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Middle East Crisis: Netanyahu Dissolves War Cabinet After 2 Key Members Quit

‘A Hellscape’: Dire Conditions in Gaza Leave a Multitude of Amputees

An amputee at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in November.

A Russian City Adapts to War: Blast Shelters and Drone Jamming

Alina, front right, waiting at a bus stop in Belgorod, Russia, that has been fortified to protect from shelling.

America’s Voice in Taiwan Has Some Parting Advice About China

Sandra Oudkirk, who for three years as director of the American Institute in Taiwan has been the leading U.S. diplomat based on the island, gave a farewell speech of sorts in Taipei on Friday.

Putin to Visit North Korea and Meet With Kim Jong-un

Russia Sets Date for Start of Evan Gershkovich Trial

Evan Gershkovich in a courtroom in Moscow in February. The first hearings in his espionage trial are set to start June 26, the Russian authorities said.

Train Crash in India Leaves at Least 8 Dead and Dozens Injured

The aftermath of a collision of two trains in West Bengal, India, on Monday.

Inside the Chechen Units Helping to Fight Russia’s War

Russia’s fighters are waging bloody battles in Ukraine’s east to add to its captured territory.

Russian Forces Quash Prison Mutiny Led by Terrorism Suspects, State Media Reports

Russian police officers standing guard near a pretrial detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Sunday.

Will Lewis Is Said to Have Used Stolen Records as Editor in U.K.

Iran’s Hostage Swapping: A Brief History

A Belgian aid worker, detained in Iran for more than a year, greeted relatives in Belgium after his release last year.

A Restaurant Challenges Venezuela’s President by Selling Empanadas

Corina, left, and Nazareth Hernandez making empanadas in their restaurant, Pancho Grill, during a power outage this month.

Belgian Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Take Different Tone

A meeting last month at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, or V.U.B., where student protests related to the war in Gaza have played out more calmly than those on U.S. campuses.

Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride

People passing the Colosseum during Rome’s Pride parade on Saturday.

Sailors Recount Houthi Attack and U.S. Navy Rescue

Christian Domrique, center, the captain of a ship attacked by Houthi fighters in the Red Sea, on Monday. All surviving crew members were from the Philippines.

More Women in Africa Are Using Long-Acting Contraception, Changing Lives

Sandra Dadjan, left, administering a three-month contraceptive injection to her client Mary Amoako at Kwapong Health Centre in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Monday Briefing

Humanitarian aid making its way into the Gaza Strip, through a border crossing.

Monday Briefing: Israel Plans for a Daily Pause in Some Fighting

A view of the Gaza skyline from southern Israel.

More Than 80 Nations Back Talks to Ease Path to Peace in Ukraine

During a conference in Switzerland on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine reiterated his view that a lasting peace in the war could be achieved only with Russia’s full withdrawal from his country.

14 Jordanians Die in Intense Heat During Hajj Pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims on Sunday near Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, where temperatures reached nearly 110 degrees.

Deadly Toll in Greece as Heat Waves Sweep the Country

A sun-scorched archaeological site on Delos island in Greece.

Euro 2024 Shooting: Police in Hamburg Shoot Man With Ax

An ambulance carrying the attacker driving away after the shooting on Sunday in Hamburg, Germany.

On Eid al-Adha, Gazans Find Little to Celebrate

Palestinians performing the Eid al-Adha morning prayer on the first day of the Muslim holiday in the courtyard of Gaza City’s Omari Mosque, which was heavily damaged in Israel’s military offensive.

The Greens Are Dead. Long Live the Greens!

The European Green Party Extended Congress in February in Lyon, France.

‘We Need to Unite’: Protests Against the Far Right Are Held Across France

Demonstrators denouncing the rise of the National Rally, a far-right party, during a rally in Paris on Saturday.

Western Anxiety Makes for an Unexpectedly Smooth G7 Summit

President Biden at the G7 in Savelletri, Italy, on Friday. On important issues of geopolitics, there was little that divided the group.

Sweden and Iran Exchange Prisoners in a Breakthrough Swap

Johan Floderus, reunited with his family at Arlanda Airport, in Stockholm, on Saturday.

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Ukraine Peace Talks Held in Switzerland, Though Russia Isn’t Invited

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, center, arriving in Switzerland for a peace conference, on Friday. If the weekend’s participants can agree on his points, he said, “then we’ll see if Russia wants to end the war.”

Shattered by Montreal Mind-Control Experiments, but Undeterred in a Suit

The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. A class-action lawsuit claims the agency funded life-altering psychiatric experiments in Montreal.

