World
Katharine Houreld
The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters are flowing in and cash is flowing out.
February 11, 2025
Kelly Kasulis Cho
Live briefing: Trump pressures Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians displaced from Gaza
In pushing for a U.S. takeover of Gaza, President Donald Trump said he wanted to move Palestinians to “a permanent place” and that those displaced would not have the right to return.
February 11, 2025
Kelsey Ables
More than 170 World War II-era bombs found under U.K. playground
The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge and must be removed by professionals.
February 11, 2025
Victoria Bisset
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Júlia Ledur
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Leslie Shapiro
Monitoring the status of hostages still in Gaza after Hamas’s attack
A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them.
February 11, 2025
David L. Stern
Power cuts in Ukraine as Russia pounds natural gas sector in major strike
The bombardment took place as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is heading to the Munich Security Conference, where he is expected to meet with top U.S. officials.
February 11, 2025
Katrina Northrop
and
Vic Chiang
Tesla opens Megapack battery factory in China amid nascent trade war
The opening of the $200 million Megapack battery plant in Shanghai highlights Elon Musk’s unusual position as Tesla CEO and Trump administration adviser.
February 11, 2025
Rachel Pannett
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Claire Parker
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Abbie Cheeseman
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Karen DeYoung
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Adam Taylor
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Sammy Westfall
Trump says he could withhold aid to Jordan, Egypt if they don’t take in Palestinians
Hamas and Israel on Monday traded accusations of ceasefire violations in Gaza.
February 10, 2025
Katrina Northrop
and
Vic Chiang
Chinese tariffs take effect, ratcheting up nascent trade war with U.S.
Chinese tariffs on U.S. products including LNG, coal and agricultural equipment were imposed Monday, in response to Trump’s 10 percent blanket levy.
February 10, 2025
Column
Ishaan Tharoor
Canada to Trump: We’re not angry. We’re disappointed.
“We know that there will always be a close and deep relationship with the Americans,” Canada’s industry minister said. “But I would say also that the rules of the game have changed.”
February 10, 2025
Silvia Foster-Frau
Why lawyers worry migrants sent to Guantánamo are in a ‘legal black hole’
The Trump administration has released scant information on the migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay. Human rights lawyers are demanding they be allowed access to legal counsel.
February 9, 2025
Karen DeYoung
Trump’s Gaza plan is the latest U.S. attempt to transform Middle East
Trump’s idea of remaking Gaza as a real estate development is not a complete outlier in the long, troubled history of U.S. intervention in the Middle East.
February 9, 2025
Claire Parker
Jordan, home to millions of Palestinians, fears Trump’s Gaza proposal
The push by Trump has turbocharged a reckoning over Jordan’s reliance on U.S. aid and revived existential questions over the country’s identity.
February 9, 2025
Francesca Ebel
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Natalia Abbakumova
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Anastacia Galouchka
Ukrainians are vanishing into Russia. These people track them down.
Thousands of Ukrainians have disappeared into prisons in Russia, and a network of Russians and Ukrainians are working together to find them.
February 9, 2025
Leo Sands
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Sammy Westfall
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Niha Masih
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Miriam Berger
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Claire Parker
and
Annabelle Timsit
Who are the Palestinians released by Israel in exchange for hostages?
More than 700 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. They include convicted militants, activists and a journalist.
February 9, 2025
Sabrina Rodriguez
and
Reshma Kirpalani
Venezuelans backed Trump. Now some worry he’ll deport them.
Venezuelans in the Miami suburb of Doral have been some of Trump’s biggest proponents. Many feel betrayed after he revoked temporary protected status for thousands.
February 9, 2025
Tim Johnson
Gyalo Thondup, Dalai Lama’s brother and towering figure in Tibet, dies
He moved among world capitals toiling to create conditions for the exiled Dalai Lama to return to Tibet. He also helped the CIA mount a failed uprising in China.
February 9, 2025
Cate Brown
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Dan Keating
and
Dylan Moriarty
Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
Using graphics to illustrate the scope of U.S. foreign aid spending and analyzing how the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts could play out across the world.
February 9, 2025
Susannah George
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Alon Rom
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Heidi Levine
and
Mikhail Klimentov
Israel decries ‘shocking’ images of gaunt, pale hostages freed by Hamas
Hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi were released from Gaza in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, after more than 16 months in captivity.
February 8, 2025
Victoria Bisset
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Annabelle Timsit
and
Victoria Craw
Who are the Israeli hostages released in the ceasefire with Hamas?
Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy were released on Saturday. Israel is set to release 183 Palestinian prisoners in return.
February 8, 2025
Michelle Ye Hee Lee
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Julia Mio Inuma
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Hiroki Kobayashi
and
Yutao Chen
The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’
An old post office in southern Japan has become a destination, both tourist and postal, for people who are not yet ready to let go of their loved ones.
February 8, 2025
