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Merz Says Germany Will Step Up Ukraine Weapons Support as Zelensky Visits

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, right, shaking hands with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine after his arrival in Berlin on Wednesday.

Haiti Enlists Blackwater Founder and Trump Ally to Take on Criminal Gangs

A man walks past a burning barricade set up to protest a lack of security, in the Tabarre neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in February.

Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport Again After Houthi Attacks

Wreckage on May 7 after an earlier Israeli attack on the international airport serving Sana, the capital of Yemen.

Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced

A retired surgeon, Joel Le Scouarnec, right, who has admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients, arriving at the Criminal Court in Vannes, France, in February.

UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate

Andrew Tate, right, and his brother, Tristan Tate, in Bucharest, Romania, in March.

Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say

Weapons and ammunition handed in by former Syrian soldiers and police officers in Latakia, Syria, in December.

What to Know About Israel’s Renewed Ground Offensive in Gaza

Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History

A new statue of Joseph Stalin in a Moscow metro station reflects Russia’s efforts to rehabilitate the memory of a bloody ruler.

U.N. Condemns Israel’s New Aid Program in Gaza, After Chaotic Start

Gazans collecting food aid in Rafah were on edge on Tuesday after gunfire was heard.

Congo’s Former President Returns Home, Accused of Treason

The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, in Windhoek, Namibia, in February.

What to Know About the Liverpool FC Parade Car Crash

Police said they believed the ramming was as isolated incident, and that it was not being treated as terrorism.

Israeli Forces Said They Killed a ‘Terrorist.’ He Was 14 Years Old.

Mourners carrying the body of Amer Rabee, a 14-year-old who was killed by Israeli forces, at his funeral in Turmus Aya in the West Bank last month.

French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After Violent Kidnappings

Police officers secured an area in central France in January after the kidnapping of David Balland, the co-founder of a company that sells devices to store crypto assets.

Mediators Urge Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal as Israeli Offensive Looms

Israel’s renewed offensive on Hamas in Gaza has drawn criticism from traditional allies.

German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE

The plaintiff, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, was seeking damages linked to the threat of flooding from Lake Palcacocha in Peru.

Japan Welcomes a New Sumo Champ. Surprise: He’s Japanese.

Onosato, center, celebrated his promotion to yokozuna on Wednesday.

Turkey Cracks Down on Fliers Who Stand Up Too Soon, Threatening Fines

A Turkish Airlines flight landing at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul in 2018.

Wednesday Briefing: Chaos at a Gaza Aid Site

Palestinians carrying aid packages delivered in Rafah, southern Gaza, yesterday.

As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites

President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House last month.

Wednesday Briefing: Chaos at a Gaza Aid Site

Palestinians carrying aid packages delivered in Rafah, southern Gaza, yesterday.

Chaos Erupts at Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Site in Gaza

Gazans collecting food aid in Rafah were on edge on Tuesday after gunfire was heard.

Trump’s Tariffs Drive a Rise in Trade Crime

During the first Trump administration, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry won several cases against China in which high duties applied to Chinese products.

King Charles Warns Canada’s Parliament of a ‘Dangerous and Uncertain’ World

King Charles, center, opened a new session of Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday.

In a Medieval Greek Fortress, Residents Feud Over ‘Pharaonic’ Cable Car Plan

The medieval fortress town of Monemvasia, Greece. The top of the rock is currently accessible only via a winding, 240-yard stone path — a dizzying and exhausting climb.

Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, right, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany in Kyiv, Ukraine, this month.

How the Liverpool Parade Car Crash Unfolded

Liverpool on Monday after a vehicle barreled down a street jammed with pedestrians.

How to Hide a 350-Foot Megayacht

Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke last week in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the inauguration of a German brigade for NATO’s eastern flank.

They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?

Four British climbers pose on the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday after preparing for the climb with xenon gas.

Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart Seized Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

A satellite image from May 22, provided by Greenpeace, shows what The New York Times has verified to be several new pylons and an electricity line in occupied Ukraine. Russia would need several more lines to connect the Zaporizhzhia facility to its own grid.

Could the French Pedophile Doctor Joël Le Scouarnec Have Been Stopped Earlier?

Protesters outside the courthouse in Vannes, France, in February, during the trial of Joël Le Scouarnec.

Why a Venezuelan Mother and Her Children Fled the US

Yessica Rojas, her 4-year-old daughter, Kenyerly López, and her 3-year-old son, Yessiel Dugarte, in Puerto Obaldía, on the edge of the Darién Gap, after an exhausting journey by sea to reach the town.

In Nashville, Volunteers Are Figuring Out How to Counter ICE

ICE Agents and State Troopers Team Up in Nashville Operation

Police Quickly Gave Details on Liverpool Car Ramming, Aiming to Prevent Rumors

Police officers on Tuesday at the scene of the previous evening’s car ramming in Liverpool, England.

How North Korea Botched Its Warship Launch

Tuesday Briefing: U.S. and E.U. Talk Trade

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission.

A Science Fiction Writer Wrestles With China’s Rise, and His Own Decline

Han Song, a science fiction writer, at an old steel mill turned leisure park, in Beijing in March.

Tuesday Briefing: U.S. and E.U. Talk Trade

President Trump at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for Memorial Day.

Liverpool FC Victory Parade: Driver Plows Into Crowd, Injuring 47

A police officer in Liverpool at the entrance to Water Street after a driver plowed a car into a crowd along a parade route on Monday.

What to Know About the Deportees the Trump Administration Wants to Send to South Sudan

Juba International Airport in South Sudan.

Sebastian Kurz, ex-Chancellor of Austria, Cleared of Perjury Charges

Sebastian Kurz, a former Austrian chancellor, in Vienna on Monday.

Macron Plays Down Video of Shove From Wife: ‘It’s Nonsense’

Europe Secured a Tariff Delay From Trump, but Can It Now Make a Deal?

A phone call Sunday between Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and President Trump, resulted in a delay of the 50 percent tariffs.

How a Booker Prize-Winning Work From India Redefined Translation

The translator Deepa Bhasthi, left, and the author Banu Mushtaq with their Booker trophies for “Heart Lamp.” Ms. Mushtaq said, “I myself have broken all kinds of stereotypes, and now my book has also broken all stereotypes.”

Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation

Destruction in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. In recent weeks, partners such as the United States, Britain and France have become more willing to place Israel under overt pressure.

Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back

A crater in a residential area in Odesa, Ukraine, after a drone strike, on Sunday.

King Charles III Visits Canada as Trump Threatens Its Sovereignty: What to Know

King Charles lll and Queen Camilla arriving in Ottawa, on Monday.

NATO Wants a Cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky Could Disrupt It

NATO’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, after meeting President Trump at the White House last month.

Trump’s Immigration Policies Push Venezuelan Migrants to Risk ‘Self-Deportation’

What’s Trump’s Vision on China, Russia and the World?

President Trump and his aides have been trying to exert greater American influence from the Arctic Circle to South America’s Patagonia region.

Bari, Italy, Transformed Its Identity. Here Come the Tourists.

Rowers along the Adriatic seafront in Bari.

US Archaeologists Face Uncertain Future With Trump Administration Cuts

An archaeologist at the site of a 1,000-year-old Tequesta village in Miami in 2013. Over the last few months, government support for archaeological research, preservation and museums has been largely scaled back.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns

Jake Wood, seen in 2021, had led humanitarian operations in scores of crisis zones over the past decade, including in Haiti, Myanmar and Sudan.

Venezuela’s Government Claims Victory in Polls Boycotted by Opposition Leader

A polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Trump Delayed E.U. Tariffs

President Trump spoke to reporters on yesterday in New Jersey.

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