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No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals

Hanin Barghouth with her 3-month-old daughter, Salam, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza this week. At birth, her doctor said, Salam weighed roughly 6.6 pounds, and three months later, she weighs only 8.8 pounds — at least three pounds underweight.

Thailand and Cambodia Trade Fire Despite Cease-Fire Promises

Villagers waiting to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia on Sunday.

The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies

Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party, in the Bundestag in Berlin this month.

Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for Climate Summit

A heart-shaped Jacuzzi in one of the luxury suites in the Secreto, a love motel in Belém, Brazil. The motels typically charge by the hour for people who want to use the rooms for romantic assignations.

Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party setting up for a campaign event in Pirna, Germany, in 2023.

Amid Growing Fury Over Gaza, Israel Says It Is Easing Aid Restrictions

Palestinians outside Gaza City after aid trucks loaded with food entered for the first time in June following a lengthy closure of the border.

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Palestinians with food handouts northwest of Gaza City last month.

A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday during President Trump’s visit to Scotland.

Taiwan Recall Campaign Fizzles, in a Setback to Its President

Lawmakers celebrating results during the recall voting in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.

Drivers vs. Cyclists: A Battle for the Streets in Canada’s Largest City

David Shellnutt, a lawyer specializing in cycling-injury cases, leading a protest in Toronto calling for safer streets.

Dry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran

A billboard in Tehran encouraging water conservation.

Spat Between Thai and Cambodian Leaders Fuels Deadly Border War

A Thai military mobile unit fired toward Cambodia’s side after the two sides exchanged heavy artillery in Surin, Thailand, on Friday.

In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures

A region administration building in Kursk, Russia, in March. Officials in several regions bordering Ukraine have been arrested and accused by prosecutors of embezzling funds meant for border fortifications.

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

Anatoly Melnychenko, left, and Oleksandr Batalov playing a round of golf at the Kozyn golf club, this month.

Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger

Palestinians waiting for food at a charity kitchen in Gaza last week. Aid agencies and many countries say Israel is responsible for a hunger crisis in the territory.

Kartik Kumra Was Ready for Indian’s Fashion Moment

Kartik Kumra started his fashion label, Kartik Research, in his dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania.

Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship leaving a southern Italian port for Gaza earlier this month.

E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns

Protests erupted Wednesday in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Parliament stripped the independence of two agencies at the center of the government’s anticorruption efforts.

Little Victories

A Grim Anniversary in Canada’s Fight Against Guns

A memorial to the victims of a mass shooting in Danforth, a neighborhood in Toronto, in 2018.

Removal of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico

The bench in Jardin Tabacalera after the statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were removed.

Trump Says He Expects Quick Cease-Fire Between Thailand and Cambodia

President Trump, who was in Scotland over the weekend, said he had contacted Thai and Cambodian officials to defuse the tensions between their countries.

Trump’s Trip to Scotland Echoes an Earlier Visit, When He Applauded Brexit

President Trump speaking with reporters after arriving in Glasgow on Friday.

Why Zelensky Backtracked on His Controversial Law

Patrick Ryan, ‘Terror Priest’ Who Aided the I.R.A., Is Dead at 94

Patrick Ryan in an undated photo. He was “one of the I.R.A’.s most significant intermediaries for money,” Jennifer O’Leary, his biographer, said.

Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis

Last year, the Jordanian Air Force dropped aid over northern Gaza. Israel said on Friday that it would soon allow countries to drop aid into the area, which is in a humanitarian crisis.

Macron Recognizes a Palestinian State. But to What End?

President Emmanuel Macron departs the White House earlier this year. His recognition of Palestinian statehood reflects the swelling global outrage at the death and destruction in Gaza.

7 Children Are Killed in School Roof Collapse in India

Russia Again Cuts Interest Rates as Its Economy Slows

An upsurge in wartime spending since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sharply increased the country’s inflation rate.

Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90

Shunsaku Tamiya, who turned his family’s plastic model business into a global brand, held a scale replica of a German World War II Tiger tank at the hobby show in Shizuoka, Japan, in 2003.

