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Live Updates: U.N. Urges Calm as Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire

Lebanese Talk of Revenge for Pager Attacks

Hezbollah supporters on Thursday surrounded the coffins of two people killed during explosions in Lebanon on Wednesday.

Unmarked Graves at Canada’s Former Indigenous Schools Fuel A Debate

The Kamloopa Powwow in Kamloops, British Columbia in June. Since unmarked graves were identified with ground penetrating radar in 2020, there has been a national conversation about the legacy of Residential Schools, but the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc community is still working through the aftermath.

Europe’s New Defense Chief: ‘A King Without a Kingdom’?

Andrius Kubilius, a former prime minister of Lithuania, has been named as the European Union commissioner for defense.

Mohamed al-Fayed, Former Harrods Owner, Accused of Raping 5 Women

Mohamed al-Fayed, then owner of Harrods, in 2007. On Thursday, a BBC documentary detailed allegations that he had raped and sexually assaulted female employees.

Elon Musk’s X Finds Way Around Brazil Ban and Goes Live Again for Many Users

Protesters criticizing the Brazilian Supreme Court’s decision to ban X during a demonstration in São Paulo this month.

Their Countries Are at War. These Couples Are Still Together.

Mali Attack Killed 50 or More, but Leaders Say Little

Crowds near the site of Tuesday’s attack, when Islamist rebels killed at least 50 members of Mali’s armed forces in an assault on the capital, Bamako.

Pager Attack Highlights Tension Between Israel’s Might and Strategic Fog

Lebanese army soldiers standing guard as an ambulance rushes wounded people to a hospital in Beirut on Tuesday.

How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers

Hezbollah supporters on Wednesday mourning the deaths of four comrades killed in the explosions.

Edmundo González, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Says He Was Forced to Sign Letter Recognizing Maduro

The Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González, at a political event in June. He has since fled to Spain.

They Said the Virgin Mary Appeared. The Vatican Is Finally Weighing In.

Pilgrims gathered in 2015 above the Bosnian village of Medjugorje to pray to the Virgin Mary.

An Ugly Divorce, Russia’s Richest Woman and a Deadly Shooting in Moscow

A Russian police officer blocking the entrance to the office building of the Russian retailer Wildberries, after an shooting there on Wednesday.

Bishop Casey Was Laid to Rest in Galway Cathedral. His Secrets Were Not.

Bishop Casey’s funeral in March 2017. His burial seemed to end a scandal involving a consenting adult, but disturbing new accusations emerged this summer.

Three Mile Island Plans to Reopen as Demand for Nuclear Power Grows

The Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Londonderry Township, Pa.

A North Korean Trash Balloon Hits a Seoul Government Compound, Again

A view from Paju, South Korea, of balloons launched by North Korea earlier this month.

Biden Will Take Cancer ‘Moonshot’ Global at Summit in Delaware

President Biden in August. He began his cancer initiative in 2016, when he was vice president, after the death of his son Beau from an aggressive brain cancer.

In Australia, an Old-Fashioned Art Is Having a Revival

Australian-themed stained glass windows in Queensland, Australia, in 2018.

Israel Strikes Hezbollah as Nasrallah Vows Retribution

Hezbollah supporters in Beirut on Thursday mourned the deaths of two of their members in a second wave of explosions that struck Lebanon.

Walkie-Talkie and Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah Set Off Legal Debate

Relatives and friends mourning Fatima Abdullah, 9, who was killed by a pager explosion.

Friday Briefing: Israel Bombards Hezbollah

A Hezbollah supporter at a funeral for four people killed in the pager attacks.

U.N. Says Israeli War in Gaza Has ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ for Children

Palestinian children after a strike in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, in July.

Hezbollah Leader Says Israel Will Face Retribution After Lebanon Explosions

Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, in his first televised remarks in Lebanon on Thursday.

Ukraine Says Russia Hits Nursing Home Near Border, Killing 1

An image released by Ukraine’s Emergency Service showed an older woman being assisted after a Russian strike hit a care home in Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.

An artist’s impression of life on Earth during the Carboniferous Period, 300 million years ago.

Nintendo and Pokémon Sue Palworld Maker for Patent Infringement

Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step

A New Era in Sabotage: Turning Ordinary Devices Into Grenades, on a Mass Scale

A portable radio with the battery removed during a funeral in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. The presumed Israeli sabotage of wireless devices used by Hezbollah turned ordinary communication devices into miniature grenades.

