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

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.

Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian

The Iranian Embassy in Berlin on Tuesday.

Spain Flash Floods: Scenes From the Deluge

A street in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday.

North Korea, in the Spotlight Over Ukraine, Launches a Long-Range Missile

South Korean news coverage of North Korea’s missile test on Thursday, using file footage from an earlier launch.

In China, Comedy Is Giving Women a Voice. But Can Men Take a Joke?

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

Dodgers fans cheering at a bar in Tokyo on Thursday.

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.

Typhoon Kong-rey Lashes Taiwan With Powerful Winds and Rain

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say

Ukrainians at a registration center in Sumy, Ukraine, after arriving from Russian-occupied areas.

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?

A statue of Alexander the Great in Athens. Antonis Bartsiokas, a paleoanthropologist, has claimed that fabric found in a tomb believed to have held the remains of Alexander’s father, Philip II, actually belonged to Alexander himself.

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.

Thursday Briefing

Early voting is underway in many states.

Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes

Mexico City legislators rally in favor of a judicial overhaul at the Mexico City Congress in mid-September this year.

8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election

The Supreme Court building in Mexico City. Eight of the court’s 11 justices announced on Wednesday that they were resigning.

Thursday Briefing: U.S. Voters Focus on the Economy

Two Black Holes are Giving the Cosmos a Fright

U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria

U.S. forces patrolling in Syria last month.

Flash Floods in Spain Kill at Least 158: What to Know

Damaged vehicles lie in flood waters at an industrial complex in the province of Valencia, Spain.

Israel Demolished Hundreds of Buildings in Southern Lebanon, Videos and Satellite Images Show

Fire Breaks Out at BAE’s UK Nuclear Submarine Plant

The entrance to the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

Israel Orders Residents of Baalbek in Eastern Lebanon to Evacuate

Evacuating from Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, where Constellation Energy plans to restart a reactor it shut down in 2019.

Some Geologists Argue Earth Has Fewer Than Seven Continents

Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.

A battery manufacturing plant under construction at the site of a former steel mill in Weirton, W.Va.

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

Members of emergency services and Guardia Civil rescue people trapped in their homes after floods in Letur, Albacete on Tuesday.

At a Glitzy Saudi Investment Forum, Almost No Mention of War

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, center, governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, leads a round-table discussion at the kingdom’s annual investment conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

John Green, the best selling author and YouTuber, wants to bridge an “empathy gap” for tuberculosis, which disproportionately affects people in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia.

Wednesday Briefing

Kamala Harris

China’s Latest Security Target: Halloween Partygoers

Satellite Images Suggest Israel Struck a Major Iranian Missile Plant

A satellite image showing a large building at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Shahroud Space Center in Iran in March.

What Are the Implications of Israel Banning UNRWA?

Palestinians lined up for medicine on Tuesday at an UNRWA health center in Khan Younis, Gaza, that operates with support from Japan, one of the U.N. agency’s top funders.

Wednesday Briefing: Trump’s Worrisome Business Deals

Israeli Military Hits Gaza Town for 3rd Time in Days, Killing Dozens, Officials Say

Palestinian emergency medical workers removing a body from the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Tuesday.

Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets

Eric Trump was one of those believed to have been targeted by Chinese hackers.

Teen Accused in U.K. Taylor Swift Dance Class Stabbing Charged With Terror Offenses

A memorial event for the victims of the attack in Southport in August.

Parts of Spain Get a Month’s Worth of Rain in a Day

Cars swept away by flood water in Alora, Spain, on Tuesday.

In Botswana’s Election, Diamond Profits Are a Defining Issue

A diamond-processing plant in Gaborone, Botswana, last year.

The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China: New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall

Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War

President Vladimir V. Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday, in a photo released by Russian state media.

Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon, Lebanese Officials Say

Damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Gouraud Barracks neighborhood of Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek, in the vicinity of some ancient Roman ruins, on Tuesday.

Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The facility holds more than 1.3 million samples.

Vatican Issues First Report on Sex Abuse, to Immediate Criticism

Pope Francis tasked the commission with verifying that countries were following a new church law that set out rules for reporting and combating clerical sexual abuse.

Hezbollah Names Naim Qassem as Its New Leader

Naim Qassem at a memorial ceremony for senior Hezbollah commanders near Beirut, Lebanon, in June.

Zelensky, With Limited Options, Seeks a Path Forward for Ukraine

The city of Siversk, Ukraine, remains under near-constant shelling from a Russian-occupied territory just to the east.

The Game Theory of Democracy

What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death

Susana Monsó, a philosopher of animal minds at the National Distance Education University in Madrid. “I’ve always been interested in those capacities that are understood to be uniquely human,” she said. “Death was a natural topic to pick up.”

Tuesday Briefing

The comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has a history of racist jokes.

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at a meeting in Samoa this month. His popularity has plummeted amid reports of internal strife and his acceptance of freebies from donors.

The New Threat to Brazil’s Forests: Chemicals

Part-Time Farmers, Part-Time Rock Stars: A Chinese Band’s Unlikely Rise

Varihnaz performing its first show of a national tour in Guilin, China, in September.

Houthi Arrests of Yemenis on Spying Charges Alarm Diplomats and Aid Workers

Backers of the Houthis rallying this month in Sana, Yemen, in support of Palestinians.

How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election

In 2016, Russia’s interference in the presidential election looked very different from the disinformation campaigns that spread today.

Israel’s Parliament Passes Bills Banning UNRWA, Agency That Aids Palestinians

Israeli soldiers next to UNRWA offices in central Gaza in February, photographed during an escorted tour.

A Caller Told 911 a Bear Had Chased Him Off a Cliff. The Police Say It Was Murder.

View from the Cherohala Skyway in southeastern Tennessee, where a homicide victim was found on Oct 18.

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