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Live Updates: Trump Calls Gaza Deal a ‘Momentous Breakthrough’

Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars

Children playing jump rope at the Lycée Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last September. The school is being used as a shelter for people displaced by violence.

This Town Doesn’t Like Rearmament. But It’s Ready to Build Tanks.

An armored transport vehicle at the Alstom factory in Görlitz, Germany, this year. The company KNDS has taken over the plant, which used to produce train cars, to instead make tanks and other military vehicles.

Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?

Irish Factory Prospered Because of China’s Babies. Then Nestlé Pulled the Plug.

Tim Hanley at his dairy farm in western Ireland, near a Nestlé factory to which he provided milk for infant formula sold in China.

Why Many Students in Thailand Can’t Let Their Hair Down

Students at Wat That Thong High School in Bangkok shopping for snacks before morning assembly.

Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching

Leo XIV presiding over Mass at St. Peter’s Square this month. In his first months as pope, he has shown support for Francis’ previous teaching on some key issues.

As Israelis Express Relief at Hamas Deal, Some Ask Why It Took So Long

Celebrations on Thursday at a plaza in Tel Aviv that has become known as Hostages Square.

Israel-Hamas Deal Is Celebrated in Gaza, but Key Questions Remain Unanswered

Celebrating in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday. The situation in the enclave remains bleak — food, water and medicine are still scarce — but there were reasons for hope.

10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane

The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 in Ataku, Kazakhstan, in December of last year.

Another Guilty Verdict After Appeal in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

Gisèle Pelicot arriving at the courthouse in Nîmes, France, on Thursday.

How Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control

Young people lit candles to pay tribute to Gen Z protesters killed by the security forces in Kathmandu, Nepal, last month.

How the Right Uses Charlie Kirk’s Death to Further Their Policies

At UK’s Conservative Party Conference, Tories Wonder About Their Future

A collage of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England, this week.

The U.N. says it is ready to rush aid into Gaza.

Palestinian children crowded together at a charity kitchen to receive free meals in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Iran, a Longtime Hamas Backer, Signals Support for Truce Deal With Israel

A domestically built missile on display in the Iranian capital, Tehran, this month.

When Will Israel and Hamas Exchange Hostages and Prisoners? What to Know.

A silent protest in support of hostages’ families in Carmei Gat, Israel.

Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza?

Yellow chairs, some with images of hostages, along a road in southern Israel on Thursday.

Netanyahu’s Political Fortunes May Be Transformed by Gaza Deal

At the U.N. General Assembly last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a Palestinian state would represent “national suicide” for Israel.

Hamas Takes a Big Risk in Deal With Israel to Release Hostages

Children looked at a poster showing Israeli hostages held in Gaza while at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday.

Fury over Israel’s Qatar attack led Trump to put pressure on Netanyahu.

A still image from television footage showing the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9.

How a Plan to Save Forests From Avocados Would Work

The Aztecavo avocado packing plant in Uruapan, Michoacán.

World Leaders Express Hope and Relief After Gaza Deal

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza celebrating after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, in Tel Aviv, on Thursday.

What We Know About the Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas

The route used by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to flee the most intense areas of the war, on Monday.

Here’s the latest.

How did stalled talks turn into a deal between Israel and Hamas?

A girl bringing bread to her family in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Trump revels in a ‘historic’ deal, but offers few details.

Sean Hannity greets President Trump last year at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards in Greenvale, N.Y.

What Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan Envisions

President Trump greeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House last month.

G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Air Force and Marine aircraft at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico last month.

What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza

Mourners attend a dawn memorial service marking the two-year anniversary of the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel.

Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action

The Fort Lauderdale, a Navy amphibious transport ship, off the coast of Puerto Rico this week. Since early September, the U.S. military has carried out at least four lethal strikes on civilian boats.

President Trump Says Israel and Hamas Agree to First Phase of Peace Plan

Smoke rising above Gaza City, as seen from Nuseirat on Tuesday.

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the United Nations General Assembly last month.

With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

President Trump at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

A Gaza Breakthrough

In Tel Aviv.

Another African Charity Tied to Prince Harry Faces Criticism

Prince Harry in London last month.

Manchester Synagogue Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS, Police Say

Police outside the synagogue in Manchester the day after the attack, last week.

Why a China Spy Case in the U.K. Collapsed Before It Went to Trial

Christopher Cash arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London last year. He denied the charges against him.

A New Security Decree Weighs Heavily on Italy’s Young Protesters

Students unfurled a banner on Sept. 19 during a meeting of student collectives from two of Rome’s most politically mobilized high schools, Augusto Righi and Torquato Tasso, at the historic Villa Borghese park.

Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

Workers at a direct air capture facility under construction in Texas last year.

Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Confront Assailant in Rape Case

Gisèle Pelicot exiting the courthouse accompanied by her son Florian Pelicot during the appeal trial in Nîmes, France, on Wednesday.

‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

A drug addict in Pretoria, South Africa, in March.

Macron Will Name New Prime Minister Rather Than Call Elections

France’s outgoing prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu.

4 Workers Die in Collapse at Hotel Site in Madrid

Emergency responders work at the site of a building collapse in central Madrid on Tuesday.

Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming

Hamas members during a hostage handover in Khan Younis, Gaza, in February.

Israel Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla Aiming to Break Gaza Blockade

Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens

A candlelit event in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. The deadly attack occurred in a different area of the war-torn country.

Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement

Lima’s right-wing mayor, Rafael López Aliaga, who is known widely as “Porky.”

In Syria, a Crackdown on Gunfire at Weddings

Wedding festivities in Binnish, Syria, this summer. Under the new government, there is a push to celebrate special occasions by using fireworks rather than firearms.

Napa on the Aegean: A Turkish Wine Region Re-emerges

Visitors enjoying a glass of wine at Urlice.

Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

Chinese censors are going after content that “excessively exaggerates negative and pessimistic sentiment” or promotes “defeatist narratives like ‘hard work is useless.’”

Athens Democracy Forum: Reinventing a Democracy for Our Times

The ruins of the Acropolis in Athens. The Athens Democracy Forum was first held in 2013. This year, participants were largely pessimistic about the ability to strengthen democracies around the world.

Athens Democracy Forum: ‘The Mother of All Battles?’ Information Integrity

Athens Democracy Forum: As Democracy Erodes Globally, So Do Women’s Rights

Protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, demonstrating in support of Nikolina Sindjelic, an activist who was detained by police while protesting and, she said, was assaulted and threatened with rape and sodomy.

Athens Democracy Forum: Dialogue Is An Antidote for Security Threats

Only hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, in December 2024, was democracy restored. “This was an unfathomable event,” said Jaeyoung Lee, a former member of the Korea National Assembly.

Five Young Democracy Advocates Share What They Have Learned

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