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Live Updates: Thousands Head Back to Southern Lebanon as Cease-Fire Takes Effect

Will Lebanon Deal Break Gaza Deadlock? Experts Doubt It

Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

The 50 Others Accused in France’s Pelicot Rape Trial

Co-defendants going through security at the court in Avignon, France, last week.

What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile?

A Ukrainian investigator with parts of a ballistic missile that Russia used in a strike on Dnipro.

Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown

Police officers standing guard after conducting an overnight crackdown against protesters in Islamabad who demanded the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan, on Wednesday.

Namibia Election: What to Know

Election posters in Windhoek, Namibia, days before the polls opened on Wednesday.

Mystery Drones Spotted Over U.S. Air Bases in Britain

An American jet at R.A.F. Lakenheath, an air base in Suffolk, England, in 2020. Lakenheath was among the bases that drones have been detected flying over recently.

3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

Cease-Fire Deal Leaves Beleaguered Palestinians in Gaza Feeling Forgotten

A displaced Palestinian man gets a fire going next to a tent in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, on Monday.

I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Leader

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attending a military parade in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in 2021.

Compassion or Coercion? Britain’s Emotional Debate Over Assisted Dying.

Sarah Tarlow, whose husband Mark took his own life in 2016 after suffering a debilitating neurological illness. “I think it is cruel to make people die horrible, prolonged deaths against their will and that’s what the present situation currently does,” she said.

The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire: What to Know

Celebrating the cease-fire on Wednesday in the Dahiya, an area just south of Beirut, which has been pounded by Israeli airstrikes in recent weeks.

Meet One of Hong Kong’s Last Few Pro-Democracy Activists

Chan Po-ying posed for photographs in Hong Kong on Friday.

Blinken and U.S. Allies Struggle with Wars as Biden’s Presidency Wanes

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday at the end of the Group of 7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiuggi, Italy.

Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition

Without waiting to move into the White House, President-elect Donald J. Trump effectively declared a trade war this week.

Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds

Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter

Wednesday Briefing

The site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Pits Canada Against Mexico

President-elect Donald J. Trump with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during a Group of 7 summit in Quebec in 2018.

Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Hezbollah to Halt War in Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon continued on Tuesday, ahead of the proposed cease-fire.

Biden Announces Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon

President Biden said the agreement would allow hundreds of thousands of civilians in both Israel and Lebanon to return home, provide security guarantees for Israel and create the possibility of renewed sovereignty for Lebanon.

Wednesday Briefing: Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal

Beirut, yesterday.

Saudi Arabia and Russia Block Mention of Fossil Fuel Exit in Climate Resolution

Sultan al-Jaber, the president of the COP28 summit in Dubai last year, center, with other officials. The Dubai summit yielded a resolution that for the first time called for decarbonizing the world’s energy system.

Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

Trucks waiting to cross into the United States in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Tuesday. Many multinational producers have set up supply chains that snake between North American countries.

Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures

Marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at the site of the Nova Festival massacre.

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Send People Fleeing Beirut in Panic

Smoke rises over a building after a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

A Starbucks store in New York.

Breyten Breytenbach, Dissident South African-Born Writer, Dies at 85

Breyten Breytenbach, who was also a painter, at his Paris studio in 1989. He lived in exile in Paris after his wife, who was from Vietnam, was barred from South Africa because of the country’s race laws.

Mexican President Mulls Retaliatory Tariffs After Trump’s Threats

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico addressing supporters in October. On Tuesday, she pushed back against U.S. President-elect Trump’s threat of a tariff on Mexican exports.

Russia Fires Record Number of Drones in Overnight Assault, Ukraine Says

Taking shelter inside a metro station during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

7 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt

Waiting for possible survivors of the accident in the Red Sea harbor town of Marsa Alam, Egypt, on Monday.

Fury Unfolds in Pakistan

A supporter of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party gesturing after tear gas was fired by the police in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

China is the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl.

FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality

Questions about funding still surround the Club World Cup, which is the signature innovation of Gianni Infantino’s tenure as FIFA president.

Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?

Gustavo Zapata, a chef at the Sancho Paisa restaurant chain in Medellín, Colombia, prepares several types of arepas at the restaurant in September.

Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples

The plaintiff Nick Infinger outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Tuesday, after the court upheld earlier rulings granting public housing benefits and inheritance rights to same-sex married couples.

Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters

The police used tear gas against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites

A fire broke out at the launch site of the Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on Tuesday.

Rescuers Walk 14 Hours to Save Sole Survivor of Costa Rica Plane Crash

Emergency workers near the crash site in Costa Rica on Monday night.

Tuesday Briefing

Smoke billowing over Beirut on Monday, after Israeli airstrikes hit the Lebanese capital. Israel and Hezbollah could agree a cease-fire this week.

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister and the leader of Fine Gael, met with women at a sewing club in Skerries, Ireland, on Thursday. He has apologized after a brusque exchange with a voter was caught on camera a day later and went viral on social media.

As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City

Israeli Strikes Threaten Lebanon’s Archaeological Treasures

The ruins of a building close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baalbek. The hotel and shops were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this month.

Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade

An aerial view of Port of Savannah, in Georgia, last month. Canada, China and Mexico account for more than a third of the goods and services both imported and exported by the United States.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Criminal Cases Likely to Be Dismissed

Jack Smith, the U.S. prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald Trump.

Protesters Defy Pakistan Crackdown to Demand Imran Khan’s Release

Supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan marched toward the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday, after moving aside shipping containers placed by authorities to block them.

UAE Arrests 3 in Connection With Murder of Israeli Rabbi

A kosher supermarket in Dubai managed by Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who was kidnapped and murdered. Three Uzbeks have been charged with his death.

Surge of Gang Violence in Haiti Leads U.N. Workers to Flee

A clinic in Port-au-Prince run by Doctors Without Borders was closed after the organization announced that it was suspending operations in the capital.

An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare

An O2 store in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The company is taking a different approach to disrupting the operations of scammers who prey on its customers.

U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia

A Ukrainian military vehicle passing into Russia in August, when the surprise assault in the Kursk region began.

Storm Bert Batters UK With Rain and Fierce Winds, Killing at Least 3

A mud-covered street after flooding from Storm Bert in Cwmtillery, Wales, on Monday.

Netanyahu Signals Openness to Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire, Officials Say

Smoke billowing after Israeli airstrikes in the Dahiya area south of Beirut on Monday.

Crowds Watch Israeli Airstrikes from a Beirut Hillside

Watching an airstrike on the cluster of Lebanese neighborhoods known as Dahiya. Crowds of civilians and news reporters gather on a hillside with phones and cameras to observe from a distance.

Philippines President Slams Vice President’s Assassination Plot

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines with Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022, after their election victory. The alliance of their powerful political dynasties was supposed to be formidable, but it hasn’t lasted long.

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