Beyond Borders

Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv

Red Line on Crimea Isn’t Just Zelensky’s. It’s Ukraine’s.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a news conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Crisis Deepens for India and Pakistan Over Kashmir Attack

Security personnel outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi a day after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

After Pope Francis, Progressive Christians Feel Vulnerable

Mayra Rossell, an administrative assistant for the Archdiocese of Miami, hanging a portrait of Pope Francis after displaying it during mass at Saint Martha Catholic Church in Miami on Monday.

Why the Winner of Canada’s Election Could Be Decided by Greater Toronto

While voters in Toronto have backed the Liberal Party, the Conservatives had made inroads in the metropolitan region.

A New Medical Discipline in Israel: How to Receive Hostages

Workers setting up screens to protect the privacy of the hostages on the grounds of Sheba hospital in Tel Aviv, in January.

Ex-President Moon of South Korea Is Indicted on Bribery Charge

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea in 2021.

Mahathir Mohamad, 99, Reflects on a Contentious Legacy

Mahathir Mohamad, who served a total of 24 years as Malaysia’s prime minister, in his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in February.

Will Canada’s Next Prime Minister Solve the Million-Dollar Housing Crisis?

Chilliwack, British Colombia, has become a magnet for people from Vancouver who can no longer afford living there.

Catholics Expected a Revolution From Pope Francis, Just Not the One He Gave Them

Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Easter Sunday.

Prelude to a Funeral

3 Takeaways From The New York Times’ Interview With Syria’s New President

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria told The New York Times that his government was negotiating with both Russia and Turkey.

What to Know About the Tensions Over Kashmir

Indian security forces escorting an ambulance with the bodies of tourists who were killed in Kashmir, on Wednesday.

Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them

Luis R. Conriquez performing last month in Monterrey, Mexico.

Russia Jails General Who Criticized Army’s Senior Command

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov attending a military court hearing in Moscow last year.

Man Shot by Police at Toronto Airport

The shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada on Thursday morning caused a partial shutdown of its largest terminal.

If America Walks Away from Ukraine, What Will Europe Do?

A residential building that was severely damaged by a Russian missile strike on Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Mourners Pay Respect to Pope Francis as Cardinals Fine Tune Funeral Plans

More cardinals have been arriving in Rome ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

Farmers gathered ripe coffee cherries in the Sidama region of Ethiopia.

Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky

President Trump at the White House yesterday.

Here’s What to Know About the Muslim Brotherhood, Which Jordan Banned

Protesters from the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, and others marching and chanting in Amman, the capital, in 2019.

Thursday Briefing: Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky

President Trump at the White House yesterday.

Trump Team Races to Form Trade Deals After Tariffs Sow Global Chaos

President Trump has promised big gains for American trade, but given that deals typically take months or years to negotiate, experts say he has set up a seemingly impossible task.

Victims and Eyewitnesses in Kashmir Attack Describe Scenes of Chaos and Horror

The Lidder River, flowing through Pahalgam, a town in the southern part of Indian-administered Kashmir.

Jordan Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood

Jordanian police outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday.

Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is attending meetings with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Wednesday in Washington.

How to Watch Pope Francis’ Funeral

The funeral mass for Pope Francis will be held in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time.

Powerful Earthquake Shakes Istanbul, Sending People Into Streets

People gathered outdoors after an earthquake in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia

After President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rejected an American plan that would see his country cede Russia all the territory it currently occupies, President Trump shot back on social media that the Ukrainian president was being “inflammatory.”

Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies

Syria’s new president, the former rebel leader Ahmed al-Shara.

Jared Kushner Targets Albania’s Adriatic Coast for Luxury Tourism

Flamingos glide across the surface of the Narta lagoon, near the mouth of the Vjosa River.

Killing of Civilians Near Pahalgam in Kashmir Shatters Illusion of Calm

Indian soldiers after a search operation on Wednesday in the aftermath of the attack.

