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Middle East Crisis: Israel Appears to Soften Stance in Cease-Fire Talks

As Anger Grows Over Gaza, Arab Leaders Crack Down on Protests

A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Cairo in October, when the Egyptian government was organizing rallies of its own. But even then, some protesters were arrested.

How Capitalists in Communist Cuba Are an Economic Lifeline

La Carreta, a landmark Havana restaurant once owned by the government, has been reopened as a private business by two recent partners, a Cuban American and a local businessman.

Flash Floods Kill at Least 45 in Kenya

Damage on Monday after heavy rain in the Kenyan village of Kamuchiri.

Humza Yousaf Resigns as Scotland’s First Minister

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, shown last week, resigned on Monday after little more than a year as leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party.

Trial for Alleged Far-Right Coup Plot Begins in Germany: What to Know

Outside the courtroom in Stuttgart, Germany, on Monday at the opening of the Reichsbürger trial.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, Won’t Resign Over Wife’s Corruption Case

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain had said he was considering resigning after a judge opened an investigation into claims against his wife.

Philippines Closes Schools Because of Heat Wave, Jeepney Strike

The heat index in Manila is forecast to hit 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 degrees Fahrenheit, this week.

Ukraine Warns of Dire Situation Against Russia as It Awaits U.S. Aid

A building destroyed by artillery fire and air raids in the Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne, not far from Avdiivka, earlier this month.

How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade

Israeli Officials Believe ICC Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over Gaza War

Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, last week.

Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence

A demonstration last fall in Kyiv, Ukraine, to draw attention to military service members held by Russia as prisoners of war.

Voice of Baceprot Wins Fans With Songs of Girl Power

The heavy metal band Voice of Baceprot during a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, in December.

Tuesday Briefing: Hope Rises for New Cease-Fire Talks

Relatives and supporters of the Israeli hostages calling for their release during a protest in Tel Aviv on Monday.

Biden and Mexico’s President Vow Combined Action on Illegal Immigration

The U.S. border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. Polls of both Republicans and Democrats in recent months indicate that the situation at the border is a serious concern.

Gérard Depardieu Ordered to Stand Trial in Sexual Assault Case

Gérard Depardieu in 2018.

As the U.K. Tries Moving Asylum Seekers Offshore, Ireland Pushes Back

Tents used by nearly 60 homeless asylum seekers were pitched outside the International Protection Office in central Dublin, in mid-February.

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize Use Courts to Contest Oil Projects

Wild Coast residents demonstrated against Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to start seismic surveys for petroleum exploration at Mzamba Beach, Sigidi, South Africa, in 2021.

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel from Lebanon

They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?

Northern spotted owl populations have declined by up to 80 percent over the last two decades. As few as 3,000 remain on federal lands, compared with 12,000 in the 1990s.

Blinken Urges Hamas to Accept Israel’s Cease-Fire Proposal

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, right, attended a joint ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.

Monday Briefing

Displaced Palestinians in a camp in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Sunday.

TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq

Um Fahad, a TikTok celebrity, attending a soccer game in Basra, Iraq, last year.

With Israel Poised to Invade Rafah, Negotiators Try Again for Cease-Fire Deal

Displaced Palestinian children in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Sunday.

World Central Kitchen Will Resume Aid Operations in Gaza

Employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike early this month.

Monday Briefing: Plans for Gaza’s Future

Destroyed buildings after an Israeli air strike in the Al Nusairat refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.

In Northern Israel, Clashes With Hezbollah Drive a Hospital Underground

Concrete barricades outside one of the entrances to Galilee Medical Center in northern Israel in April.

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Rafah, Possible Cease-Fire Deal and Hostages

President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, three weeks after telling him that he could rethink U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Pope’s Visit to Art Exhibition in Prison Is a First for Venice Biennale

Pope Francis visiting with inmates at a prison in Venice on Sunday.

Asylum Seekers Already in U.K. Say Rwanda Law Creates New Anxiety

A smuggler’s boat prepared to cross the English Channel from a French beach on Friday.

