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Russia Showers Cash on Men Enlisting in Ukraine War, Bringing Prosperity to Some Towns

A recruitment center for military service in St. Petersburg, Russia, in April.

Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties

Supporters of the winning candidate for president in Botswana cheering on Thursday at a counting center in Gaborone, the capital.

To Join This Club, a Member Must Die. And You Must Adore Verdi.

Members of Club dei 27 singing “Va Pensiero” in celebration of Giuseppe Verdi last month outside his birthplace near Parma, Italy.

Israel’s Peace Talks in Gaza and Lebanon: What to Know

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Mexico Supreme Court Justice Seeks to Ease Political Tensions, but Obstacles Persist

Juan Luis González Alcántara, a justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court, is proposing what he considers a compromise over a judicial plan that would overhaul how nearly all the country’s judges are selected.

In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees

In this lidar image released by Cambridge University Press, what archaeologists in Mexico say is a newly discovered lost Maya city, which they named Valeriana, is hidden deep in the southern jungle of Campeche, Mexico.

Can Iran and Israel Find a New Equilibrium?

A new billboard in Tehran with photos of President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on one side, labeled as “Warmongers,” and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran and a military officer, on the other side.

Photos of Trench Warfare in Ukraine in the Age of Drones

A Ukrainian soldier repels a Russian attack with a rocket-propelled grenade outside Toretsk, Ukraine this month.

In Spanish Town Devastated by Flood, a Grim Search for Bodies

Residents of Paiporta, Spain, a town on the outskirts of Valencia, trying to clean a flood-ravaged street on Thursday.

Repression Intensifies in the Country Hosting a Major Climate Meeting

Azerbaijan will host the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP, in November in its capital city, Baku.

As Famine Stalks Gaza, Farmers Lament Their Many Losses

Farmers inspecting the damage to a greenhouse after it was hit in a strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in January.

Pentagon Will Send Additional Fighter Jets and Destroyers to Middle East

A sign in Tehran, Iran, reads “Another storm is coming” in Hebrew and Persian. Iranian officials have said their country would retaliate for Israel’s Oct. 26 strikes on their territory.

Taking Time

Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election

An anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in May.

Canadian Police Say They Dismantled Country’s Largest Drug Lab

The police in British Columbia seized what they said was a record number of illicit drugs during a recent raid.

How a Year of Rain Flooded Spain in Eight Hours

A pileup of cars in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, after catastrophic rains.

Dublin Crowds Turn Up for Halloween Parade That Wasn’t

People in Dublin awaiting floats and characters that would never arrive.

New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer

A sign informing travelers of the new rule in the passenger drop-off zone at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand, in October.

Israel Strikes Near Lebanon’s Capital as Hopes for a Cease-Fire Fade

The aftermath of overnight Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on Friday.

As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase

Damage from a Russian bombing attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, last month. Ukraine is losing territory in the east, and its forces inside Russia have been partially pushed back.

Rúben Amorim, Manchester United and the Burden of History

Spain Braces for More Rain and Flooding as Rescuers Dig Through Debris

A woman clears mud off the street after heavy flooding in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The damaged headquarters of UNRWA, the U.N. agency that helps Palestinians, in the Nur Shams area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday after an Israeli raid in the area.

How Wagner’s Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali

She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?

Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win the Miss Universe pageant, now lives in New York City as is customary for a year after winning the title.

Can Axions Save the Universe?

Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke

Botswana’s newly-elected President Duma Boko delivers his acceptance speech at the Mass Media Complex in Gaborone on Friday.

Friday Briefing

Severe rain and flooding caused devastation in Paiporta, Spain.

Mexico’s New President, Claudia Sheinbaum, Faces First Major Crisis

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Congress last month, after her swearing-in. Her party’s overhaul of the Mexican judiciary “will be an example to the world,” she has said.

Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.

As president, Donald J. Trump was never a true isolationist, in spite of his rhetoric.

Friday Briefing: The Global Stakes of the U.S. Election

Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes

Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Thursday indicated that Iran intends to retaliate for Israel’s recent attacks.

Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian

The Iranian Embassy in Berlin on Tuesday.

U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia

President Xi Jinping of China and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in a photograph released by the Chinese state media. China is North Korea’s longtime ally and its most powerful economic and military partner.

‘Witches’ Marks’? Curses? Medieval Etchings Uncovered at Manor House

Gainsborough Old Hall, where a “staggering array” of carved ritual protection or apotropaic marks were found, in Lincolnshire County, England.

Spain Flash Floods: Scenes From the Deluge

A flooded cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say

Wounded Palestinians being treated this week at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip.

The World Series Was Big in Japan. The TV Ratings Prove It.

Dodgers fans cheering at a bar in Tokyo on Thursday.

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

People searching through rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

After Flash Floods in Spain, Rescuers and Residents Face a Grim Scene

Thursday Briefing

Early voting is underway in many states.

In China, Comedy Is Giving Women a Voice. But Can Men Take a Joke?

North Korea, in the Spotlight Over Ukraine, Launches a Long-Range Missile

South Korean news coverage of North Korea’s missile test on Thursday, using file footage from an earlier launch.

Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes

Mexico City legislators rally in favor of a judicial overhaul at the Mexico City Congress in mid-September this year.

8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election

The Supreme Court building in Mexico City. Eight of the court’s 11 justices announced on Wednesday that they were resigning.

Thursday Briefing: U.S. Voters Focus on the Economy

Two Black Holes are Giving the Cosmos a Fright

U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria

U.S. forces patrolling in Syria last month.

Flash Floods in Spain Kill at Least 205: What to Know

Damaged vehicles lie in flood waters at an industrial complex in the province of Valencia, Spain.

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?

A statue of Alexander the Great in Athens. Antonis Bartsiokas, a paleoanthropologist, has claimed that fabric found in a tomb believed to have held the remains of Alexander’s father, Philip II, actually belonged to Alexander himself.

Israel Demolished Hundreds of Buildings in Southern Lebanon, Videos and Satellite Images Show

Fire Breaks Out at BAE’s UK Nuclear Submarine Plant

The entrance to the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

Israel Orders Residents of Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon to Evacuate

Evacuating from Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say

Ukrainians at a registration center in Sumy, Ukraine, after arriving from Russian-occupied areas.

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, where Constellation Energy plans to restart a reactor it shut down in 2019.

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