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Live Updates: Lebanon Sends Troops to Support Cease-Fire as Thousands of Civilians Head South

Will Lebanon Deal Break Gaza Deadlock? Experts Doubt It

Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and called for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

A Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire

Residents of the Dahiya, south of Beirut, celebrated the announcement of a U.S.-backed cease-fire on Wednesday.

The 50 Others Accused in France’s Pelicot Rape Trial

Co-defendants going through security at the court in Avignon, France, last week.

Protesters Supporting Pakistani Ex-Leader Are Dispersed in Crackdown

Police officers standing guard after conducting an overnight crackdown against protesters in Islamabad who demanded the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan, on Wednesday.

French Intellectuals Decry Dissident Writer Boualem Sansal’s Arrest in Algeria

Boualem Sansal in Paris in 2015. The Algerian-born writer became a French citizen this year.

What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile?

A Ukrainian investigator with parts of a ballistic missile that Russia used in a strike on Dnipro.

Pakistan’s Capital Is Turned Upside Down by Unending Protests

Supporters of Imran Khan marching toward Islamabad on Monday after clearing shipping containers placed by the authorities to block them.

Moscow Expels 2 German Journalists Over Allegations of Closing Russian TV Bureau

The logo of ARD, the German public broadcaster, on the facade of its studio in Berlin.

Namibia Election: What to Know

Election posters in Windhoek, Namibia, days before the polls opened on Wednesday.

Mystery Drones Spotted Over U.S. Air Bases in Britain

An American jet at R.A.F. Lakenheath, an air base in Suffolk, England, in 2020. Lakenheath was among the bases that drones have been detected flying over recently.

Israeli Forces Keep Striking in Gaza Alongside Cease-Fire in Lebanon

A damaged site in Nuseirat, in central Gaza, on Wednesday after an Israeli strike.

3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

The prisoner swap negotiated by the Biden administration has been in the works for months, officials said.

Cease-Fire Deal Leaves Beleaguered Palestinians in Gaza Feeling Forgotten

A displaced Palestinian man gets a fire going next to a tent in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, on Monday.

France Suggests It Would Not Immediately Arrest Netanyahu Despite I.C.C. Warrant

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris in 2023.

Oxford University Names William Hague Its New Chancellor

William Hague at the Wimbledon tennis championships in England in July.

The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire: What to Know

Celebrating the cease-fire on Wednesday in the Dahiya, an area just south of Beirut, which has been pounded by Israeli airstrikes in recent weeks.

I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Leader

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attending a military parade in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in 2021.

With Joy and Tears, Lebanese Return Home: ‘Look at All the Destruction’

People drive south from Beirut on Wednesday.

Will the Hezbollah Cease-Fire Draw Back Northern Israel Residents Displaced by War?

Orly Gavishi-Sotto has been living in a rented house since leaving her hometown, Hanita, which is in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.

Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition

Without waiting to move into the White House, President-elect Donald J. Trump effectively declared a trade war this week.

Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds

Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter

Wednesday Briefing

The site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Britain’s Emotional Debate Over Assisted Dying

Sarah Tarlow, whose husband Mark took his own life in 2016 after suffering a debilitating neurological illness. “I think it is cruel to make people die horrible, prolonged deaths against their will and that’s what the present situation currently does,” she said.

Meet One of Hong Kong’s Last Few Pro-Democracy Activists

Chan Po-ying posed for photographs in Hong Kong on Friday.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Pits Canada Against Mexico

President-elect Donald J. Trump with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada during a Group of 7 summit in Quebec in 2018.

Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Hezbollah to Halt War in Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon continued on Tuesday, ahead of the proposed cease-fire.

Biden Announces Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon

President Biden said the agreement would allow hundreds of thousands of civilians in both Israel and Lebanon to return home, provide security guarantees for Israel and create the possibility of renewed sovereignty for Lebanon.

Wednesday Briefing: Israel Approves Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal

Beirut, yesterday.

Saudi Arabia and Russia Block Mention of Fossil Fuel Exit in Climate Resolution

Sultan al-Jaber, the president of the COP28 summit in Dubai last year, center, with other officials. The Dubai summit yielded a resolution that for the first time called for decarbonizing the world’s energy system.

Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

Trucks waiting to cross into the United States in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on Tuesday. Many multinational producers have set up supply chains that snake between North American countries.

Blinken and U.S. Allies Struggle with Wars as Biden’s Presidency Wanes

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday at the end of the Group of 7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiuggi, Italy.

Israeli Leaders Blamed by Independent Inquiry for Oct. 7 Failures

Marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at the site of the Nova Festival massacre.

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Send People Fleeing Beirut in Panic

Smoke rises over a building after a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

A Starbucks store in New York.

Breyten Breytenbach, Anti-Apartheid Writer in Exile, Dies at 85

Breyten Breytenbach, who was also a painter, at his Paris studio in 1989. He lived in exile in Paris after his wife, who was from Vietnam, was barred from South Africa because of the country’s race laws.

Mexican President Mulls Retaliatory Tariffs After Trump’s Threats

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico addressing supporters in October. On Tuesday, she pushed back against U.S. President-elect Trump’s threat of a tariff on Mexican exports.

Russia Fires Record Number of Drones in Overnight Assault, Ukraine Says

Taking shelter inside a metro station during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

7 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt

Waiting for possible survivors of the accident in the Red Sea harbor town of Marsa Alam, Egypt, on Monday.

Fury Unfolds in Pakistan

A supporter of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party gesturing after tear gas was fired by the police in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

China is the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl.

FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality

Questions about funding still surround the Club World Cup, which is the signature innovation of Gianni Infantino’s tenure as FIFA president.

Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?

Gustavo Zapata, a chef at the Sancho Paisa restaurant chain in Medellín, Colombia, prepares several types of arepas at the restaurant in September.

Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples

The plaintiff Nick Infinger outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Tuesday, after the court upheld earlier rulings granting public housing benefits and inheritance rights to same-sex married couples.

Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters

The police used tear gas against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites

A fire broke out at the launch site of the Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on Tuesday.

Rescuers Walk 14 Hours to Save Sole Survivor of Costa Rica Plane Crash

Emergency workers near the crash site in Costa Rica on Monday night.

Tuesday Briefing

Smoke billowing over Beirut on Monday, after Israeli airstrikes hit the Lebanese capital. Israel and Hezbollah could agree a cease-fire this week.

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister and the leader of Fine Gael, met with women at a sewing club in Skerries, Ireland, on Thursday. He has apologized after a brusque exchange with a voter was caught on camera a day later and went viral on social media.

As Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City

Israeli Strikes Threaten Lebanon’s Archaeological Treasures

The ruins of a building close to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baalbek. The hotel and shops were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this month.

Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade

An aerial view of Port of Savannah, in Georgia, last month. Canada, China and Mexico account for more than a third of the goods and services both imported and exported by the United States.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Criminal Cases Likely to Be Dismissed

Jack Smith, the U.S. prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald Trump.

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