What Makes the U.K. Exit Poll So Trusted
The first indication of results on British election nights has earned an unusually high reputation. Those behind it say that’s because of a big decision 20 years ago.
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CreditMary Turner for The New York Times As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.
The Labour Party is projected to sweep out the Conservatives after 14 years. But it would then inherit a “legacy of ashes.”
By Mark Landler and
CreditMary Turner for The New York Times Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right
Most young people in France usually don’t vote or they back the left. That is still true, but support has surged for the far right, whose openly racist past can feel to them like ancient history.
By Aurelien Breeden, Aida Alami and
Credit Some Countries Are Trying a Four-Day Workweek. Greece Wants a Six-Day One.
The country, which already has the European Union’s longest average workweek, wants to add another day in some cases, bucking a growing business trend.
By Niki Kitsantonis and
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U.S. and Israel Voice New Optimism About Cease-Fire as Gaza Talks Resume
A senior White House official called progress in talks with Hamas “a breakthrough,” while Israel was more restrained, and both said major obstacles to a truce remained.
By Aaron Boxerman, Michael D. Shear and
CreditBashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Hezbollah Fired 200 Rockets at Israel. Here’s What to Know About the Escalating Tensions.
A Hezbollah-Israel war could metastasize into a larger regional conflict that could dwarf the current fighting and draw in Iran and the United States.
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CreditDiego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times This English Naval City Is a Bellwether Seat. How Do Voters Feel?
As voters cast their ballots in a pivotal election, many in the southern English city of Portsmouth expressed disillusionment over what they see as national and local decline.
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CreditAndrew Testa for The New York Times On Small Islands Off Canada’s Coast, a Big Shift in Power
British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts.
By Norimitsu Onishi and
Credit Haida Gwaii DispatchNetflix Show Earns Its Saudi Creator Plaudits, and a Prison Sentence
In a video plea for help, Abdulaziz Almuzaini — a dual Saudi-American citizen — described how the authorities had accused him of promoting extremism through a cartoon franchise.
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British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts.
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Credit Palestinian Fighters in West Bank Seek to Emulate Hamas in Gaza
In the towns of Tulkarm and Jenin, armed militants are flocking to more hard-line factions, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, while the Israeli military tries to rein them in.
By Steven Erlanger and
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Indonesia’s Bajo people, who once spent most of their lives in boats or offshore huts, are adopting more sedentary habits, but without forsaking their deep connection to the sea.
By Muktita Suhartono and
Credit For the First French Town Liberated on D-Day, History Is Personal
Some aging residents of Ste.-Mère-Église in Normandy can still recall the American paratroopers who dropped into their backyard. It’s been a love affair ever since.
By Catherine Porter and
CreditAndrea Mantovani for The New York Times In the West Bank, Guns and a Locked Gate Signal a Town’s New Residents
Since the war in Gaza began, armed Israeli settlers, often accompanied by the army, have stepped up seizures of land long used by Palestinians.
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More in The Global Profile ›The World’s Next Big Drag Queen Is Brazilian
Pabllo Vittar has become an A-list pop star and L.G.B.T.Q. activist in Brazil. Can she conquer the world?
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CreditVictor Moriyama for The New York Times His Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown, but His Identity Was a Secret
Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.
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CreditYoungrae Kim for The New York Times A Hungarian Rapper’s Bandwagon Gets an Unlikely New Rider
Azahriah, who has rapped about the joy of cannabis, has shot to fame in Hungary. That may explain why he has been applauded by the country’s conservative leader, Viktor Orban.
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CreditAkos Stiller for The New York Times Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’
One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.
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Jim McCann was an I.R.A. member who, convicted of attempted murder, spent 18 years in jail. Now, he’s an educator, and his turn away from violence mirrors Northern Ireland’s embrace of peace.
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Soldiers huddled in a bunker with soft drinks and chips to watch Ukraine face Romania, only to suffer heartbreak.
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CreditDaniel Berehulak/The New York Times The success of Barcelona’s team has made Catalonia a laboratory for finding out what happens when the women’s game has prominence similar to the men’s.
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CreditMaria Contreras Coll for The New York Times The Premier League’s Asterisk Season
As it concludes an epic title race, soccer’s richest competition is a picture of health on the field. Away from it, the league faces lawsuits, infighting and the threat of government regulation.
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CreditJason Cairnduff/Action Images, via Reuters Soccer’s Governing Body Delays Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
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CreditManan Vatsyayana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Scandal Brought Reforms to Soccer. Its Leaders Are Rolling Them Back.
FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind by changing its rules and claiming its governance overhaul had the endorsement of the Justice Department. U.S. officials say that was never the case.
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La suspensión temporal de las inspecciones del Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. en México por motivos de seguridad muestra la dependencia estadounidense para abastecerse de la popular fruta.
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Las autoridades de Taipei han exigido a Pekín que libere el barco y a sus cinco tripulantes, quienes permanecen detenidos.
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CreditChiang Ying-Ying/Associated Press Los comerciantes en Birmania son encarcelados por subir los salarios
Para la junta de Birmania, la decisión de los comerciantes perturba “la paz y el orden de la comunidad”. El país está sumido en una crisis económica desde que el régimen militar tomó el poder.
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El ciclón tropical, la tercera tormenta con nombre de la temporada en el Atlántico, se formó rápidamente el domingo.
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Por mucho tiempo, la región se ha considerado distinta a España y no se interesa por la selección nacional. ¿Puede el equipo de la Eurocopa 2024, lleno de estrellas vascas, llamar su atención?
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Friday Briefing: Labour Projected to Win U.K. Election
Plus, Iran heads to the polls.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Keir Starmer Is Poised to Be Next U.K. Prime Minister
The 61-year-old former human rights lawyer lacks the star power of some of his predecessors. “But he does look relatively prime-ministerial,” one analyst said.
By Stephen Castle and Mark Landler
Hurricane Beryl Churns Toward Mexico After Slamming Caribbean Islands
Parts of Jamaica were badly damaged, but its prime minister said it could have been far worse.
By Jovan Johnson, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Eric Nagourney
Russian Who Led Troops Linked to Bucha Killings Is Charged With Corruption
Col. Artyom Gorodilov, who oversaw forces occupying the Ukrainian city where a massacre took place, was arrested and accused of large-scale fraud.
By Paul Sonne
Here Are the Key Players in the U.K. Election
Millions cast ballots for parliamentary seats on Thursday. The party that wins the most seats usually forms Britain’s next government, and that party’s leader becomes prime minister.
By Esther Bintliff and Stephen Castle
What Happens on Election Night in the U.K., and What Comes Next
Almost every district is expected to declare a winner by 7 a.m. local time. A clear opposition victory would result in a quick transition of power.
By Peter Robins
United Kingdom 2024 Election: Live Results
See results and maps from the 2024 U.K. general election.
By Matthew Bloch, Martín González Gómez, Isabel Sieh and Urvashi Uberoy
Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty
An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.
By Eric Lipton
Thursday Briefing
Britain votes in a long-awaited election.
By Natasha Frost
As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.
The Labour Party is projected to sweep out the Conservatives after 14 years. But it would then inherit a “legacy of ashes.”
By Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
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