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Iranian Official Heads to Saudi Arabia as Israel Postpones U.S. Meeting

Destruction in Hod Hasharon, Israel, last week after an Iranian missile attack.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary Gets a Hostile Serenade in Strasbourg

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday.

Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.

Robert Jenrick, one of the two finalists for the Conservative Party leadership in Britain, has appealed to the right by promising to slash annual immigration numbers.

A Gaza Family Separated by a Few Miles, and the War

Smoke rising after an airstrike in Gaza City last year. Hammam Malaka worried every time there were reports of airstrikes near where his wife and three youngest children were staying.

Prestigious U.S.-Ireland Mitchell Scholarship Paused Amid Funding Woes

Trinity College Dublin, where some of this year’s George J. Mitchell scholarship students are studying.

Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks

Meeting of Western Leaders on Ukraine Is Postponed in Setback for Kyiv

President Biden disembarking from Marine One on Tuesday after arriving at the White House.

As I Am: L.G.B.T.Q. in Japan

Satoko Nagamura, right, with her partner, Mamiko Moda, and their son in Tokyo.

How Harrods of London Is Dealing With a Sexual Abuse Scandal

People walking past the Harrods department store in London in 2022. Mohamed Al Fayed, who owned the store from 1985 until 2010, allegedly used it as a hunting ground for young women whom he would select from the storeroom floor and then elevate to work in his personal office.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to 3 Scientists for Predicting and Creating Proteins

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Kenya’s Police Battle Haitian Gangs While Understaffed and Lacking Money

Kenyan police in their armored personnel carrier during a patrol last month in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

In This Office, the Fading Dream of a Unified Korea Lives On

A meeting Tuesday of the “governors” appointed by South Korea to run provinces in North Korea. They have no real power in the North; the appointments are a way for the South to claim sovereignty there.

Mozambique’s 2024 National Elections: What to Know

A wall plastered with election campaign posters for Daniel Francisco Chapo, the candidate for the governing party, Frelimo, in Maputo, Mozambique, on Tuesday.

Latest WWF Wildlife Survey Points to ‘Alarming’ Declines

In the Colombian Amazon. The Living Planet Index found a reduction of 73 percent in the average size of monitored wildlife populations worldwide from 1970 to 2020.

Thursday Briefing: Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton

Cape Coral, Fla., yesterday.

Nearly a Million in Lebanon Flee Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, U.N. Says

Emergency personnel at work after a fire at a residential building caused by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on Wednesday.

Democracy Struggles in an Era of Mistrust and Upheaval

Achilles Tsaltas, the president of the Democracy & Culture Foundation, which organizes the Athens Democracy Forum, at the 2024 event last week.

Man Charged for South Africa Mass Shooting that Killed 18 People

A photo supplied by the South Africa Police Services showing where 18 people were slain at a family gathering near the rural town of Lusikisiki, South Africa, last month.

Biden and Netanyahu Speak as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran

President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House in July. Their call on Wednesday came at a moment when U.S. national security officials believe the Middle East is on a knife’s edge.

Biden and Netanyahu Speak for First Time Since August

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant of Israel, center, in Washington in March.

A Filmmaker Focuses on Climate and Democracy

Turkish Airlines Pilot Dies, Forcing Emergency Landing

A Turkish Airlines plane at Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor, Author and TikTok Star, Dies at 100

Trump Family Business Eyes Hotel Deals in Israel

The Trump Organization discussed a branding deal involving the Haleom Hotel, under construction in Jerusalem.

Climate Change Increased Rain and Wind Speeds of Helene

Damage in Swannona, N.C., on Sept. 28.

Ruth Glacier in Alaska Hides America’s Deepest Gorge

Chloe Steiner, a mountain guide, descended into a cave inside Ruth Glacier.

Israel Sends More Soldiers Into Lebanon as Strikes Hit Beirut and Damascus

Smoke billowing from multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday.

