Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

‘I’m Here! Can You Hear Me?’: One Family’s Story of Death in Gaza

After a two-month truce, Israel resumed bombing in mid-March, destroying buildings like this one in central Gaza City, in March.

Israel Announces Plans to Seize ‘Large Areas’ of Gaza as It Expands Offensive Against Hamas

The site of a strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company

The site of the toppled building in Bangkok on Tuesday.

Angola Rail Line Offers Clues to Trump’s Africa Policy

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. discussed the Lobito Corridor railway project with African leaders in Angola in December. President João Lourenço of Angola was sitting to Mr. Biden’s left.

Myanmar Military Fires on Chinese Red Cross Convoy in Quake Zone

Members of the Chinese Red Cross during a rescue operation in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday, in a photo released by Chinese state media.

Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Americans Over Failed Congo Coup

Benjamin Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson waiting to hear the court verdict in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in September.

China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan

23 More Women Come Forward With Allegations Against Serial Rapist

A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao. The court heard he would lure women to his apartments, drug them and rape them.

Heathrow Was Warned of Power Supply Vulnerabilities, Airlines Advocate Says

Firefighters dousing flames at an electrical substation that caught fire in London last month. The blaze shut down Heathrow International airport for almost an entire day.

The Irving Family Provides Many Jobs to a Canadian Province, But Also Draws Concerns

France’s Parliament Is Set to Debate Changing Rape Law to Include Consent

Pressure to change France’s rape law increased after the Pelicot trial. One poster showing her image says: “Survivors, fighters, together.”

Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army

A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown

‘I Am Disgusted’: Le Pen Voters Voice Outrage Over Her Conviction

Some of Marine Le Pen’s constituents watch her responding to her conviction for embezzlement, in Café de la Paix, Hénin-Beaumont, France on Monday.

Fire Briefly Disrupts Heathrow Airport Train Service

The Paddington railway station in London in March.

Wednesday Briefing

Jimmy Patronis, a Republican, won the race to replace Matt Gaetz in the First Congressional District in Florida.

Wednesday Briefing: An Elections Test for Trump

Voters in Wisconsin, yesterday.

Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101

Charlotte Webb in 2019.

More than 230 People Infected With Norovirus on Luxury Cruise Ship

The Queen Mary 2 is the flagship ocean liner of Cunard Lines.

Immigration Officials Detain Former Taliban Ambassador to Spain

Mohammad Rahim Wahidi was detained at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

Venezuelan Migrants Ask Supreme Court to Block Deportations

A photograph released by El Salvador’s government showed U.S. deportees arriving at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, last month.

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s directive said that starting immediately, consular officers must refer certain student and exchange-visitor visa applicants to the fraud prevention unit for a mandatory social media check, according to two American officials.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming, but at a Cost to U.S. Alliances

President Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sunday, after spending the weekend at his private residence at Mar-a-Lago.

Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead in Lithuania

A woman at a shrine in Lithuania for three U.S. soldiers who were found dead earlier this week. The body of a fourth soldier was found in Lithuania on Tuesday.

U.N. Accuses Israel of Killing 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza

The funeral for people who were killed in Gaza last month, marked by the logo of the Palestinian Red Crescent aid group in Khan Younis, on Monday.

Italy Tightens Citizenship Rules Amid Influx of Applications

Until last week, anyone who had an Italian ancestor who was alive after the country was formed in 1861 could seek citizenship.

Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women

Waiting for a contraceptive implant procedure at a clinic in Epworth, Zimbabwe, in November.

Netanyahu Drops Nominee for Spy Chief After Backlash

Eli Sharvit, a former commander of Israel’s navy, is being passed over for the country’s top intelligence job.

SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching on Monday night in Florida with four private astronauts.

Pope Francis’ Health Continues to Improve, Vatican Says

Pope Francis made a brief public appearance last month, greeting well-wishers from a hospital balcony, before returning to the Vatican.

Iceland Volcano Eruption Near Grindavik Prompts Closure of Blue Lagoon

Hooters Files for Bankruptcy, but Its Restaurants Will Stay Open

Hooters restaurants around the country will continue operating during the bankruptcy proceedings. As the company said on a site explaining the transaction, “It’s always hang time at Hooters.”

A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake

Rescue teams working to save residents trapped under the rubble of a Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad

Dong Jingwei, the director of Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, speaking during an event last year.

China’s Military Exercises Around Taiwan Enter Second Day

A photo released by the Taiwan Defense Ministry showed what it said was the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailing in waters off Taiwan on Monday.

Tuesday Briefing

President Trump told NBC News he was “not joking” about the possibility of a third term in office, which the Constitution prohibits.

There’s No Party Like an Iftar Party for Bangladesh’s Aspiring Leaders

Muslims preparing meals for iftar at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in March.

As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening

Waiting to break the Ramadan fast this month at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.

Daisy Greenwell, right, and her husband, Joe Ryrie, center, in their home office in Suffolk, England, this month. They work with a small staff, including Nancy Waters, an operations manager, to run the Smartphone Free Childhood campaign.

Israel’s Military Strikes Near Beirut, Killing at Least 4

A damaged building near Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday

The impeached president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, greeting supporters in Seoul last month.

Tuesday Briefing: A Shock Ruling in France

Marine Le Pen.

U.A.E. Sentences Three People to Death for Killing an Israeli Rabbi

The coffin of Rabbi Zvi Kogan during his funeral last year in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv.

U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo

The administration has sent fewer than 400 men, at least half of them Venezuelans, to the base since February as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Le Pen’s Embezzlement Charges and What They Mean for France’s Democracy

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally, leaving her party’s headquarters in Paris on Monday.

Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know

Prince Harry at a Sentebale charity event in London in 2019.

A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss

Greenpeace representatives outside the courthouse in Mandan, N.D., where the jury ruled against the environmental organization this month.

Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction: What to Know and What’s Next

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaving the courtroom in Paris Monday.

Investigating a Sprawling Money Laundering Network

The Times reporter Selam Gebrekidan recently traveled to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where she reported on scamming and money laundering.

As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News

Rescue operations in Bangkok on Monday, when the so-called golden window — the 72 hours in which survival is most likely — closed.

Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War

A building hit by drones in Sloviansk this month. Russian drones are bombarding Ukrainian cities with intense frequency and ferocity.

Myanmar Quake Death Toll Tops 2,000 as Help Is Slow for War-Torn Sagaing

A bridge that collapsed in Sagaing, Myanmar, after the earthquake on Friday that largely cut off its 300,000 residents.

Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan

The aftermath of a suicide bombing in March that killed 18 people at a military base in Pakistan. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban administration of sheltering Pakistani militants, a situation that has helped fuel Pakistan’s frequent deportation of Afghan refugees.

Israel Issues Evacuation Order for Southern Gaza

Displaced Palestinians who fled Rafah arriving in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling

Marine Le Pen, head of the National Rally party, at the French Parliament in Paris in January. She was defeated in three successive presidential elections, in 2012, 2017 and 2022.

A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea

Crew members on board the Atlanc 2 monitor an array of computer monitors showing satellite and radar data along with real-time images beamed from a high-resolution camera.

A Mystery in the Baltic Sea

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