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How South Korea’s Dogs Became Members of the Family

O Hanna, a teacher, at Dogkingabout, a “total dog care center” in Seoul.

Rise of the Dragons: Fire-Breathing Drones Duel in Ukraine

Ukrainian drone operators preparing to test a new drone last month in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

Canada Tightens Immigration Policy And Leaves Thousands in Limbo

International students and others line up for busses, in Brampton, Canada, on Monday. Canada’s post-pandemic experiment at large-scale import of foreign students and temporary workers is heading for a rapid overhaul.

China Vows to Unleash More Borrowing to Spur Economy and Strengthen Banks

Consumer spending in Shanghai and elsewhere in China has weakened as confidence in the economy has plummeted. Apartment prices and sales of luxury goods have plunged.

Is Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon Legal? Here’s What International Law Says.

The aftermath on Friday of an overnight strike in the Ras el-Nabaa neighborhood in central Beirut that killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 100.

North Korea Accuses the South of Sending Drones Over Pyongyang

South Korean reconnaissance drones during a ceremony earlier this month at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea.

Rescuers Search for Survivors After Strikes Hit Central Beirut

After a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.

A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.

Han Kang, shown in 2016, is both the first South Korean and the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Who Are Nihon Hidankyo and the Hibakusha of Japan?

Nagasaki Peace Park in southwestern Japan on Friday.

Ukrainian Journalist Viktoria Roshchina Dies in Russian Captivity, Ukraine Says

Viktoria Roshchina, 27, speaking in a broadcast interview for Hromadske’s television channel. She reported at great risk from areas in southern Ukraine to document the Russian occupation there.

Israel Orders Gazans to Leave the North, but Most Are Staying Put

Smoke rising as seen from a shelter in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, on Wednesday.

Why Lawmakers Ignore Human Rights Abuses in India’s Sugar Fields

Jaywant Sugars Ltd. in Karad, India, before the start of the sugar season, in September.

Boris Johnson Makes a Case for Trump’s Return, and Perhaps, His Own

The epigraph for Boris Johnson’s memoir is “Hasta la vista, baby,” an Arnold Schwarzenegger line from a “Terminator” film.

Lebanon’s Leader Calls on U.N. for Cease-Fire as Beirut Searches for Airstrike Survivors

The aftermath in Ras el-Nabaa, in central Beirut, on Friday after overnight Israeli airstrikes killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 100.

Evan Gershkovich, U.S. Journalist Imprisoned in Russia, Will Publish a Memoir

Evan Gershkovich was freed as part of a complex prisoner swap after 16 months in a Russian prison.

Northern Lights Animate Night Skies Around the Globe: Photos

The light of the aurora borealis shining brightly over what are known as the Kissing Trees, near the town of Kinghorn, in Fife, Scotland.

Nobel Peace Prize Is Awarded to Nihon Hidankyo For Its Efforts to Rid of Nuclear Weapons

The devastation of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the atomic bombing in 1945, in a photo released by the United States government.

Israeli and U.S. Defense Ministers Discuss Israel’s Expanding Military Operations in Mideast

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant of Israel at the Pentagon in June. Mr. Gallant and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had been scheduled to meet in Washington this week, but the visit was postponed.

Lebanon’s Leader Calls for U.N. Resolution on an ‘Immediate’ Cease-Fire

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, speaking on Friday, in a handout photo provided by the Lebanese prime minister’s press office.

The Premier League’s Fight With Manchester City Won’t End Well for Anyone

Erling Haaland after reading City’s latest legal filing.

U.S. Aims to Revive Failed U.N. Plan for Israel-Lebanon War

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday. A 2006 U.N. resolution was meant to withdraw Israeli and Hezbollah forces from the area.

For Atomic Bomb Survivors, Nobel Peace Prize Is a Bittersweet Victory

Shigemitsu Tanaka, a member of Nihon Hidankyo, reacting in Nagasaki, Japan, after the Nobel announcement on Friday.

In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Lone Gas Station Is a Lifeline

Abdul Latif fills a customer’s car at Ali Jawad’s gas station, in Baalbek, Lebanon this week.

Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adds to Oil Market Volatility

Isfahan is home to one of the largest refineries in Iran.

How The Times Investigated Indian Political Ties to Labor Abuse in the Sugar Industry

Workers in a sugar cane field last December in Pandharpur, India.

