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Fabergé is believed to have produced 50 of the ornate eggs for Russia’s czars. The Winter Egg, sold on Tuesday, is considered one of the jewelry house’s greatest creations.

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.

President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed wanting to build nuclear-powered submarines at home, despite President Trump’s suggestion that they be built in the United States.

Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.

The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.

Joe Kahn, The New York Times’s executive editor, was asked about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a warming planet.

“Nessun Dorma?” More like “Ice, Ice Baby,” as a statue in Italy is overshadowed.

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies.