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Mexico Remakes Its Entire Judicial System as States Back Vast Overhaul

Judicial workers outside the Supreme Court in Mexico City last month. In recent weeks, more than 50,000 judges and court workers have protested a judicial plan.

Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia

A police officer stands guard near a building in Ramenskoye, Russia, about 30 miles from Moscow, that was damaged in a Ukrainian attack.

U.N. and Britain Denounce Israeli Attack in Gaza That Killed U.N. Workers

Palestinians searched on Wednesday for missing people under the rubble of a destroyed school turned shelter after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip.

A Famous Winston Churchill Portrait, Stolen in Canada and Found in Italy

The Contention Over Mexico’s Plan to Elect Judges, Explained

Demonstrating against a judicial overhaul outside the Senate building in Mexico City on Tuesday night.

Red Cross Workers Killed in Ukraine in Shelling Attack

The aftermath of an attack that killed Red Cross workers, as shown in a photograph released by the Ukrainian police.

Ukraine Says Russian Missile Hit Grain Ship in Black Sea

A cargo vessel being filled with grain at the port of Pivdennyi, Ukraine, in 2022.

Russian Forces Are Stepping Up Attacks on Pokrovsk, Ukraine Says

Residents collected water from a new distribution point in the key eastern city of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Monday.

How a U.N. Agency Became a Flashpoint in the Gaza War

UNRWA tents for internally displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Nine out of 10 Gazans have had to leave their homes during the Israel-Hamas war.

US Sanctions Venezuelan Officials in Response to Disputed Election

American sanctions have hobbled Venezuela’s oil industry, a crucial source of income for President Nicolás Maduro’s government.

U.S. Supports Africa’s Bid for U.N. Security Council Seats, With a Catch

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, during a Security Council meeting on the war in the Gaza Strip, last month.

WADA Report Concludes China Broke Rules in Doping Case

Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for a banned drug months earlier were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Israeli Commandos Carried Out Raid on Secret Weapons Site in Syria

Damage on the outskirts of Masyaf, Syria, after Israeli strikes this week.

Deepfake Sex Videos in South Korea Seen as Old Misogyny With New Tech

A protest against deepfake pornography in Seoul last week.

Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less Western Church

Pope Francis waving to faithful in Dili, East Timor, on Tuesday.

Pakistan Begins Vaccination Program Against Polio

A community health worker gave a boy a vaccination during an anti-polio campaign as his mother held him in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday.

Friday Briefing: U.S. May Let Ukraine Use Long-range Weapons

The aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a sports complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine, this month.

Turkish-American Activist Killed in West Bank to Be Buried in Turkey

Turkish flags outside the home of Aysenur Eygi’s grandfather, in Aydin, Turkey, on Thursday.

The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries

The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14, 2017, killed 72 people. “The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable,” the chairman of a public inquiry said last week.

Should Ukraine Launch Western Weapons Deep Into Russia?

Ukrainian rescue workers carrying a man injured in a Russian missile strike on a sports complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine earlier this month.

Mexico Is Split on Judicial Overhaul as Plan Inches Toward Becoming Law

Protesters outside of the Senate in Mexico City on Tuesday.

After Being Shot, Slovakia’s Leader Targets His Enemies

Prime Minister Robert Fico in July. The Slovakian leader, who has been purging his opponents from a wide range of institutions, survived an assassination attempt in May.

U.N. Says Gaza’s Anti-Polio Campaign Is Ending With High Hopes

Children receiving doses of the polio vaccine, in Gaza City on Tuesday.

Citing Gaza Help, Blinken Waives Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt

The decision by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was based on Egypt’s monthslong role as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel as the two sides negotiate an elusive cease-fire deal.

Alberto Fujimori, 86, Leader of Peru Imprisoned for Rights Abuses, Dies

Alberto Fujimori, left, Peru’s president from 1990 to 2000, at a military celebration in 1998 that honored the country’s independence.

Debate Puts Trump’s Affinity for Putin Back in the Spotlight

A gas pipe explosion from a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, this month.

Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills 18, Officials Say, Including 6 U.N. Workers

Israeli soldiers during a raid on Wednesday in Tulkarm, in the West Bank.

U.K.’s Revered NHS Is in Deep Trouble, Darzi Report Finds

The emergency room at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, England, last year. A new report said the National Health Service had been “starved of capital.”

Thursday Briefing: Who Won the Harris-Trump Debate?

Islamists Gain in Jordan, Reflecting Public Anger Over Gaza War

A voter arriving to cast her ballot in Amman on Tuesday.

