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Israel Raids Al-Shifa Hospital Again; Netanyahu to Send Team for Talks in D.C.

Palestinian children waiting in line last month in Beit Lahia, Gaza, for food provided by donors.


Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War

Thousands of Russians gathered on Red Square in Moscow on Monday, a day after Vladimir V. Putin was declared the winner of a stage-managed presidential election.


Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting

Protesters outside the National Assembly in the capital of Gambia on Monday hold signs asking legislators not to repeal the law banning female genital cutting.


Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say

Security officials searching vehicles in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Monday following the strikes by Pakistan.


Haiti’s Hospitals Survived Cholera and Covid. Gangs Are Closing Them.

An older woman was carried off the street this month in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where gang violence has forced the closure of more than half of the city’s medical facilities.


Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Dispatch Team to Hear Biden Administration Worries on Rafah

Palestinians flee the area after Israeli bombardment in central Gaza City on Monday.


Putin’s Orchestrated Election Leaves Russians With No Other Choices

Voters at a polling station in Moscow on Sunday, as part of a protest against President Vladimir V. Putin.


Iceland Volcano Erupts in Plumes of Fire With Little Notice

Lava flowed from a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Saturday, in a handout photograph released by the Icelandic Coast Guard.


Five Takeaways From Putin’s Win in Russia

President Vladimir Putin said the election results reflected “internal consolidation” that would let Russia “act effectively at the front line” in Ukraine.


Who Australia Caught When It Went Looking for Chinese Spies

Di Sanh Duong at his warehouse in December in Melbourne, Australia.


Rebellious Russians Stage Daring Attacks From Ukraine on Russian Soil

Russian soldiers who are fighting for Ukraine gather in a farmhouse on Thursday near the Russian border as they prepare for an assault.


Chile’s Deadliest Wildfire Is Said to Have Been Made Worse by a Lack of Water

Ariel Orellana with a photo of his sister, Anastasia, who was killed in the fire, along with their mother. Forensic experts identified her remains a week after the fire.


In Occupied Ukraine, Soldiers and Poll Workers Collect Votes for Putin

Members of a local election commission, accompanied by a soldier, prepared a mobile polling station for early voting in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday.


What the Philippines Is Doing About South China Sea Tensions

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany this past week at the chancellery in Berlin.


Tuesday Briefing

Putin stated that the war in Ukraine will continue to dominate his rule in front of thousands of Russians at Red Square in Moscow on Monday.


Afghanistan’s Drought in Photos: Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs


All but 7 Countries on Earth Have Air Pollution Above WHO Standard

Dhaka in Bangladesh is consistently ranked one of the world’s most polluted cities.


Canada Lawmakers Back Motion Meant to Help Bring Peace to Gaza

A rally to call for a cease-fire in Gaza in Ottawa, Canada, this month.


Tuesday Briefing: Putin’s Victory Spectacle

Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin addresses the crowd at a rally in Red Square in Moscow on Monday.


Who was Marwan Issa, the Hamas commander killed by Israel?

There are few photos of Marwan Issa, the senior-most Hamas leader killed by Israel since the start of the war. An official in the group’s military wing, he kept a low profile.


Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife


Israeli Negotiators Head to Qatar for Cease-Fire Talks, Officials Say

In Tel Aviv this month, people held photos of a hostage believed to have been taken during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7. Some Israelis say their government is not doing enough to secure the captives’ release.


Famine Is ‘Imminent’ in Northern Gaza, Report Warns

Palestinian children waiting in line for food provided by donors in Deir al Balah, Gaza, in February.


In Seoul, Blinken Warns of Disinformation Threat to Democracies

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke about threats to global security posed by A.I.-generated disinformation at the Summit for Democracy in Seoul on Monday.


Monday Briefing

President Vladimir Putin said the election results reflected “internal consolidation” that would allow Russia to “act effectively at the front line” in Ukraine.


Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time

A carbon dioxide storage prototype built by Energy Dome in Ottana, Sardinia.


What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

Customers at an internet cafe in Quezon City, Philippines, can play games that reward players with cryptocurrency tokens.


Steve Harley, ‘Make Me Smile’ Singer, Dies at 73

Steve Harley formed the band Cockney Rebel in the early 1970s.


Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

A presidential election poster in Moscow on Sunday.


Netanyahu Rejects Schumer Call for Israeli Election

An Israeli tank moving near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Sunday.


Putin Breaks Silence on Navalny’s Death, Calling It an ‘Unfortunate Incident’

On Sunday, Mr. Putin made his first public remarks about Aleksei A. Navalny’s death.


Monday Briefing: Putin Extends His Rule

Voters lined up outside a polling station in Moscow at noon on Sunday, part of a protest against Vladimir Putin.


Niger Orders American Troops to Leave Its Territory

American and Nigerien flags at an air base in Agadez, Niger. The Biden administration formally acknowledged last October what most countries had already concluded: that the military takeover in Niger last July was a coup.


Navalny’s Widow Votes in Berlin


Gaza Aid Chef, José Andrés, Calls for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

World Central Kitchen is the only aid group that has successfully delivered aid directly to Gaza by sea.


Russia Says It Shot Down Ukrainian Drones, Debris Caused Oil Refinery Fire

Damage on Sunday in Belgorod, Russia.


Long Lines of Russian Voters Signal Discontent With Putin’s Tenure

Voters lined up outside a polling station in Moscow on Sunday.


Russians Know Putin Will Be Re-Elected, but Many Worry What Comes Next

Some Russian voters are concerned that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may introduce new economic measures after the voting.


Gaza Receives First Sea-Borne Aid Amid Fears About Security and Malnutrition

The Open Arms ship towing a barge loaded with food off the coast of Gaza on Friday. The supplies were successfully offloaded for distribution in the territory.


U.N. Documents More Than 24 Attacks on Gazans Waiting for Aid Since January

Palestinians who were wounded by Israeli gunfire while waiting for aid, according to health officials, rest on beds at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza this month.


In Paris, the Olympics Clean Up Their Act

Construction in Place de la Concorde.


India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know


In Search of Spring


A Financial Crisis May Jeopardize Local News in Most of Atlantic Canada

A lender has asked a court to dissolve Atlantic Canada’s leading news media company.


Gazans Struggle to Celebrate Ramadan: ‘Practically Fasting for Months’

A Palestinian family in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip prepared on Monday to break fast on the first day of Ramadan in the ruins of their family house.


For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now

Ytasha Womack, a screenwriter on “Niyah and the Multiverse,” currently playing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, is the author of numerous works including “Black Panther: A Cultural Exploration.”


Was He Secretly Working for China? This Is What He Told Us.

Di Sanh Duong in December at his office in Melbourne, Australia.


Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules

The rules have been challenged by industry as too restrictive, but also by environmentalists as not strong enough.


Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire

A Houthi soldier in Sana, Yemen, on Friday, at a protest against the United States and Israel. Houthi attacks have been disrupting Red Sea shipping since the start of the war in Gaza.


Biden Embraces Schumer’s Speech Castigating Netanyahu

President Biden said that Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, had informed his White House staff before his speech.


Another Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed

Palestinians performing the first Friday noon prayer of Ramadan over the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque in Rafah, Gaza, on Friday.


Kushner Developing Deals Overseas Even as His Father-in-Law Runs for President

Jared Kushner, former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, set up an investment company after leaving his White House job.


Hamas Softens Demand for Permanent Cease-Fire in Truce Talks, Officials Say

Pictures of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7 on display in Tel Aviv on Thursday.


Shabab Militants Lay Siege to Hotel in Somali Capital

The damaged SYL Hotel on Friday, after the attack in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, by militants with Al Shabab, which is linked to the group Al Qaeda.


The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill

An oil field at Signal Hill near Long Beach, Calif., in 1927.


Biden Embraces Schumer’s ‘Good Speech’ Castigating Netanyahu

President Biden commented on Senator Chuck Schumer’s speech while hosting the Irish prime minister at the White House on Friday.


‘Welcome to Hell’: U.N. Panel Says Russian War Crimes Are Widespread

Demonstrators gathered in Kyiv last year to call attention to Ukrainian prisoners of war.


Netanyahu Proceeds With Plans for Rafah Ground Invasion, Rejecting Cease-Fire Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who has come under growing international pressure to end the war and limit civilian deaths.