Pope Francis’ Coffin Is Moved to St. Peter’s Basilica to Lie in State

Wednesday Briefing: A Downgrade in Global Growth

Steep tariffs on U.S. trading partners have left businesses paralyzed by uncertainty.

Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds

The view from Brooklyn in June 2023, when smoke from wildfires in Canada caused air quality to decline in New York City.

A Simpler Funeral for Pope Francis, Who Shunned Many Papal Trappings

A group of pilgrims walking toward St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday in Rome.

Mexico’s President Punches Back Against Kristi Noem’s Anti-Migrant Ads

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, left, with Kristi Noem, the U.S. secretary of homeland security, last month in Mexico City.

Rubio Skipping Ukraine Talks as Zelensky Rebuffs U.S. on Crimea

Sifting through rubble a day after a Russian ballistic missile strike that killed 34 people in Sumy, Ukraine, last week.

Francis Was the Pope Who Canonized the Most Saints

Pope Francis prayed in front of a memorial to Mother Teresa, whom he made a saint in 2016.

Wednesday Briefing: A Downgrade in Global Growth

Steep tariffs on U.S. trading partners have left businesses paralyzed by uncertainty.

Costa Rica Tells Trump Deportees They Can Stay and Integrate, or Leave

Migrants at a detention center last month in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Vatican Releases Photos of Pope Francis in His Casket

This photo of Pope Francis’ remains in the Chapel of Santa Marta in the Vatican on Monday and those below were released by the Vatican.

At the pope’s hospital, Francis was a calming and mischievous presence.

Pope Francis celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Bambino Gesù’s donation to the Holy See, in 2024.

Vatican Has a Vacancy, but It Doesn’t Stop Between Popes

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, right, before a rosary prayer on St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Tuesday. The cardinal is the dean of the College of Cardinals and is in charge of convoking the world’s 252 cardinals to Rome.

How Pope Francis Catalyzed the Catholic Right in the U.S.

A Choice That Sent a Message: Looking Back at Francis’ 2013 Election as Pope

Newly elected Pope Francis, waving from the steps of the St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, in 2013.

Aliza Magen, Highest-Ranking Woman in the Mossad, Dies at 87

I Watched the Pope Visit the Forgotten and Convert the Skeptical

Pope Francis riding in his popemobile in Asunción, Paraguay, after meeting with youths in 2015.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re Will Preside Over Pope Francis’ Funeral

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, at the Easter Vigil at the Vatican last week. He will preside over Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

Who Is Attending Pope Francis’ Funeral? Guests Include Trump, Prince William and More

Syria Makes Rare Arrests of Palestinian Militant Group Leaders

Members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebel group that led the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, at a security checkpoint in the city of Homs in February.

U.S. Tells Its Diplomats in Vietnam to Avoid War Anniversary Events

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, accompanied by the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Marc Knapper, in red tie, walking to Binh Minh Jazz Club in Hanoi, Vietnam, in April 2023.

Why Did Pope Francis Never Return to Argentina?

Parishioners took part in an open air mass to mourn the death of Pope Francis on Monday night in Buenos Aires.

Easter Monday, the Day Francis Died, Holds Special Significance

Pope Francis blessed tens of thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for Easter Mass on Sunday. A Vatican aide delivered a papal speech on his behalf.

At Least 24 Tourists Gunned Down by Militants in Kashmir

Indian security officers patrolling near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after militants opened fire on tourists on Tuesday.

Russia and Ukraine, Under Trump Pressure, Signal Openness to Direct Talks

Ukrainian soldiers on the front line in February.

‘The Two Popes,’ ‘Conclave’ and Francis’ Autobiography: The Papacy in Recent Culture

In an image released by Netflix, Anthony Hopkins, left, and Jonathan Pryce play Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Bergoglio, who later became Pope Francis, in a scene from the movie “The Two Popes.”

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