By FRANCESCA REGALADO Noel Germano leads the way through the dark, airless hallways of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, an isolated compound west of Manila that was meant to be the first source of atomic energy in the Philippines. Instead of the thrum of massive turbines and steam generators, there is eerie silence: The plant has been mothballed for decades. A yellow radiation protection suit is only for display, unneeded by Germano, who manages the plant, or any of his seven

Walls line a railroad to prevent migrants from accessing trains to Britain, near Dunkirk, northern France, Aug. 26, 2026. Thousands of migrants cross the sea between France and England each year, though numbers have fallen amid increased policing. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times) By SÉGOLÉNE LE STRADIC and MARK LANDLER On a warm, windless evening last month, some 40 African migrants gathered at a bus stop in Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France. Many carried plastic

By LARA JAKES An explosive-laden drone at a German airport. A strike on a passenger train near the Polish border. A rush of warnings about more chaos to come. If President Vladimir Putin of Russia was hoping to heap pressure on Ukraine’s closest allies, he’s succeeded with a series of provocations that Western officials have blamed on Russia and said could put citizens of NATO countries in danger. The question is how Europe responds. In the past week, European leaders have sp

By ISMAEL NAAR and SAEED AL-BATATI The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said Thursday that it had shot down six ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, in what appeared to be one of the largest cross-border attacks by the group since its conflict with Saudi Arabia spiraled back into war. The missiles were aimed at the Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, said on social media. “Escalatio

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Abbas was denied a visa to enter the U.S. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By FARMAZ FASSIHI and MAX BEARAK Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas portrayed Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as “a malicious colonial scheme” aimed at forcing Palestinians to leave their homeland. But he said he still hoped

President Donald Trump with Latin American leaders during his Shield of the Americas summit in Miami, March 7, 2026. As the Trump administration tries to turn attention back to the Western Hemisphere after months of war in Iran, officials are seeking to intensify the fight against Latin American cartels. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL and EDWARD WONG As the Trump administration tries to turn attention back to the Western Hemisphere after months of war

By JUDSON JONES Hurricane Polo exploded from a weak tropical storm into a Category 5 dynamo in less than a day, putting western Mexico on alert. Although it dropped Wednesday to the upper reaches of Category 4, forecasters said they expect it to remain at or near Category 5 strength for the next few days. On Wednesday morning, Polo turned northwest and was expected to generally move that way over the next couple of days along the coast as it remains offshore. What you should

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. Iran’s president delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, vowing his country would defend itself until “its last breath” and would not give up its civilian nuclear program. At the same time, he left the door open for negotiations with the United States. (Dave Sanders/The New York Time

President Xi Jinping of China welcomes President Donald Trump in Beijing on Thursday, May 14, 2026. A renewed trade fight would hit American consumers right before the election — a risk Trump can ill afford. China’s economy is struggling too, but Xi answers to no electorate, giving him the patience to prolong the détente on his terms. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By DAVID PIERSON When China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Donald Trump meet in Washington this wee

Secretary-General António Guterres opens day one of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Lexi Parra/The New York Times) By FARNAZ FASSIHI, ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, DAVID E. SANGER and MARK LANDLER President Donald Trump told the U.N. General Assembly in New York that he had a decision to make on Iran: to strike a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.” His threat, amid a defense of