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In Spanish Town Devastated by Flood, a Grim Search for Bodies

Residents of Paiporta, Spain, a town on the outskirts of Valencia, trying to clean a flood-ravaged street on Thursday.

Spain Braces for More Rain and Flooding as Rescuers Dig Through Debris

A woman clears mud off the street after heavy flooding in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

As Famine Stalks Gaza, Farmers Lament Their Many Losses

Farmers inspecting the damage to a greenhouse after it was hit in a strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in January.

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The damaged headquarters of UNRWA, the U.N. agency that helps Palestinians, in the Nur Shams area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday after an Israeli raid in the area.

Mexico’s New President, Claudia Sheinbaum, Faces First Major Crisis

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Congress last month, after her swearing-in. Her party’s overhaul of the Mexican judiciary “will be an example to the world,” she has said.

Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke

Voting in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, on Wednesday.

Spain Flash Floods: Scenes From the Deluge

A flooded cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?

Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win the Miss Universe pageant, now lives in New York City as is customary for a year after winning the title.

Repression Intensifies in the Country Hosting a Major Climate Meeting

Azerbaijan will host the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP, in November in its capital city, Baku.

How Wagner’s Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali

Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes

Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Thursday indicated that Iran intends to retaliate for Israel’s recent attacks.

North Korea, in the Spotlight Over Ukraine, Launches a Long-Range Missile

South Korean news coverage of North Korea’s missile test on Thursday, using file footage from an earlier launch.

Xenophobia and Hate Speech Are Spiking Heading into the Election

Immigrants are reporting high levels of harassment and false accusations in communities from Aurora, Colo., to Springfield, Ohio.

Can Axions Save the Universe?

Friday Briefing

Severe rain and flooding caused devastation in Paiporta, Spain.

Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.

As president, Donald J. Trump was never a true isolationist, in spite of his rhetoric.

Friday Briefing: The Global Stakes of the U.S. Election

Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian

The Iranian Embassy in Berlin on Tuesday.

U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia

President Xi Jinping of China and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in a photograph released by the Chinese state media. China is North Korea’s longtime ally and its most powerful economic and military partner.

‘Witches’ Marks’? Curses? Medieval Etchings Uncovered at Manor House

Gainsborough Old Hall, where a “staggering array” of carved ritual protection or apotropaic marks were found, in Lincolnshire County, England.

Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say

Wounded Palestinians being treated this week at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip.

The World Series Was Big in Japan. The TV Ratings Prove It.

Dodgers fans cheering at a bar in Tokyo on Thursday.

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

People searching through rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

After Flash Floods in Spain, Rescuers and Residents Face a Grim Scene

Thursday Briefing

Early voting is underway in many states.

In China, Comedy Is Giving Women a Voice. But Can Men Take a Joke?

Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes

Mexico City legislators rally in favor of a judicial overhaul at the Mexico City Congress in mid-September this year.

8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election

The Supreme Court building in Mexico City. Eight of the court’s 11 justices announced on Wednesday that they were resigning.

Thursday Briefing: U.S. Voters Focus on the Economy

Two Black Holes are Giving the Cosmos a Fright

U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria

U.S. forces patrolling in Syria last month.

Flash Floods in Spain Kill at Least 158: What to Know

Damaged vehicles lie in flood waters at an industrial complex in the province of Valencia, Spain.

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?

A statue of Alexander the Great in Athens. Antonis Bartsiokas, a paleoanthropologist, has claimed that fabric found in a tomb believed to have held the remains of Alexander’s father, Philip II, actually belonged to Alexander himself.

Israel Demolished Hundreds of Buildings in Southern Lebanon, Videos and Satellite Images Show

Fire Breaks Out at BAE’s UK Nuclear Submarine Plant

The entrance to the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

Israel Orders Residents of Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon to Evacuate

Evacuating from Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say

Ukrainians at a registration center in Sumy, Ukraine, after arriving from Russian-occupied areas.

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, where Constellation Energy plans to restart a reactor it shut down in 2019.

Some Geologists Argue Earth Has Fewer Than Seven Continents

Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.

A battery manufacturing plant under construction at the site of a former steel mill in Weirton, W.Va.

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

Members of emergency services and Guardia Civil rescue people trapped in their homes after floods in Letur, Albacete on Tuesday.

At a Glitzy Saudi Investment Forum, Almost No Mention of War

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, center, governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, leads a round-table discussion at the kingdom’s annual investment conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

John Green, the best selling author and YouTuber, wants to bridge an “empathy gap” for tuberculosis, which disproportionately affects people in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.

Wednesday Briefing

Kamala Harris

China’s Latest Security Target: Halloween Partygoers

Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant

A satellite image showing a large building at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Shahroud Space Center in Iran in March.

What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?

Palestinians lined up for medicine on Tuesday at an UNRWA health center in Khan Younis, Gaza, that operates with support from Japan, one of the U.N. agency’s top funders.

Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s Worrisome Business Deals

Israeli Military Hits Gaza Town for 3rd Time in Days, Killing Dozens, Officials Say

Palestinian emergency medical workers removing a body from the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Tuesday.

Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets

Eric Trump was one of those believed to have been targeted by Chinese hackers.

Teen Accused in U.K. Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing Charged With Terror Offenses

A memorial event for the victims of the attack in Southport in August.

Parts of Spain Get a Month’s Worth of Rain in a Day

Cars swept away by flood water in Alora, Spain, on Tuesday.

In Botswana’s Election, Diamond Profits Are a Defining Issue

A diamond-processing plant in Gaborone, Botswana, last year.

The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China: New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall

Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War

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

Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say

Damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Gouraud Barracks neighborhood of Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek, in the vicinity of some ancient Roman ruins, on Tuesday.

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