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Delving into International Top Stories, Headlines, and Features

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

A vigil last Tuesday in Manhattan for Palestinians and Israelis killed during the war between Israel and Hamas.

Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary in June. For the first time, he is struggling to land a knockout blow on his opponents.

Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation

A crowd gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

World Cup Qualifiers Become a Venue for European Protests of Israel

Fans displayed both Palestinian and Norwegian flags during a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel on Saturday in Oslo.

Overnight Violence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict

Trucks parked on Sunday at the closed Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?

A view of Sinaloa, Mexico, in June.

Social Media Restrictions and 2-Day Internet Shutdown Rattle Afghanistan

Afghans using their mobile phones after the internet was restored this month in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate

Fire raging through Nepal’s main administrative building in Kathmandu on Sept. 9, a day after security forces cracked down on demonstrations condemning government corruption.

China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church

Ezra Jin Mingri, the pastor of Zion Church, one of the country’s most prominent underground churches, in Beijing in 2018. Mr. Jin was detained on Friday, his family says.

Bolivia Pushes to Reclaim the Coca Leaf From the Stigma of Cocaine

Marilin Catari, 57, who has worked her whole life in the coca trade, walking to tend to her coca leaf crop in the community of Arapata, Bolivia.

3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit

Municipal employees raising flags in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday before a summit about Gaza.

Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again?

President Paul Biya of Cameroon at the only rally of his re-election campaign, on Tuesday in Maroua. He has promised that if re-elected, he will improve unemployment and poverty.

A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans

Israeli soldiers checking bodies in Kfar Aza, a village near Gaza, on Oct. 10, 2023.

Fears of a Coup Rise in Madagascar as Army Unit Joins Protesters

Demonstrators cheered the arrival of members of a military unit on Saturday in Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital.

Bangladesh Detains Army Officers Accused of Crimes Under Previous Regime

Families of victims of forced disappearances protesting last year in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, to demand information about their relatives.

Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers

A Qantas plane in Adelaide, Australia, in September.

Dozens Killed in Strikes at Shelter in Besieged Sudanese City

Israelis Rally for Hostages in Gaza, Hoping It Will Be the Last Time

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, his daughter and son-in-law, spoke during a mass gathering at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday.

‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release

Palestinians celebrated with prisoners released in January by Israel.

A New Book Asks, What Is Canada?

Unifor members in elbows up mode at a rally against U.S. tariffs in April.

Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation

N.B.A. Head Criticizes Chinese Party Paper Over LeBron James ‘Op-Ed’

LeBron James went to the western Chinese city of Chengdu while on a tour of China this year.

How Las Vegas Sands Helped Get the N.B.A. Back Into China

An N.B.A. preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets, at the Venetian Arena in Macau, on Friday. The game was part of the N.B.A.’s return to the lucrative Chinese market after a six-year absence.

In This Pageant, the Ugliest Face Wins

She Studies the Russian ‘Red Man’ Whose Bloody War Evokes Soviet Tyranny

“When I walk down the street and catch words, phrases and exclamations, I always think — how many novels disappear without a trace!” the writer Svetlana Alexievich said.

How Artifacts Helped Solve the Mystery of a Home’s Past in Rural Pennsylvania

Items the author found around her farm laid out on a table in her gardening room.

Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’

For the second time in a week, Sébastien Lecornu has been chosen as France’s prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron.

China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw.

A container terminal at the port in Qingdao, China, on Friday. China woke up on Saturday to President Trump’s announcement that he would impose new 100 percent tariffs on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1.

North Korea Flaunts New Missiles ​in Parade With Chinese and Russian Officials

A photograph provided by North Korean state media showing what it says is a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20. The missile was part of a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Worker’s Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday.

Heavy Rain, Floods and Landslides in Mexico Kill at Least 41

Heavy rain in Mexico has left dozens dead.

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States

The United Nations building in New York City.

Clark Olofsson, 78, Dies; Bank Robber Helped Inspire ‘Stockholm Syndrome’

Mr. Olofsson in 1974, when he was serving a jail sentence for the bank robbery the year before. He had been allowed outside the prison gates for a time.

Macron Reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as France’s Prime Minister

Emmanuel Macron on Friday night reappointed Sebastien Lecornu, pictured on Wednesday, as prime minister of France.

María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign

María Corina Machado during the opening rally for the Presidential campaign last year in Caracas.

Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement

A door with an image of Alfred Nobel at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

What to Know About ‘Gen Z Protests’ Around the World

Holding Back Tears, Prince William Shows a New Side of a Future King

The Nobel Peace Prize draws attention, but rarely drives long-term change.

Mount Everest Just Recorded Some of Its Most Intense Snowfall Ever

A still image taken from a video showed trekkers leaving their campsite, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummeled the Himalayas, in the Tibet Region, China, on Sunday.

Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

President Trump wrote on social media that his proposed tariffs would go into effect Nov. 1 and be imposed “over and above” other tariffs on Chinese exports.

María Corina Machado Has Supported Trump’s Military Actions in the Caribbean

Maria Corina Machado surrounded by supporters in 2023.

Unable to celebrate openly, Venezuelans quietly honor the country’s first Nobel laureate.

María Corina Machado at a political debate in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2023.

Tensions have been rising between Venezuela and the U.S.

The U.S.S. Stockdale docked near the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City last month. The United States has deployed warships, surveillance planes and an attack submarine to the region.

Machado’s Peace Prize Is Latest Nobel Honor for Female Democracy Campaigners

Ali and Kiana Rahmani receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for Narges Mohammadi, their mother, in Oslo in 2023.

France’s Domestic Instability Has Weakened Its Diplomatic Clout

President Emmanuel Macron of France, left, with other European leaders in Copenhagen this month. France’s problems are eroding Europe’s strategic power.

Who Is María Corina Machado, the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

María Corina Machado with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, during a primary election in 2023.

Gaza Cease-Fire Begins, Israel Says, as Thousands Return to the North

Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict

A statue of a hand holding a drilling rig near the headquarters of Venezuela’s state oil company in Caracas.

Aid Groups Preparing to Provide Quick Relief to Gaza Under Cease-Fire

A charity kitchen in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math.

Mexico’s President Is Popular. So Is Her Professional Lookalike.

Tamara Henaine, a Mexican actress who resembles President Claudia Sheinbaum, has been impersonating her for six years.

Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

“The situation for trans people is dire,” said Saman Arastu, a transgender Iranian man.

Last year’s Peace Prize was awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors.

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor and co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, arriving for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony last year.

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I.U.C.N. Updates Its Red List on the Global Status of Wildlife

As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts

Central Kyiv on Friday after a huge Russian missile and drone strike cut power to swathes of the city. It was the second large attack on Ukraine’s grid this week.

Taliban Expand Ties with India, While Accusing Pakistan of Bombing Afghanistan

A journalist watching a livestream of talks between the Afghan foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar of India in New Delhi on Friday.

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