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How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria and Justice

China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, and President Trump during the U.S.-China Business Exchange in Beijing in 2017.

France’s Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France speaking at the National Assembly in Paris on Thursday before a no-confidence vote on the government.

Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results

Security forces in Garoua, Cameroon, used water cannons on Sunday to disperse protesters. Cameroon is still tallying the results from the day’s presidential election.

Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as a Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza Holds

Yemen’s Houthis Confirm Killing of Top Military Official

Protests against Israel in the Houthi-run capital of Sana, Yemen, this month.

A History of the C.I.A.’s Involvement in Latin America, From Bay of Pigs to Chile Coups

Fidel Castro, whom the C.I.A. made at least eight plots against, speaking with reporters in 1964 in a car. An assault rifle lies in the seat pocket.

India Tiptoes Around Trump’s Latest Claims on Russian Oil Purchases

President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at a joint news conference at the White House in February.

Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse

A Mass at the Vatican last month. The commission called on church leaders to act more quickly and more transparently to tackle clerical sexual abuse.

Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand?

Palestinians returning to Gaza City on Saturday.

How Raila Odinga Symbolized the Good and Bad of Kenyan Politics

A campaign poster of Raila Odinga in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2008.

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

Young Iranians gathering in the Darband neighborhood of Tehran in July.

‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests

Young people in Madagascar cheering at a rally in the capital, Antananarivo, on Tuesday after Parliament announced the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues

Hamas militants stood guard on Wednesday as the International Committee of the Red Cross transported the bodies of hostages who died in Gaza.

What’s Next for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan

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2 Dead After Kenyan Police Fire Bullets at Raila Odinga Memorial

People ran for cover on Thursday at a memorial for Raila Odinga, a longtime opposition figure in Kenya, when gunshots and tear gas were fired at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, the capital.

Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

The opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office last year. She is now in hiding.

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa in Nepal in May. He carried 60 pounds of gear, fixed ropes and scouted the trail for the 1953 expedition up Mount Everest.

Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death

Russia Is Arming Drones With North Korean Cluster Weapons, Report Says

World Meteorological Report Marks Biggest Annual Jump in CO2 Levels

A forest fire in New Jersey last year. Fire activity last year contributed to a record jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

Armed With Anemones: How Some Young Fish Survive in the Sea

Inside the Reporting on Assad’s Top Officials Who Fled Syria

The deserted villa of a former Syrian regime official.

Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

President Bernardo Arévalo outlined plans to strengthen Guatemala’s prison system that included American assistance plus the construction of a maximum-security facility.

China’s Own Immigration Backlash

Students at Peking University in May.

Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover

A Hamas fighter during the handover of hostages on Monday in Gaza.

Judge Throws Out Children’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Policies

The judge said the plaintiffs lacked legal basis to sue because the harms they described couldn’t be fixed by a court decision.

Trump Helped Argentina Face an Economic Meltdown. It Came At a Cost.

President Trump with President Javier Milei of Argentina at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

Some of the dozens of white South Africans who accepted an invitation from the Trump administration to come to the United States as refugees arrived at an air hangar in Dulles, Va., in May.

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, in Caracas last month. American officials have been clear, privately, that the Trump administration aims to drive Mr. Maduro from power.

Trump Allies Push to Bolster Putin-Backed Balkans Leader

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, with Milorad Dodik, center, the leader of Republika Srpska, a Serb-controlled region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February.

U.S. to Take Control of More Companies as China’s Rare Earth Dominance Grows

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, with the U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer. Mr. Bessent said the United States must become less reliant on China for rare-earth minerals.

Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens to Prison on Spying Charges

Jeep Parent Stellantis, Faced With Trump’s Tariffs, Shifts Auto Production From Canada to the U.S.

An autoworker leaving a Stellantis factory in Windsor in January.

With Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken

President Trump greeting China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, at the Group of 20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids

California National Guard members stand ready as people protest against the detention of migrants by federal law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles in June.

Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian former dictator whom Mr. al-Shara overthrew, has taken refuge in Russia.

Afghanistan and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire After a Week of Deadly Clashes

Taliban guards near the border with Pakistan. Fighting continued in the Spin Boldak border area of southern Afghanistan and central Pakistan on Wednesday.

South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death

Wi Sung-lac, South Korea’s national security director, said in a news conference on Wednesday in Seoul, that 79 people were missing in Cambodia after getting lured by high-paying job offers there and being forced to work under confinement on scam operations.

Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages

Mourners walking behind a vehicle carrying the coffin of Guy Iluz in Israel on Wednesday.

Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy

Russian military vehicles near Hmeimim, Syria, in August. Moscow still has an air base in the area, despite the overthrow last year of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

Planting soybeans near Sidrolândia in Mato Grosso do Sul State in central-west Brazil.

A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

Edward Serotta has dedicated decades to documenting Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe.

Inside Iran’s Museum of American Espionage

A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S.

John Coale, an envoy for President Trump, last month as prisoners released from Belarus arrived at the American Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Raila Odinga, Champion of Kenyan Democracy and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 80

Mr. Odinga challenged the presidential election result in 2022 that handed victory to William Ruto, the current leader.

London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why.

Police officers searching a secondhand phone shop in north London last month.

Inmates Make Brazen Escape in Guatemala

The Guatemalan interior minister, Francisco Jiménez, at a news conference on Monday.

What Makes a Martyr?

What to Know About the Protests in Madagascar

People cheering in Madagascar’s capital on Tuesday after Parliament announced impeachment proceedings against President Andry Rajoelina.

Zelensky Revokes Odesa Mayor’s Citizenship, Amid Feud With Local Leaders

Mayor Hennady Trukhanov of Odesa in his office in 2022.

Newsom Vetoes California’s Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware

The chemicals, used in nonstick cookware, have been linked to an increased risk of some cancers.

Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills at Least 16, Official Says

A firefighter worked to douse a blaze in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.

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