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Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi addressed a crowd at a demonstration in Istanbul in 2018, following the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Deadly Risks of Reporting In Gaza

Mourners with the bodies of Palestinian journalists killed during an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday. At least 20 people were killed during the attack.

Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations

In a statement on Wednesday, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, said, “We are aware that foreign actors continue to show an interest in Greenland.”

Germany Proposes Plan to Boost Recruitment or Resort to Draft

Soldiers training at a base in Germersheim, Germany, in July.

Russia and Ukraine Target Energy Sites, Seeking Leverage Away From the Front

A photograph released by the Mayor of Sochi, Russia, showing firefighters working at a fuel depot outside the city, after a Ukrainian drone attack, this month.

Too Old, Too Uneducated: Aging Workers in Beijing Struggle for Work

Workers looking for day labor jobs near Majuqiao, in Beijing, around 4 a.m. one day in July. People from around the country gather here every morning for a chance to earn money.

South Korea’s Leader and Trump Find Common Ground: Kim Jong-un

The talks between President Trump and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea did not produce any breakthroughs.

Israel Links Deadly Hospital Attack in Gaza to Hamas Surveillance Camera

People and rescuers working to recover the body of a Palestinian cameraman, Hussam al-Masri, who worked for Reuters and was killed in an Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza on Monday.

Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

Nigel Farage, the leader of the British party Reform U.K., in front of a mock departures board during a news conference at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, England, on Tuesday.

UK Summers, and Houses, Are Getting Hotter

Caz Facey this month under the awning that she installed to cool her London home.

A Peace Deal for Ukraine Could Test German Reluctance to Deploy Troops

German soldiers participate in a military exercise with Lithuania north of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, last year.

Israeli Security Cabinet Meets Amid Growing Protests Over Gaza War

Australia Says Iran Was Behind Antisemitic Arson Attacks on Its Soil

Mike Burgess, left, Australia’s intelligence chief, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday. Mr. Burgess accused Iran of using a “web of proxies” to hide its involvement in arson attacks in Australia.

North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks

Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris

Inside the Andalusian garden at the Grand Mosque of Paris.

Lafufus, Fake Labubus, Spawn Safety Warning and Raids

Labubu dolls at Pop Mart’s flagship store in Shanghai.

U.S. Envoy Talks Peace in Lebanon, but Stirs Anger With ‘Act Civilized’ Remark

Thomas Barrack and another U.S. envoy, Morgan Ortagus, after meeting with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon on Tuesday.

London Asks Commuters, ‘Please Put Your Headphones In, Thank You’

On the London underground this month.

Wednesday Briefing: The U.K. May Recognize a Palestinian State

Trump’s India Muddle

At the White House in February.

Mumbai’s Pigeon-Feeding Rules Aren’t Going Over Well

The closure of dozens of feeding spots for pigeons, known as kabutarkhanas, in Mumbai has upset some leaders of the city’s Jain community, a small but influential religious group.

Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu

President Emmanuel Macron announced last month that France would recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in September, angering the Israeli leader.

Russian Troops Gain a Toehold in Another Ukrainian Region

Ukrainian soldiers firing at Russian drones, in the Dnipropetrovsk region earlier this month.

State Department Agents Join Trump’s Deployment in D.C.

A Diplomatic Security Service agent patrolling the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington along with F.B.I. agents this month.

China Finds Buyers for Surplus Solar: Africa’s Energy-Hungry Countries

European Officials Press Iran on Nuclear Talks. Here’s What to Know.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said recently that the dispute between Tehran and Washington “is not a matter that can be resolved.”

With Little Explanation, Trump Throws Wind Industry Into Chaos

Components for the ongoing construction of the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in New London, Conn., in November.

2 Police Officers Killed in Shooting in Rural Australia

Police officers standing not far from where two officers were killed in Victoria, Australia, on Tuesday. Parts of a rural town, including a primary school, have been placed into lockdown.

Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Strikes Killed Five Journalists

The Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital yesterday.

Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Strikes Killed Five Journalists

The Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital yesterday.

French Prime Minister Calls Special Parliamentary Session to Address Ballooning Debt

“There’s no way out if we don’t realize the gravity of this risk,” Prime Minister François Bayrou of France said of the country’s deficit during a news conference in Paris on Monday.

Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law

A damaged billboard of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in January, a month after he was overthrown.

How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout

U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

What to Know About the Journalists Killed in Gaza

A photo made available by the family of Mariam Dagga, a freelancer photographer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, of her father leading her funeral prayer after she was killed.

Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Government Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, speaking in Baltimore on Monday.

German Prosecutors Charge American With Attempted Spying for China

The Chinese Embassy in Berlin last year. The American had worked as a Defense Department contractor from 2017 to spring 2023, the prosecutors said in a statement.

France Summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner Over Antisemitism Comments

Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, and his wife, Seryl Kushner, leaving the Élysée Palace in Paris in July.

Israeli Hospital Strike Kills 20 in Gaza, Including 5 Journalists

Palestinian medics helping an injured man at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday.

At Least One Dead as Typhoon Kajiki Slams Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki brought heavy rain to Vinh, a city in Nghe An Province of Vietnam, on Monday.

Expecting on the Front Lines: Motherhood in Ukraine’s Military

Nadia, a military radio operator, getting an ultrasound at the Poltava hospital in central Ukraine in January. She served until she was eight and a half months pregnant.

E1 Settlement in West Bank Tied to Greater Israel Goal

A view of the E1 area near an Israeli settlement, Maale Adumim, on Friday.

What’s Next for Ukraine After All That Diplomacy?

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump at the White House last week.

Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.

President Trump waiting to greet President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage this month.

Should I Get a Portable Induction Cooktop?

How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City

American and Chinese flags outside the Fukien Benevolent Association, a community group in Chinatown, Manhattan.

Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region this year.

Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region this year.

Revealing Taste

Vice President JD Vance, whose playlists were part of a prankish Spotify leak.

Zelensky Marks Ukraine’s Independence Day With Diplomacy in Kyiv and a Plea for Peace

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada with President Volodymyr Zelensky during Independence Day celebrations on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War

Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

Family members of people accused of online blasphemy at a news conference in October in Islamabad, Pakistan.

China’s Tropical Resort Island Orders Evacuations as Typhoon Kajiki Nears

Navigating heavy rain on Sunday in the Hainan Province of China as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.

Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

Ukrainian soldiers firing toward a Russian target in the Donetsk region this year. The Donbas, made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, has become the focus of territorial disputes between Ukraine and Russia.

China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea will meet with President Trump on Monday during his first official trip to Washington.

As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man being carried by Israeli security forces during a protest against conscription last week in Kfar Yona.

Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia

Thompson, the stage name of Marko Perkovic, performing this month in Sinj, Croatia.

Collapse of Bridge Under Construction in China Leaves 12 Dead

The aftermath of a bridge collapse on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway in northwest China on Friday in a photo released by Chinese state media.

The Water Cure

An Unusual Sight Over Canada’s Arctic: Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires in northern Saskatchewan.

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