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Anger and Pain Permeate Observances a Year After Hamas Attack

Israel Mounts Heavy Attack on Southern Lebanon

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors Ambros and Ruvkun for MicroRNA Discovery

Thomas Perlmann, the secretary general of the Nobel Committee, announcing the winners at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Monday.

Fighting Myanmar’s Patriarchy, One All-Male Panel at a Time

Ying Lao has long worked for democratic and feminist causes, but she has faced a backlash for her public evisceration of manels, or all-male panels.

China Calls for Tighter Security After Workers Are Killed in Pakistan

The site of an explosion outside Karachi airport, Pakistan, early Monday.

Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks

A man walks next to parts of a Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile recovered from an airstrike in Ukraine last month.

In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office

Mexican security forces on Sunday at the scene where Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, was killed.

Tunisia’s President Cruises to Landslide Re-Election Victory

Supporters of President Kais Saied of Tunisia in Tunis after exit poll results were announced on Sunday.

In London, a Pro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts the Launch of an American Mural

Palestinian protesters disrupt the dedication ceremony for Shepard Fairey’s latest project, a mural on climate change, in London on Monday.

Ex-Philippine President, Under Investigation for War on Drugs, Returns to Politics

Rodrigo Duterte, in white mask, attending the inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, left, in Manila in 2022.

Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

A still image taken from a video provided by the Moscow City Court of Stephen James Hubbard at a court hearing in Moscow on Monday.

A Hostage Waits for Her Husband Still Being Held in Gaza

Sharon Cunio, her husband and their 4-year-old twin daughters were among the roughly 250 hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

How Gaza Became a Mass Death Trap

A camp for internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in late October 2023.

The War That Won’t End: How Oct. 7 Sparked a Year of Conflict

Palestinians entered Israel through a breach in the Gaza border fence during the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

So, Are You Pregnant Yet? China’s In-Your-Face Push for More Babies.

Propaganda artwork in Miyun, a district of Beijing, depicting a couple with three children and including slogans promoting childbearing.

Athens Democracy Forum: Where Is Global Politics Headed?

Voters in France, above, and 20 other countries cast their ballots in the European Parliament election in June.

A Young Activist Arrested in Zimbabwe Holds Onto Her ‘Why’

Namatai Kwekweza at the Athens Democracy Forum last year. She was held for 35 days after being taken off a plane in July and arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Athens Democracy Forum: Seeking the Road to Peace in the Middle East

A view from Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 1 of Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepting rockets from Iran.

Does India Offer a Glimmer of Hope for Democracy?

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated after India’s election in June. His Bharatiya Janata Party failed to win a simple majority in the lower house of Parliament, and Mr. Modi now leads a coalition government.

Athens Democracy Forum: Young Activists on What Drives Them

Athens Democracy Forum: Can Money Help Save Democracy?

Athens Democracy Forum: Democracy at the World’s Ballot Boxes

Voting in Soweto during South Africa’s general election in May.

A Year Later, Biden Faces the Limits of U.S. Influence in the Mideast

President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, lit a yahrzeit candle for the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks with Rabbi Aaron Alexander at the White House on Monday.

Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They?

An Israeli F-15 flying over southern Israel in March. The country is capable of striking targets deep inside Iran, but would prefer to have the support of the United States.

Israelis Hold Sorrowful Vigils on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks gathered at the site of the Nova music festival in southern Israel on the morning of the anniversary.

Israel Faces 4-Front War Year After Oct. 7 Attack

The aftermath of an explosion on Monday in the Lebanese village of Qmatiyeh near Beirut.

As a Massacre Unfolded in Haiti, a Frantic Call: ‘Send for Help'

Families from Pont-Sondé, a town in central Haiti attacked by a gang last Thursday, gathered at a park in the nearby city of Saint-Marc.

Tuesday Briefing: Israelis and Palestinians Mourn a Year of Loss

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks at the site of last year’s Nova music festival.

Netanyahu Rebukes Macron’s Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday.

Israel rejects U.N. court’s jurisdiction to issue a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in February.

Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western Officials Say

The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout was released by the Biden administration in December 2022 after serving less than half of his sentence in U.S. federal prison.

Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Students at Columbia Hold Side-by-Side Protests

Outside Columbia University, people gathered in support of Israel. On the campus, students held adjacent rallies, one for Israel and another for Palestinians.

Israel’s Hostage Families Vow to Keep Fighting as War Escalates, One Year On

Why Israel’s Hostage Families Are Turning on Their Government

Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies on flights after attacks.

Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) and Emirates Airlines planes on the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport in July.

New York Marks the Oct. 7 Anniversary With Vigils and Pro-Palestinian Protests

Demonstrators gathered in Washington Square Park on Saturday in anticipation of the Oct. 7 anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel.

Key Moments in the Middle East War Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack on Israel: Timeline

Victims lie on a highway in the Sderot area of southern Israel following the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Hostages’ Families Endure Surreal Wait on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks

“I feel the hostage situation has been put to the back,” said Ofri Bibas-Levy, Yarden Bibas’s sister.

Palestinians in Gaza Reflect on One Year of Israel’s War With Hamas

Palestinians fleeing Israeli bombing in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, last year.

On the Oct. 7 Anniversary, Remembering the Nova Festival Victims

Relatives and friends gathering at the site of the Nova music festival near Re’im, Israel, on Monday.

In a World Changed by Oct. 7, Hatred Is Winning

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks gathered at the site of the Nova music festival on the morning of the anniversary.

How Can I Cut PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’

Climbers Rescued from Himalayan Mountain After Being Stranded for Two Nights

Israel-Gaza War: Photos that Defined a Year of Conflict

Israel Steps Up Attacks in Gaza and Lebanon Ahead of Oct. 7 Anniversary

Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Reflecting on a Year of War

A memorial near Re’im, Israel, in September.

Pakistan Bans Protest Movement in Renewed Crackdown on Dissent

Peter Jay, Headline-Making British Ambassador to the U.S., Dies at 87

Peter Jay at his home in London in May 1977, shortly after being named British ambassador to the United States.

On Social Media, Gazans Share Advice for Those Under Fire in Lebanon

Pope Names 21 New Cardinals, Reaching Far Beyond Europe

Pope Francis read the list of new cardinals during his Sunday prayer at the Vatican. The ceremony to elevate them will take place next month.

U.K. Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Sue Gray, Resigns

Sue Gray last month at the meeting of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. In a statement on Sunday she said that “intense commentary around my position risked becoming a distraction to the government’s vital work of change.”

Fear Overshadows Oct. 7 Memorial Preparations in Israel

A memorial near Re’im, Israel, in September.

Ship in Need of Repairs Has Explosive Cargo, but No Dock

Damage to the Port of Beirut, in Lebanon, in 2020 after an explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The MV Ruby may be carrying more than seven times as much.

How the Push to Avert a Broader War in Lebanon Fell Apart

Portraits of Hassan Nasrallah amid the destruction from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiya, outside of Beirut.

Climate Change Is Scorching Stretches of the Amazon River in Brazil

A much-depleted tributary of the Amazon, the Parana do Manaquiri, last month in Amazonas State, Brazil.

What It’s Like to Return to Israeli Villages Attacked on Oct. 7

More homes are turning their lights back on, signaling the gradual return of residents to the kibbutz.

As War in Ukraine Drags On, Dogs Offer Comfort

Dogs playing at the PesDay festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, in September. The event was a vivid illustration of the boom in dog ownership.

Israel Was Ready for a War With Hezbollah. Ending It Will Be Harder.

An Israeli unit in July 2006 firing along the front line in northern Israel during fighting with Hezbollah.

Tunisia’s Autocratic Leader Is Poised to Steamroll to Election Victory

A poster for President Kais Saied on a building last month in Tunis. The president’s election opponents have largely either been jailed or disqualified.

Israel Steps Up Attacks in Lebanon as Fighting Spreads

Smoke rose on Saturday after Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah on Saturday fired more rockets into northern Israel, though most seem to have been intercepted by Israel’s air-defense system.

Macron Calls for Halting Weapons to Israel for Gaza Conflict

President Emmanuel Macron spoke on a French radio show on Saturday.

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