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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.

Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers

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

Steve Witkoff in New Jersey last month.

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.

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.

Truce Quiets Syrian City Torn by Sectarian Clashes

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jeju Air Plane Crash Highlights Decades of Blunders and Deadly Runway Wall

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alec Luhn, Missing American Hiker, Is Found Alive in Norway

Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change

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

War Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It.

Wednesday Briefing: Netanyahu’s Next Steps in Gaza

Outside a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday.

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.

With Canada No Longer Able to Rely on U.S., Carney Pushes New Markets

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

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.

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.

Search Underway for Alec Luhn, American Journalist Missing in Norway

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.

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.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Leverage

Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the Jeju Air Crash

The crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 was the deadliest on Korean soil, killing 179. The disaster may have been worsened by construction choices at the airport.

Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Settle $875 Million New Jersey PFAS Claims

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the deal on Monday, calling it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

Bolsonaro Placed Under House Arrest by Brazil’s Supreme Court

Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil had been required to wear an ankle monitor. Now the Supreme Court had ordered him placed under house arrest.

Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

A police patrol near Kenscoff, Haiti, on Monday. Eight people were kidnapped from an orphanage in Kenscoff on Sunday.

Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said intermediate-range ballistic missiles would be deployed to Belarus, which shares a border with three NATO countries.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Leverage

U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

The move is the Trump administration’s latest in a multifront effort to crack down on illegal immigration.

A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf

Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies

Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show

Submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet off the port city of Vladivostok during Navy Day celebrations in 2023.

Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs

President Trump has added an extra wrinkle into trade deals by suggesting countries invest in the United States or face higher tariffs.

More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen

Africans who are looking for work travel through Yemen, which has a porous land border with Saudi Arabia.

El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others

President Nayib Bukele’s success in restoring safety in El Salvador has made him enormously popular, even as his tactics have raised alarms.

Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a Jerusalem event, on July 27.

A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons

Hezbollah supporters in late June in the group’s stronghold of Dahiya on the southern outskirts of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

New Zealand Woman Arrested After Toddler Discovered in Suitcase

An Intercity bus preparing to depart from Timaru, New Zealand.

Monday Briefing: An ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal

A protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

He Survived the Khmer Rouge and Built a Musical Legacy

Kong Nay teaching the chapei dang veng, a long-necked lute, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2003.

Oasis Fan Dies in Apparent Fall at Wembley

Oasis fans arriving for a concert last month at Wembley Stadium, where Saturday night’s death occurred.

Monday Briefing: An ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal

A protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

More Than 60 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Yemen

The Gulf of Aden seen from Sirah Island, Yemen. Crossing the gulf is the first step in one of the world’s most dangerous journeys for migrants. Tens of thousands attempted the trip last year.

Sandra Grimes, Who Helped Unmask a C.I.A. Traitor, Dies at 79

Sandra Grimes in 2013. She had planned to retire from the C.I.A. in 1991, but stayed on to help track down a traitor.

U.S. and Israeli Officials Float Idea of ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal

Protesters in Tel Aviv demanding an immediate end to the war and the release of all hostages held in Gaza.

Ukraine Announces Arrests Targeting Corruption in Military Procurement

A protest in Kyiv, Ukraine, last week against legislation stripping the independence of anti-corruption agencies.

Storm Floris Is Set to Hit UK With Powerful Winds and Heavy Rain

The U.K. Met Office issued warnings for strong winds across much of the country for Monday.

Long-Dormant Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in Centuries

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

A new state-sanctioned messenger service, MAX, will come preinstalled by law on all new smartphones sold in Russia starting in September.

Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State

Speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday, Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, evoked Britain’s role in the creation of Israel.

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