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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kills Over 400, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire

Palestinians at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday with the body of someone killed in Israeli airstrikes.

Putin Agrees to Avoid Ukraine Energy Targets in Potential Limited Cease-fire

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia held a call with President Trump on Tuesday.

Pelicot’s Daughter Pursues Conviction That He Raped Her, Too

“My case, in that court, it was like it didn’t exist,” said the daughter of Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot. She uses the pen name Caroline Darian.

Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

Gregory David Werber, who had been detained in Venezuela, in Tempe, Ariz., on Thursday.

Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire: What to Know

Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest

A Sherpa in Nepal’s Everest region, with Mount Kongde in the background. More guides have died in accidents on Mount Everest as snowmelt has accelerated.

Canada Announces Arctic Radar Deal With Australia Amid Trump Threats

The northern lights illuminating the sky above a former Distant Early Warning radar station in the Canadian Arctic, a legacy of the Cold War.

Germany Is Lifting a Foot Off Its ‘Debt Brake.’ Here’s Why.

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor in waiting, is attempting to make a constitutional change even before he takes office.

Chinese Nationalists Praise Trump’s Cuts to Voice of America

Voice of America’s ability to operate is in question after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees it.

South Africa Will Not Remove Antarctic Team After a Reported Assault

Antarctica’s harsh conditions have routinely made it difficult for countries to scrutinize researchers’ behavior there.

UK Aims to Cut Billions in Welfare Amid Budget Crunch

Liz Kendall, Britain’s work and pensions secretary, told Parliament on Tuesday that the cuts aim to get those who can work into jobs, protect those who cannot work and save taxpayers money.

As France Sours on Trump’s America, De Gaulle Is on the Rise

Lucy Letby Murders Inquiry Should Be Halted, Hospital’s Ex-Managers Say

The Countess of Chester Hospital in 2023. Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies while she was a neonatal nurse there about a decade ago.

Trump’s Focus on Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Is Partly Linked to Minerals Deal, Officials Say

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2022. The facility was seized by Russia early in the war.

Son of Jair Bolsonaro Says He Will Seek Political Asylum in the U.S.

Eduardo Bolsonaro during a visit to the White House in 2019, during President Trump’s first term.

Wednesday Briefing: Russia Agreed to Halt Some Strikes

A Ukrainian thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile strikes last year.

John “Paddy” Hemingway, Last Surviving Pilot of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105

Mr. Hemingway posed in 2022 in front of a Hurricane fighter plane, the kind he flew in the Battle of Britain.

Hamas Does Not Respond Militarily to Renewed Israeli Attack on Gaza

Hamas fighters during a handover of Israeli hostages last month.

Why Did Israel Resume Airstrikes on Gaza? What to Know About the Attacks

Praying over the bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza City on Tuesday.

Russia Escalated Sabotage to Pressure U.S. and Allies on Ukraine, Study Says

Poland blamed Russia for a fire at a shopping center in Warsaw last May.

In Europe and Japan, Luxury Sleeper Trains

U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Sudanese Refugees Fleeing Violence and Famine in Darfur

Small Plane Crashes Off Roatán Island in Honduras, Killing 12

A photograph supplied by the Honduran Air Force showing emergency workers caring for an injured person after the crash off Roatán.

Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas

An injured man searching through the rubble of his home in Nuseirat, in central Gaza, after an Israeli strike on Tuesday.

Tuesday Briefing

President Trump’s administration has come close to open defiance of the federal judiciary.

Fewer Than Half of the 59 Hostages in Gaza Believed to Be Alive

Einav Zangauker, center, the mother of Matan Zangauker, an Israeli hostage held in Gaza, near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on Tuesday.

Timeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s Order

A photograph released by El Salvador’s government showed U.S. deportees arriving at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations

The government of El Salvador released photos on Sunday that it said showed deportees from the United States inside the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

Canada Turns to European Allies Amid Trump Threats

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, left, meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at 10 Downing Street.

