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The cause of a giant fire that knocked out power to one of the world’s busiest airports was under investigation. Heathrow officials said they would be operating at “100 percent” by Saturday, but the travel chaos could last days.

Flights for thousands of passengers were disrupted by the shutdown at the London airport, one of the world’s major transport hubs.

The American and Israeli leaders have been mirroring each other as they go to war with their own governments

A growing number of Europeans and citizens of other countries are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies.

Israel’s defense minister said it was preparing to seize more territory in Gaza and intensify attacks unless the Palestinian group freed more of the dozens of remaining captives.

As Russia and Ukraine prepare to discuss a possible cease-fire on power infrastructure, each side appears to be trying to portray the other as untrustworthy.

The United States slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report, in part because more Americans are eating alone. Once again, the Finns came out on top.

Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the middle in a city with an apocalyptic air.

With counterterrorism police leading the investigation, the possibility of sabotage was being taken seriously, though officials say there is no evidence of foul play.

Reporting from the frontline, The New York Times’s Africa chief correspondent, Declan Walsh, details the fierce struggle for the bridges over the Nile and its tributaries that divide the Sudanese capital.