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Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton, pictured onscreen, were announced as recipients of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm on Tuesday.

So, Are You Pregnant Yet? China’s In-Your-Face Push for More Babies.

Propaganda artwork in Miyun, a district of Beijing, depicting a couple with three children and including slogans promoting childbearing.

For Many Israelis, Oct. 7 Never Ended

In Kfar Aza last month.

A Cartel Double-Cross Turns a Mexican State Into a War Zone

Police guarding a crime scene last month in Culiacán, Mexico.

Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East After Fall of Vuhledar

Ukrainian servicemen near Toretsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, in September.

India’s Elections Offer Mixed Results for Modi

Supporters of the opposition Congress Party celebrating on Tuesday in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress and its allies won overwhelmingly in the territory.

U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’

Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, delivers an annual speech at Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in west London on Tuesday.

France’s Government Survives a No-Confidence Vote

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier in Paris on Monday. A no-confidence vote against his government failed on Tuesday.

What Is Hamas Capable of After a Year of War?

The scene of a rocket assault In Kfar Chabad, Israel, on Monday.

Israelis Hold Sorrowful Vigils on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks gathered at the site of the Nova music festival in southern Israel on the morning of the anniversary.

Israel Faces 4-Front War Year After Oct. 7 Attack

The aftermath of an explosion on Monday in the Lebanese village of Qmatiyeh near Beirut.

As a Massacre Unfolded in Haiti, a Frantic Call: ‘Send for Help'

Families from Pont-Sondé, a town in central Haiti attacked by a gang last Thursday, gathered at a park in the nearby city of Saint-Marc.

Brazil Unblocks X After Musk Backs Down

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

Wednesday Briefing: An Israeli Airstrike in Syria

A residential building on the western outskirts of Damascus, Syria, yesterday.

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister, Postpones Trip to DC, US Says

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, in Tel Aviv, last year.

Biden Excoriated Netanyahu on Israel’s Conduct in the War, Woodward Book Says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel with President Biden at the White House in July.

Toronto Woman Is Accused of Murdering 3 in Serial Killings

The police outside of the Toronto home of Sabrina Kauldhar, who is accused of killing three people last week.

What We Know About the Israeli Forces Fighting in Lebanon

Israeli military vehicles staging near the border with Lebanon earlier this month.

Netanyahu Says Israel Killed Nasrallah’s Replacement and ‘the Replacement of the Replacement’

Hashem Safieddine, center, in a southern suburb of Beirut, in August.

Art or Trash? It Can Be a Fine Line.

Does My Home Have Lead Pipes? And What Can I Do About Them?

A lead pipe in a Chicago home. It’s possible to identify lead pipes with a magnet and by lightly scratching the metal.

Iran Crisis Ignites New Debate About Trump’s Nuclear Deal Exit

In May 2018, President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States would no longer abide by the Iran nuclear deal.

U.N. Official Took $3 Million in Secret Gifts From Businessman

A U.N. court found last week that Vitaly Vanshelboim had committed fraud and “blatant misconduct” by failing to disclose gifts from a British businessman.

Japan Says It Doctored Photo of Cabinet Ministers

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan, center front, posing for an official photo with his cabinet in Tokyo this month.

Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced Nationwide

President Joe Biden in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “I’m here today to tell you that I finally insisted that it gets prioritized and I’m insisting it get done,” he said about the order to replace lead pipes throughout the country.

Oppenheimer’s Communist Past Draws New Attention

Athens Democracy Forum: Where Is Global Politics Headed?

Voters in France, above, and 20 other countries cast their ballots in the European Parliament election in June.

A Young Activist Arrested in Zimbabwe Holds Onto Her ‘Why’

Namatai Kwekweza at the Athens Democracy Forum last year. She was held for 35 days after being taken off a plane in July and arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Athens Democracy Forum: Seeking the Road to Peace in the Middle East

A view from Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 1 of Israel’s Iron Dome antimissile system intercepting rockets from Iran.

Does India Offer a Glimmer of Hope for Democracy?

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated after India’s election in June. His Bharatiya Janata Party failed to win a simple majority in the lower house of Parliament, and Mr. Modi now leads a coalition government.

Athens Democracy Forum: Young Activists on What Drives Them

Athens Democracy Forum: Can Money Help Save Democracy?

Athens Democracy Forum: Democracy at the World’s Ballot Boxes

Voting in Soweto during South Africa’s general election in May.

A Year Later, Biden Faces the Limits of U.S. Influence in the Mideast

President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, lit a yahrzeit candle for the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks with Rabbi Aaron Alexander at the White House on Monday.

Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They?

An Israeli F-15 flying over southern Israel in March. The country is capable of striking targets deep inside Iran, but would prefer to have the support of the United States.

Tuesday Briefing: Israelis and Palestinians Mourn a Year of Loss

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks at the site of last year’s Nova music festival.

Netanyahu Rebukes Macron’s Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

President Emmanuel Macron of France on Monday.

Israel challenges U.N. court’s jurisdiction to issue a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in February.

Viktor Bout Is Trying to Sell Weapons to the Houthis, Western Officials Say

The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout was released by the Biden administration in December 2022 after serving less than half of his sentence in U.S. federal prison.

Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian Students at Columbia Hold Side-by-Side Protests

Outside Columbia University, people gathered in support of Israel. On the campus, students held adjacent rallies, one for Israel and another for Palestinians.

Israel’s Hostage Families Vow to Keep Fighting as War Escalates, One Year On

In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office

Mexican security forces on Sunday at the scene where Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, was killed.

Why Israel’s Hostage Families Are Turning on Their Government

Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks

A man walks next to parts of a Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile recovered from an airstrike in Ukraine last month.

Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies on flights after attacks.

Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) and Emirates Airlines planes on the tarmac of Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport in July.

In London, a Pro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts the Launch of an American Mural

Palestinian protesters disrupt the dedication ceremony for Shepard Fairey’s latest project, a mural on climate change, in London on Monday.

Tunisia’s President Cruises to Landslide Re-Election Victory

Supporters of President Kais Saied of Tunisia in Tunis after exit poll results were announced on Sunday.

Key Moments in the Middle East War Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack on Israel: Timeline

Victims lie on a highway in the Sderot area of southern Israel following the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

A still image taken from a video provided by the Moscow City Court of Stephen James Hubbard at a court hearing in Moscow on Monday.

Ex-Philippine President, Under Investigation for War on Drugs, Returns to Politics

Rodrigo Duterte, in white mask, attending the inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, left, in Manila in 2022.

Hostages’ Families Endure Surreal Wait on Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks

“I feel the hostage situation has been put to the back,” said Ofri Bibas-Levy, Yarden Bibas’s sister.

Palestinians in Gaza Reflect on One Year of Israel’s War With Hamas

Palestinians fleeing Israeli bombing in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, last year.

On the Oct. 7 Anniversary, Remembering the Nova Festival Victims

Relatives and friends gathering at the site of the Nova music festival near Re’im, Israel, on Monday.

In a World Changed by Oct. 7, Hatred Is Winning

Relatives and friends of victims of the Oct. 7 attacks gathered at the site of the Nova music festival on the morning of the anniversary.

How Gaza Became a Mass Death Trap

A camp for internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, in late October 2023.

A Hostage Waits for Her Husband Still Being Held in Gaza

Sharon Cunio, her husband and their 4-year-old twin daughters were among the roughly 250 hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

How Can I Cut PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’

Climbers Rescued from Himalayan Mountain After Being Stranded for Two Nights

China Calls for Tighter Security After Workers Are Killed in Pakistan

The site of an explosion outside Karachi airport, Pakistan, early Monday.