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Live Updates: Israeli Cabinet Takes Up Gaza Cease-Fire in Final Step to Approval

After 15 Months of War, Gazans Dream of Returning Home

Palestinian boys in Gaza City on Thursday, walking among the rubble of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes. A cease-fire is expected to take effect on Sunday.

France Wants to Prosecute the Founder of Chat Site Linked to Pelicot Rapes

A banner in Avignon, France, read, “Rape is rape” near the courthouse where the Pelicot trial was held.

Trump Team Rebuffs Talks on Mass Deportations, Latin American Countries Say

Asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border waiting for scheduled appointments with U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Canada Prepares for Trump Tariff Threat With Three-Stage Plan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto on Friday. He will huddle with cabinet ministers on Monday and Tuesday in case the United States imposes tariffs.

Bolsonaro Hid at Hungary’s Embassy. Not For Asylum, He Says, Maybe Love.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil at his party’s headquarters in Brasília.

What We Know About the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Agreement

Celebrations of the announcement of a cease-fire in Ramallah, West Bank, on Wednesday.

Russia and Iran Sign Cooperation Treaty in the Kremlin

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, center, attending a wreath-laying ceremony in Moscow on Friday.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Ancient: Some in Pompeii Even Had a Home Spa

Archaeologists believe that the owner of this villa in Pompeii was part of the city’s elite.

In Pakistan, Imran Khan’s Followers Are Counting on Trump to Free Him

Supporters of Imran Khan outside Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in November. An ally of the president-elect has described Mr. Khan as “Trump-like.”

Russian Court Sentences Lawyers for Navalny for Passing Along His Letters

From left, the lawyers Igor Sergunin, Aleksei Liptser and Vadim Kobzev in a defendants’ cage in a hearing in Petushki, Russia, on Friday.

Chrystia Freeland, Justin Trudeau’s ‘Minister of Everything,’ Enters Race to Replace Him

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, announced Friday that she was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

Sudanese Armed Forces during a demonstration in Omdurman, in the western part of the capital, Khartoum, last year.

Mark Carney Launches Bid to Be Canada’s Next Prime Minister

Mark Carney, a banker who served as an informal economic adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced that he was vying to be leader of Canada’s Liberal Party.

The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce

An Israeli soldier standing on a tank near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Wednesday.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

A Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, the heart of Canada’s auto industry. Tariffs threatened by President-elect Donald J. Trump would deal it a heavy blow.

World Economic Forum: Behind the Scenes at Davos

The city of Davos, Switzerland, will welcome more than 3,000 attendees to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

Ahead of Trump Presidency, the Fed Quits Global Climate Network

The Federal Reserve said Friday that it was dropping out of a network of central banks and other financial regulators focused on climate change.

On a Raid With Syria’s New Security Forces

‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating

Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens of Gazans After Cease-Fire Deal Is Announced, Officials Say

Mourners with the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Thursday.

What to Know About Plane Maintenance After the South Korean Crash

Every part of a plane, down to the nuts and bolts, is subjected to routine inspections, repair or replacement.

Biden Says He Urged Netanyahu to Accommodate Palestinians’ ‘Legitimate Concerns’

President Joe Biden and his advisers struggled for months to negotiate an end to the conflict in Gaza.

Friday Briefing

People walk through the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Vote on Cease-Fire Is Delayed as Diplomats Work on Details

A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday hanging a yellow ribbon over photos of hostages held by Hamas.

Friday Briefing: Cease-Fire Vote Delayed

The aftermath of Israeli strikes in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, yesterday.

Blinken Insists Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Is on Track After Hecklers Disrupt News Conference

Patients Are Dying in Hospital Corridors, British Nurses Say

Medical staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, England, earlier this month.

U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

Yvette Cooper, Britain’s home secretary, said a new rapid audit will examine “ethnicity data and the demographics of the gangs involved and their victims, and will look at the cultural and societal drivers for this type of offending.”

