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Vote on Gaza Cease-Fire Delayed Amid Disagreements

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.

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.

China Deploys Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

Mozambique Is at a Crossroads as a New President Is Sworn In

Mr. Chapo during his inauguration ceremony.

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.

Iran’s Leader in Moscow to Sign Cooperation Treaty With Russia

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, left, and Vladimir V. Putin, his Russian counterpart, at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, in October.

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

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.”

Many Syrians Want Justice for Regime Crimes. Others Want Revenge.

Marwa Abdo, center, describing how her brother, Bashar, was killed just days before, in Idlib, Syria.

Energy Secretary Pick, Chris Wright, Has Been an Evangelist for Fossil Fuels

Chris Wright, chief executive of Liberty Energy and the nominee for secretary of energy, before the Senate energy committee on Wednesday.

What China Wants in Panama: More Trade, Projects and Influence

The Panama Canal last week. China, which has been trying to expand its influence in Panama for years, won a contract to build a fourth bridge over it.

In Pursuing Canal, Trump Could Push Panama Closer to China

A vessel traveling through the Panama Canal this month.

A Crucial Coal Mine in Ukraine Under Attack by Russian Forces Finally Shuts Down

Workers walking through a shaft inside a coal mine just southeast of the embattled city of Pokrovsk, near Ukraine’s front line.

Hun Sen Adviser Wanted in Thailand Over Lim Kimya Killing

The scene where Lim Kimya was shot dead in Bangkok last week.

Chinese Celebrities and Tourists Think Twice About Thailand

The Chinese actor Wang Xing, right, talking with Thai police officers after he was rescued from a scam camp in Myanmar. His abduction set off security concerns in China.

Missile Attack Prompts Emergency Power Cuts in Ukraine

Ukrainians took shelter in a subway station in Kyiv, the capital, on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday Briefing

The aftermath of an Israeli strike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

A House at Auschwitz Opens Its Doors to a Chilling Past

The house of Rudolf Höss, the Auschwitz camp’s wartime commandant.

South Korean President Is Detained in Insurrection Inquiry

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

Smoke billowing in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa

Recovering bodies from an illegal mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday.

French Prime Minister Signals He Will Revisit Unpopular Retirement Law

Prime Minister François Bayrou delivering a speech to the National Assembly in Paris on Tuesday.

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