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Middle East Crisis: Syria Blames Israel for Deadly Attack in Aleppo

Members of the U.S. Air Force loaded aid packages onto a plane at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Friday to be airdropped into Gaza.

Girl Who Survived South Africa Bus Crash Is in Stable Condition

The wreckage of the bus in a ravine about 190 miles north of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday.

Germany, a Loyal Israel Ally, Begins to Shift Tone as Gaza Toll Mounts

Relatives of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas held pictures of Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Tel Aviv in October.

D.U.P. Leader Jeffrey Donaldson Resigns After Sexual Offense Charges

Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, arriving in January for a news conference at Hillsborough Castle, an official government residence in Northern Ireland.

From New England to Notre-Dame, a U.S. Carpenter Tends to a French Icon

Hank Silver in Paris this month. The opportunity to work on a project like the renovation of Notre-Dame Cathedral comes “once in a millennium,” the carpenter said.

Radio Free Asia Leaves Hong Kong, Citing Security Law

Journalists gathering at a court in Hong Kong to cover the trial of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper.

Volcanic Eruptions Are Continuing in Iceland: Photos

The plume from a volcanic eruption as viewed from Route 41 near the town of Kalfatjorn in western Iceland on Wednesday.

After U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution, What’s Changed in Gaza War?

Palestinians amid debris on Wednesday after an overnight bombardment in Rafah.

A Very Royal Scavenger Hunt

Catherine, Princess of Wales; her husband, William; their three children and a niece walking to church on Christmas Day. It was her last public appearance before an abdominal operation in January.

‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence

Police officers monitoring a street after gang violence last week in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack

Security forces on the street after Friday’s attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed at least 143 people.

Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women’s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women’s Forum

Women working at a hotel in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. Saudi women used to be barred from driving but recently have been pouring into the workplace in record numbers.

Outcry in France as Principal Steps Down Over Head Scarf Incident

Students outside the Lycée Maurice-Ravel in Paris in 2018.

Senegal’s New President Was Unknown, but ‘This Family is Not New to Ruling’

The top opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye flanked by his two wives after voting in the presidential election in the West African nation of Senegal last Sunday, in his hometown, Ndiaganiao. He won resoundingly.

Israel Cites ‘New Initiatives’ to Get Aid Into Gaza, But Progress Has Been Slow

Humanitarian aid at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees distribution center in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah in March.

Manchester City-Arsenal and the Pointless Search for Scapegoats

Martin Odegaard and Arsenal lead the Premier League ahead of Sunday’s showdown with third-place Manchester City.

In Move to Protect Whales, Polynesian Indigenous Groups Give Them ‘Personhood’

Humpback whales like these two in French Polynesia are of particular importance to Indigenous groups in the region.

Teacher Secretly Sold His Students’ Art on Mugs and Shirts, Lawsuit Says

Iran and Its Proxies: a Common Link in Mideast Conflicts

Hezbollah fighters carrying out training exercises in southern Lebanon in May.

Wanted in South Korea: Imperialism-Free Cherry Blossoms

Shin Joon Hwan, in a gray hat, examining cherry trees in southern Korea this month. He leads a group urging that a variety cultivated during the 20th-century Japanese occupation should be supplanted by one native to the peninsula.

‘Gladiators,’ That ’90s Show, Is Back With Extra Muscle in Britain

Harsh Mongolian Winter Leaves Over 5 Million Animals Dead

A pile of sheep and goat carcasses in Bayanmunkh, in Mongolia’s Khentii Province. Nearly six million livestock have died in Mongolia this winter because of the dzud weather phenomenon.

Friday Briefing

The detention of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been behind bars in Russia for a year, has been extended for a fifth time.

A River Awakens, Bringing Green Magic to a Desert Town

Fighting Rages Around Two Gaza Hospitals as Pressure on Israel Rises

In a battle that has raged for 11 days, Israeli conducted strikes in the vicinity of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Thursday.

South Africa Bus Crash Kills 45, but 8-Year-old Survives

Friday Briefing: Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years

Bankman-Fried was also ordered to forfeit $11.2 billion in assets.

U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says

Britain’s Conservative government has argued that the best way to stop the arrival of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers was to ensure they could not remain in the country.

