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Middle East Crisis: Hamas Political Leader Says Israeli Strike Kills His 3 Sons

In Latin America, From Nasty Personal Insults to an Embassy Raid

Police and military officials outside the Mexican Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, where they forcibly removed a former Ecuadorean vice president, Jorge Glas.

World Central Kitchen Let Him Serve Gaza. He Paid With His Life.

Relatives and friends carrying the body of Saifeddin Abutaha, an aid worker for World Central Kitchen in Gaza, during his funeral last week in Rafah.

Why Xi Jinping is Meeting Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s Ex-President

Coverage of the meeting between Ma Ying-jeou, the former President of Taiwan, and Xi Jingping, China’s leader, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Jacob Zuma Will Run Again in South Africa’s Presidential Election

Former South African President Jacob Zuma, in blue, at an event near Cape Town, last month. He has broken with the governing African National Congress, and is heading a new political party.

Floods in Russia and Kazakhstan Force Thousands to Evacuate

Emergency workers near a flooded street in Orsk, Russia, on Monday after a dam burst on the Ural River, near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan.

Paris F.C. Set Tickets To $0. Should Others Do the Same?

Paris F.C. fans at the Stade Charléty, where attendance is up by more than a third this season.

Death Toll Likely to Rise After Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant in Italy

The Enel hydroelectric power plant, after a fatal explosion and fire south of Bologna on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Detains and Expels Journalism Advocate, Group Says

Reporters outside the entrance to the Hong Kong court where Jimmy Lai began standing trial last year.

E.U. Migration Overhaul Clears Final Hurdle

Members of the European Parliament voting on the migration overhaul in Brussels on Wednesday.

South Korean Election to Set Tone for Remainder of President’s Term

Casting a ballot in Seoul on Wednesday. The parliamentary election is seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol.

A Drone Strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Shatters a Family’s Life

Yelyzaveta Gaidarzhi, 2, wakes up from a nap in Odesa, Ukraine, last month. Yelyzaveta lost her mother Anna Gaidarzhi, and her 4-month-old brother Tymofii in a Russian drone strike.

Croatia 2024 General Election: What to Know

A Reverse Art Heist? Museum Finds Employee’s Painting on Its Wall

The Pinakothek der Moderne in 2020. The museum said the worker had hung the painting when he was helping install an exhibition in the architecture section.

Thursday Briefing: Japan’s Leader Visits Washington

President Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida celebrated the U.S.-Japan relationship.

Biden Says U.S. Is Considering Dropping Assange Case

Julian Assange in London in 2011. He has been jailed for nearly five years after being indicted by the United States with 18 counts of violating the Espionage Act.

Nijole Sadunaite, Lithuanian Nun Who Opposed Soviet Rule, Dies at 85

Few Signs of Progress on Aid to Gaza, After Israeli Pledges

Aid was unloaded at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza on Saturday.

Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?

Which Countries Fund and Supply Israel’s Military?

Israeli soldiers in Gaza last month.

Biden Says Netanyahu Is Making ‘a Mistake’ in Gaza

President Biden’s frustration over Israel’s conduct in the war has hit a peak in recent weeks, an administration official has said.

Roger, a Rescue Dog, Becomes Taiwan Earthquake Hero

Da Vinci’s Been Dead for 500 Years. Who Gets to Profit from His Work?

Trudeau to Testify in Foreign Election Interference Inquiry

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify at a public hearing of the foreign interference inquiry in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Iran Says Israel ‘Will Be Punished’ for Strike in Syria

Trucks carrying the coffins of seven Iranian commanders killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria passed by mourners in Tehran on Friday.

Gazans Find Little to Celebrate as Eid al-Fitr Begins at the End of Ramadan

As Speaker, Johnson Advances What He Once Opposed, Enraging the Right

Speaker Mike Johnson in Washington last month.

Wednesday Briefing

The climate-related lawsuit against Switzerland was brought by a group of older women.

Ancient Foxes Lived and Died With Humans

Germany Rebuffs Claim Its Arms Sales to Israel Abet Genocide in Gaza

The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Tuesday.

Wednesday Briefing: A Divided South Korea Votes

South Korea’s politics are more divided than ever.

David Cameron Reaches Out to Trump, Taking a Risk on His U.S. Trip

The British foreign secretary, David Cameron, speaking during a joint news conference with the U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.

