Global Dispatch

Uncovering Today's International Headlines and Top Stories

Kenya Records Ebola Case for First Time

The Kenyan cabinet secretary for health, Aden Duale, at a news conference in Nairobi on Tuesday. He said the man with Ebola had lived in Congo for seven years, and fell sick a month ago.

U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels

An MQ-9 Reaper drone at Hancock Field Air National Guard base near Syracuse, N.Y.

Live Updates: Protests Spread Across France as Unions Join Student Demonstrations

Students blockading their school in Marseille on Monday, part of nationwide protests of conditions at French schools.

Drones Hit Ships Off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast, Prime Minister Says

Crew members of a ship that was damaged in a drone attack disembarking from a Bulgarian border police vessel on Tuesday.

German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges

August Hanning in 2007, after he left the German intelligence service.

India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi

A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.

An 87-Year-Old’s Eviction Dragged Down Spain’s Leader. Will It Also Save Him?

People at a bar in La Cabrera, on the outskirts of Madrid, watching a televised speech on Monday in which Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced national elections.

Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France

The damaged entrance to a high school in Paris on Monday. Unrest at French schools has compounded a sense of crisis in France.

As Japan’s Population Shrinks, a City Is Accused of Padding Census Numbers

The city of Toyama in 2024.

Germany’s Far Right Claims Its First Statehouse Speaker Since 1945

Tobias Rausch was chosen as the first far-right leader of a German statehouse since 1945.

FIFA Found Congo Player Ineligible but Let Him Play in World Cup

Members of the Democratic Republic of Congo squad warming up before their World Cup match against Colombia in June.

South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banks

Hana Bank was one of several financial institutions in South Korea affected by recent cyberattacks.

Protests Spread Across France, Growing From School Demonstrations

The Separatist Parti Québécois Wins Quebec Election, Reviving Sovereignty Push

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, celebrated a provincial election victory in Montreal.

Man Arrested in Connection With Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford

Armed police officers stood guard on a road outside the perimeter of the R.A.F. Fairford air base last month.

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In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.

Melting Swiss Glaciers Release Archaeological Treasures

Fragments of wood found recently around a fast-melting ice patch in the Swiss Alps.

Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders

President Trump at a campaign rally in Grand Island, Neb., on Monday.

The Hidden Policies That Power China’s Export Boom

Workers in a garment-making district in Guangzhou, China, last year.

Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98

Cheikh Hamidou Kane in 2011. Mr. Kane subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the African people.

‘A new kind of cyber incident’: OpenAI apologizes for the Australia Medicare hack.

OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. The company said it would work to rebuild trust with Australians.

OpenAI’s models have also meddled with U.S. government websites after going rogue.

OpenAI’s technology tried to hack the website of the U.S. Education Department to gather data from the department’s civil rights office but failed.

What to know about recent A.I. hacks.

An analysis of one recent hack by OpenAI technology helped to reveal how A.I. agents communicated with one another.

OpenAI Says It Changed Systems After Australia Hacking

The chief strategy officer for OpenAI, Jason Kwon, center, at the Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday.

A.I. hacking in Australia prompts a concern: Can the law keep up?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at the U.N. General Assembly in New York last month. He has called for international standards to govern A.I.

Nigeria Military Helicopter Crashes With 32 Onboard

Wreckage of a military aircraft that crashed in Ondo State, Nigeria, on Monday.

The Rise of Gig Economy Warfare

Brazil Election Could Give Bolsonaro a Key Role in Trump’s Latin America Map

An effigy of President Trump carrying a depiction of an incarcerated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a rally in São Paulo last month in support of Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing opposition candidate.

British Museum Says It’s Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours

Visitors to the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition were initially allowed to take photos, but that practice has since been banned to move people along more quickly.

Russia Moves to Tamp Down Rumors About Plague Outbreak in Siberia

An infectious-diseases hospital in the town of Shelekhov, Russia, on Monday. The mayor has urged residents “not to spread rumors.”

Why Saudi Arabia’s Last War in Yemen Turned Into a Quagmire

Smoke billowing from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month after the Houthis claimed to have attacked the facility.

Saudi and Yemeni Forces Attack Houthis to Retake Control of Red Sea Coast

Inspecting melted foam in a factory after a strike in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday. Houthi-affiliated media blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack.

In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency

Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, had the lead after Sunday’s vote.

Housing, Corruption and a Migrant Surge: Why Spain Is Holding an Early Election

People demonstrating on Saturday in Madrid for stronger protections for renters.

Former Prince Andrew Sues UK Police After Arrest Linked to Epstein Investigation

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is challenging the legality of the search warrants that allowed the police to search two of his homes in February.

Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve

A protester in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, last month calling for help for Oleshky, a city in southern Ukraine.

Turkey Banned a Book by a Jailed Presidential Hopeful. We Read It.

Ekrem Imamoglu addressing supporters in front of an Istanbul courthouse in January 2025. He was the city’s mayor, and had vowed to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Voters in Quebec Election Go to Polls as Separatist Parti Québécois Leads

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the separatist Parti Québécois, arriving to cast his ballot on Monday during Quebec’s provincial election in Montreal.

The Humanoid Robot Future Has Arrived at a South Korean Park. Sort of.

Are Babies Conscious?

Spain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain called an early election on Nov. 29.

How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

Pay Phone, a Lifeline During 2019 Australia Wildfires, Gains Heritage Status

A public phone booth in Narooma on Australia’s east coast has been awarded heritage status for the role it played during and after wildfires in the region.

U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying

A Mahan Air Boeing 777 with the tail sign EP-MTE arrived at Najaf International Airport in July, carrying the casket of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February.

The Return of Middle East Oil

U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats

A B-1 bomber at R.A.F. Fairford in Britain taking off on Sunday. All 12 B-1s were moved from the base in a highly unusual withdrawal.

Biljana Plavsic, a Former Bosnian Serb Political Leader, Has Died

Biljana Plavsic during her first appearance at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague in 2001.

Iran’s Top Security Official Warns of Dire Economic Crisis

People shopping in a bazaar in Tehran in July. Iran’s currency has plunged since the war began.

Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot

A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.

Houthis Claim Attack on Aramco as Yemen Conflict Escalates

Flames at a facility belonging to the Saudi oil giant Aramco, south of Riyadh on Saturday.

Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.

U.K. Base Would Be Ambitious Target for ‘Gig Economy’ Warfare

A roadblock outside R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sept. 27, as the counterterrorism police investigated a murky plot.

Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro

Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know

A Nobel Prize medal awarded in 1998. Six Nobels are given each year.

Who Owns the Moon?

The moon in April, visible from NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

Russians Snap Up Chinese E.V.s as Ukrainian Attacks Make Fuel Scarce

A line at a gas station in Moscow in June.

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