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Too Old, Too Uneducated: Aging Workers in Beijing Struggle for Work

Workers looking for day labor jobs near Majuqiao, in Beijing, around 4 a.m. one day in July. People from around the country gather here every morning for a chance to earn money.

A Peace Deal for Ukraine Could Test German Reluctance to Deploy Troops

German soldiers participate in a military exercise with Lithuania north of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, last year.

Israel Faces Growing Pressure Over Hostages and Gaza Offensive

Gaza City on Monday. Israeli officials are pushing ahead with a military operation there.

European Officials Press Iran on Nuclear Talks. Here’s What to Know.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (pictured last year), said on Saturday that the dispute between Tehran and Washington “is not a matter that can be resolved.”

Australia Says Iran Was Behind Antisemitic Arson Attacks on Its Soil

Mike Burgess, left, Australia’s intelligence chief, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday. Mr. Burgess accused Iran of using a “web of proxies” to hide its involvement in arson attacks in Australia.

South Korea’s Leader and Trump Find Common Ground: Kim Jong-un

The talks between President Trump and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea did not produce any breakthroughs.

Expecting on the Front Lines: Motherhood in Ukraine’s Military

Nadia, a military radio operator, getting an ultrasound at the Poltava hospital in central Ukraine in January. She served until she was eight and a half months pregnant.

Israeli Hospital Strike Kills 20 in Gaza, Including 5 Journalists

Palestinian medics helping an injured man at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday.

2 Police Officers Killed in Shooting in Rural Australia

Police officers standing near the sight where two officers were killed in Victoria, Australia, on Tuesday. Parts of a rural town, including a primary school, have been placed into lockdown.

North Korea’s Glossy New Surface: Apps, Beaches and a Fake Starbucks

U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

What to Know About the Journalists Killed in Gaza

A photo made available by the family of Mariam Dagga, a freelancer photographer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, of her father leading her funeral prayer after she was killed.

France Summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner Over Antisemitism Comments

Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, and his wife, Seryl Kushner, leaving the Élysée Palace in Paris in July.

German Prosecutors Charge American With Attempted Spying for China

The Chinese Embassy in Berlin last year. The American had worked as a Defense Department contractor from 2017 to spring 2023, the prosecutors said in a statement.

With Little Explanation, Trump Throws Wind Industry Into Chaos

Components for the ongoing construction of the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in New London, Conn., in November.

Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Strikes Killed Five Journalists

The Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital yesterday.

Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Strikes Killed Five Journalists

The Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital yesterday.

French Prime Minister Calls Special Parliamentary Session to Address Ballooning Debt

“There’s no way out if we don’t realize the gravity of this risk,” Prime Minister François Bayrou of France said of the country’s deficit during a news conference in Paris on Monday.

Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law

A damaged billboard of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in January, a month after he was overthrown.

How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout

Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Government Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, speaking in Baltimore on Monday.

At Least One Dead as Typhoon Kajiki Slams Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki brought heavy rain to Vinh, a city in Nghe An Province of Vietnam, on Monday.

E1 Settlement in West Bank Tied to Greater Israel Goal

A view of the E1 area near an Israeli settlement, Maale Adumim, on Friday.

What’s Next for Ukraine After All That Diplomacy?

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump at the White House last week.

Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.

President Trump waiting to greet President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage this month.

Should I Get a Portable Induction Cooktop?

How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City

American and Chinese flags outside the Fukien Benevolent Association, a community group in Chinatown, Manhattan.

Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region this year.

Monday Briefing: Would Ukraine Give Up the Donbas?

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region this year.

Revealing Taste

Vice President JD Vance, whose playlists were part of a prankish Spotify leak.

Zelensky Marks Ukraine’s Independence Day With Diplomacy in Kyiv and a Plea for Peace

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada with President Volodymyr Zelensky during Independence Day celebrations on Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War

Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

Family members of people accused of online blasphemy at a news conference in October in Islamabad, Pakistan.

China’s Tropical Resort Island Orders Evacuations as Typhoon Kajiki Nears

Navigating heavy rain on Sunday in the Hainan Province of China as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.

Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

Ukrainian soldiers firing toward a Russian target in the Donetsk region this year. The Donbas, made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, has become the focus of territorial disputes between Ukraine and Russia.

China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea will meet with President Trump on Monday during his first official trip to Washington.

As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man being carried by Israeli security forces during a protest against conscription last week in Kfar Yona.

Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia

Thompson, the stage name of Marko Perkovic, performing this month in Sinj, Croatia.

Collapse of Bridge Under Construction in China Leaves 12 Dead

The aftermath of a bridge collapse on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway in northwest China on Friday in a photo released by Chinese state media.

The Water Cure

An Unusual Sight Over Canada’s Arctic: Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires in northern Saskatchewan.

After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Defiant

A charity kitchen distributing food in Gaza City on Friday. A new U.N.-backed report found that the city and surrounding areas were experiencing famine.

Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class

Mexican truck drivers who work transporting cargo to the United States attending a six-week crash course in English this month in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

The office building of Evin prison in June after it was hit by Israeli strikes on Tehran, the Iranian capital.

Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Them

Ukrainian Family’s Prisoner of War Son Returns, Changed by Trauma

Mr. Hrebinyk with his mother and sisters.

Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal for Senior Bloomberg Journalist

Hong Kong was long a bastion of press freedom, but conditions have changed since China moved to stifle dissent and calls for democracy.

Tourists Go to Siquijor Island in the Philippines for ‘Magic’ Healing

Seraphine Ehigue, a visitor from Cameroon, wrapped in linen and undergoing a “tuob,” a traditional remedy with smoking charcoal, on the Philippine island of Siquijor in April.

Rising Cost of a Day at the Beach Angers Italians

The beach of Santa Marinella, north of Rome, in 2024.

Trump Begins Buildup of U.S. Naval Forces Outside Venezuela, but Many Remain Skeptical

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela during a parade in Caracas earlier this year. Mr. Maduro said on Monday that he was deploying 4.5 million militiamen around the country.

Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70

Tiébilé Dramé in 2019. He was often on the edge of power in Mali but never at the center.

Is the Trump Administration Building Up to a Military Confrontation With Venezuela?

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela at a military event in January. The Trump administration has labeled him a terrorist-cartel leader.

Canada To Drop Some Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products, Carney Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Trump during a Group of 7 meeting in June in Kananaskis, Canada.

Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Iran has been closing public offices since July as the country experiences power and water outages, and grapples with a summer of extreme heat.

Members of Congress Seek to Expand Sports Diplomacy

Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California at a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday highlighting nearly $80 million in funding to electrify the city’s bus system ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says

Sergey V. Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister. He has cast doubt on any imminent meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested on Corruption Charges

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s former president, arriving at court in the country’s capital, Colombo, on Friday.

Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean?

A charity kitchen distributing food in Gaza City on Friday.

​North Korea Honors Its Soldiers Who Fought in Ukraine

A photo released by North Korean state media on Friday showed Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, at a ceremony for soldiers who had fought in the war in Ukraine.

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