fire Ultimatum After Hamas Postpones Release of Israeli Hostages

Protesters with pictures of hostages held in Gaza during a demonstration on Saturday in Tel Aviv.

Why Trump’s Tariffs on China Might Not Be the Solution

Fresh Violence as Bangladesh’s Ousted Ex-Leader Addresses Nation

Part of a new wave of violence protesting Bangladesh’s ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina included the demolition last week of the former residence of her father, a founder of the country.

Trump Says Palestinians Will Not Be Allowed to Return to Gaza

Palestinians returning to the north of Gaza on Sunday. President Trump has proposed for the United States to take over Gaza.

Israeli Police Raid Two Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem

One of the shuttered bookshops after a raid by the Israeli police in East Jerusalem on Monday. The stores opened again later in the day.

Monday Briefing

A steelworker at Steel Speed fabrication shop in Ontario.

Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway.

Most of the 12 chapters in the report were written by teams of a dozen or so specialists.

Did Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Order a Murder in Chile?

Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.

Lebanon’s Emigrants Return to a Battered Homeland After Israel-Hezbollah War

Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say

A police cortège thought to be transporting Dominique Pelicot arrives at the courthouse before a hearing at the cold case unit in Nanterre, west of Paris, in January.

What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

A student preparing for the 2025 national postgraduate entrance exam at Hebei University of Engineering in Handan, China, in December.

Monday Briefing: The Last Guard Against Trump’s Orders?

Dozens of Maoist Guerrillas Killed in Central India, Officials Say

Maoist guerrillas, or Naxalites, during an exercise at a temporary base in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, in 2007.

Israeli Troops Withdraw From Netzarim Corridor in Gaza

A traffic jam as Palestinians headed north from southern Gaza on Sunday after Israeli troops withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor.

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