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Live Updates: Suspect Is Charged in Attempted Killing of Slovakia’s Leader

Zelensky Visits Embattled North as Russia Presses Broad Assaults

A woman who was evacuated from her home near Vovchansk, Ukraine, registering for humanitarian aid in Kharkiv on Wednesday.

Middle East Crisis: Israel Says It Will Send More Troops to Rafah, Defying International Pressure

How Extremist Settlers Took Over Israel

A member of a group known as the Hilltop Youth, which seeks to tear down Israel’s institutions and establish ‘‘Jewish rule.’’

Slovakia’s officials appeal for calm in a deeply polarized country.

Zuzana Caputova, center right, Slovakia’s departing president, and Peter Pellegrini, center left, the president-elect, arriving for a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday.

Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions

The presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, last month.

What to Know About the Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico

Medical workers transferring Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia to a hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Wednesday.

Dancing Past the Venus de Milo

In Show of Unity, Putin and Xi Hail ‘New Model’ of Ties Between Powers

A photograph provided by Russian state media showed China’s leader, Xi Jinping, welcoming President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a ceremony in Beijing.

Putin-Xi Summit

King Charles III and a History of Polarizing Royal Portraits

The artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III at the unveiling of Mr. Yeo’s portrait of the king at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday.

A France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst

A bullet-ridden prison van at the site of the attack that killed two prison guards on Tuesday in Incarville, France.

What Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Did for Singapore

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore with his wife, Ho Ching, during a trip to Indonesia last year. He leaves office on Wednesday.

5 Israeli Soldiers in Gaza Are Killed In a Friendly Fire Incident

An Israeli tank near Gaza on Wednesday.

ICJ to Hear Arguments from South Africa on Israel’s Actions in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague in late January, when the court issued its first order in a case South Africa brought against Israel over the war in Gaza.

​Takeaways From the Times Investigation of Israel’s Settler Violence and Impunity

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir in Israel’s parliament last year.

Thursday Briefing

Security officers moved Prime Minister Robert Fico in a car after the shooting.

Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union

The Slovak national flag, left, next to the flag of the European Union flying at the Presidential Palace in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava.

Attempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge

The scene moments after Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot in Handlova on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Slovakia’s Leader Was Shot

Security officers moved Prime Minister Robert Fico in a car after the shooting.

Blinken Warns Fighting Could Undo Aid Gains in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians packing their tent on Wednesday before leaving an unsafe area in Rafah.

U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight

Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, faced a barrage of questions during a congressional hearing this month.

A.T. Ariyaratne, a Hero in Sri Lanka for Helping the Poor, Dies at 92

Dutch Right-Wing Parties Reach Preliminary Deal to Form a Government

Geert Wilders, the leader of Party for Freedom, speaks to members of the news media after the government formation talks in The Hague on Wednesday.

Swiss Court Convicts Ousman Sonko, Ex-Gambian Minister, of Crimes Against Humanity

Fatoumatta Sandeng, a plaintiff in the case and the daughter of the tortured opposition leader, with Nina Burri, her lawyer, after the conviction of Ousman Sonko in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?

Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and seriously wounded on Wednesday.

Wildfire Nears Canada’s Largest Oil-Producing Area, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

This photo released by the government of Alberta on Monday shows columns of smoke from wildfires near Fort McMurray.

France Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests in New Caledonia

Walking next to a burned-out car while a man holds a flag of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front after a supermarket was looted and shops vandalized in the New Caledonian capital, Noumea, on Tuesday.

After Outlawing Public Zoos, Costa Rica Relocates Hundreds of Animals

A net was used to get animals out of the water after the closure of the Simon Bolivar State Zoo.

Gaza Aid Gains May Be Lost as Fighting Rages in Rafah, U.S. Says

Trucks waiting on an Egyptian road along the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, earlier this month.

Ukraine Fights to Hold Off Fierce Russian Assaults in Northeast

Residents of Vovchansk and surrounding villages in northeastern Ukraine being evacuated to the city of Kharkiv on Tuesday.

Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush

Forensic investigators at the site of the ambush in Incarville, in northern France, on Tuesday.

Ethnic ‘Balancer’ for Government Jobs Becomes Focus of Ethnic Division

An ethnic Albanian shepherd with his flock in a village on the outskirts of Tetovo, North Macedonia.

Putin Is Selling Victory, and Many Russians Are Buying It

Miltary cadets at an exhibition of equipment captured from NATO countries in front of the Victory Museum in Moscow.

First, He Conquered Paris. Now, a Japanese Chef Wants to Become a Brand.

“If you make a compromise, or think ‘OK, this is good,’ then it is time to quit,” said Kei Kobayashi, pictured at one of his new Tokyo restaurants.

Wednesday Briefing

Donald Trump’s attorneys attempted to portray Michael Cohen as an opportunist.

FIFA Set to Roll Back Reforms Enacted After Corruption Scandal

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, center, in Washington in April. He has overseen the weakening of changes he championed as a candidate for the position.

China Deploys Dozens of Ships to Block Philippine Protest Flotilla

Philippine fishing boats near the town of Masinloc on Luzon Island on Wednesday morning, on their way to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

King Charles III Unveils First Official Painted Portrait Since Coronation

Jonathan Yeo’s oil-on-canvas portrait of King Charles III depicts him wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was a Regimental Colonel.

Wednesday Briefing: Michael Cohen Faced Donald Trump’s Lawyers

Michael Cohen, center, on his way to court yesterday.

U.K. Summons Chinese Ambassador for Reprimand as Tensions Rise

A protester placing a cardboard protest sign with photos of three men charged with assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service in Britain on the door of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office on Tuesday in London.

German Court Fines Far-Right Leader for Using Nazi Phrase

Björn Höcke at his trial in Halle, eastern Germany, in April. He claimed during the proceedings that he had not known about the phrase’s Nazi origin.

Russia Detains Senior General, Widening Military Purge

A photo made available by the Russian Defense Ministry of Lt. Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov.

UN Begins Citing a Lower Death Toll For Women and Children in Gaza

A woman mourning the loss of her siblings killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in October.

Orcas Sink Another Boat Near Iberia, Worrying Sailors Before Summer

Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds

A 730-year-old fir tree in Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. Researchers used data from 10,000 trees across the Northern Hemisphere.

Kenya Rallies Police Officers Ahead of Haiti Deployment

Kenyan anti-riot police officers on patrol last year on a highway that runs by an impoverished neighborhood.

Red Lobster Temporarily Closes Dozens of Restaurants

A Red Lobster restaurant in Rohnert Park, Calif., is one of the locations listed on an auction website as selling its equipment.

Manhunt Underway in France After Prisoner Escapes in Ambush

Investigators working the site of a ramming attack that took place late Tuesday morning near a tollbooth in northwestern France.

Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence

“I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran,” the director Mohammad Rasoulof said. “With a heavy heart, I chose exile.”

Roman Polanski Did Not Defame British Actress, French Court Rules

Roman Polanski in Paris in 2019.

Georgia’s Parliament Gives Final Approval to ‘Foreign Agents’ Measure

Georgian political parties supporters protesting during a rally to oppose a draft bill on “foreign agents” in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday.

Anti-Monarchy Activist in Thailand Dies After Hunger Strike

Thailand’s Parliament. The governing party said last year that lawmakers would discuss changes to the law against criticism of the monarchy, but later backtracked.

Israeli Military Leaders See Danger in Lack of a Plan to Govern Gaza

Smoke rising after a strike in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Ukraine Needs Money to Fight. Can Seized Russian Assets Help?

Repairing tanks and other vehicles in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine this month.

Mexico Is Pushing Migrants Away From U.S. Border

Migrants listening to guidelines from a staff member at the Oasis De Paz Del Espíritu Santo Amparito shelter in Villahermosa, Mexico.

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