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Live Updates: First Total Eclipse in Europe in Decades Turns Day to Night

Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers

Fishing vessels off the Ecuadorean coast last October.

How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton

Count Binface, played by the comedian Jon Harvey, being interviewed at a studio in London last month.

In Bali, a Quest to Restore the Sacred Glow of Fireflies

Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough

A woman cooling off at the Vatican on Wednesday.

More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

A photo posted on social media showing passengers rescued after a ferry capsized in Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border

Turning nearly pure copper into electrical wires is one of the first stages of production at Northern Cables in Brockville, Ontario.

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

Mar Carretero-Castrillo playing an eclipse-themed card game with residents in Castrillo de la Reina, Spain, on Tuesday.

Thailand Halts New Gun Permits After Mass Shooting at a School

Officials offered prayers at temple in Bangkok on Tuesday for the victims of a 14-year-old gunman.

Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote

Supporters of President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Lusaka, Zambia.

How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker

Raúl Castro, with his grandson and bodyguard Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, during an official ceremony in Paris in 2016.

Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War

A residential building in Zelenograd, in the Moscow region, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in May. Four people were killed in the attack.

A Syrian Holdout Province, Sweida, Fears a Government Takeover

Gunmen swept into southern Syria last year, setting off one of the deadliest bouts of sectarian violence in years.

As Death Toll From Colombia Earthquake Rises to at Least 181, Rescuers Hunt for Survivors

Firefighters rescuing Diana Marcela Troncoso from a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday, more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the western part of the country.

At Iceland’s eclipse festival, prayer for sea cucumbers and ‘generosity from the sky.’

An eclipse festival in Hellissandur, Iceland, on Wednesday attracted yogis, start-up founders and Burning Man devotees.

A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905

The U.S. military photographed the 1905 eclipse with one of the largest cameras constructed at the time.

As Europe Faces Heat Waves and Wildfires, Travelers Are Forced to Adapt

Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents

Collecting water from a well in a drought-afflicted village in Gujarat, India, in May.

Eclipse chasers stake out their viewing spots in Iceland.

Damien Kluczinske was in the Ólafsvík area on his first trip outside the United States.

A Partial Solar Eclipse Will Be Visible in Parts of the U.S. and Canada

Watching an eclipse in Leamington, Ontario, in 2024.

How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

The Gran Telescopio Canarias, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.

What happens to animals during an eclipse?

A pigeon over Qamishli in northeastern Syria during a partial solar eclipse in 2022.

Even outside the path of totality, the eclipse will provide remarkable views.

Almelo, in the Netherlands, on the eve of a partial solar eclipse there.

How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses

Women use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.

In Iceland, the eclipse czar is broken-hearted over the weather.

This remote spot has cliffs, seabirds — and today, a few extra seconds of darkness.

The Latrabjarg cliffs in far western Iceland.

Spain Urges Eclipse Watchers to Be Wary of Wildfire Risks

Fighting flames in El Tiemblo, central Spain, during wildfires in July.

Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in space.

The totality of the solar eclipse in 2024.

Here’s how to stay safe watching the solar eclipse.

During a solar eclipse, the only time it is safe to gaze at the sun without equipment is during totality, when the moon completely covers its surface.

Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

Zhu Rongji in 1998. His economic initiatives propelled rapid growth in China but also set the stage for trade wars with President Trump and China’s acute problems with excessive debt.

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.

Here’s the latest.

Why Nigel Farage Is Running Against a ‘Trash Can’

A Rescue Effort After Colombia’s Earthquake

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Deported From the U.S., Trapped in a Prison in Africa

Searching for Survivors After Colombia’s Earthquake

An Electric Motorcycle Revolution

Chico Harlan, back, on a new Vlektra electric motorcycle with its owner, Abdul Rafay, in Lahore, Pakistan.

Ex-Marine Robert Gilman, Freed by Russia After 4 Years in Prison, Arrives in the U.S.

Robert Gilman in April. He had been sentenced by a Russian court to 10 years in prison.

Before Trump’s Catering Container Ruse, Other Presidents Obscured Risky Travel Plans

President Trump disembarking Air Force One in Britain last month.

Six Killed in Houthi Strike on Red Sea Ship, Yemeni Government Says

At a Houthi rally in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Frenzy for Solar Eclipse Glasses Takes Over London

Solar eclipse glasses for sale in East London on Tuesday.

Syria Sentences Former President al-Assad to Death for Crimes Against Humanity

President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former leader, in Damascus in 2023.

The Eclipse Is Coming, and Iceland Is Looking for a Break in the Clouds

Cloudy skies along the road to the Latrabjarg cliffs, the place in Iceland where the total eclipse will last the longest on Wednesday.

Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge

Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.

How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco

Moroccan border guards and boats patrolling the coastline on the border with Spain in Fnideq, Morocco, this month.

What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo

The former Los Angeles Dodgers player Yasiel Puig was one of the Cubans smuggled into the United States by a criminal group known as the Cuban Mafia.

A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets

What We Know About the Earthquake in Colombia

A rescue dog and his guide are among those looking for survivors on Monday in Cali, Colombia.

In a Sweltering Summer, These Italians Want Romans to Curl

France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls

At Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.

Man in Custody Over Bomb Threat at U.S. Consulate in Nova Scotia

Here Is Where Colombia’s Quake Hit Hardest

Yabloko, Russian Antiwar Party, Is Banned From Parliament Elections

Nikolai Rybakov, right, the Yabloko party’s leader, and his lawyer, second from right, listening to the court decision after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from upcoming parliamentary elections on Monday in Russia’s Supreme Court in Moscow.

Turkey Moves to Advance Peace Process With P.K.K.

Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party at a disarmament ceremony in the Qandil Mountains in Iraq last year.

Colombia Quake Chases Teenage Venezuelan Brothers From Their New Home

Deivid Delfín, 44, with his two surviving sons, Winder, 17, left, and Deivi, 15, right, in Venezuela in June, after twin earthquakes killed the boys’ mother, younger brother and grandmother.

Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir

Major Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111

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