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Weapons to Start Flowing to Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

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

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 issued a blanket evacuation order for the city.

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.

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.

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.

As Bolsonaro Heads to Trial, Brazil Faces a Dilemma: How to Prosecute a President?

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, during an interview with The New York Times at his party’s headquarters in January.

Thai Court Dismisses Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra From Office

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the scion of a powerful political dynasty, at a news conference in Bangkok on Friday, after her dismissal by the Constitutional Court.

What’s Behind the Political Instability in Thailand

Thaksin Shinawatra with his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra in August 2024. Both have served as prime minister, and each has been reprimanded by Thailand’s powerful Constitutional Court.

August in Paris: When the City Empties Out, Locals Left Behind Rejoice

The Île de la Cité, on the River Seine in Paris, is usually crowded and frenetic. But in August, it’s nearly deserted.

Protests Spread Across Indonesia After a Deadly Clash With Police

Protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, on Friday. Demonstrators have been calling for an end to housing allowances for lawmakers.

Fishermen Pulled in an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica

China Is Trying to Expand Its Social Safety Net. Yet Many Chinese Are Worried.

Outside a maternity hospital in Beijing last year. As of Sept. 1, all employers in China must contribute to benefits for their employees, to support their pensions, medical care, maternity leave and more.

Tran Trong Duyet, John McCain’s Captor at the ‘Hanoi Hilton,’ Dies at 93

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

Kim Jong-un to be Among U.S. Rivals Convening in Beijing

North Korea’s state news agency released a photo on Thursday that it said showed Kim Jong-un visiting a military base at an undisclosed location.

Britain Bans Israeli Government from a Leading Arms Trade Fair

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

Russia’s Deadly Attack on Kyiv

Kyiv after Russia’s assault yesterday.

When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A distribution center in Yangzhou, China, in June. President Trump’s rule change has reverberated far beyond China for people who want to mail any kind of document, letters or package to the United States.

A Major Russian Attack on Kyiv

Kyiv after Russia’s assault yesterday.

Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon

A time capsule that Princess Diana sealed at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in March 1991 was to have stayed entombed for hundreds of years. Instead, it was opened this year.

U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years

A U.N. peacekeeper, center, talking with a soldier at a Lebanese army checkpoint in March.

‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts

A photograph of blue dragon was posted on the Facebook page of the Guardamar del Segura police department.

A Gaza City Neighborhood Is Now a Wasteland, Satellite Images Show

Source: Satellite images via Planet Labs

European Nations Move to Restart Iran Sanctions Over Nuclear Program

The headquarters in Vienna of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose inspectors have long monitored Iran’s nuclear activities.

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Soldiers in Syria, Officials There Say

Relics From an Ancient Egyptian ‘Party Town’ Are Pulled Out of the Sea

A sea-worn portion of an ancient statue being pulled from the water off Alexandria, Egypt, last week.

Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say

American-made artillery shells prepared in a factory in Scranton, Pa., before being sent to Ukraine.

Israel’s Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Gaza Assault

Israeli military reservists and veterans, demanding an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the return of hostages, demonstrated in Tel Aviv earlier this month.

Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 23

Trump Tries to Derail Climate Progress

Wind accounts for about 20 percent of the electricity mix in Europe.

Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later

Actors from the Salzburg State Theater performing scenes from “The Sound of Music” during a tour of Schloss Leopoldskron in Austria.

What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

Mr. Lai was one of the first targets of the national security law.

Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in December 2020, when he was ordered back to jail, just days after he had been granted bail.

A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry

A solar manufacturing plant in Gangaikondan, India.

Trump’s Campaign to Reverse Global Climate Progress

Wind accounts for about 20 percent of the electricity mix in Europe.

Gérard Chaliand, Intrepid Authority on Geopolitics, Dies at 91

Gérard Chaliand in 1992. His lectures on geopolitics routinely drew top-level diplomats and officers.

Trump and Advisers, Including Kushner, Meet on Gaza’s Future

Palestinian families fleeing their homes north of Gaza City on Monday, after Israeli military officials announced plans for a full-scale assault on the city.

Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country

Ukrainian military recruiters in Kyiv last year check to see if civilian men have updated their contact information with the Ukrainian draft office. Since February 2022, men between the ages of 18 and 60 have been barred from leaving the country.

Denmark Apologizes After Involuntary Birth Control Scandal in Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark. “We cannot change what has happened,” she said of the forced contraception. “But we can take responsibility.”

After Blocking U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Iran Allows Inspectors to Return

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Wednesday that U.N. inspectors were visiting Bushehr, Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, shown in May.

Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals

President Trump met with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in Scotland last month. He denounced wind power as a “con job.”

Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s India Muddle

At the White House in February.

El Salvador Enacts Military-Style Rules on Haircuts and More in Schools

Officials inspecting students’ appearances and uniforms during their arrival at the National Industrial Technical Institute in San Salvador this month.

Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

A comparison of skeletons from “Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature,” by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863.

Court Records Detail Antisemitic Attack That Australia Says Is Linked to Iran

Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, a kosher restaurant in Sydney, on Tuesday. It was the site of an arson attack last year that Australia says was orchestrated by Iran.

Paris Will Keep Seine River Open to Swimmers for 2 More Weeks

Swimming at the Grenelle site on the River Seine in July.

Like Humans, Every Tree Has Its Own Microbiome, a New Study Has Found

Late-Night Killing of a Teenage Girl on a Bicycle Unnerves Amsterdam

Some women said the crime made them rethink biking home alone at night.

Even 2025’s Chaos Couldn’t Keep Brussels From the European August Holiday

The European Commission’s becalmed headquarters, the Berlaymont building, in Brussels on Tuesday.

Trump Hosts a Meeting on Gaza. How Close Is an Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire?

Palestinian families fleeing their homes north of Gaza City on Monday, after Israeli military officials announced plans for a full-scale assault on the city.

South Korea Outlaws Use of Smartphones During Class

A parent and child arriving at an elementary school in Seoul last year. A new law in South Korea gives principals and teachers the power to stop students from carrying or using phones at school.

Floods and Landslides Kill Dozens on Pilgrimage Route in Kashmir

Flooding on Wednesday in the Indian-controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Greenland Espionage Allegations

In a statement on Wednesday, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, said, “We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland.”

Germany Proposes Plan to Boost Recruitment or Resort to Draft

Soldiers training at a base in Germersheim, Germany, in July.

Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi addressed a crowd at a demonstration in Istanbul in 2018, following the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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