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Who Are UNIFIL Peacekeepers at Lebanon-Israel Border?

An Italian member of the U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon in July.

Israel Fired on Peacekeepers in Lebanon, U.N. Says

Carrying a body amid destroyed buildings in central Beirut that Lebanon said had been hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday night.

Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Biggest Tax Increase of War to Support the Army

Firing from a position near Selydove, eastern Ukraine, this month. The tax rise is likely to hit hard in the country, where people have already seen their economic well-being plummet because of the war.

In One Photo: Lebanon’s Dahiya Area After Strikes

In One Image Rubble, and Defiance By David Guttenfelder

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.

Black Girls Hike Founder Seeks to Make U.K. Hiking More Inclusive

Rhiane Fatinikun, the founder of Black Girls Hike, on Ingleborough, a peak in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England, after climbing it with a group of hikers this year.

Faced With Regional Setbacks, India Flexes Its New Economic Muscle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, right, with President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives in New Delhi on Monday. Mr. Muizzu called India, which offered more than $750 million in aid, “a key partner.”

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 last month at a family gathering near the rural town of Lusikisiki, South Africa.

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.

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

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

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.

In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Lone Gas Station Is a Lifeline

Abdul Latif fills a customer’s car at Ali Jawad’s gas station, in Baalbek, Lebanon this week.

Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adds to Oil Market Volatility

Isfahan is home to one of the largest refineries in Iran.

How The Times Investigated Indian Political Ties to Labor Abuse in the Sugar Industry

Workers in a sugar cane field last December in Pandharpur, India.

What Flying in a Wind Tunnel Reveals About Birds

A western sandpiper taking flight in the wind tunnel of Western University’s Advanced Facility for Avian Research in Ontario.

Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields

Jaywant Sugars Ltd. in Karad, India, before the start of the sugar season, in September.

A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.

Han Kang, shown in 2016, is both the first South Korean and the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

‘Relentless’ Israeli Attacks on Gaza Medical Workers Are War Crime, U.N. Panel Says

A medical worker near a destroyed hospital in Gaza City in September.

Friday Briefing: Florida Hurricane Kills at Least 7

Residents of an apartment complex in Clearwater, Fla., were rescued from floodwaters.

Airstrikes in Beirut Kill at Least 22 and Injure Over 100, Lebanon Says

Several buildings in central Beirut were hit by airstrikes on Thursday.

The Forecast: 832 Degrees in Brazil? Weather App Glitch Sends Extreme Weather to New Heights

The BBC apologized on Thursday for its inaccurate weather predictions that showed wild winds and insanely high temperatures for cities around the world.

Israel’s Security Cabinet Met to Discuss Response to Iran Attack

An Israeli soldier inspects the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile in southern Israel on Wednesday.

While N.B.A. Plays in Abu Dhabi, Critics Cry Foul

Jaden Springer with the ball in the second game, played at Etihad Arena on Sunday.

Nima Rinji Sherpa Becomes Youngest Climber to Summit 14 Highest Mountains

The mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa at Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal in March.

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.

Conditions in Gaza Worsen Amid Israeli Strikes

Palestinians inspecting a destroyed school after an airstrike on Thursday in Deir al Balah, in central Gaza.

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

Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks

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

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

Trump Family Business Eyes Hotel Deals in Israel

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.