As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge
An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.
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At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business
The Shunda Park scam complex in Karen State, Myanmar, in December.
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Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, if Trump Got His Way
A statue commemorating Hans Egede, the Danish missionary who founded Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.
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Marine Le Pen Is Appealing a Decision to Bar Her From Office.
Supporters with pictures of Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, last year after a court barred her from running for office for five years.
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Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
A burned-out building in Tehran on Saturday. Iran is experiencing the most expansive protests in years against its authoritarian rulers.
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China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side
He Jiankui, a researcher in gene editing, at his home in Beijing. He argues that his only crime was being ahead of his time in a world not yet ready for his vision.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Former South Korea President
Commuters watched South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on television, at a train station in Seoul, the capital, in December.
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Son of Deposed Shah of Iran Seeks Center Stage Amid Protests
A demonstration in London on Sunday called on the British prime minister to support the Iranian people. Some Iranian protesters have rallied around Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last shah of Iran.
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Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs on Iran’s Trading Partners: What to Know
President Trump is exploring options for diplomacy with Iran as he weighs whether to attack the country to try to deter its leaders from killing more protesters, U.S. officials said.
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Adelaide Writers’ Week Canceled After It Disinvited Palestinian Australian Author
Adelaide Writers’ Week was canceled on Tuesday, after a decision by organizers raised concerns over free speech.
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Russian Missiles Failed in Venezuela During U.S. Attack
A destroyed Buk launcher at La Carlota air base in Caracas after the U.S. strikes.
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Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
Grok’s prompt page on a phone. In recent weeks, the chatbot has posted sexualized photos of real people, including children, in response to user prompts.
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How a Syrian Hiking Club Is Rediscovering the Country