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As Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid

Gazans waited to receive meals at a charity kitchen this month. Nearly one in three people in the territory is not eating for days at a time, the United Nations said.

What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump at a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

An Unusual Soccer Finale in Italy Reveals Libya’s Frailties

What Lobsters and Chickens Reveal About Europe’s Trade Strategy

Freshly caught lobsters last year in Stonington, Maine.

Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country

President Trump directed the Pentagon to target drug cartels on Friday. If the Pentagon plans to deploy troops to Mexico, it could strain ties to their worst point in decades.

The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

Police officers at a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in London last week. Immigration has become a lightning rod in the debate over free speech in the U.K.

India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Xi and Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing relations with President Trump break down over issues including trade with Russia.

A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political.

Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?

An open-air museum in Red Square commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Amid budgetary strains, the Kremlin has protected military spending as the war in Ukraine goes on.

With Gaza City Plan, Netanyahu Risks Ending Up in Familiar Deadlock

A camp on the Gaza coast for displaced Palestinians. Many civilians in the enclave have been trapped in a dystopian nightmare by the Israeli military campaign.

Vance and Lammy Mix Fishing and Foreign Policy at UK Estate

Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, left, and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at Chevening House. Mr. Lammy and Mr. Vance have cultivated a personal relationship that predated their current jobs.

War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon

The island of Santa Rosa de Yavarí, foreground, sits at a border shared by Colombia, Peru and Brazil in the Amazon rainforest.

Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin of Russia meeting with Ajit Doval, India’s national security adviser, in Moscow on Friday, in a photo released by Russian state media.

Congo’s Teens Brave Bombs, Rebels and Abduction to Play Hoops

Hundreds of teens still venture out in the Congolese city of Goma, recently taken over by rebels, to train at a youth basketball academy.

Is Kim Jong-un Preparing a Successor?

William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military

Al-Sabra neighborhood in central Gaza City last month. In a statement on Friday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stopped short of saying Israel would conquer the entire territory.

What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

President Trump and the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met at the White House on Friday.

What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend a rally in Jerusalem on Thursday demanding their release and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

Canada’s Girl Guides Suspend U.S. Trips Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The Peace Arch monument at the U.S.-Canada border in Surrey, British Columbia.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

A planned airport in the Everglades would have been the world’s biggest, but only one runway was built and it was rarely used.

New Tariff on ‘Transshipped’ Goods Mystifies Importers

In addition to an extra 40 percent tariff on goods that pass through more than one country, the White House is designing rules to apply higher charges on components that go through a similar transshipment before assembly.

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

President Trump ordered the State Department to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations after taking office in January.

Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany last month. He said the country would stop exporting weapons to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month. His office said the Israeli military “will prepare for taking control of Gaza City” while distributing aid to civilians “outside the combat zones.”

Trump to Host Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for ‘Peace Signing’

A border crossing in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2023. It has been at the center of decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks

An explosion from a Russian drone strike lit up the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.

Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?

An Israeli armored fighting vehicle near the border with Gaza on Tuesday.

Friday Briefing: Israel Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza

Trump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last

Bhutanese people, members of the harassed Lhotshampas ethnic minority, have lived in refugee camps in Nepal since the 1990s.

Should Soccer Star Son Heung-min Have Held an Umbrella for a Female Reporter?

Son Heung-min, center, before an exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday.

Big-Game Hunter Is Killed by Buffalo During Safari

Asher Watkins was pursuing a Cape buffalo in South Africa when it attacked and killed him.

Canada Wildfires: Military Is Brought In to Battle Blazes

Friday Briefing: Netanyahu Plans to Fully Control Gaza

South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, May Complicate Tariff Talks

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and President Trump at the White House in May.

How a Carbon Tax Plan in Europe Survived (Mostly)

The goal of the climate tax was to prod Austrians to change their habits, like deciding to walk or take a bus rather than driving.

Egypt Ends Rent Control System Than Aided Poor for Decades

Even in some expensive areas of Cairo, rent control measures in place for decades have enabled some renters to pay very low prices.

Spanish Officials Condemn City’s Ban on Religious Events as ‘Racist’

Protests against migrants last month in Torre-Pacheco, in southeastern Spain.

Perito Moreno Glacier Is Thinning Faster Than Expected, Study Shows

Dean Cain, Who Played Superman, Says He Is Joining ICE

“I will be sworn in as an ICE agent A.S.A.P.,” Dean Cain, 59, said after the agency removed the age cap.

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

The warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were stored when the U.S. government defunded the agency.

U Myint Swe, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies at 74

In a photo released by the Myanmar military, U Myint Swe attends a defense and security council meeting in Naypyidaw in 2023.

For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals

In a photo released by state media, President Vladimir V. Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza

The Israeli military says it controls about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north of the enclave to Khan Younis in the south is the main area that is outside Israeli control.

She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building

Veronika Osintseva, 23, with friends at a hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. “I don’t know how I flew, but I somehow stayed alive,” she said in an interview.

Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting in 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

Bow Island, Alberta is home to a large Menonite Community.

Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

The Vineyard Wind project off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. The Interior Department has ordered its lawyers to review some projects that have already been approved.

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law

A demonstration in London in July. The British government has put Palestine Action, a protest group, on the same legal footing as groups like Al Qaeda in response to actions related to property damage.

Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown

Philippine Senate Shelves Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

A protest to demand the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines outside the Senate in Manila on Wednesday.

Here’s What France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Looks Like

A wildfire near in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Trump Threatens to Double India’s Tariffs

Russia supplies about 45 percent of India’s oil imports.

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

“The immediate plan is to scale up the number of sites up to 16 and begin to operate them as much as 24 hours a day,” Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a Fox News interview.

Trump’s Tariff Gamble Puts America’s Ties With India at Risk

Assembling printed circuit boards at factory in Bengaluru, India, in June.

On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

The state funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during Israeli attacks on Iran in June.

Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed

Judge Roger M. Young wrote that his court lacked jurisdiction and that the issue fell under federal law, not state law.

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