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Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack

Mourners arriving at the Chabad of Bondi on Wednesday for the funeral of Eli Schlanger, in Sydney, Australia.

Suspect in Bondi Beach Killings Is Charged With Murder and Terrorism

Free Nigerian Students Recount Mass Kidnapping

Stephen Samuel.

Trump Revised Chevron’s Venezuela Deal. Maduro’s Oil Trader Profited.

A statue outside Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA headquarters in Caracas.

The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square

As Israeli Settlements Get Bigger, Palestinian Hikes Grow Shorter

As Israeli settlers build more encampments across the valleys of the West Bank, the area’s hiking paths are being turned into dead ends.

This Week Is Pivotal for Ukraine, and for Europe’s Voice in Its Future

From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Emmanuel Macron of France at a meeting in London this month.

Trinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests

A U.S. radar at the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago.

Ukraine Plan Calls For Enhanced Military, With U.S. and European Backup

Ukrainian soldiers during a live-fire training exercise at a military training ground in the Dnipro region this month.

In a Remote Jungle, the Gruesome Poaching of Rare Elephants

Henry Jamis, a ranger, next to the skeleton of a Bornean elephant near the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Malaysia’s Sabah state last week.

Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.

France Passes Welfare Budget Law, Giving Government Rare Win

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, at France’s National Assembly on Tuesday, seems to have succeeded after a false start.

Rome’s New Subway Stops Are Part Museum, Part Station

Ancient Roman findings displayed inside of the new subway station Colosseo, in Rome on Tuesday.

Mark Carney Caught in Canada’s British Spelling Debate

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking in Ottawa last week. As a former leader of England’s central bank Mr. Carney spent years exposed to British English.

Australia Shooting Is a Reminder of Islamic State’s Power to Inspire Attacks

Paramedics wheel away a wounded man at the scene of the mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

South Africa Arrests Workers Processing U.S. Refugee Applications

South Africans rallying in support of President Trump outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, in February.

UK Rejoins EU’s Erasmus Student Exchange Program That It Left After Brexit

Students taking part in the Erasmus exchange program arriving in Gdansk, Poland, in May 2019.

On Bali, the Holiday Vibe Masks Memories of a Massacre

A graveyard on the Indonesian island of Bali where some of the victims of anti-Communist killings in the 1960s are believed to have been buried.

Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela

Oil tankers anchored in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela relies entirely on tankers to export its oil to world markets.

Team Races Against Time to Save a Tangled Sea Lion in British Columbia

India Charges Pakistan-Based Groups in April Terrorist Attack in Kashmir

People mourn one of the victims killed in an attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered part of Kashmir, in April.

ISIS and the Bondi Beach Attack

A memorial at Bondi Beach yesterday.

Sydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say

The family of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the attack on Sunday, at a memorial service on Tuesday in Bondi Beach.

US Boat Strikes Shift to Pacific, Placing Colombia on Watch

Video images posted by the U.S. Southern Command on Monday showed what the U.S. military said were strikes on three narcotrafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say

A liquified natural gas tanker. This year the Trump administration signed a deal with the European Union in which Europe pledged to buy American gas in exchange for tariff relief.

Rwanda-Backed Militia Says It Will Withdraw From Key City in Congo

Militants fighting with the Congolese government surrendered weapons to the Rwanda-backed M23 militia in Uvira, Congo, on Monday.

Australia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward

A memorial service outside the Bondi Pavilion on Tuesday for the victims of the attack in Sydney, Australia.

10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing

Police officers at the entrance of a school in the Moscow region after a stabbing on Tuesday.

Dashcam Footage Shows Couple Confronting a Suspected Bondi Beach Gunman

Man Who Plowed Car Into Liverpool F.C. Parade Is Sentenced to 21 Years

Water Street in Liverpool, England, in May, after a car rammed into people gathered for a parade.

Zelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

Damage after bombing in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, this year.

Heroic Bondi Beach Bystander’s Immigrant Background Is a Balm for Some Australians

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia visiting Ahmed el Ahmed on Tuesday.

Brigitte Macron, First Lady of France, Says Sorry for Slur Against Feminist Activists

Brigitte Macron in Paris this month. Despite saying sorry for her comments, she also said that she did not regret them. “I am indeed the wife of the president of the Republic, but I am also, above all, myself,” she said.

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

Oil drilling equipment in Cabimas, Venezuela. The country has about 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, nearly four times the amount in the United States.

Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active

A bombed-out building in Marawi in 2022, five years after Islamic State-affiliated militants and government forces waged a devastating battle for control of the city.

In Sydney Suburb Where Suspects Lived, Neighbor Saw ‘No Dramas’

Police officers at the house of the suspects’ family in the Bonnyrigg suburb of Sydney on Monday.

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E.U. Flies 110 Tons of Aid to Darfur. But Will It Reach Those In Need?

A camp in North Darfur, Sudan, for people displaced by the country’s civil war, which has created a humanitarian crisis.

The Next Steps for Gaza

After an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Saturday.

Albanese Vows to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Bondi Shooting

A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak

Dark-eyed juncos, normally forest-dwelling, have occupied Los Angeles for about 20 years.

Ukraine Says It Hit a Submarine With Underwater Drones

Ukraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istanbul in 2022.

Iranian Authorities Assaulted Detained Nobel Laureate, Family Says

A photo of Narges Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, made available by the Narges Mohammadi Foundation.

U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe

Blaise Metreweli in London on Monday. She became the first female leader of MI6 in October.

After Bondi Beach Attack, Australia Is Urged to Act Faster Against Antisemitism

Jillian Segal, Australia’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, wants the country’s leaders to act on recommendations that she presented in July.

Australian Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Attack

The office of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said potential measures could include only allowing Australian citizens to hold gun licenses.

Louvre Museum Staff Go on Daylong Strike, Shutting Out Tourists

Workers gathered on Monday outside the Louvre Museum in Paris to protest their working conditions, staffing issues and the state of the museum’s buildings.

‘Don’t Feed the Pig’: The Anti-Corruption Call That Helped Topple a Government

Protesters in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. The trigger for the demonstrations was a budget that raised taxes and lifted the salaries of members of the state security apparatus.

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making

Jimmy Lai at home in Hong Kong in August 2020.

Ahmed el Ahmed, Who Tackled One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Is Recovering in a Hospital

How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded at a Hanukkah Celebration

A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.

Kast’s Victory in Chile Is Another Win for Global Right-Wing Movement

José Antonio Kast and his wife, Maria Pia Adriazola, celebrating on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, after the runoff election.

The Turbulent Times of Friedrich Merz

Some Australian Jews Accuse the Government of Failing to Heed Warnings

Yvonne Haber, left, with other mourners at the site of the shooting in Sydney on Monday.

To China, Jimmy Lai Was an Arch Villain. To His Supporters, He Was Their Hope.

Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in 2019. Mr. Lai, who has been behind bars for five years, received guilty verdicts in a national security trial on Monday.

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