Global Dispatch

Uncovering Today's International Headlines and Top Stories

Live Updates: German Leader Says International Order ‘No Longer Exists’

Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.

UK Ban on Palestine Action Is Unlawful, Court Finds

Supporters of Palestine Action protesting on Friday outside the Royal Court of Justice in London.

Venezuelan Politician Living in Exile in the US is Detained by ICE

Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in 2022. He was identified this week in files related to Mr. Epstein.

Bangladeshis Vote in Droves for Constitutional Change in Referendum

Checking election results at the Bangladesh Election Commission building in Dhaka on Friday.

Heated Rivalry and Marital Bliss: Two Wives Go Head to Head in a Scary Olympic Sport

Nicole Silveira of Brazil, left, and Kim Meylemans of Belgium, a married couple, are competing against each other, but they also have their own unit: Team BB.

2 ISIS Supporters Who Planned Attack on Jews in U.K. Get Life Sentences

A surveillance image released by the Greater Manchester Police shows Walid Saadaoui, 38, right, and Amar Hussein, 52, left, near Dover, southern England, in May.

Milan Has an Affordable Housing Crisis. Can the Olympic Village Help?

The Olympic Village complex in Milan. The village’s developer has touted it as a great gift to the city that will provide 6 percent of the beds needed for students.

Ukraine Says U.S. Is Increasing Pressure for a Deal as the Midterms Loom

An artillery unit of the Ukrainian Army preparing to fire at Russian positions near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, in December.

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat; Move Likely to Add to Tensions

A photo released by Japan’s Fisheries Agency shows a Japanese patrol vessel, left, and a Chinese fishing boat off the coast of Nagasaki on Thursday.

Europe’s Leaders Gather At Munich Summit, Reeling From Trump’s Criticism

Vice President JD Vance speaking at the Munich Security Conference last year.

Canada School Shooter’s Online Life Showed Interest in Violent Extremism

The family home where the authorities say Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother, Jennifer Jacobs, and her brother, Emmett Jacobs.

Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?

The border wall between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico.

Key Moments in Gisèle Pelicot’s Interview With The New York Times

’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story

As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

People in Tehran walk on U.S. and Israeli flags during a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution. Senior officials said Mr. Trump had not decided whether he would strike Iran.

German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany speaking at the Munich Security Conference, on Friday.

U.S. Transfers Thousands of ISIS Prisoners to Iraq From Syria

U.S. military vehicles in Qamishli, Syria, escorted buses transporting Islamic State detainees to Iraq this month.

A nervous Europe awaits Rubio’s speech in Munich.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arriving in Munich on Friday.

Here’s the latest.

Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

The cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of the fiercest in any sport in the world.

Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters

Antigovernment protesters blocked a road last month in Tehran. Iran is using facial recognition and phone data to track and detain people involved in political opposition activities.

Ex-Leader of Norway Charged With Corruption Linked to Epstein

Thorbjorn Jagland, center left, a former prime minister of Norway, in Oslo on Thursday.

Here’s the latest.

Ontario Lifts Tuition Freeze at Public Universities

Students at the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto, Canada, last year.

How Europe Woke Up to Trump

Trump in Davos last month.

Chloe Kim, once a teenage phenom, loses to a new one.

Israeli Army Reservists Are Suspected of Using Inside Knowledge to Bet

Israeli military vehicles in a staging area near the border with Lebanon in 2024. Israeli reservists are accused of using classified information to place bets.

El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and Floods

A storm in California during the last El Niño phase, in 2023. The El Niño weather pattern has far-reaching influence.

Trump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel

A nearly deserted security checkpoint at El Paso International Airport on Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration announced a 10-day ban on flights over the city.

What is Israel Doing in Africa?

In Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, last year.

4 Months Trapped in a Hospital for an Obsolete Way of Treating Their Disease

Asta Djouma, a tuberculosis patient in isolation at the Djarengol Kodek Health Center in Maroua, northern Cameroon, who hasn’t seen her three children since she was admitted in October. “We’re just here,” she said.

Europe Worries Trump Poses Threat to Its Financial and Tech Sovereignty

The European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels. The Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrency has ratcheted up European concerns about control of the euro.

Dutch Prosecutors Fine Louis Vuitton Netherlands in Money Laundering Case

Henry McGowan Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity in Father’s Murder

What We Know About the Victims of the Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting in Canada

From the chaos of snowboard cross, a repeat champ emerges.

NATO Remains Vital to U.S. Security, Ex-Ambassadors and Generals Say

A meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday. The letter from the former U.S. officials was timed to the opening of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Across Italy, the Winter Olympic Vibes Are Very Different

Spectators watched the Alpine skiing men’s super-G race from outside the Stelvio Ski Center in Bormio, Italy, on Wednesday.

These Ukrainian Drones Don’t Just Kill. They Deliver Oatmeal Cookies.

Fruit and sweets being packed for soldiers on the front line.

Would You Leave Your Bag Unattended at a Starbucks? They Did. For Hours.

Like many cafes and restaurants in South Korea, Starbucks does not prohibit customers from leaving personal belongings in their seats. But some go to extremes.

Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead

Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for wearing a helmet to commemorate athletes who were killed in the war with Russia.

Olympic Figure Skaters Are on Thin Ice Over Music Copyright Rules

The Canadian ice dancing pair Zachary Lagha and Marjorie Lajoie performing on Saturday in Milan.

Turkish Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted

Orhan Pamuk in his office in Istanbul, in an apartment building named for his family.

Bangladesh Holds First Elections After 2024 Student Protests

Top U.S. Energy Official Presses Venezuela to Do More to Spur Investment

Amuay refinery, Venezuela’s largest, in Punto Fijo, Falcón state.

Mexico May Be on Brink of Losing Its Measles-Free Status

A health worker administering a dose of the measles vaccine in Mexico City last week. “We are confident that the outbreak will be controlled,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.

In Tumbler Ridge, a community in stunned agony.

The secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, that was the scene of a mass shooting, on Wednesday.

Takaichi’s New Superpowers

Sanae Takaichi’s party won a supermajority in elections on Sunday.

Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10 Million

A man walking with two children in Zurich. Switzerland will vote in June on a proposal to cap its population at 10 million through 2050.

U.K. Police Weigh Whether to Formally Investigate Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Accusations

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, at a funeral in London in September.

Jordan Stolz Sets Olympic Record in Speedskating

U.K. Inquest Finds British Woman Was Killed ‘Unlawfully’ in Texas Shooting

Epstein Files Include Grainy Videos From Inside His Florida Home

A still from a grainy black-and-white video showed Jeffrey Epstein’s home office in Florida.

Why Iran’s Nuclear Program Isn’t the Only Threat

What Questions Do You Have About Saudi Arabia?

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