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Ulrich Siegmund speaking at a podium with German flags in the background.
DISPATCH FROM BITTERFELD-WOLFEN
Segregated schools and deportations: the AfD’s plan for power

Victory in Saxony-Anhalt would be the first time since 1945 a far-right party has controlled a German state. Local districts suggest what might unfold

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Faces of the flood: Nepalis search photos of the dead for relatives

Families continue to search for their missing at Kathmandu’s main teaching hospital after the flood, which was triggered by a glacial collapse

DISPATCH FROM KATHMANDU
Faces of the flood: Nepalis search photos of the dead for relatives

Families continue to search for their missing at Kathmandu’s main teaching hospital after the flood, which was triggered by a glacial collapse

Iran and US trade strikes for first time in a month

Washington initiated the attacks, hitting Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island that it said were going to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran and US trade strikes for first time in a month
Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet arriving for a meeting at the Hart Senate Office Building.
Why Hegseth’s wife is his secret weapon in possible presidential bid

A former Fox News producer with a sharp instinct for Maga ‘red meat’, Jennifer Hegseth has made her presence felt at the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet arriving for a meeting at the Hart Senate Office Building.
Why Hegseth’s wife is his secret weapon in possible presidential bid

A former Fox News producer with a sharp instinct for Maga ‘red meat’, Jennifer Hegseth has made her presence felt at the Pentagon

Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis

Pedro Sánchez said Rabat offered ‘instant co-operation’ after 80,000 Moroccans entered the city in July — and hinted that Russia and Israel fomented the crisis

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis

Pedro Sánchez said Rabat offered ‘instant co-operation’ after 80,000 Moroccans entered the city in July — and hinted that Russia and Israel fomented the crisis

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses parliament.
Spanish PM absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a bilateral meeting.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Abandon ICC judge or risk Trump’s ire? Japan’s PM makes her choice
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
A crowded swimming pool at the SEZ sports and recreation center in East Berlin, with people in swimwear and swim caps in and around the water, and large windows looking out onto a city street.
Berlin’s communist ‘fun palace’ becomes a political battleground
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Belluno town in the Dolomites Alps mountains, Veneto, Italy, with a bridge over a river in the foreground.
Homeless man questioned after handing out wads of cash to strangers
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
Illustration of a woman with closed eyes, wearing a black top and green pants, sitting on a bed in a prison cell.
FATEMEH JAMALPOUR
Still standing after six months: stories of survival inside Iran
Middle East

US

Flash flood in the Grand Canyon.
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Two dead and one missing after Grand Canyon flash floods

A catastrophic flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon with over 80 people evacuated

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Former gang leader found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Former gang leader found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Police shoot dead knife-wielding killer in Times Square
Police shoot dead knife-wielding killer in Times Square
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll walks into a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after ‘tension with Pete Hegseth’
President Donald Trump stands gesturing next to an easel displaying a rendering of a classical building with columns, with a construction site and the White House in the background.
Trump can finish White House ballroom, Supreme Court rules
Trump says US position on Falkland Islands is under review
Trump says US position on Falkland Islands is under review
An Israeli right-wing activist holds the national flag during a pro-Israeli settlement demonstration on a hill in the controversial E-1 corridor.
US ‘closely watching’ Burnham’s plan to sanction Israeli settlements
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll walks into a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after ‘tension with Pete Hegseth’
President Donald Trump stands gesturing next to an easel displaying a rendering of a classical building with columns, with a construction site and the White House in the background.
Trump can finish White House ballroom, Supreme Court rules
Trump says US position on Falkland Islands is under review
Trump says US position on Falkland Islands is under review
An Israeli right-wing activist holds the national flag during a pro-Israeli settlement demonstration on a hill in the controversial E-1 corridor.
US ‘closely watching’ Burnham’s plan to sanction Israeli settlements
Former gang leader found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Former gang leader found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Police shoot dead knife-wielding killer in Times Square
Police shoot dead knife-wielding killer in Times Square

Middle East

British activist Finn Joughin sitting on the floor in a room.
Israel to deport British activist ‘kidnapped by settlers’

Finn Joughin, 22, was ‘engaging in protective presence’ in the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair but was arrested by Israeli police for assault

British activist Finn Joughin sitting on the floor in a room.
Israel to deport British activist ‘kidnapped by settlers’
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