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via NYT > World News The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.

via NYT > World News New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.

via NYT > World News The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.

via NYT > World News She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

via NYT > World News The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.

via NYT > World News The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s secular republic into a Hindu nation.

via NYT > World News We look back at the lives of some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in 2025.