Global Dispatch

Uncovering Today's International Headlines and Top Stories

Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.

Mideast Live Updates: Dispute Over Strait Deepens as U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks

Venezuela Live Updates: Window to Find Survivors Is Closing as Rescuers Battle Through Aftershocks

Skydiving Plane Crashes in France, Killing All 11 People Aboard

Those aboard the plane that crashed had been scheduled to take part in tandem skydiving lessons, the mayor of Nancy told local news media.

Helicopter Crash Near Major Saudi Oil Refinery Kills 14 People

Parts of the Ras Tanura oil refinery were closed in March after a fire following an Iranian drone attack.

Here’s What to Know About the Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

Vice President JD Vance after the United States and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on Monday.

China Confirms Death of Pilot Who Flew Small Plane Into Beijing’s Tallest Tower

A hole was still visible on Sunday morning on the eastern face of Citic Tower in Beijing, after a light plane hit it on Friday.

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s President, Is Accused of Politicizing Earthquake Relief

Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas, Venezuela, in April.

What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon

A main street in Dahiya, a collection of neighborhoods south of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, in June. On any given day, Dahiya hums with bustling city rhythms.

Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.

Heat Wave Starts to Break in Western Europe, as Central Europe Begins to Broil

A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.

Shoko Kawata, the mayor of Yawata, in her office this month. She will be the first Japanese mayor to take maternity leave.

Drones Used to Fight Mosquitoes as Dengue Fever Surges in Sri Lanka

A municipal worker fumigating on Wednesday during a nationwide three-day drive to eliminate breeding sites for the dengue-carrying Aedes mosquito in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.

Europe’s Heat Politics

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, visited an oil rig in Aberdeen, Scotland, in March.

Short on Time and Tools, a Community Comes Together to Search for Survivors

Rescue workers at the Residencia Rita in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.

Search teams rescued 33 people from the rubble on Saturday.

Survivors are still being rescued after more than three days since the earthquakes.

Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

Deep Under the Rubble, Rescuers Find an 11-Year-Old Boy Alive

Dozens of Dogs Join Search for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors

A canine rescue unit from the Mexican army searching a damaged building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Friday.

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U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help

Civilians searching for survivors in a collapsed residential building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.

A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts

The Pérez de León Hospital medical team in a truck in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday night. The doctors were handing out food, water and medical supplies to people on the streets.

12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors

Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.

Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.

Members of a Colombian search-and-rescue team working among collapsed buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.

A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety

In the Ruins of Venezuela’s Earthquake, Civilians Volunteers Fill the Gaps

Civilians and trained emergency workers looked for survivors in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday. La Guaira was the state hit hardest by the earthquakes.

The scale of destruction heralds a larger death toll to come, a top U.N. official says.

Rescue operations at a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday.

Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut

People in Beirut protesting against the agreement that was signed late Friday between Israel, Lebanon and the United States.

Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now

A resident of a nursing home in Dormagen, Germany, was put into an ambulance on Saturday as the facility was evacuated because of the heat.

Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better.

Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, center, ahead of a soccer game between the Jordanian and Palestinian teams in 2023.

Australia Says It Will Toughen Its Social Media Ban for Children

Most young Australian teenagers are still using major social media platforms despite the ban that took effect in December, researchers have found.

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U.S.-Iran Deal’s Vague Language Comes Back to Haunt Peace Efforts

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Oman. Iran on Thursday struck a container ship passing through the waterway.

Chinese Dissident Who Fled by Sea to South Korea Lands in Canada

Natural Selection

Affogato and Rendang on the Menu in Canada’s High Arctic

The Inuit hamlet of Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, Nunavut, in the middle of February during a week temperatures reached minus 60 degrees Celsius with the wind chill. It’s much warmer this time of year.

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Venezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck.

A residential building that collapsed during back-to-back earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday.

After New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, center, in Manhattan on Tuesday. Three pro-Palestinian candidates backed by Mr. Mamdani, an ardent critic of Israel, defeated moderates in Democratic congressional primaries this week.

A Sculptor Rushes to Finish a Lionel Messi Statue During the World Cup

The giant statue of Lionel Messi made by Aldo Beroisa in the remote oil town of Cutral Có, Argentina.

Mexican Officials Have Become Informants for the Trump Administration

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, seen here at the Supreme Court of Justice in Mexico last year, has objected to U.S. investigations into officials from her political party.

An Attack on Ebola’s First Responders

At the Stadium and Far Away, Cape Verde Fans Embrace the Possible

Fans and players celebrated Cape Verde’s draw with Saudi Arabia.

Exiled Chefs From Myanmar Give Burmese Food Chance to Shine on International Stage

Nations Send Rescue Teams and Aid to Venezuela After Earthquakes

A search and rescue team from Brazil boards an aircraft on the way to aid efforts in Venezuela, in São Paulo, on Friday.

Convicted Rapist Who Fled to Scotland and Faked His Own Death Dies in Utah

Nicholas Rossi, who fled the United States and was accused of faking his own death before being convicted of rape charges, died in prison.

Scenes of Collapse: The Emergency at Venezuela’s Hospitals

Many of the hospitals and clinics left standing after Venezuela’s back-to-back earthquakes have been overwhelmed.

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As Foreign Aid Arrived, Many Venezuelans Asked: ‘Where is Our Military?’

Members of the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela searching for survivors in Pinto Salinas, Venezuela, on Wednesday after two earthquakes hit the country earlier that afternoon.

A floating convenience store appears in Toronto

In Venezuela’s Rubble, Listening for Whispers And Longing for Help

A survivor on Friday. About 1,400 buildings had been damaged, including 13 hospitals and 25 shopping centers.

Migrant Camps Swell in South Africa Amid Growing Anti-Immigrant Threats

Why Lebanon Is Celebrating Brazil’s Win

Earthquake Tests Growing Ties Between U.S. and Venezuela

Rescue workers and civilians looking for people trapped under debris in La Guaira, Venezuela, after two large earthquakes.

Yves Lacoste, Who Exposed U.S. Bombing of Vietnam’s Waterways, Dies at 96

Yves Lacoste in 1992. The month after he had published his findings, the U.S. halted Operation Linebacker, a massive bombing campaign on the Red River Delta in North Vietnam.

Search Teams From California, Virginia and Florida Head to Venezuela

Members of the County of Los Angeles search and rescue team on Thursday before leaving for Venezuela.

The Venezuela Earthquakes Hit a Health System Already in Crisis

A woman injured in Wednesday’s earthquakes was loaded into a van to be transported from a hospital in La Guaira, Venezuela, to a hospital in Caracas, the capital, on Thursday.

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