3 Workers Freed From Collapsed Mine in Western Canada

The entrance to the Red Chris Mine near Iskut, British Columbia, on Wednesday.

Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars

Boeing’s assembly plant in North Charleston, S.C. The company employs tens of thousands of Americans and is one of the country’s top exporters.

Australia Says Gaza Situation Beyond ‘Worst Fears’ as Pressure Mounts on Israel

Displaced Palestinians waiting in front of a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Wednesday.

Thailand Warns of War With Cambodia as Deadly Clashes Enter 2nd Day

Cambodians following behind a military vehicle as they evacuated from Oddar Meanchey Province on Friday.

Friday Briefing: France to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City on Wednesday.

Iran Started New Talks Over Its Nuclear Program. Here’s What to Know.

Tehran in May during the fourth round of U.S.-Iran talks. Iran had halted fledgling talks with the United States after Israel launched a 12-day war in June.

For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in India

A photograph released by the police in Uttar Pradesh, India, of a building on the outskirts of New Delhi. It may bear all the hallmarks of an embassy, but don’t be fooled. It’s a fake.

Convicted Murderer Freed by Trump in Venezuelan Prisoner Swap Is Free in U.S.

Friday Briefing: France to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City on Wednesday.

France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says

President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City last year. Mr. Macron said that he would formally announce France’s recognition of Palestinian statehood at the Assembly in September in New York.

Thailand and Cambodia Clash in Deadly Border Dispute

People took shelter in Surin Province, Thailand, after clashes broke out along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday.

Photo Shows Murderer Returning to U.S. in Trump Prisoner Swap With Venezuela

A photo released by the State Department of newly freed prisoners en route to the U.S. Dahud Hanid Ortiz is shown circled. The man flashing his three fingers is a Peruvian man with U.S. resident status. The symbol was used by detainees to show they were hostages, according to two former prisoners.

Ancient Temples Have Long Been a Flashpoint Between Cambodia and Thailand

Prasat Ta Muen Thom, a temple where violence first broke out after months of tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.

A Series of Mysterious Explosions Unnerves Syrians

Smoke rose after an explosion on a military base in the Syrian town of Maraat Misrin, in the northwestern province of Idlib, on Thursday.

Many Thai civilians fled after gunfire and explosions rocked the region.

Royal Thai Army soldiers Chachoengsao Province on Thursday.

As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans

Amichay Eliyahu, Israel’s heritage minister, in Jerusalem in 2023. Opposition politicians quickly condemned his latest comments.

Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria

Damascus, Syria, last month. New investment deals involving more than 100 companies would be an economic boon for the country’s government.

The border clashes come as a political crisis rocks Thailand.

Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was plunged into crisis over a recent phone call with Hun Sen, Cambodia’s de facto leader.

Children Burned by Plane Crash in Bangladesh Die Days Later

The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. After a fighter jet crashed into a school in Dhaka on Monday, many survivors were treated at the facility.

Sprawling Wildfires Kill 2 and Force Evacuations in Cyprus Amid Stifling Heat

A fire-damaged house in the village of Souni, Cyprus, on Thursday.

Why Anticorruption Watchdogs Are at the Heart of Ukraine’s Unrest

Thousands gathered in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Wednesday to protest President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move to overhaul anticorruption institutions.

For 1st Time, Fires Are Biggest Threat to Forests’ Climate-Fighting Superpower

A wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasília in Brazil last September.

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation

Here’s a look at Surin, the Thai province at the center of the conflict.

People taking shelter in Surin Province after deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday.

China could be a player in efforts to calm Cambodia-Thailand tensions.

An elevated track that is part of the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway project in Thailand, which was funded by China.

Plane Crashes in Russia’s Far East, Killing All 49 Onboard

What to Know About the Thailand-Cambodia Clash

People taking shelter in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province on Saturday. More than 35,000 people in Cambodia and 131,000 in Thailand have fled the fighting near the border between the two countries.

The Latest Casualty of Social Media Hype Is Your Matcha Supply

Matcha from Japan has exploded into a global craze, driven in part by buzz on social media, experts say.

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