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Hundreds Dead After 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Afghanistan

A person wounded in the quake was carried to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday.

Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity at China Summit

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

Construction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.

Israel’s New Negotiating Stance Is Likely to Prolong Gaza War, Experts Say

An Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel on Sunday.

In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.

Judge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac

A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewing a list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City on Sunday.

Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker

Andriy Parubiy presiding over a session of Ukraine’s Parliament in 2019.

A Jamaican Man Served Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down

A rally during the doctors strike in Seoul last year.

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say

A recent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Dearborn, Mich. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have relatives in the United States.

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.

Anti-Immigrant Protests Attended by Neo-Nazis in Australia Worry Leaders

Demonstrators at an anti-immigration rally in Sydney on Sunday.

Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

Houthis Vow Revenge After Israeli Attack Kills Senior Officials

Houthi fighters marched in an anti-Israel rally in Sana, Yemen, on Friday.

What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan

A military helicopter in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on Monday carried people injured in the earthquake.

Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military Weapons

With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

A hole left by a bomb dropped by a drone in the roof of a home in El Guayabo, Michoacán, Mexico. Cartels are using IEDs, drones and makeshift explosives in their fight for territory, capable of tearing through rooftops and scattering shrapnel across the ground below.

China Shows Off Its Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping yesterday in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Modi’s office.

Brazil Tightens Bolsonaro House Arrest Amid Escape Concerns

Mr. Bolsonaro outside his home earlier this month. He has been under house arrest for weeks.

China Shows Off Its Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping yesterday in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Modi’s office.

Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

A banner featuring Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, hung in Beirut, Lebanon, last year.

Punjab Floods Devastate Pakistan’s Breadbasket

In Syria, a City Shattered by War Asks for Its Sacrifice to Be Repaid

Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message

A Russian strike this month hit a factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine, owned by Flex Ltd., an American multinational company that makes a range of products.

Indonesia’s Leader Says He Will Bow to Some Protester Demands After Riots

A government building in Makassar, Indonesia, that protesters set on fire.

A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The Ourcq Canal in the Pantin suburb, now the center of gravity for Paris’s dynamism and creativity.

Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

Palestinians looking for survivors at the site of an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday.

Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, left, and President Xi Jinping of China on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Mr. Modi’s office.

Houthis Say Prime Minister Was Killed in Israeli Attack

Ahmed al-Rahawi was the prime minister of the Houthi-controlled government in Yemen. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday in the capital, Sana.

Behind Thai Premier’s Dismissal, Unraveling of an Uneasy Alliance

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the third member of her family to be removed from the Thai prime minister’s office, on Friday.

Golden Hour

Large Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine, Amid Stalled Bid for Peace Talks

The site of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Saturday.

Why Three Wealthy Bidders Are Fighting for What’s Left of Hudson’s Bay

Most landlords of Hudson’s Bay stores opposed Ruby Liu’s ambitious plan to revive the stores under her name.

How Russia Is Distracting Citizens From the War

Mexico’s President Struggles to Escape Trump’s Growing Demands

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her cabinet are said to be frustrated that they have worked hard to meet Washington’s demands, and yet it never seems to be enough.

Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards

A banner in Tehran showing pictures of Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed by Israeli strikes. Israel used its technological and intelligence capabilities to track and target key figures in Iran during the 12-day war in June.

Russia Distracts Its Citizens From Ukraine War With Nonstop Festivals

People relaxing at a theater festival as part of the celebrations.

3 Dead in Indonesia After Jumping From Building Protesters Set on Fire, Official Says

Demonstrators throwing tear-gas canisters that had been fired at them by police officers on Friday in Surabaya, Indonesia.

The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled

China Rekindles Wartime Fury, Stirring Fears of Anti-Japan Hate

Posters for the films “Dead to Rights,” left, and “Dongji Rescue,” second left, at a cinema in Shanghai this month.

The ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises That Is Battering Afghanistan

In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.

London’s Peace Monk Chants, Drums and Walks to Urge an End to War

Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Invalidated by Appeals Court

President Trump’s punishing slate of tariffs immediately drew legal challenges from small businesses and state governments.

Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects

Friday’s move is the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Trump administration against the wind industry.

At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes

Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

The move by Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be aimed at weakening discussion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations meeting.

London Man Admits to Wave of Sexual Assaults Over 3 Years

Xu Chao admitted to dozens of sexual offenses against at least 12 women.

Finland’s Air Force Will Stop Using the Swastika on Flags

Israel Military Says It Recovered Body of Two Oct. 7 Victims From Gaza

Demonstrators with posters bearing photographs of Ilan Weiss at a rally in Tel Aviv last year.

Britain Bars Israeli Government From a Leading Arms Trade Fair

The Defense and Security Equipment International fair in London in 2023.

U.K. Court Overturns Ruling on Hotel at Center of Asylum Seeker Debate

Outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, southeastern England, this month. The hotel became the center of protests after an asylum seeker who was being housed there was charged with sexual assault.

Israel Resumes Daytime Operations in Gaza City, Signaling Buildup to Assault

Displaced Palestinians leaving Gaza City toward the southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The Israeli military has not yet issued a blanket evacuation order for the city.

Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

Russia has continued to pound Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine with airstrikes, including a barrage on Thursday that killed at least 23 people in the capital.

Tran Trong Duyet, John McCain’s Captor at the ‘Hanoi Hilton,’ Dies at 92

Tran Trong Duyet pointing at himself in a photograph speaking to captured U.S. pilots before their release in 1973.

Ukraine’s Donetsk Faces Water Crisis Under Russian Occupation

Residents waiting last month to collect drinking water in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city in Ukraine.

This Summer, a Hostile Reception for Many Israelis Abroad

Greek riot police officers stood guard as pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested against the arrival of a cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists, in Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, in July.

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