Global Dispatch

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Netanyahu Weighs Expanding Gaza Military Operation Despite Warnings

The Israeli military says it controls about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north of the enclave to Khan Younis in the south is the main area that is outside Israeli control.

Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown

Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting in 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals

In a photo released by state media, President Vladimir V. Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.

She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building

Veronika Osintseva, 23, with friends at a hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. “I don’t know how I flew, but I somehow stayed alive,” she said in an interview.

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law

A demonstration in London in July. The British government has put Palestine Action, a protest group, on the same legal footing as groups like Al Qaeda in response to actions related to property damage.

Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

Bow Island, Alberta is home to a large Menonite Community.

Even Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers

Video Forces Pakistan to Confront ‘Honor Killings’ and Gender Violence

A protest last month in Quetta, Pakistan, against the killings of Bano Bibi and Ehsanullah Samalani, who had been accused of having an affair. A tribal leader ordered their execution, according to a police report.

Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment Ministers

Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward Kordofan

Sudanese Army soldiers arriving last March at a market in Al Kalalah district, an area south of the country’s capital, Khartoum, that had been recaptured a short while earlier from Rapid Support Forces.

How the Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed Japan

A visual simulation of the dropping of the atomic bomb, displayed at Hiroshima’s peace museum.

Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His Hometown

A demonstration last October in front of the city hall in Toul against the installation of the statue of Marcel Bigeard.

Rains and Broken Roads Complicate Flood Rescue in Indian Himalayas

U Myint Swe, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies at 74

In a photo released by the Myanmar military, U Myint Swe attends a defense and security council meeting in Naypyidaw in 2023.

Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

The Vineyard Wind project off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. The Interior Department has ordered its lawyers to review some projects that have already been approved.

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain

Philippine Senate Shelves Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte

A protest to demand the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines outside the Senate in Manila on Wednesday.

Here’s What France’s Largest Wildfire in Decades Looks Like

A wildfire near in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France, on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Trump Threatens to Double India’s Tariffs

Russia supplies about 45 percent of India’s oil imports.

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

“The immediate plan is to scale up the number of sites up to 16 and begin to operate them as much as 24 hours a day,” Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a Fox News interview.

Trump’s Tariff Gamble Puts America’s Ties With India at Risk

Assembling printed circuit boards at factory in Bengaluru, India, in June.

On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

The state funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during Israeli attacks on Iran in June.

Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed

Judge Roger M. Young wrote that his court lacked jurisdiction and that the issue fell under federal law, not state law.

Thursday Briefing: Trump Threatens to Double India’s Tariffs

Russia supplies about 45 percent of India’s oil imports.

New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

The evacuation plane, shown in a handout photo from the New Zealand Defence Force, landed at McMurdo Station on Tuesday, loaded up the evacuees and returned to Christchurch on Wednesday morning, making the round trip in just under 20 hours.

Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.

California Wildfire Season Starting Earlier Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

A new study examined fire trends while taking into account the different characteristics of the state’s 13 ecological regions.

India Digs In After Trump Doubles Tariffs

A factory in Tamil Nadu, India, last year.

Prince Harry Cleared of Bullying Accusations at Charity He Co-founded

Prince Harry with a group of children at a Sentebale event in Botswana in 2019. He co-founded the charity to help young people with H.I.V. and AIDS.

Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested

The flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying event in Paris.

Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet to Discuss Gaza Military Push

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering expanding Israel’s military operation in Gaza to the entire territory.

Alec Luhn, Missing American Journalist, Found Alive in Norway

Italy Approves Project to Link Sicily to the Mainland by Bridge

The Strait of Messina, the planned site for a suspension bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy.

After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold

A wedding procession passed through the town of Busra al-Sham, Syria, during a cease-fire on Thursday. The latest conflict had renewed fears of attacks against religious minorities.

For Some Wounded in Ukraine War, Surgery Helps Rebuild a Sense of Self

After more than three years of war, thousands of Ukrainians struggle with the physical and emotional trauma of severe facial injuries.

Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change

Wildfire smoke obscured the Interstate 90 bridge in Seattle in 2022.

Our Reporter Speaks to a Ukrainian Sniper About His Recovery

With Sanctions Looming, Trump’s Envoy to Russia Meets With Putin

Steve Witkoff in New Jersey last month.

Wednesday Briefing: Netanyahu’s Next Steps in Gaza

Outside a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday.

After Trump’s Tariffs, Carney Seeks to Reduce Canada’s Economic Ties to U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney visiting a lumber mill on Tuesday in British Columbia to announce efforts to help the lumber industry.

Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is awaiting trial under house arrest after he was accused of overseeing a coup plot.

Wednesday Briefing: Netanyahu’s Next Steps in Gaza

Outside a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday.

British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

Tensions at the London company had been escalating as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsened.

Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals Are Looking Shaky

A Meta data center in Newton County, Ga., that was completed this year.

Ion Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95

President Ion Iliescu of Romania at the Presidential Palace in 1993. He oversaw the country’s transition to democracy after the overthrow of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989.

China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’

Fogging with insecticide at a hospital in the Chinese city of Foshan, where officials are battling an outbreak of chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne viral disease.

Tommy Robinson, Far-Right UK Activist, Is Arrested Over Train Station Assault

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, in London in June.

Rwanda Agrees to Accept 250 Migrants as Part of Trump Deportation Plan

President Trump with Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe of Rwanda in the Oval Office in June.

American Journalist Is Missing in Norwegian National Park

Flash Floods in Indian Himalayas Kill 4, and Dozens Are Missing

A picture from the Indian Army shows houses partially buried by a mudslide in Dharali in the state of Uttarakhand, India, on Tuesday, after flash floods.

U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs

Stella Rimington, First Woman to Lead U.K.’s MI5, Dies at 90

Ms. Rimington in 2004. After retirement, she wrote spy novels.

Torrential Rain Batters Hong Kong, Flooding the Waterlogged City

Water spilling onto a street in the Quarry Bay area of Hong Kong on Tuesday. Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill by flooding caused by days of heavy rains.

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss Israel-Gaza War and Hostages

Seeking food at a charity kitchen in Gaza on Monday. More than one in three people in the enclave are not eating for days in a row, according to the U.N. World Food Program.

On Gaza, Germany’s Government Faces Pressure From All Sides

Activists set up pictures of children in Gaza in front of the Parliament in Berlin during a protest last month.

Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack

Anika Craney, whose foot was bitten by a shark in the Great Barrier Reef, resolved not to let the attack change her lifelong love of the ocean.

Photos: What Atomic Bombs Did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945.

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