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Iran Sent Short-Range Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say

A drone in the distinctive triangle shape of an Iranian-made Shahed-136 in the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian drone attack in 2022.

Israel Strikes School-Turned Shelter in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say

Mourning over bodies in Deir al Balah, in central Gaza, on Saturday.

Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China

The city of Haiphong on Saturday before Yagi’s forecast landfall in northern Vietnam.

Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy

“I didn’t do enough, frankly,” Tony Blair said about the framing of his legacy, adding, “It’s ultimately going to be determined in years to come by people you’ve never met.”

In Papua New Guinea, Pope Hears Plea for Climate Action

Pope Francis meeting with Bob Dadae, the governor general of Papua New Guinea, in Port Moresby on Saturday.

Street Artist Documents War in Ukraine, One Stark Mural at a Time

The street artist Gamlet Zinkivskyi, who has painted murals in cities across eastern Ukraine, walking past one of his first works made after Russia’s invasion in his hometown, Kharkiv.

Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests

Celebrating Mass on a Sunday at St. Paul Major Seminary, on Flores, an island in Indonesia.

In France Rape Trial, a Daughter Talks of Torment

Caroline Darian and her mother, Gisèle Pelicot, with Ms. Darian’s two brothers on either side of them at the courthouse in Avignon, France, on Monday. The court’s rules say that images of accused people and plaintiffs cannot be taken without their permission.

Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats

Ukrainian men carry a dead Russian soldier in a body bag after finding him in the rubble of a destroyed Russian border post last month.

Aysenur Eygi, American Killed in the West Bank, Was a Campus Organizer

Aysenur Eygi during her graduation from the University of Washington this year.

Twitter Changed Soccer. There’s a Risk X Will Do It Again.

Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 18 Students

Distressed parents waiting near a burned-out dormitory after a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri County, Kenya.

China Stops Foreign Adoptions, Ending a Complicated Chapter

A child at a foster home on the outskirts of Beijing in 2017.

Eagles Players Feared Crime in Brazil. Is Philadelphia More Dangerous?

A mural featuring quarterbacks from the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers on an apartment tower in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday.

The U.S. Open Concludes

Online Credit Unions Offering High Interest Rates on Savings May Be Fakes

An unregistered credit union is nowhere to be found in the Ottawa office tower listed online as its headquarters.

The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio

A child in Gaza receives the oral polio vaccine. The vaccine’s composition was altered in 2016, with unexpected consequences.

Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores

Data gathered on this tiny site could help researchers improve financial tools to protect forests.

How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists

West Bank Residents Survey Destruction as Israeli Forces Withdraw

Palestinians inspected the damage on Friday after a 10-day Israeli military raid on the West Bank city of Jenin.

Nell McCafferty, Larger-Than-Life Irish Journalist, Dies at 80

U.N. Panel Calls for International Force in Sudan to Protect Civilians

Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers walking through the heavily destroyed streets of a historic market in Omdurman, Sudan, in April.

Ukraine’s Zelensky Presses Western Allies for More Weapons

From left, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and the Ukrainian defense minister, Rustem Umerov, met with Western allies in Germany on Friday.

Hamas’s Release of Hostage Videos Inflames Divisions in Israel

Protesters calling for the Israeli government to secure the release of hostages from Gaza, in Tel Aviv on Thursday.

Qatar’s Crucial Role in the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks

Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar, center, at a meeting on Gaza this spring in Saudi Arabia. Officials say he has dedicated a great deal of time to brokering a cease-fire.

Israeli Military Withdraws From Jenin After 10-Day Raid

Surveying the damage in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday.

Against This Mighty Paralympic Team, a Close Loss Can Feel Like a Win

Mariska Beijer of the Netherlands handled the basketball during a game against Spain at the Paralympics in Paris.

Typhoon Yagi Expected to Strengthen Before Hitting Vietnam

Storm clouds gather over Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Is Brisbane Ready to Be the Equal of Sydney and Melbourne?

Jean Paul Gaultier’s “Fashion Freak Show,” in Brisbane, Australia.

Friday Briefing

Justice Juan Merchan has resisted many of Mr. Trump’s most audacious legal maneuvers, and has made clear his intention to be fair to the former president.