Brazil Unblocks X After Musk Backs Down

Protesters criticizing the Brazilian Supreme Court’s decision to ban X during a demonstration in São Paulo last month.

Wednesday Briefing: An Israeli Airstrike in Syria

A residential building on the western outskirts of Damascus, Syria, yesterday.

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister, Postpones Trip to DC, US Says

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, in Tel Aviv, last year.

Biden Excoriated Netanyahu on Israel’s Conduct in the War, Woodward Book Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with President Biden at the White House in July.

Toronto Woman Is Accused of Murdering 3 in Serial Killings

The police outside of the Toronto home of Sabrina Kauldhar, who is accused of killing three people last week.

What We Know About the Israeli Forces Fighting in Lebanon

Israeli military vehicles staging near the border with Lebanon earlier this month.

U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’

Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, speaking in west London on Tuesday.

Netanyahu Says Israel Killed Nasrallah’s Replacement and ‘the Replacement of the Replacement’

Hashem Safieddine, center, in a southern suburb of Beirut, in August.

France’s Government Survives a No-Confidence Vote

Prime Minister Michel Barnier of France in Paris on Monday. A no-confidence vote against his government failed on Tuesday.

Beer Can Art at a Dutch Museum Is Accidentally Thrown Out

Does My Home Have Lead Pipes? And What Can I Do About Them?

A lead pipe in a Chicago home. It’s possible to identify lead pipes with a magnet and by lightly scratching the metal.

Iran Crisis Ignites New Debate About Trump’s Nuclear Deal Exit

In May 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would no longer abide by the Iran nuclear deal.

U.N. Official Took $3 Million in Secret Gifts From Businessman

A U.N. court found last week that Vitaly Vanshelboim had committed fraud and “blatant misconduct” by failing to disclose gifts from a British businessman.

India’s Elections Offer Mixed Results for Modi

Supporters of the opposition Congress Party celebrating on Tuesday in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress and its allies won overwhelmingly in the territory.

Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East After Fall of Vuhledar

Ukrainian servicemen near Toretsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, in September.

What Is Hamas Capable of After a Year of War?

The scene of a rocket assault in Kfar Chabad, Israel, on Monday.

Japan Says It Doctored Photo of Cabinet Ministers

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan, center front, posing for an official photo with his cabinet in Tokyo this month.

A Cartel Double-Cross Turns a Mexican State Into a War Zone

Police guarding a crime scene last month in Culiacán, Mexico.

Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced Nationwide

President Joe Biden in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “I’m here today to tell you that I finally insisted that it gets prioritized and I’m insisting it get done,” he said about the order to replace lead pipes throughout the country.

For Many Israelis, Oct. 7 Never Ended

In Kfar Aza last month.

Oppenheimer’s Communist Past Draws New Attention

So, Are You Pregnant Yet? China’s In-Your-Face Push for More Babies.

Propaganda artwork in Miyun, a district of Beijing, depicting a couple with three children and including slogans promoting childbearing.

Athens Democracy Forum: Where Is Global Politics Headed?

Voters in France, above, and 20 other countries cast their ballots in the European Parliament election in June.

A Young Activist Arrested in Zimbabwe Holds Onto Her ‘Why’

Namatai Kwekweza at the Athens Democracy Forum last year. She was held for 35 days after being taken off a plane in July and arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Athens Democracy Forum: Seeking the Road to Peace in the Middle East

A view from Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 1 of Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepting rockets from Iran.

Does India Offer a Glimmer of Hope for Democracy?

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated after India’s election in June. His Bharatiya Janata Party failed to win a simple majority in the lower house of Parliament, and Mr. Modi now leads a coalition government.

Athens Democracy Forum: Young Activists on What Drives Them

Athens Democracy Forum: Can Money Help Save Democracy?

Athens Democracy Forum: Democracy at the World’s Ballot Boxes

Voting in Soweto during South Africa’s general election in May.