Global Dispatch

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Seven Days of Paralysis: Inside the BBC Crisis Over a Trump Documentary

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, on Wednesday.

What Happened to Gabriel Boric’s Leftist Promises for Chile?

President Gabriel Boric of Chile is not eligible for re-election this year because of term limits.

Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal

President Trump, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jerry Inzerillo at a model of the proposed Diriyah development during a state dinner in Saudi Arabia in May.

Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine’s Lights. Now It’s Aiming for the Heat.

Oleksandra Kovalenko with her husband and children in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, this month. She said she was afraid to picture a winter without gas for their stove and radiators.

Dar Global Is the Trump Organization’s Key Foreign Partner

A model of a proposed development to be built in Qatar by a partnership including the Trump Organization and Dar Global.

How Trump’s Redlines Have Upended the G20 Summit in South Africa

Preparations underway in Johannesburg on Thursday for the upcoming Group of 20 meeting. President Trump said last week that the U.S. was boycotting the summit.

Kenyan Workers Get Abused Abroad. The President’s Family and Allies Profit.

Women learning domestic worker skills at a training center in Nairobi, Kenya, this year, in preparation to work abroad.

Hurricane Melissa Leaves Behind a Staggering Homelessness Toll in Jamaica

Israeli Settler Attack During West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to Death of a Boy

Relatives of Ayssam Ma’ala, who died after being tear gassed by soldiers, visited his grave in the West Bank town of Beita on Wednesday.

9 Dead After Accidental Blast at Police Station in Kashmir

Indian paramilitary troops near the site of an explosion in a police station in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, late Friday.

Fears Fuel Tanker Was Seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz has become a source of geopolitical tension.

Zelensky’s Image Is Stained as Corruption Inquiry Shakes His Inner Circle

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said he supports “every investigation carried out by law enforcement and anticorruption officials.”

Mexico City Loves Street Food. Its Sewer System Does Not.

Zelensky Ousted a Heavyweight Mayor. Was It a Power Grab?

Gennadiy Trukhanov, the former mayor of Odesa, Ukraine, in his office in the city, in 2022.

Pope Leo Urges Cinema Notables to Redouble Focus on Social Justice

Spike Lee presenting a New York Knicks jersey to Pope Leo XIV during his meeting with cinema notables at the Vatican on Saturday, in a handout photo from the Vatican.

On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France

Frankie the Caribbean Flamingo at Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Cornwall, England, before she made her escape.

Displaced Gazans Face More Misery as Torrential Rain Lashes Enclave

A flooded tent in Gaza City on Friday. After more than two years of war, many Palestinians are still living in camps without access to running water or electricity.

Tuning In

A Challenge to Canada’s Official Policy That the U.S. Is Safe for Migrants

Marcos Jesús Basulto Salinas at home in Venezuela with his son after a four-month imprisonment in El Salvador.

As Trump Targets Antifa in U.S., Rubio Labels European Groups as Terrorists

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, foreground, in the Oval Office in April.

At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own

Gaza City on Friday. The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point American plan annexed.

Trump Plan Could Limit Green Cards for Immigrants From Travel Ban Countries

The policy change would make it more challenging for those who arrived in the United States before the travel ban to remain.

Atrocities in Sudan Require World’s Attention, U.N. Says

Displaced Sudanese from El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region, and other areas in Al Dabbah, Sudan’s Northern State, on Thursday.

U.S. Envoy Said to Be Planning to Meet With Senior Hamas Official

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for peace missions, speaking at a military briefing in Israel last month.

Napoleon’s Brooch, Lost as He Fled Waterloo, Sells for $4.4 Million

Rapist Called One of UK’s Worst Sex Offenders Is Sentenced to Life

A police handout photograph of Xu Chao, 33, who was sentenced in London on Friday.

Russia Pummels Kyiv and Tries to Plunge Ukraine Into Darkness

Indigenous People Take the Stage at COP30 Climate Talks in Belém, Brazil

An Indigenous rights demonstration on Thursday in Belém, Brazil. The snake in the background was a prop with a meaning.

Modi’s Coalition Sweeps Indian State Election Criticized Over Voter Rolls

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance on Friday celebrating the early results of vote counts in Bihar State elections in Patna, India.

Kenya’s Key Export Used to Be Coffee. Now It’s Cheap Labor.

Women train in domestic work at a training center in Nairobi to prepare for jobs overseas.

While Asian Immigrants Work, Burglars Target Their Homes

Law enforcement officials and prosecutors met with Asian residents in October at a public safety forum in Eugene, Ore.

A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea

The entrance of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, in August.

Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness

Caribou near a pipeline on the north slope of Alaska in 2023.

Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels

The Trump administration has insisted that its boat strikes are lawful, telling Congress in September that Mr. Trump had “determined” that the United States was in a noninternational armed conflict.

What the U.S. Absence at COP30 Tells Us

Carney Accelerates Economic Plan for Canada to Rely Less on U.S. Amid Trade War

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking at Parliament last week.

BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Film Edit but Declines to Pay Compensation

President Trump speaking at a rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021.

Of Books and Men

Canadian-born Hungarian-British writer David Szalay during the Booker Prize ceremony in London on Monday.

U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

An F-35 fighter jet during a demonstration off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month.

Former Prince Andrew and Another Prominent Briton Come Up in the Epstein Emails

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, left, and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington, right.

Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

Fishermen arriving back at the beach at the end of the day in Santa Marta, Colombia.

The Global Climate Leadership Vacuum

A lobby of the COP30 United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil.

Israeli Settlers Burn West Bank Mosque Amid Rise in Violent Attacks

Inspecting damage at a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday.

An Ontario Man Took a Bus for a Joyride. Turns Out, He’s Not a Bad Driver.

A bus in Hamilton like the one taken for a joyride this week.

Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

Ukraine’s Dilemma as Pokrovsk Teeters: Save Lives or Keep Holding On

A Ukrainian artillery crew near Pokrovsk last year.

In the Faroe Islands’ Soccer Team, the Players Also Have Day Jobs

A football pitch seen over the village of Leirvík.

What Our Photographer Saw as a Safe City Became a Blood Bath

The aftermath of a Russian strike on a residential area in Pokrovsk in August 2023.

Juan Ponce Enrile, a Political Power in the Philippines, Dies at 101

In 2012, Mr. Enrile published a memoir in which he recalled his time with the resistance fighting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II.

How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir of Pakistan waiting for a meeting with President Trump at the White House in September.

Fake Bomb Threats Baffle the Police Across Asia

Police officers searched Osong Station in Cheongju, South Korea, in 2023, after an email sent to the foreign ministry said high-powered bombs had been planted in bullet train facilities nationwide.

He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms

Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China

She Zhijiang being escorted by police in Thailand on Wednesday, before he was extradited to China.

China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in South Korea last month. Ms. Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan have since prompted a stream of vitriol from China.

How France Remembers the November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris

A gathering around a makeshift memorial at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Thursday.

Rubio Shrugs Off Allies’ Concerns Over U.S. Drug Strikes

Marco Rubio, speaking after the G7 foreign ministers meeting, said many of the drug shipments targeted by the U.S. military are bound for Europe “so maybe they should be thanking us.”

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports

A coal-fired power plant in Candiota, in southeastern Brazil.

Former Syrian Security Official Indicted in Austria

Iraq’s Prime Minister Leads in Elections but May Struggle to Form a Government

Supporters of Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani of Iraq celebrated in Baghdad on Wednesday after the announcement of preliminary election results.

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