Asphalt Schoolyards Get a Shady Makeover

Recess at Highland Arts Elementary School in Mesa, Ariz.

Saudi Crown Prince Says No to Israel Ties Without Palestinian State

In a photo provided by Saudi state media, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.

Anxiety Mounts as Lebanon Reels From Pager and Walkie-Talkie Attacks

A Hezbollah supporter on Wednesday at a funeral for four people killed in the pager attacks.

Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fire After Pager and Walkie-Talkie Attacks

Smoke billowed from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of al-Taybeh on Thursday.

Methane Levels Still Rising, Despite Global Methane Pledge

The concentration of methane in the atmosphere is now more than two-and-a-half times greater than preindustrial levels.

Tropical Storm Pulasan Nears Shanghai After Grazing Japan

Shanghai was bracing for Tropical Storm Pulasan days after it was battered by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest to hit the city in 75 years.

U.N. Body Demands Israel End Its ‘Unlawful Presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’

Riyad Mansour, left, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, applauding the result of a vote during an emergency session at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

Trump’s Derision of Haitians Goes Back Years

An asylum seeker from Haiti was cleaning the kitchen of a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, as former President Donald J. Trump debated Vice President Kamala Harris this month.

Second Wave of Hezbollah Devices Explodes in Lebanon, Killing at Least 20

Ambulances arriving after a device reportedly exploded during the funeral in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday for people killed when hundreds of pagers exploded across Lebanon a day earlier.

Thursday Briefing: A Second Day of Explosions in Lebanon

Hezbollah supporters mourned the deaths of four fighters.

Israel’s Focus Shifts From Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon

Hezbollah supporters mourned the deaths of four of the group’s members, on Wednesday.

Walkie-Talkies in Lebanon May Have Held More Explosives Than Pagers

Husband Is Indicted in Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair

Tyson Is Sued Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef

Brazen Beef, a new Tyson Foods brand with packaging that uses the language “climate friendly.”

Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents

The swollen Elbe river in Dresden, Germany, on Tuesday.

Wireless Device Explosions Are Latest High-Profile Attack Attributed to Israel.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, was killed in 2020 by a truck-mounted machine gun attached to remote-controlled robot.

What Is Hezbollah, the Militant Group Based in Lebanon?

Hezbollah supporters carrying the coffin of a senior commander, Fouad Shukr, who was killed in an airstrike in July in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Blinken Visits Egypt, but Skips a Stop in Israel

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s decision not to visit Israel partly reflects a deadlock in efforts to strike a cease-fire deal in Gaza.

Funeral Is Held for 9-Year-Old Girl Killed in Pager Attack in Lebanon

The funeral for Fatima Abdullah, who was killed when a pager exploded in her home, in Saraain, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

What Are Pagers? Devices Exploded Across Lebanon

Pagers at the Gold Apollo factory in Taiwan on Wednesday.

England and Wales Will Introduce Buffer Zones to Ban Protest at Abortion Clinics

An anti-abortion demonstration outside Britain’s Parliament in May. The new measures cover protests up to 500 feet from a clinic.

Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers

Soldiers on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, in August. The army has been carrying out law enforcement duties for weeks, a former officer said.

What to Know About the Explosions in Lebanon and Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

An ambulance carrying wounded people at the emergency entrance of the American University hospital in Beirut on Tuesday.

Child, 10, Stabbed Near Japanese School in China

Shenzhen, the city in southern China where the stabbing occurred.

Pager Attacks in Lebanon Puncture Hezbollah’s Image as Powerful Anti-Israel Force

Outside the American University of Beirut Hospital on Tuesday, where many people injured in Tuesday’s attack were taken.

Israel’s Pager Attack Was a Tactical Success Without a Strategic Goal, Analysts Say

Inspecting a car in which a pager exploded in Beirut on Tuesday.

Russia Seizes Town in Donetsk as Ukraine Hits Ammunition Depot

A still from a video posted on social media of smoke and flames after a Ukrainian drone attack in Toropets, Russia, on Wednesday.

Kashmiris Are Voting Again. But Do They Have a Voice?

People in Kulgam, in southern Kashmir, lined up on Wednesday to vote in Kashmir’s first regional legislative election in a decade.

Pavel Kushnir Dies in a Russian Prison

How Colorado’s Thompson Divide Got Protection From Oil and Gas Drilling

Taiwanese Company Gold Apollo Says It Didn’t Make Pagers Used in Attack

Workers at the Gold Apollo factory in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday.

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