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Live Updates: Israel and Hamas Agree to Hostage and Prisoner Exchange

In Germany’s Depressed East, Tanks Are the Lesser of Two Evils

An armored transport vehicle at the Alstom factory in Görlitz, Germany, this year. The company KNDS has taken over the plant, which used to produce train cars, to instead make tanks and other military vehicles.

Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.

Tim Hanley at his dairy farm in western Ireland, near a Nestlé factory to which he provided milk for infant formula sold in China.

Why Many Students in Thailand Can’t Let Their Hair Down

Students at Wat That Thong High School in Bangkok shopping for snacks before morning assembly.

How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control

Young people lit candles to pay tribute to Gen Z protesters killed by the security forces in Kathmandu, Nepal, last month.

In Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings

Wedding festivities in Binnish, Syria, this summer. Under the new government, there is a push to celebrate special occasions by using fireworks rather than firearms.

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

Chinese censors are going after content that “excessively exaggerates negative and pessimistic sentiment” or promotes “defeatist narratives like ‘hard work is useless.’”

How the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies

At UK’s Conservative Party Conference, Tories Wonder About Their Future

A collage of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, this week.

Manchester Synagogue Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Police Say

Police outside the synagogue in Manchester the day after the attack, last week.

Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens

A candlelit event in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. The deadly attack occurred in a different area of the war-torn country.

Macron Will Name New Prime Minister Rather Than Call Elections

France’s outgoing prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu.

Israel Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla Aiming to Break Gaza Blockade

Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Confront Assailant in Rape Case

Gisèle Pelicot exiting the courthouse accompanied by her son Florian Pelicot during the appeal trial in Nîmes, France, on Wednesday.

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How did stalled talks turn into a deal between Israel and Hamas?

A girl bringing bread to her family in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Trump revels in ‘historic’ deal between Israel and Hamas but offers few details.

Sean Hannity greets President Trump last year at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards in Greenvale, N.Y.

What Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan Envisions

President Trump greeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House last month.

G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Air Force and Marine aircraft at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico last month.

What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza

Mourners attend a dawn memorial service marking the two-year anniversary of the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel.

Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action

The Fort Lauderdale, a Navy amphibious transport ship, off the coast of Puerto Rico this week. Since early September, the U.S. military has carried out at least four lethal strikes on civilian boats.

President Trump Says Israel and Hamas Agree to First Phase of Peace Plan

Smoke rising above Gaza City, as seen from Nuseirat on Tuesday.

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the United Nations General Assembly last month.

With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

President Trump at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

A Gaza Breakthrough

In Tel Aviv.

Another African Charity Tied to Prince Harry Faces Criticism

Prince Harry in London last month.

Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial

Christopher Cash arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London last year. He denied the charges against him.

A New Security Decree Weighs Heavily on Italy’s Young Protesters

Students unfurled a banner on Sept. 19 during a meeting of student collectives from two of Rome’s most politically mobilized high schools, Augusto Righi and Torquato Tasso, at the historic Villa Borghese park.

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

Workers at a direct air capture facility under construction in Texas last year.

‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

A drug addict in Pretoria, South Africa, in March.

4 Workers Die in Collapse at Hotel Site in Madrid

Emergency responders work at the site of a building collapse in central Madrid on Tuesday.

Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming

Hamas members during a hostage handover in Khan Younis, Gaza, in February.

Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement

Lima’s right-wing mayor, Rafael López Aliaga, who is known widely as “Porky.”

Napa on the Aegean: A Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges

Visitors enjoying a glass of wine at Urlice.

Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend

Athens Democracy Forum: Reinventing a Democracy for Our Times

The ruins of the Acropolis in Athens. The Athens Democracy Forum was first held in 2013. This year, participants were largely pessimistic about the ability to strengthen democracies around the world.

Athens Democracy Forum: ‘The Mother of All Battles?’ Information Integrity

Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights

Protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, demonstrating in support of Nikolina Sindjelic, an activist who was detained by police while protesting and, she said, was assaulted and threatened with rape and sodomy.

Athens Democracy Forum: Dialogue Is An Antidote for Security Threats

Only hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, in December 2024, was democracy restored. “This was an unfathomable event,” said Jaeyoung Lee, a former member of the Korea National Assembly.

Five Young Democracy Advocates Share What They Have Learned

Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life

Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case

Gisèle Pelicot and her son Florian Pelicot, on Tuesday, leaving the Court of Appeal in Nimes, France, where the trial in the appeal filed by a man convicted of raping Ms. Pelicot is being heard.

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Hunter Biden Pursued a Deal to Sell Land Around the U.S. Embassy in Romania

Hunter Biden’s efforts on the proposed land deal came partly as his father was pressing the Romanians to rid their country of nepotism and corruption.

Feared Sudanese Warlord Found Guilty at The Hague for Crimes in Darfur

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman attends his verdict hearing at the International Criminal Court on Monday.

Deadly Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Government Forces and Kurdish Fighters

Residents leaving the Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods of Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, after overnight clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

What People in Gaza Told Us About Two Years of War

Mayor-Elect in Critical Condition After Stabbing in Western Germany

Ambulance vehicles were parked near where Iris Stalzer was found stabbed in Herdecke, Germany, on Tuesday.

Global Trade Growth to Slow Sharply Next Year, W.T.O. Says

The World Trade Organization has repeatedly expressed concern about the economic effects of President Trump’s tariffs.

Witkoff and Kushner to Join Israel-Hamas Talks on Gaza, Official Says

Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, last week.

President Trump and the Military

Trump at the Navy’s 250th anniversary.

Pope Leo to Visit Lebanon and Turkey

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Turkey and Lebanon starting in November. Pope Benedict XVI was the last pope to visit Lebanon, in 2012.

How to Protect Your Pets From Pollution

Downtown Portland, Ore., blanketed by wildfire smoke in September 2020.

Trump Predicts That ‘Canada Will Love Us Again’ in Meeting With Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

A soybean farm in Stuttgart, Ark. China has been boycotting U.S. crops this year, worsening a financial crisis for American growers.

Israel Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 in Subdued Fashion

Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.

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