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Israel Will Join Renewed Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Amid New Hezbollah Attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told President Biden on Thursday that he is sending a new delegation of negotiators to Gaza cease-fire talks, Mr. Netanyahu’s office and the White House said, but the prime minister reiterated that Israel would end the war “only after achieving its goals.”

As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.

Voters went to the polls in Britain on Thursday in a dyspeptic mood, many of them frustrated with the Conservative government and skeptical that any replacement can unravel the tangle of problems hobbling the country.

Some Countries Are Trying a Four-Day Workweek. Greece Wants a Six-Day One.

The country, which already has the European Union’s longest average workweek, wants to add another day in some cases, bucking a growing business trend.

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Labour Won a U.K. Landslide. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like That?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer took office on Friday with a commanding majority in the British Parliament, yet in terms of the total number of ballots cast, his party won only a third of the vote, less than what it got in 2017 when it lost to the Conservatives. Starmer faces a fractious and volatile public.

Kazakh Journalist’s Killing Sends Chill Through Exiles in Ukraine

Aidos Sadykov, an opposition activist whose YouTube channel often criticizes Kazakhstan’s government, was shot in Ukraine, where he was living in exile.

Brazil Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Embezzling Saudi Jewels

Brazil’s federal police recommended that former President Jair Bolsonaro be criminally charged in a scheme to embezzle jewelry he received as gifts from foreign leaders while president, according to two people close to the investigation.

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Russia Strikes Children’s Hospital in Deadly Barrage Across Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, and he condemned the strike on the country’s largest children’s hospital.

5 Takeaways From France’s Snap Election

It was a day of big surprises in France, with the left surging unexpectedly, the far right falling far short of expectations and the question of who will be the next prime minister still unclear.

As Modi Meets Putin in Moscow, India Seeks to Chart Its Own Course

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India arrived in Moscow on Monday to meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, a visit that signals the Indian leader’s determination to stick to his own diplomatic path even as the West continues to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.

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At Ukraine’s Largest Children’s Hospital, a Horrific Scene of Destruction

Families and patients were not unfamiliar with the sound of missiles flying overhead. But the Russian assault on the hospital marked one of the worst days of violence against civilians in months.

Can This Doctor Tapped to Run Haiti Save the Country?

As the new prime minister of Haiti, a country with no president or Parliament, where gangs have destroyed police stations and killed thousands of people, Garry Conille, a trained gynecologist, has stepped into one of the toughest jobs in leadership

Archaeologists Find a Marble Statue in an Ancient Roman Sewer

Archaeologists in Bulgaria made an unexpected discovery in an ancient Roman sewer last week: A well-preserved marble statue, taller than a man.

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Kenya’s President Fires His Cabinet After Nationwide Protests

President William Ruto of Kenya said he was dismissing his cabinet, a significant shake-up in his administration that follows weeks of antigovernment protests in which at least 39 people have been killed.

Russia Places Navalny’s Widow on Extremist List

Russia has placed the widow of the late opposition campaigner Aleksei A. Navalny on its official terrorist and extremist list, days after charging her in a Moscow court with “participating in an extremist community.”

Bold Experiment or Safety Risk? Canada Is Divided on How to Stop Drug Deaths.

British Columbia’s partial retreat from an experiment to decriminalize drug possession reveals a political shift in Canada over combating the opioid crisis.

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Rescued Hostage Describes Months of Uncertainty and Terror in Gaza

Andrey Kozlov's main jailer would regularly write dispatches for The Palestine Chronicle, a U.S.-based online publication, about the war’s terrible human toll on Gazans, as he was holding three kidnapped Israelis at gunpoint in his family’s apartment.

In Brazil, Early Wildfires Break Records — and Raise Alarm

The Pantanal in Brazil is the world’s largest tropical wetlands, hosting an enormous trove of biodiversity, and it is on fire. Scientists say that the rising global temperatures and uneven rain, make efforts to save this important ecosystems much harder.

High School Collapses in Nigeria, Killing at Least 10

Several students were killed in central Nigeria when a school building collapsed as they were attending classes, according to the country’s emergency services.

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Ukraine Battles to Contain Russian Advances Across the Front

Russian forces have pushed into Urozhaine, a southern village won back by Ukraine last summer, the
latest in a series of slow but steady advances that are reversing hard-won Ukrainian victories.

Kenyan Police Arrest Suspected Serial Killer of 42 Women

The discovery of the mutilated and dismembered bodies comes as the East African nation has been convulsed by deadly anti-government protests and accusations of police abductions of activists.

The Book Bag That Binds Japanese Society

No rule requires Japan’s elementary school students to wear the boxy, bulky backpack known as the randoseru. But for nearly 150 years, nearly all of them have.

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Dysfunction Sidelines Ukraine’s Parliament as Governing Force

The party of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, once a political juggernaut, has in effect lost its majority by unraveling into factions. To pass key bills, it has to rely on support from lawmakers who belonged to a now-banned pro-Russian party.

Rare Attack in Oman on Shiite Worshipers Leaves 6 People Dead

Multiple assailants attacked worshipers in Oman observing the Shiite day of mourning Ashura and killed five people— an unusual eruption of violence in a normally peaceful Gulf nation that prides itself on religious tolerance.

Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests

Bangladesh deployed a paramilitary force after student demonstrations intensified with parts of Dhaka blockaded and students refusing to attend classes. At least five people were killed during the protests.

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Ukraine’s Devastated Energy Grid Battles a New Foe: A Sizzling Heat Wave

For months, Ukraine’s electricity grid has faced repeated Russian missile and drone attacks that have knocked out power plants and gutted substations. Now, it is contending with another, more unexpected threat: a sizzling heat wave.

Why the Pentagon Is Warning That ISIS Attacks Could Double This Year

ISIS took responsibility for 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria in the first half of this year, according to a report by U.S. Central Command, despite U.S.-led operations targeting the terrorist group’s operatives in both countries.

In a Bangkok Hotel Room, Six Bodies and Traces of Cyanide

The Thai police said that they found traces of cyanide in a Bangkok hotel room where six people were found dead and that one of the six was believed to have administered the poison.

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Ukraine Loses Hard-Won Position Near Dnipro River in the South

Ukrainian troops have lost a hard-won position on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, after months of bloody fighting to hold on to a piece of land in what some Ukrainian soldiers and military analysts have described as a futile operation.

The Catholic President Who’s ‘Almost’ Jewish

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. President Javier Milei of Argentina has promised to renew efforts and seek justice for the 85 victims, and, has taken an intense interest in Judaism.

U.K. Failed in Handling of Covid Pandemic, Inquiry Finds

Britain’s government “failed” the country’s citizens in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a damning report from an official public inquiry said, partly because officials had prepared for “the wrong pandemic.”

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Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison on Fabricated Charges

A court in Russia was expected to deliver a verdict on Friday in the espionage case of Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, after prosecutors reportedly asked the court to sentence him to nearly 20 years in a penal colony.

Is She the Oldest Person in the Amazon?

After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Varî Vãti Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has, barefoot. Beyond being the senior elder in the 2,000-member Marubo tribe, she is likely one of the oldest people still living in the Amazon.

Congo’s ‘Other’ Conflict Kills Thousands in West Near the Capital

A tax dispute between two ethnic groups in western Congo has turned into a bloody conflict that has left thousands of people dead and displaced more than 500,000 others in just over two years.

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The Decathlete Who Picked Up a Gun

Ukraine’s 2024 Olympic team will carry a spirit of defiance and resilience to the Paris Games. But stories like Volodymyr Androshchuk’s — of promising athletes going off to war — will be a reminder of what the Ukrainian Olympic movement has sacrificed.

Netanyahu, Who Clashed With Biden, Prepares for a Delicate Farewell

Netanyahu would likely have freer rein in Gaza under a potential Trump administration. But he will still need to work with Biden, and potentially Vice President Kamala Harris, for the next six months, leaving him with little immediate room for maneuver.

A U.K. Deportation Plan Cost $900 Million. Only Four People Left.

Britain’s last Conservative government spent almost a billion dollars on a plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, the newly appointed minister for immigration said Monday -- far more than previously announced.

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In Georgia’s Depressed Heartland, Pining for the Soviet Past

While most Georgians support closer integration with western Europe, many people living in the industrial areas that collapsed along with communism hold nostalgia for the old Soviet Union.

When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended

Pakistan tightened its border with Afghanistan amid a resurgence of cross-border militant violence. But the new restrictions have upended thousands of lives.

Two Landslides Kill 229 People in Ethiopia

A waterlogged hillside gave way, burying a village in mud. Neighbors and rescue workers who had rushed to help were hit by a second slide. The death toll is expected to rise.

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Grieving Ukrainians Turn to ‘Death Doulas’ for Support

The work of death doulas, who guide people coping with acute grief, has grown in importance in war-torn Ukraine, where death has become a daily reality since the Russian invasion.

A City of Light and Shadows Is Redrawn for the Olympics

The Olympics will usher visitors through France’s history, with events at the Grand Palais, City Hall and Versailles. But, as the host, Paris is also becoming a new city.

The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat

The mobilization that María Corina Machado has catalyzed comes after years of political apathy in Venezuela, where Nicolás Maduro's government has quelled protests and detained dissidents, helping to fuel a large exodus of the country's population.

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Battling Inflation, Russia Raises Key Interest Rate to 18 Percent

Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate to 18 percent on Friday, the highest level in more than two years, in a sign of mounting concern in Moscow that the country’s wartime economy risked producing runaway inflation.

What We Know About the Attacks on France’s Rail Network

Coordinated arson attacks on France’s national high-speed rail network have disrupted travel ahead of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Paris.

As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border

As Sudan hurtles toward famine, its military is blocking the United Nations from bringing enormous amounts of food into the country through a vital border crossing, effectively cutting off aid to hundreds of thousands of starving people during the depths of a civil war.

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Jacob Zuma, Ex-President of South Africa, Is Expelled From A.N.C.

Jacob Zuma, a former president of South Africa, was expelled from the African National Congress after backing a rival party.

Here’s What to Know About Venezuela’s Flawed Election

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was declared the winner in a presidential vote that was marred by irregularities. Here are initial takeaways from the election.

Fencing Feud Highlights Ukrainian-Russian Animosity at Olympics

Olha Kharlan, a Ukrainian fencing champion, was disqualified from the World Fencing Championships for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent. She is returning to the Olympic stage, highlighting the ongoing tensions between the two countries.

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