Mexico Earthquake, Strongest in a Century, Kills Dozens
The quake, which struck off the Pacific Coast, set off tsunami warnings and scattered frightened residents into the streets as far as Mexico City.
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The quake, which struck off the Pacific Coast, set off tsunami warnings and scattered frightened residents into the streets as far as Mexico City.
By PAULINA VILLEGAS, ELISABETH MALKIN and KIRK SEMPLE
Days after Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean, the islands that bore the brunt of the storm are bracing for Hurricane Jose.
By CARL JOSEPH, MEGAN SPECIA and KIRK SEMPLE
A Times reporter travels to Raqqa, the wounded heart of the Islamic State, and finds residents trapped by airstrikes, artillery fire and land mines.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Should influential people be held to a higher standard in choosing whom to follow? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s defenders say following someone doesn’t mean you agree with them.
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
In beatifying a priest and a bishop who were killed during decades of bloody conflict, Francis urges Colombians to ask and offer forgiveness.
By SUSAN ABAD and NICHOLAS CASEY
A roundup of news for and about Canada.
By IAN AUSTEN
The country was struck by an 8.2-magnitude quake, the strongest in decades, killing at least 58 people and leveling areas in some southern states.
By CAMILLA SCHICK
Two residents from St. Martin island's two nations, the French St. Martin and the Dutch St. Maarten, describe Irma’s destruction.
By BARBARA MARCOLINI
A day after Irma devastated Barbuda, a second storm threatens the tiny two-island nation. Meanwhile, Hurricane Katia churns toward Mexico.
By LIAM STACK
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the indictment of a former official accused of helping Iran evade sanctions imposed by the United States.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As the bassist and primary sound architect of the German band Can, Mr. Czukay made music that, he said, “creates a certain sort of vision.”
By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO
The region’s latest vote on separation, scheduled for Oct. 1, is significantly riskier than previous efforts and thrusts Spain into uncharted territory.
By RAPHAEL MINDER
A deal to buy a rival group would shake up Britain’s fiercely competitive newspaper market and bring together outlets on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
By CHAD BRAY
“We have lost our ambition,” the French leader said on his first state visit to Greece, calling for a more united Europe in a speech short on specifics.
By NIKI KITSANTONIS
Councilors in London’s Kensington and Chelsea borough, home to some of the city’s wealthiest and poorest residents, are accused of catering to the wealthy and ignoring the poor.
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
Crossrail is a megaproject meant to bind London together. But in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, it may signal the end of an ambitious era.
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
With an image of Quranic text on a dog, American forces inadvertently offend the people they are there to help defend.
By MUJIB MASHAL, FAHIM ABED and FATIMA FAIZI
As sanctions take effect, China is selling more goods to North Korea than it is buying, raising questions about Pyongyang’s potential cash needs.
By KEITH BRADSHER
Camps in Bangladesh, already crowded and underserved, are “bursting at the seams” with people fleeing the military crackdown in Myanmar.
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Crews and commanders have little time to train and ships go without maintenance because of growing demands in the Pacific, a top admiral told lawmakers on Thursday.
By ERIC SCHMITT
President Trump has both military and nonmilitary options. Each has its own downside.
By DAVID E. SANGER
The case, involving accusations of the misuse of some $100,000 in public funds, is one of four corruption investigations closing in on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Erez Komarovsky influenced a generation of Israeli chefs by embracing local ingredients and dishes long belong it was in style.
By JOAN NATHAN
A year after his death, the last of the founding generation of Israel’s leaders describes a life “entwined with the birth and construction of Israel.”
By ISABEL KERSHNER
“It has not reached Iraq and will not reach Iraq,” an American official said, though the military says food and water are reaching the militants and their families.
By ROD NORDLAND
Two brothers run competing shops, right next to each other. But their falafel rivalry, fierce as it is, is nothing compared to their sibling one.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The number of African wild dogs in a pack who sneeze determines whether or not the pack goes on a hunt.
By JAMES GORMAN
Sada Nahimana, 16, had to take to the road early to find worthy competition. After her visit to New York, she was struck by the shade provided by its buildings.
By BEN ROTHENBERG
A panel of investigators set up by the agency’s Human Rights Council said it had delivered a list of suspects to the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights.
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Did you stay on top of the most important stories last week? Test your knowledge of international events with our quick quiz, recapping major news headlines and featured articles from across the globe. To take the quiz, click on an answer, and the correct response will be revealed after you choose.
By BRYANT ROUSSEAU
The blaze brought back memories of the deaths of 67 students in a Kenya dormitory fire in 2001.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Aboriginal, Ali Cobby Eckermann was taken from her family at birth. Having fought her demons, she will soon pick up a literary award at Yale.
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM
The High Court’s decision clears the way for ballots to be sent next week in the nonbinding plebiscite, which critics have called divisive and costly.
By ADAM BAIDAWI
In this week’s Australia Letter, a New-York-inspired call for personal vignettes, plus same-sex marriage, rejecting Australia Day, and North Korea.
By DAMIEN CAVE
How a Melbourne suburb and its city council is confronting Australia’s celebration of “discovery” by European settlers.
By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS
After becoming the Labour Party’s youngest leader last month, Jacinda Ardern is disrupting New Zealand’s status quo — and may be the next prime minister.
By ISABELLA KWAI
President Trump often contradicts his own national security team. This rogue-cop routine has serious foreign policy consequences.
By ANTONY J. BLINKEN
Pakistan would not risk the wrath of the United States if its concerns about India in Afghanistan were imaginary.
By MOSHARRAF ZAIDI
If Iran is the only country that cares what happens after the war ends, the Middle East will be in big trouble.
By DAVID W. LESCH
If Jeremy Corbyn’s party is ever to get back in power, it has to win over its lost workers.
By MATTHEW J. GOODWIN
What counts as progress? I traveled to Africa to see what has, and hasn’t, changed since the author’s visit over a century ago.
By MAYA JASANOFF