What Flying in a Wind Tunnel Reveals About Birds

A western sandpiper taking flight in the wind tunnel of Western University’s Advanced Facility for Avian Research in Ontario.

‘Relentless’ Israeli Attacks on Gaza Medical Workers Are War Crime, U.N. Panel Says

A medical worker near a destroyed hospital in Gaza City in September.

Friday Briefing: Florida Hurricane Kills at Least 7

Residents of an apartment complex in Clearwater, Fla., were rescued from floodwaters.

Airstrikes in Beirut Kill at Least 22 and Injure Over 100, Lebanon Says

Several buildings in central Beirut were hit by airstrikes on Thursday.

The Forecast: 832 Degrees in Brazil? Weather App Glitch Sends Extreme Weather to New Heights

The BBC apologized on Thursday for its inaccurate weather predictions that showed wild winds and insanely high temperatures for cities around the world.

Who Are the U.N. Peacekeepers at Lebanon-Israel Border?

An Italian member of the U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon in July.

Israel’s Security Cabinet Met to Discuss Response to Iran Attack

An Israeli soldier inspects the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile in southern Israel on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Biggest Tax Increase of War to Support the Army

Firing from a position near Selydove, eastern Ukraine, this month. The tax rise is likely to hit hard in the country, where people have already seen their economic well-being plummet because of the war.

Israel Fired on Peacekeepers in Lebanon, U.N. Says

Carrying a body amid destroyed buildings in central Beirut that Lebanon said had been hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday night.

In One Photo: Lebanon’s Dahiya Area After Strikes

In One Image Rubble, and Defiance By David Guttenfelder

Why the NBA Is Making Abu Dhabi Its Middle East Hub

Jaden Springer with the ball in the second game, played at Etihad Arena on Sunday.

Black Girls Hike Founder Seeks to Make U.K. Hiking More Inclusive

Rhiane Fatinikun, the founder of Black Girls Hike, on Ingleborough, a peak in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England, after climbing it with a group of hikers this year.

Faced With Regional Setbacks, India Flexes Its New Economic Muscle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, right, with President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives in New Delhi on Monday. Mr. Muizzu called India, which offered more than $750 million in aid, “a key partner.”

Nima Rinji Sherpa Becomes Youngest Climber to Summit 14 Highest Mountains

The mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa at Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal in March.

Latest WWF Wildlife Survey Points to ‘Alarming’ Declines

In the Colombian Amazon. The Living Planet Index found a reduction of 73 percent in the average size of monitored wildlife populations worldwide from 1970 to 2020.

Thursday Briefing: Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton

Cape Coral, Fla., yesterday.

Nearly a Million in Lebanon Flee Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, U.N. Says

Emergency personnel at work after a fire at a residential building caused by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on Wednesday.

Democracy Struggles in an Era of Mistrust and Upheaval

Achilles Tsaltas, the president of the Democracy & Culture Foundation, which organizes the Athens Democracy Forum, at the 2024 event last week.

Man Charged for South Africa Mass Shooting that Killed 18 People

A photo supplied by the South Africa Police Services showing where 18 people were slain last month at a family gathering near the rural town of Lusikisiki, South Africa.

Conditions in Gaza Worsen Amid Israeli Strikes

Palestinians inspecting a destroyed school after an airstrike on Thursday in Deir al Balah, in central Gaza.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary Gets a Hostile Serenade in Strasbourg

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary spoke Wednesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

Biden and Netanyahu Speak as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran

President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House in July. Their call on Wednesday came at a moment when U.S. national security officials believe the Middle East is on a knife’s edge.

Biden and Netanyahu Speak for First Time Since August

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant of Israel, center, in Washington in March.

Prestigious U.S.-Ireland Mitchell Scholarship Paused Amid Funding Woes

Trinity College Dublin, where some of this year’s George J. Mitchell scholarship students are studying.

Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.

Robert Jenrick, one of the two finalists for the Conservative Party leadership in Britain, has appealed to the right by promising to slash annual immigration numbers.

A Filmmaker Focuses on Climate and Democracy

Turkish Airlines Pilot Dies, Forcing Emergency Landing

A Turkish Airlines plane at Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

A Gaza Family Separated by a Few Miles, and the War

Smoke rising after an airstrike in Gaza City last year. Hammam Malaka worried every time there were reports of airstrikes near where his wife and three youngest children were staying.

Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor, Author and TikTok Star, Dies at 100

Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks

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