Tornado Kills 5 in Guangzhou, a Chinese City Battered by Recent Rains

Buildings damaged by a tornado in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday.

Israel Delivers More Aid to Gaza, but Threat of Famine Persists, U.N. Says

Children carrying pots of food received from volunteers this month in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, where the threat of famine is greatest.

Heat Wave in Gaza Challenges Pharmacists Ability to Store Medicine

“Fifty percent of the medicines for chronic diseases are not available because we do not have any source of power to keep them cool,” said Mohammed Fayyad.

Hamas Says It Is Reviewing Israel’s Cease-Fire Proposal for Gaza

Mourning Palestinians killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.

Russia Bombs Power Plants and Ukraine Targets Refineries in Dueling Attacks

Residents and police officers inspecting a crater at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

Saving Time

Alberta Draws Academia Into Its Fight With Justin Trudeau

The premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, in Edmonton on Monday.

Beneath London, Tunnels and Bomb Shelters to Become Tourist Attractions

The new owner of a tunnel complex under London wants to attract millions of tourists a year.

Paris, Despite Terrorism Scars, Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls

The Place de la Concorde in Paris is one of the sites where construction work for the Olympics is taking place.

After Israel Aid Vote, Pocan Seeks to Show Biden Liberal Dismay on Gaza

Representative Mark Pocan at a town hall in Dodgeville, Wis., one of several he held recently in his district.

‘The Interview’ Podcast: Yair Lapid

Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe

The Chinese Embassy in Berlin. Arrests this week in Germany and Britain suggest not so much that Beijing has ramped up espionage work but that European countries have stepped up their response.

Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills

The Victory Day parade last May in Moscow. Russia is allocating nearly a third of its overall 2024 budget to military spending.

Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site

Detainees look out from fenced-in areas as a guard closes a door in Camp Echo 1 detention facility on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in November 2008.

Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious

The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the Columbia University campus in New York on Thursday.

Blinken to Return to Israel to Discuss Hostages and Planned Rafah Incursion

A damaged house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

King Charles to Resume Public Duties Amid Cancer Treatment

King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla, left, at a church service in March. “Doctors are sufficiently pleased with the progress made so far that the king is now able to resume a number of public-facing duties,” Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

At F.C. Porto, a Toxic Presidential Race Feels Typical for 2024

Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, the past, present and (possibly) future president of F.C. Porto.

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Railways and Vows to Slow Arrival of U.S. Aid

Firefighters working in the rubble of a building on Friday after Russian strikes in Derhachi, Ukraine.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron Report Lower Earnings

An Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Baytown, Texas.

He Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed

Police Arrest Rabbis Demanding Cease-Fire at Rally Near Gaza-Israel Border

Israeli police officers with members of the protest group in southern Israel on Friday.

Resignation of Vietnam’s Parliament Chief Stirs Fresh Political Chaos

Vuong Dinh Hue, the chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly, submitted his resignation on Friday after it was found that he violated Communist Party regulations.

A Baby Born in Gaza After Her Mother Was Killed Has Died

An uncle of a girl who was born after a strike in southern Gaza mourned by her grave in Rafah on Friday.

Watch Worn by John Jacob Astor on the Titanic Sells for $1.4 Million

A pocket watch that belonged to John Jacob Astor IV, a passenger on the Titanic, sold for about $1.4 million at an auction this weekend.

Ukraine Is Denying Consular Services to Men Outside the Country

Ukrainian border guards along the Tisa River, delineating the Ukrainian-Romanian border, in April. Men between 18 and 60 were prohibited from leaving the country after Russia’s invasion.

A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History

Jenny Erpenbeck in her study in Berlin last year.

Israel’s Military Campaign Has Left Gaza’s Medical System Near Collapse

Palestinians receiving treatment at a hospital in Deir al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month.

In Western Ukraine, a Community Wrestles With Patriotism or Survival

Aghaphia Vyshyvana lighting a candle in memory of her two sons, Vasyl and Kyrylo Vyshyvany, who died fighting in the war in 2022, in Khodoriv, Ukraine, last month.