Taiwan’s Top Diplomat Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is Critical for Deterring China

Joseph Wu, the foreign minister of Taiwan, said that if the United States abandoned Ukraine, China would “take it as a hint” that sustained action against Taiwan will cause the United States and its allies to back off.

Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War

Crocus City Hall, the site of the terrorist attack in Moscow.

Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says

Landfills are the third-largest source of human-caused methane emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Germany’s Beloved Dachshund Could Be Threatened Under Breeding Bill

Dachshunds have long been a national symbol in Germany.

The Palestinian Authority Forms a New Cabinet, but Doubts Remain

Muhammad Mustafa, with his hand on the Quran, and Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, second from left, in Ramallah, West Bank, in 2014.

Ireland to Intervene in South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel at the ICJ

Micheál Martin, Ireland’s foreign minister, in Berlin in January.

What We Know About Palestinians Detained in Israel

Israeli soldiers with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees in Gaza on Dec. 8, in a photograph that the Israeli military reviewed as part of the conditions of the photographer’s embed.

The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

Yokihiro Shimura teaching a group of students at one of the few public baseball diamonds in Rio de Janeiro.

What to Know About South Korea’s 2024 Parliament Election

New ‘Serial’ Podcast Explores Life at Guantánamo Bay

The U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay, which opened after 9/11, still has 30 detainees.

Thursday Briefing

A Ukrainian soldier loading a howitzer, near Bakhmut last year.

As Space Threats Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting GPS Services

In this long exposure, a string of SpaceX Starlink satellites passed over an old stone house in 2021 near Florence, Kan.

Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire, With Deaths Reported on Both Sides

The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Wednesday in al-Habbariyeh, in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said it hit an emergency medical center and killed seven people.

U.S. Says Israel Seeks to Reschedule Canceled Meeting on Rafah

President Biden, middle, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Tel Aviv in October.

Thursday Briefing: Russia’s Online Attack on Ukraine Aid

The techniques are subtle and far more skillful than what Russia attempted in 2016.

Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

A Ukrainian soldier after loading shells into an American-made Paladin howitzer near Bakhmut last year. Russian operatives are laying the groundwork for what could be a stronger push to support U.S. candidates who oppose aiding Ukraine.

Ice Skating and the Brain

Russian Group Spread Disinformation About Kate Middleton, Experts Say

Conspiracy theories have swarmed around Catherine, Princess of Wales.

London Boat Race Marred by High Levels of E. Coli in Thames

The Oxford women’s team during practice on Thursday on the River Thames.

Majority of Americans Disapprove of Israel’s Actions in Gaza, New Poll Shows

Protesters at the New York Public Library in December called for a cease-fire in Gaza.

After the U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution, Israeli Strikes on Gaza Haven’t Let Up

Smoke rising above the Gaza Strip, near the border with Israel, on Wednesday.

Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.

Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, one of the men accused of the attack at a concert hall near Moscow that killed 139 people, in a Moscow courtroom.

It’s a Statue of Prince Philip. Really. But Now It Has to Go.

A statue of (allegedly) Prince Philip in Cambridge, England.

Security Forces Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Jordan, Video Shows

Demonstrators protesting in support of Gaza near the Israeli Embassy in Amman, Jordan, early on Wednesday.

Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife

Crowds in Moscow, including men wearing traditional Kyrgyz hats, leaving floral tributes at the concert hall that was the site of the attack.

Life-Saving ECPR v CPR: What to Know

An emergency medical team arriving at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians arriving at a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip this month. Israel has deployed facial recognition technology at checkpoints along roads in Gaza, according to military officials.

Thailand Lawmakers Pass Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

L.G.B.T.Q. couples took part in a “mock marriage” ceremony on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok.

Wednesday Briefing

Inside the Garrick, the Men-Only London Club Rocked by Criticism

The Garrick Club in London’s theater district counts among its roughly 1,300 members judges, actors, Britain’s deputy prime minister and King Charles III.

How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’

Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla’s China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai in 2020.

Tesla’s Pivot to China Saved Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing.

Elon Musk dancing in 2020 as his company, Tesla, unveiled the first cars made at its factory in Shanghai.

Happy-Go-Lucky Australia Is Feeling Neither Happy, Nor Lucky

The harbor in Sydney. Millions of Australians are experiencing levels of economic hardship not seen in many decades.

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