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U.S. Defense Chief Ties Biden’s Hold on Bombs for Israel to Rafah Offensive

8. 5. 2024 | Comments from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III in a Senate hearing signaled the kind of leverage the United States can use to influence Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.

With a Gaza Cease-Fire in the Balance, Netanyahu Maneuvers to Keep Power

8. 5. 2024 | The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying to reassure his many domestic, military and diplomatic critics. Here’s a look at what he is confronting.

Olympic Flame Arrives in Marseille

8. 5. 2024 | The flame will be carried on a 79-day journey across France and its territories, culminating in Paris with the start of the Olympic Games on July 26.

Flooding in Southern Brazil: Images of Rio Grande do Sul Underwater

8. 5. 2024 | Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil’s worst floods in modern history, leaving at least 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged.

In Serbia, Xi Underlines Close Ties With Ally That Shares Wariness of U.S.

8. 5. 2024 | Visiting friendly leaders in Eastern Europe, the Chinese president commemorated the 25th anniversary of a misdirected U.S. airstrike that destroyed China’s embassy in Belgrade.

U.K. to Expel Russian Defense Attaché as Diplomatic Feud With Moscow Escalates

8. 5. 2024 | The British home secretary, James Cleverly, accused Russia’s foreign intelligence service of a pattern of “malign activity” in Britain and Europe.

France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count.

8. 5. 2024 | Undocumented workers played a larger and more dangerous role in delivering the Games than the Macron administration acknowledges.

How 360,000 Haitians Wound Up Living in Empty Lots and Crowded Schools

8. 5. 2024 | In a worsening humanitarian crisis, Haitians have been forced to flee their homes in the face of gang onslaughts, but the international response has failed to keep up.

Russia Hits Ukrainian Power Plants, Further Straining Energy System

8. 5. 2024 | The assault, a day after Vladimir V. Putin was sworn in for a fifth term as Russian president, is part of a wider campaign to cut off power to Ukraine’s civilians.

Hong Kong Court Bans ‘Glory to Hong Kong,’ a Pro-Democracy Song

8. 5. 2024 | The decision could give the government power to force Google and other tech companies to limit access to “Glory to Hong Kong,” an anthem of 2019 protests.

Kim Ki-Nam, Chief Propagandist in North Korea for Decades, Dies

8. 5. 2024 | Mr. Kim, who served under all three generations of the country’s ruling family, was likened to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.

Bulgaria Faces Another General Election

8. 5. 2024 | The nation faces its sixth general election in three years. “I’ve done this so many times people have started to feel pity for me,” one legislator said about campaigning.

On European Tour, Xi Jinping Heads to Friendly Territory in the East

8. 5. 2024 | After leaving France later Tuesday, the Chinese leader landed in Serbia and will visit Hungary, two countries whose authoritarian leaders offer a haven for China as tensions grow over the war in Ukraine.

Isolated From West, Putin Projects Domestic Power at Inauguration

7. 5. 2024 | The event for the Russian president, who claimed his fifth term in a rubber-stamp election, included a church service that underscored efforts to give a religious sheen to his rule.

Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal

8. 5. 2024 | Thailand had decriminalized marijuana in 2022, but the country’s new government is pushing for stricter drug laws.

Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds

8. 5. 2024 | Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.

Podesta Meets With China’s Climate Envoy Amid Deep Economic Tensions

8. 5. 2024 | Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be high as top climate diplomats meet this week.

Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports

8. 5. 2024 | The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods in an attempt to protect his manufacturing agenda.

Judy Devlin Hashman, Record-Holding Badminton Champion, Dies at 88

8. 5. 2024 | She won 10 singles titles at the prestigious all-England championships.

A Cicada’s Guide to Periodical Romance

8. 5. 2024 | It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.

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