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An Iranian American Was Arrested in Iran, U.S. Confirms

Demonstrators mark the 45th anniversary of Iran’s takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.

Trump or Harris Victories Offer Different Futures for Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine firing a howitzer at Russian positions in June.

Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.

Khalistan flags last year in Surrey, British Columbia. India has repeatedly accused Khalistan-related activists in countries like Canada of sponsoring gang warfare, drug trafficking and extortion in India.

After Deadly Floods in Spain, Thousands of Volunteers Help in Recovery Effort

Volunteers sweep the mud from a street in the aftermath of the flooding, in Alfafar, near Valencia, Spain on Saturday.

Polish Radio Station Uses A.I. to Interview Dead Nobel Laureate

Mariusz Marcin Pulit, who runs Radio Krakow and niche stations operating under its umbrella like Off Radio Krakow, said his only goal with the experiment was to revive a station that had few listeners.

A Lebanese Town Tries to Stay Out of Israel-Hezbollah War

A boy, displaced from his family’s border village home, playing in the courtyard of the Kfeir public high school in Hasbayya province, Lebanon, last month.

Khamenei Threatens Israel With ‘Crushing Response’ to Attacks

A sign in Tehran, Iran, reads “Another storm is coming” in Hebrew and Persian. Some Iranian officials have said their country would retaliate for Israel’s Oct. 26 strikes on Iran.

Israel Says Elite Naval Commandos Abducted Hezbollah Operative

Lebanese soldiers on Saturday inspect the site where Israeli naval commandos are believed to have landed to abduct what Israel said was a Hezbollah operative in the coastal city of Batroun in northern Lebanon.

German Government at Risk of Collapse After Rift on Economy

The three key leaders of Germany’s coalition government, from left, Robert Habeck of the Greens, the economic minister; Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats; and Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party, the finance minister, in September.

Kemi Badenoch, New Leader of the U.K.’s Tories, Vows to Make the Party More Conservative

Mexico Supreme Court Justice Seeks to Ease Political Tensions, but Obstacles Persist

Juan Luis González Alcántara, a justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court, is proposing what he considers a compromise over a judicial plan that would overhaul how nearly all the country’s judges are selected.

Amid Flood Cleanup in Spain, Residents Try to Make Sense of the Disaster

A general view of the area affected by floods in Chiva, Spain, on Friday.

In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees

In this lidar image released by Cambridge University Press, what archaeologists in Mexico say is a newly discovered lost Maya city, which they named Valeriana, is hidden deep in the southern jungle of Campeche, Mexico.

An Indonesian Tribe’s Language Gets an Alphabet: Korea’s

Teaching Hangul, the Korean alphabet, to Cia-Cia children in Baubau, Indonesia. People trying to preserve the tribe’s spoken language found that the Korean script was a good fit for it.

Monday Briefing

Early voting in Michigan on Sunday.

Pro-West Leader Wins High-Stakes Vote in Former Soviet Republic

Maia Sandu, who narrowly won re-election as Moldova’s president, celebrating the election runoff’s preliminary results in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau, on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: The Final Set of Times/Siena Election Polls

Thousands of Children in Gaza Get 2nd Dose of Polio Vaccine

Palestinian children arriving for their vaccinations at a hospital in Gaza City on Saturday.

COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation

The talks, sponsored by the United Nations, were held in Cali, Colombia.

Taking Time

Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election

An anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in May.

Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties

Supporters of the winning candidate for president in Botswana cheering on Thursday at a counting center in Gaborone, the capital.

Israel’s Peace Talks in Gaza and Lebanon: What to Know

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Russia Showers Cash on Men Enlisting in Ukraine War, Bringing Prosperity to Some Towns

A recruitment center for military service in St. Petersburg, Russia, in April.

Photos of Trench Warfare in Ukraine in the Age of Drones

A Ukrainian soldier repels a Russian attack with a rocket-propelled grenade outside Toretsk, Ukraine this month.

Can Iran and Israel Find a New Equilibrium?

A new billboard in Tehran with photos of President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on one side, labeled as “Warmongers,” and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran and a military officer, on the other side.

To Join This Club, a Member Must Die. And You Must Adore Verdi.

Members of Club dei 27 singing “Va Pensiero” in celebration of Giuseppe Verdi last month outside his birthplace near Parma, Italy.

Canadian Police Say They Dismantled Country’s Largest Drug Lab

The police in British Columbia seized what they said was a record number of illicit drugs during a recent raid.

How a Year of Rain Flooded Spain in Eight Hours

A pileup of cars in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, after catastrophic rains.

Dublin Crowds Turn Up for Halloween Parade That Wasn’t

People in Dublin awaiting floats and characters that would never arrive.

New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer

A sign informing travelers of the new rule in the passenger drop-off zone at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand, in October.

Israel Strikes Near Lebanon’s Capital as Hopes for a Cease-Fire Fade

The aftermath of overnight Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on Friday.

As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase

Damage from a Russian bombing attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, last month. Ukraine is losing territory in the east, and its forces inside Russia have been partially pushed back.

Rúben Amorim, Manchester United and the Burden of History

Spain Braces for More Rain and Flooding as Rescuers Dig Through Debris

A woman clears mud off the street after heavy flooding in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The damaged headquarters of UNRWA, the U.N. agency that helps Palestinians, in the Nur Shams area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday after an Israeli raid in the area.

As Famine Stalks Gaza, Farmers Lament Their Many Losses

Farmers inspecting the damage to a greenhouse after it was hit in a strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in January.

How Wagner’s Ruthless Image Crumbled in Mali

Repression Intensifies in the Country Hosting a Major Climate Meeting

Azerbaijan will host the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP, in November in its capital city, Baku.

She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?

Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win the Miss Universe pageant, now lives in New York City as is customary for a year after winning the title.

Can Axions Save the Universe?

Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke

Botswana’s newly-elected President Duma Boko delivers his acceptance speech at the Mass Media Complex in Gaborone on Friday.

Friday Briefing

Severe rain and flooding caused devastation in Paiporta, Spain.

In Spanish Town Devastated by Flood, a Grim Search for Bodies

Residents of Paiporta, Spain, a town on the outskirts of Valencia, trying to clean a flood-ravaged street on Thursday.

Mexico’s New President, Claudia Sheinbaum, Faces First Major Crisis

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico in Congress last month, after her swearing-in. Her party’s overhaul of the Mexican judiciary “will be an example to the world,” she has said.

Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.

As president, Donald J. Trump was never a true isolationist, in spite of his rhetoric.

Friday Briefing: The Global Stakes of the U.S. Election

Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes

Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Thursday indicated that Iran intends to retaliate for Israel’s recent attacks.

Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian

The Iranian Embassy in Berlin on Tuesday.

U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia

President Xi Jinping of China and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in a photograph released by the Chinese state media. China is North Korea’s longtime ally and its most powerful economic and military partner.

‘Witches’ Marks’? Curses? Medieval Etchings Uncovered at Manor House

Gainsborough Old Hall, where a “staggering array” of carved ritual protection or apotropaic marks were found, in Lincolnshire County, England.

Spain Flash Floods: Scenes From the Deluge

A flooded cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, on Friday.

Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say

Wounded Palestinians being treated this week at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip.

The World Series Was Big in Japan. The TV Ratings Prove It.

Dodgers fans cheering at a bar in Tokyo on Thursday.

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

People searching through rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

After Flash Floods in Spain, Rescuers and Residents Face a Grim Scene

Thursday Briefing

Early voting is underway in many states.

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