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German Officials Search for Motive in Christmas Market Attack

Security guards early Saturday in front of the cordoned-off Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, where an SUV plowed into a crowd on Friday evening.

How Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada walking to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

A Restaurant Is More Than a Workplace for People Often Shunned by Employers

The staff of the Alamesa restaurant posed for a group photo in the kitchen after the first service during the grand opening in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Yemeni Missile Lands in Tel Aviv

An Israeli soldier at the site where a missile landed in the Tel Aviv area on Saturday. The Israeli military said the missile was launched from Yemen.

Amid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities

The control room of a thermal power plant — in November in an undisclosed location in Ukraine — that has been repeatedly targeted by Russian strikes.

Pakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism

Shagufta Tahir, the mother of Muhammad Shaheer Khan, one of the students killed in a militant attack on a school in December 2014 in Peshawar, Pakistan.

For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief

People gathered for the first Friday prayers after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in Damascus.

Why Have So Many Canadians Turned on Justin Trudeau?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada reshuffled his cabinet on Friday.

Jagmeet Singh, Key Trudeau Ally, Abandons Him in Fresh Blow to Canada’s Government

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony on Friday in Ottawa.

Cyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear

An aerial view of the destroyed Passamaïnty neighborhood in the suburbs of Mamoudzou, the capital of the French territory of Mayotte Island.

Raid on Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Compound in Guatemala

Members of law enforcement taking part in a raid on Friday at a farm in the municipality of Oratorio, Guatemala.

Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin

A portrait of former President Bashar al-Assad, defaced after his ouster, hanging along a highway on the outskirts of Homs, Syria, on Monday.

French Court Convicts 8 People Tied to Events Leading to Teacher’s Beheading

A tribute ceremony in 2021 in northeastern France for Samuel Paty, a teacher who had been beheaded a year before.

Matteo Salvini Acquitted After Blocking Rescue of Migrant Boat

Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister and the leader of the anti-immigrant League party.

Pope Uses Christmas Message to Chide Advisers About Gossiping

Pope Francis told Vatican employees in a Christmas message on Saturday that gossip “sickens people’s hearts.”

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In Top Minister’s Resignation, Shades of an Earlier Political Crisis for Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaving Parliament’s West Block on Friday afternoon.

Toronto Jewish School Attacked Again, Prompting Canada to Investigate Antisemitism

Shots were fired at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School in Toronto early Friday morning, marking the third shooting at the school this year.

Driver Rams Into Christmas Market in Germany, Killing at Least 2 and Injuring Dozens

Emergency services at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday.

Five Books That Explain the Chaos of 2024

The International Court of Justice before the verdict announcement in a genocide case brought against Israel, in The Hague, the Netherlands, in January.

Musk Expresses Support for Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election

Elon Musk has long made heavy use of X, which he bought in 2022, to express his views on politics in the United States and abroad.

Cyclone Chido Death Toll Nearly Doubles in Mozambique

Destruction in Pemba, Mozambique, on Wednesday after Cyclone Chido made landfall.

Romanian Court Blocks Andrew Tate’s Case From Heading to Trial

Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan at the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania, last month.

Australia Targets China’s Influence With Deals in Pacific Islands

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia announcing a deal on Friday to help the Solomon Islands expand its police force.

Dennis Overbye on Retiring from The New York Times: A Solstice of the Soul

Dennis Overbye, The New York Times’s “cosmic affairs correspondent,” during a visit to The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., in 2011.

Ten Years Later, a Political Exile Returns to a Syria in Transition

Coke, Pepsi and Other U.S. Companies Face Wall Street Pressure Over Labor Abuses in India

Sugar cane workers in Maharashtra, western India, in 2023. An investigation by The New York Times and The Fuller Project this year revealed a brutal, endemic labor system there.

At 23, Surviving Scandal to Take a Green Seat in the E.U. Parliament

Lena Schilling speaking at the European Parliament in September. At 23, she is the youngest lawmaker in the legislative body.

Trump Tariffs? Europe Braces but Has No Clear Strategy

Newly imported cars in Wilmington, Calif. In 2023, the United States and the European Union traded more than $1.5 trillion in goods and services.

Senior U.S. Diplomats Meet With Governing Militias in Syria

A rebel fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful militia group in Syria, at a presidential palace in the capital, Damascus.

Friday Briefing

Gisèle Pelicot leaving the courthouse in Avignon, France, yesterday.

During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’

The walls of Avignon, France, draped with a banner in French meaning “Rape is rape.” The Pelicot trial was occurring in the modern courthouse just across the road.

Ukrainians Mourn the Loss of Viktoria Roshchyna and Her Stories

Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen

Retracing the footsteps of Nella Larsen, an acclaimed and enigmatic Harlem Renaissance writer whose early years were spent in Copenhagen. Pictured is Queen Louise’s Bridge.

Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya

A Russian Ilyushin Il-76MD plane flies over Moscow in 2022. At least four Russian Il-76 cargo planes have made trips from Moscow or Minsk to Benghazi, in eastern Libya, and back since last Thursday.

Peter Mandelson to Be Named UK Ambassador to US

Peter Mandelson served as a cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

51 Men Guilty in Rape Trial That Horrified France

Friday Briefing: 51 Men Convicted in French Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot leaving the courthouse in Avignon, France, yesterday.

Gisèle Pelicot’s Testimony in France Rape Trial Becomes a Message of Hope

Gisèle Pelicot leaving the courthouse in Avignon, France, after judges sentenced her former husband on Thursday to 20 years for serially raping her.

Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled

Trump’s Return May Worsen Financial Woes for Global Health Institutions

A health worker in Burkina Faso distributing malaria prevention drugs to children in 2019, part of an effort partially financed by the Global Health Fund.

Nvidia’s Global Chips Sales Could Collide With US-China Tensions

Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France

Gisèle Pelicot Speaks After France Rape Trial Verdict: ‘We Share the Same Struggle’

A Gaza Hospital Pleads for a Respite After Israeli Attacks

Treating a wounded person at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli airstrikes this month.

Zelensky Raises Prospect of European Peacekeepers in Ukraine

A destroyed Ukrainian tank hit by a Russian drone last May remained in pieces alongside the road between villages not far from the front line in the Kharkiv region, in northern Ukraine, this month.

Who Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial?

A lawyer for one of the accused, Paul Gontard, speaking to reporters after the verdict in Avignon, France, on Thursday.

Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at his year-end news conference in Moscow, which has become an annual ritual.

Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen as Netanyahu Issues Warning

The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at a power station in Sana, the Yemeni capital, on Thursday.

In Homs, Smiles and Tears Amid a Ravaged Landscape After al-Assad’s Fall

4 Reasons China Meddles in Local U.S. Politics

Governor Gavin Newsom of California, center, with the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, at an event in August welcoming pandas to the San Diego Zoo.

‘Pandas Become the Bait’: How China Seeks Influence in U.S. Cities

Chinese and Californian officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August at the San Diego Zoo.

Biden, Headed to the Exit, Sets an Aggressive Climate Goal for the U.S.

The Naughton coal-fired power plant in Kemmerer, Wyo., in 2023.

China Says Astronauts Break Record with 9 Hour Spacewalk

SHENZHOU-19 ASTRONAUTS CONDUCTING SPACE WALK OUTSIDE TIANGONG SPACE STATION

Thursday Briefing

A former member of Bashar al-Assad’s security forces handing over his weapons.

Europe Has a Leadership Vacuum. How Will it Handle Trump?

U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France, center, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Paris last week.

A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France

Gisèle Pelicot, center, allowed the trial to be public, saying she wanted society to change the way it dealt with rape.

Google Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow.

An image captured by a Google Street View vehicle shows a man hunched over the trunk of a car in the hamlet of Tajueco, in the northern Spanish province of Soria.