Trump Discussion With Putin to Focus on What Ukraine Will Lose

The Yalta Conference of 1945, where Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin carved Europe into the American-aligned West and the Soviet-controlled East.

Tuesday Briefing: A Trump-Putin Call

“We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” President Trump said on Sunday.

Alone at Sea for 95 Days, a Peruvian Fisherman Clung to Hope

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued by an Ecuadorian fishing patrol.

Trump’s Tariff Policies Jolt Auto Industry Executives

For corporate America, the shock of President Trump’s second term is that it turns out he really does believe that foreign countries are ripping America off and that tariffs are a silver bullet.

Émilie Dequenne, Belgian Actress Who Starred in ‘Rosetta,’ Dies at 43

Émilie Dequenne at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes in 2023. She won best actress at Cannes when she was 17.

Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing

Judge James E. Boasberg directed a Justice Department lawyer to inform him by noon on Tuesday exactly what time the government believes his order stopping the deportation flights went into effect.

Rwanda Cuts Ties With Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions

M23 fighters with captured Congolese troops on trucks in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January.

In Ukraine’s Frontline Town of Sloviansk, a Taste of Normalcy Beckons

A Special St. Patrick’s Day Guest: the Head of King George V

The Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the severed head of a statue of King George V onstage at a show in Melbourne, Australia.

In North Macedonia, Officials Investigate Lapses in Deadly Nightclub Fire

Relatives of the victims of the deadly fire waiting for news at a hospital in Kocani, North Macedonia, on Sunday.

Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Charged With Range of Crimes, Is Allowed to Leave France

Pavel Durov, the chief executive and co-founder of the Telegram messaging app, arriving at a courthouse in Paris for a hearing in December.

Netanyahu’s Move to Fire Shin Bet Chief Reflects Wider Push for Control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to remove Israel’s domestic intelligence is raising concerns about whether he was seeking to undermine the agency’s independence.

Trump’s Plan to Discuss Ukraine’s Power Plants With Putin Prompts Questions

A photo released by Russian state media shows President Vladimir V. Putin on a video call outside of Moscow last week.

How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

The outskirts of Juba, South Sudan’s capital, last year. The country endured several years of civil war before a fragile peace agreement in 2018.

Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces

A spasm of violence erupted in Syria this month, pitting the new government’s security forces, and fighters affiliated with it, against suspected remnants of the old regime.

Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.

Wind and solar companies are casting their industries as essential to achieving U.S. energy abundance, betting that argument will do better with a president who dismisses global warming.

Monday Briefing

El Salvador’s government released this photo of Venezuelan deportees from the United States being taken to a prison in the municipality of Tecoluca.

Families of Jeju Air Plane Crash Victims Press for Answers

Some relatives of those killed in the Jeju Air crash have been staying at Muan International Airport, sleeping in tents that were set up for them soon after the Dec. 29 crash.

Nary a Critical Word: Bill Gates’s Close Bond With Narendra Modi

Bill Gates met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi three weeks before India’s general election in 2024.

Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

The government of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, has denounced the United States’ deportation of 238 Venezuelans accused of gang membership to El Salvador.

Netanyahu Moves to Fire Israel’s Domestic Intelligence Chief

Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet director, at a memorial in Jerusalem in October.

Monday Briefing: U.S. Deports Hundreds in Face of a Court Order

President Nayib Bukele, left, of El Salvador hosted Secretary of State Marco Rubio last month.

How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled

A Russian soldier in the Kursk region in December.

Vatican Releases First Photo of Pope Francis Since He Was Hospitalized

In this picture released by the Vatican Press Office, Pope Francis sits inside his chapel at the Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday, where he celebrated Mass with other priests.

Ukraine Retreats From Most of Russia’s Kursk Region

Ukrainian military vehicles in the Sumy region near the border with Russia’s Kursk region in January.

Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 59 in North Macedonia

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

A damaged building in Saada, Yemen, on Sunday after U.S. strikes.

Takeaways ​From ​The Times Interview ​With Chuck Schumer About the Federal Spending Bill

Senator Chuck Schumer.

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