Nurses Win a Bigger Role as Doctors Strike in South Korea

Members from the Korean Nursing Association celebrating the passing of a bill that gives greater roles and legal protections to nurses.

Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?

Roman Catholic worshipers celebrating Palm Sunday at a church in Dili, East Timor, last year.

Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million

“Portrait of a Girl,” a painting believed to be by Rembrandt, could become more valuable if it is authenticated.

Woman in France Testifies Against Husband Accused of Bringing Men to Rape Her

Gisèle Pelicot, 71, arriving at court to testify against her former husband, in Avignon in southern France, on Thursday.

Anti-Polio Campaign in Gaza Enters New Phase, Hours After Deadly Strike

Palestinians lining up to vaccinate their children against polio on Thursday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Friday Briefing: A Judge Weighs a Monumental Trump Decision

Justice Juan Merchan outside his office.

OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output

An Aramco oil field in Saudi Arabia, which leads the group of eight nations known as OPEC Plus.

Russian Military Intelligence Members Indicted Over Ukraine Cyberattack

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday. The attacks were essentially the opening salvos in the invasion of Ukraine.

How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.

The Swedish public health authorities recommended this week that children under 2 use no digital media.

Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations

The new study shows how human health can suffer when nature is out of balance.

German Police Shoot Gunman Dead Near Israeli Consulate in Munich

Police officers secured the area near the Israeli Consulate in Munich on Thursday.

U.S. Charges American Commentator Who Works for Russian State TV

Dimitri K. Simes with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a photo released by Russian state media. Mr. Simes was accused of violating U.S. sanctions for his work with a state-owned television station.

Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack

A funeral in Yobe, Nigeria, on Tuesday for residents killed in the village of Mafa. Thirty-four bodies were brought to the nearest town, but community leaders say many more were buried locally.

Dismissing Kursk, Putin Says Ukraine’s East Is Russia’s Main Goal

Policemen with the White Angels evacuation team, a special unit of Ukraine’s National Police, assisted in the evacuation of a woman in a village near the frontline in the Pokrovsk district, Ukraine, this week.

Israeli Raids Become a Near-Daily Reality for Many Palestinians

Palestinians inspect a damaged car after an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Tubas on Thursday.

How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal

A U.S. Steel worker in Clairton, Pa., in 2019. The Biden administration has been under pressure to justify blocking the acquisition of the company amid backlash from the powerful steelworkers’ union.

Blinken Visits a Haiti Wracked by Corruption and Gangs

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Garry Conille, the prime minister of Haiti, in Port-au-Prince on Thursday.

Macron Names Michel Barnier to Be French Prime Minister, Breaking Impasse

Michel Barnier, 73, is a member of The Republicans, France’s main conservative party.

Fugitive Ex-Mayor Whose Case Gripped the Philippines Is Arrested in Indonesia

The former mayor of Bamban, Alice Guo, at a Senate Committee hearing in the Philippines in May.

Pope Finds Fervent Fans Among Indonesia’s Transgender Community

A group of trans women in South Jakarta preparing to go see Pope Francis on Thursday.

Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis

In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood

At the fix-it shop in the Paralympic Village, repair requests can and do come from every sport. Technicians worked on a prosthetic leg on Sunday.

When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted

Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat

A solar farm in Ramsey, Minn., landscaped with native plants that support pollinators, and, by extension, myriad other species.

New Zealand’s Maori Name a New Queen

The new Maori monarch, Nga Wai Hono i te Po, at the funeral of her father, Kiingi Tuheitia, on Thursday.

Super Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds

Trying to cross a bridge on Tuesday in Teresa, Philippines. Typhoon Yagi is headed toward southern China, after killing at least 13 people in the Philippines.

Thursday Briefing

An RT broadcast in Moscow in 2019.

China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his wife, Peng Liyuan, with leaders of African nations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

Police Arrest Man in 1993 Murder of 19-Year-Old Carmen Van Huss

Jimmy Van Huss, Carmen Van Huss’s younger brother, at a news conference in Indianapolis this week. “There’s a lot of people that missed Carmen all these years,” he said.