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Middle East Crisis: Israel and Egypt Trade Blame Over Closure of a Main Gaza Crossing

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.

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.

Here’s the latest on the shooting of the Slovak prime minister.

Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot outside the venue while greeting supporters, local media reported.

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.

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.

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.

Russia Detains Senior General, Widening Military Purge

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wildfire Approaches Canada’s Largest Oil-Producing Area — Again

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

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.

Macron Moves to Declare State of Emergency 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.

Wednesday Briefing

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

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.

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.

European Union 2024 Election: What to Know

A giant poster announcing the upcoming European elections was placed on the facade of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France.

Putin Will Visit Xi, Testing a ‘No Limits’ Partnership

A photo provided by Russian state media showing President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, after talks at the Kremlin in Moscow last year.

Curfew Imposed in New Caledonia Following Protests Over Constitutional Change

Smoke rising over New Caledonia’s capital, Noumea, on Tuesday as protests continued. The French authorities in the territory said they would mobilize security forces.

Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth

Penny Sackett, former director of the Australian National University’s Mount Stromlo Observatory, just outside Canberra, in the remains of the observatory, which was destroyed in a 2003 wildfire.

Tuesday Briefing

Michael Cohen spoke about doing Donald Trump’s dirty work for a decade.

How One Crack in the Line Opened a Path for the Russians

Paramedics with the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian army evacuating wounded soldiers from battles raging on the front line of the Donetsk region, this month.

International UN Worker Is Killed in Gaza

Protesters Disrupt Israeli Memorial Day Events Over War Raging in Gaza

Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, speaking at a Memorial Day ceremony in Ashdod, Israel, on Monday.

White House Says Israel Still Has Provided No Plan to Protect Rafah Civilians

Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, at the White House, on Monday.

Tuesday Briefing: The Prosecution’s Star Witness at the Trump Trial

Michael Cohen said that working for Donald Trump was the fulfillment of a youthful dream.

Mumbai Storm Topples Huge Billboard, Killing 14

The billboard fell on a gas station in suburban Mumbai where people had taken shelter from a storm.

New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power

A transmission line construction project near Bingham, Maine, in 2022.

Finnish Lawmaker Who Fired Gun Outside Bar Is Expelled From Party

Putin’s New Defense Minister Signals Russia’s Plan for a Long War in Ukraine

Andrei R. Belousov, the newly appointed defense minister, at a hearing on Monday in the Russian Parliament, in a photo made available by the Russian Federation Council.

As Russia Advances on Kharkiv, Ukraine Faces Shortages of Weapons and Troops

Residents from the village of Liptsi, in northeastern Ukraine, arriving at an evacuation point as they made their way to Kharkiv on Sunday.

U.K. Police Charge 3 Men With Aiding Hong Kong Intelligence Service

The three men charged appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Chinese Woman Jailed for Reporting on Covid Set to be Freed

A pro-democracy activist holding a placard demanding the release of Zhang Zhan, outside the Chinese central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong in 2020.

Israelis Mark Memorial Day Among Portraits of Those Lost at the Nova Festival Ground

A woman sitting on Monday near portraits of the hundreds of people who came to the Nova music festival in southern Israel last October and never made it home.

Activists Hold Annual Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

Minnesota and Wisconsin See Air Quality Warnings as Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts South

Smoke from wildfires burning east of Teepee Creek in Alberta, Canada, on Friday.

Secret Hamas Files Show It Spied on Everyday Palestinians

A rally in support of Hamas in Gaza City in 2022. A secret police force overseen by Hamas’s leader in the enclave utilizes an extensive network of informants.

Violent Unrest Over Economic Strife Erupts in Pakistan’s Kashmir Region

Police officers clashing with demonstrators in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.

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