Kate, Princess of Wales, Appears in Public for 1st Time Since Cancer Diagnosis

Catherine, Princess of Wales, with her children attending the Trooping the Color parade to honor King Charles III on Saturday in London.

It’s Not Just Russia: China Joins the G7’s List of Adversaries

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Biden holding a joint news conference on Thursday at the Group of 7 summit.

As War Drags On, Gazans More Willing to Speak Out Against Hamas

Palestinians walking past destroyed buildings in central Gaza on Wednesday.

A Hungarian Rapper’s Bandwagon Gets an Unlikely New Rider

Attila Bauko, a Hungarian rapper better known as Azarhriah, in Ujpalota, a Communist-era district of Budapest where he grew up.

Rough Seas Set Back U.S.-Made Gaza Pier Yet Again

A ship moored near the floating pier off the coast Gaza last month.

Israeli Defense Chief Rebuffs French Effort to End Israel-Hezbollah Fighting

Members of Israeli forces securing the road after a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on Friday.

War Veterans and Family Testify at Al Qaeda Commander’s War Crimes Tribunal

Bill Eggers and his daughter, Maris Lebid. Their son and brother, Capt. Daniel W. Eggers, was killed when his Humvee hit a land mine in Afghanistan in 2004.

Another Summer to Remember? For Germany: So Far, So Great.

Germany’s fans were thrilled with their opener at the European soccer championship.

U.S. Designates Largest Neo-Nazi Group in Sweden as Terrorist Organization

Supporters of the Nordic Resistance Movement in Stockholm in 2018. The goal of the group, which has branches in Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, is to replace the Nordic democracies with a “united ethnic Nordic nation.”

A Tense Debate Erupts at the G7, This Time Over Abortion Rights

President Biden meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at the Group of 7 summit on Friday. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, left, accompanied the president.

At the G7, Biden Can’t Escape the Shadow of the Gaza War

President Biden and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, where the president was miffed at confronting questions about his cease-fire plan for Gaza.

Chinese Swimmers Had Previous Positive Tests for Banned Drug

China’s Wang Shun, center, competing in the world swimming championships in Budapest in 2022. Chinese officials said he was among three top swimmers who tested positive on multiple occasions.

Kate Middleton Gives Update on Cancer and Plans to Attend Trooping Colour

F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows

Christopher A. Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the Capitol in April.

What to Know About the $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Backed by Russian Assets

President Biden and other Group of 7 leaders gathered to watch a skydiving demonstration during the meeting in Italy on Thursday.

A France in Turmoil Mourns Françoise Hardy, Its Voice of Melancholy Cool

Images of Françoise Hardy have dominated French newspaper front pages after her death, even in the midst of political upheaval.

Putin Makes Cease-Fire Offer With Sweeping Demands on Ukraine’s Territory

The conditions cited by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, center, on Friday were his most concrete set of territorial conditions to stop the war to date.

Ukraine Welcomes Pledges of More Military Aid With Cautious Optimism

President Biden signed a 10-year security agreement with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the Group of 7 summit in Italy on Thursday.

Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg Met the Pope in the Vatican. No Joke.

Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon stirred up laughs during an event that Pope Francis hosted for comics from 15 countries at the Vatican on Friday morning.

Urban Tandoor Lures Customers With Campy TikTok Videos

Tushar Kangane is both Urban Tandoor’s operations manager and a star of some of the restaurant’s popular TikTok parodies.

Parisians on TikTok Plead: ‘Don’t Come’ to Paris for the Olympics

While many people are excited for the Paris Olympics this summer, Parisians on TikTok have painted a far more grim picture of how things might go.

Carnage and Contradiction: Examining a Deadly Strike in Rafah

Palestinians at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Hamas Spokesman Says ‘No One Has Any Idea’ How Many Hostages Remain Alive

Demonstrators holding pictures of hostages held in Gaza during a protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday.

South Africa Re-elects Ramaphosa, but Coalition Is Fragile

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa during a break in the session of Parliament in Cape Town on Friday.

Chinese Activists Who Gave #MeToo Victims a Voice Are Found Guilty

Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, where the #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin and the labor activist Wang Jianbing were convicted, in Guangzhou, China, on Friday.

Capturing a ‘Mosaic of Shifting Battle Fronts’ in Sudan

Samawal Ahmed, a Khartoum resident who said he “lost everything” to Sudan’s war, walked through the battle-ravaged Souk Omdurman district in the west of the capital.

Geneviève de Galard, French ‘Angel’ of Dien Bien Phu, Dies at 99

Geneviève de Galard in 1958 with an injured French soldier at the Invalides National Institution in Paris.

Snow or No Snow, Australia’s Winter Resorts Are Open

Skiing conditions were less than ideal at Falls Creek in Victoria last week.

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