Austin Pushes Back on Claims of Israel Carrying Out Genocide in Gaza

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III testifying before a Senate committee on Tuesday.

When Is Eid This Year? How the Solar Eclipse Obscured Moon Sighting

Indonesian Muslims in Gresik, Java, use a telescope to see the new crescent moon and determine the end of Ramadan.

Mount Etna Spews Volcanic Vortex Rings Into Italy’s Sky

Champions League: Security Increased After ISIS Threats

Police officers and fans in Madrid, where Real Madrid will play Manchester City in a Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Turkey Restricts Exports to Israel in Protest of War in Gaza

A cargo ship sailing in the Bosporus, seen from Istanbul.

On the International Booker Prize Shortlist, Heartbreak and Family Love

Xi of China Meets With Russia’s Foreign Minister, Reaffirming Ties

A photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry of Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov in Beijing, where he also met with his Chinese counterpart.

Should Alcoholic Beverages Have Cancer Warning Labels?

Iran Smuggles Arms to West Bank, Officials Say, to Foment Unrest With Israel

A damaged building in Syria. Airstrikes in Syria last week targeted units from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps overseeing smuggling, according to officials.

Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Human Rights, European Court Rules

Supporters for the group of older women bringing a climate-related lawsuit against Switzerland at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.

Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art materials could roughly double the capacity of the electric grid in many parts of the country.

Canada Wants to Regulate Online Content. Critics Say It Goes Too Far.

Arif Virani, the justice minister and attorney general of Canada, speaking about the Online Harms Act during a news conference in Canada in February.

At UN Court, Germany Fights Allegations of Aiding Genocide in Gaza

Members of Germany’s delegation, Tania von Uslar-Gleichen and Christian J. Tams, during hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Tuesday.

Netanyahu Doubles Down on Rafah Invasion as Fighting Ebbs in Gaza

Palestinian women walking among the rubble of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis on Monday, after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip.

Tuesday Briefing

New Method That Pinpoints Wood’s Origin May Curb Illegal Timber

Timber being moved down the Angara River in the Krasnoyarsk region, in Russia.

Simon Harris Just Became Ireland’s Prime Minister. Who Is He?

Simon Harris, the new prime minister, or taoiseach, of Ireland, in Dublin on Tuesday. He said he was “ready for the challenge.”

German Business Is Tangled in Red Tape

In Germany, a spate of new rules means that Technotherm Heat Treatment Group must prove it complies with the same standards it has been certified as reaching since 2012.

Active Fighting Subsides in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over, Officials Say

Damaged buildings in Khan Younis on Monday, after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip.

Iran Pardons 4 Environmental Activists for Eid al-Fitr, Lawyer Says

The entrance to Evin prison in Tehran.

Tuesday Briefing: A Total Solar Eclipse

Spectators gasped in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Ex-Ecuadorean Vice President, Arrested at Mexican Embassy, Is Hospitalized

Jorge Glas, a former vice president of Ecuador, in Quito, the capital, in 2018.

For Nicaragua, International Case Against Germany Is Déjà Vu

Ambassador Carlos J. Argüello Gómez of Nicaragua, center, waiting on Monday for the start of a hearing at The Hague.

‘Hardest Geezer’ Finishes Running the Length of Africa

Russ Cook crossed the finish line in Cape Angela, Tunisia, on Sunday after running the length of Africa. He completed the journey in a little under a year after setting off from Cape Agulhas, South Africa.

Yair Lapid Calls for Close Ties With U.S. in Visit to Washington

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks to reporters after meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US State Department on Monday.

Takeaways From the Vatican’s Document on Human Dignity

Pope Francis’ inclusive message in the Roman Catholic Church has a limit: Catholic doctrine.

Gazans Find Khan Younis ‘Unrecognizable’ After Israeli Withdrawal

A Palestinian family rides on a cart through Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday.

PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds

The study “sets off alarm bells,” one of the authors said.

Israel’s Account of World Central Kitchen Strike Raises Wider Legal Questions, Experts Say

A vehicle with the logo of World Central Kitchen that was damaged in an Israeli strike in Deir al Balah, Gaza. The Israeli military says a string of errors led to the fatal attack.

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