Jean-Marie Le Pen Is Laid to Rest in France. The Dispute Over His Legacy Endures.

Mourners gathered outside Val-de-Grâce church during a memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, the late far-right leader, on Thursday in Paris.

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the district court in Tel Aviv in December. He is on trial on corruption charges amid the war in Gaza.

Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Announcement of Cease-Fire Deal, Gazan Officials Say

Palestinians on Thursday at Al Ahli Arab hospital carrying the bodies of people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City the night before.

Saif Ali Khan, Famed Bollywood Actor, Is Stabbed at Home in Mumbai

Saif Ali Khan in August. He has appeared in more than 70 films across a three-decade career.

Hamas After Cease-Fire: Weakened but Still the Dominant Palestinian Power in Gaza

Members of Hamas’s military wing, known as the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, arriving on vehicles in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after the news of the cease-fire deal.

Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrived to lay wreaths at a remembrance wall for the war dead in Kyiv on Thursday.

How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza, and When Could They Be Released?

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages demonstrating outside the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin

In Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, last week. The country was rocked by a deadly airplane crash on Dec. 25.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Looks to Trump and the U.S. to Avoid Prison

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at his party’s headquarters in Brasília.

As Trump Heads to White House, Bolsonaro May Be Headed to Jail. Why?

The then-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, center, with then-President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2020.

‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen

Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods enjoyed a meteoric rise before they were characterized by rivals and critics as chemically laden, ultraprocessed foods.

Thursday Briefing

Palestinians in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, reacting to news of the cease-fire deal.

China Deploys Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge

A security guard outside an elementary school in Shenzhen, China, in November.

Negotiators Reach Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal for Gaza

Explosions in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

British Man Freed From Prison Over Video Misidentification

Ademola Adedeji, seen here in 2022, was freed from prison on Wednesday. He said “it doesn’t feel real.”

What to Know About the Gaza Cease-Fire

Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire

President-elect Donald J. Trump and President Biden in November. The deal is set to start on Sunday, before Mr. Trump’s inauguration.

Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Ottawa.

He Saved His Home From Fire. But Toxic Dangers Still Lurk.

Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday.

Why Trump Wanted a Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Before He Took Office

Protesters Wednesday in Tel-Aviv after hearing news of a cease-fire agreement.

Takeaways From Marco Rubio’s Senate Hearing

The notable lack of tension indicated that Senator Marco Rubio would almost certainly be confirmed quickly.

Thursday Briefing: A Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

People celebrate while watching a television along a street in Khan Younis yesterday.

What Does the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Say?

Yifat Calderon, right, a cousin of Ofer Calderon, a hostage in Gaza, attending a protest in Tel Aviv on Wednesday calling for the release of all the hostages.

Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Brings Joy, but Is Shadowed With Uncertainty

Palestinians waiting for news of a cease-fire deal, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, on Wednesday.

Cease-Fire Deal Has Exposed Fissures in Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Government

Israelis around a sign reading “Everyone returning” at a demonstration on Wednesday in Tel Aviv calling for the release of all the hostages.

How the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal United Teams Biden and Trump

Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, in Palm Beach, Fla., this month.

Cease-Fire Deal With Israel Comes as Hamas Is Severely Weakened

Palestinians celebrate in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after news of a cease-fire deal on Wednesday.

Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981

Iran released the American hostages minutes after Jimmy Carter left office at noon on Jan. 20, 1981.

Musk Said to Have Intervened to Help Free Italian Jailed in Iran

Elon Musk at a political event in Rome in 2023. He is close to Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.

Poland’s Leader Suggests Russian Hand in Plot to Attack Western Cargo Planes

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland in Warsaw, on Wednesday.

Are Biden and Trump at Odds on Global Energy Strategy? Maybe Not So Much.

Geoffrey Pyatt, assistant secretary of state for energy resources, said fossil fuels are “a strategic asset” and “a national security attribute.”

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