4 Climbers Are Found Dead on Mont Blanc in the French Alps

There have been several deaths this year on Mont Blanc, where climate change and overcrowding have contributed to adverse conditions for climbers.

Donald Sheppard, British D-Day Veteran, Dies at 104

North Korean Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine Despite Sanctions

Part of the tail section of a North Korean Hwasong-11 short-range ballistic missile examined by weapons investigators in Kyiv on Jan. 11.

The No. 1 Breaker in the World Is … Raygun?

Raygun, the world’s greatest breaker, apparently.

Where Do Trump and Harris Stand on Israel-Gaza Conflict?

Watching the debate between Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris in Manhattan on Tuesday.

French Prime Minister Barnier Takes Out Differences With Macron

France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, center, at a hospital in Paris on Saturday. It was his first official visit in his new role.

Biden Says He Is ‘Outraged’ Over Killing of American Activist in West Bank

Mourners took part in a funeral procession for Aysenur Eygi in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Monday.

Violence Resurges in Manipur, Indian State Locked in Bloody Conflict for 16 Months

Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Imphal, a city in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, on Tuesday.

Death Toll in Vietnam From Typhoon Yagi Rises to 143

Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades. Several neighborhoods in the capital, Hanoi, flooded.

Blinken Visits Kyiv During Precarious Moment in Ukraine War and U.S. Politics

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, center, walking beside his British counterpart, David Lammy, as they arrived via train in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Iran’s New President Visits Iraq, Tending to an Old Alliance

A handout photo from the Iraqi prime minister’s press office showing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of Iraq, left, and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, center, in Baghdad on Wednesday.

Why Nearly All Judges in Mexico Could Soon Be Chosen by Voters

Judiciary workers protesting the contentious legislation last month in front of the Supreme Court in Mexico City.

Defying Protests, Mexico’s Senate Approves Judicial Overhaul

Protesters outside the Senate in Mexico City on Tuesday night, protesting legislation that would dramatically change Mexico’s judiciary.

Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable

A patient in an isolation tent being treated for cholera last year in Malawi. The spread of the disease there was driven by catastrophic weather events.

Family of American Woman Held in China for 10 Years Asks for Help

Israeli Bombing in Gaza Humanitarian Zone Kills at Least 19, Officials Say

The site of Israeli strikes on a makeshift camp for internally displaced Palestinians in Al-Mawasi, Gaza, on Tuesday.

Wednesday Briefing: A Guide to the Harris-Trump Debate

The debate will be hosted by ABC News from Philadelphia.

I.C.C. Prosecutor Presses Court for Arrest Warrants for Hamas Chiefs and Israeli Leaders

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, initially requested the arrest warrants in May.

K-Cup Pods Aren’t Recyclable, S.E.C. Says

There has been a long debate over the environmental effects of single-serving coffee and tea pods.

‘You Do Need to Tell a Story’: Prime Minister Keir Starmer Survives Revolt Over Winter Fuel Aid

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking on Tuesday in Brighton.

White House and WADA in Bitter Fight Over Chinese Doping Cases

Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, represents not only the United States but more than 40 countries in the Americas as a member of WADA’s executive board.

Israeli Military Reveals Brutal Conditions 6 Hostages Endured in a Gaza Tunnel

Photos in Tel Aviv of the six hostages whose bodies were recently found in a tunnel in Gaza.

2,000-Pound Bombs Likely Used in Al-Mawasi Strike

Large craters at the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Mawasi, an area of the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

Trump and Democrats Agree: U.S. Needs a National Wealth Fund for Investments

Former President Donald J. Trump said a sovereign wealth fund would generate so much profit that it would help pay down the national debt.

Pakistani Police Arrest Lawmakers Allied With Imran Khan

Gohar Khan, chairman of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, addressed the media outside court following his release in Islamabad on Tuesday.

In Jordan’s Election, Unemployment, Rather Than Gaza, Is on Voters’ Minds

A woman leaving a polling station after voting in parliamentary elections in al-Fuhais, a town near Jordan’s capital, Amman, on Tuesday.

Singles in Spain Look for Love in the Grocery Store, With Pineapples as Prop

Dominique Pelicot, on Trial in Mass Rape Case in France, Taken to Hospital

Béatrice Zavarro, the lawyer for Dominique Pelicot, told journalists at the courthouse in Avignon, France, that he had been suffering from abdominal pain since Friday.

U.S. Accuses Iran of Sending Ballistic Missiles to Russia

The U.S. secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, left, at a joint news conference on Tuesday with Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy.

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