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Israel Says It Destroyed Syria’s Navy, Part of Wave of Post-Assad Attacks

How the Rebels in Syria Captured Damascus

Netanyahu Finally Takes the Stand in His Corruption Trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to testify in his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

In France, Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top

The far-right leader Marine Le Pen with President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the Élyseé Palace in Paris in 2022.

In Georgia Protests, Echoes of Ukraine’s Past Revolutions

Fireworks set off by protesters exploded around riot police during a demonstration in Tbilisi, Georgia, last week.

A Tour of Assad’s Monumental Palace, With a Scruffy Rebel as a Guide

Abu Oweis, a rebel fighter, in the office of a longtime senior adviser to Bashar al-Assad at the abandoned presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday.

Arrests Made in 2021 Crash That Killed Over 50 Migrants

Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala after being detained on Monday in a joint operation between Guatemalan and U.S. authorities for alleged involvement in a deadly 2021 truck accident that killed more than 50 migrants in southern Mexico.

With Quick Vote and Little Fanfare, Saudi Arabia on Track to Get the 2034 World Cup

Argentina players celebrating with the trophy after winning the World Cup in December 2022, in Qatar.

Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

A man praying inside a liberated cell in Sednaya prison, in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Monday.

South Korea’s Opposition Leader Determined to Oust President Yoon After Martial Law

Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the opposition party, at his Democratic Party’s meeting room in the National Assembly in Seoul on Monday.

Lula, Brazil’s President, Is in ICU After Emergency Brain Surgery

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is recovering from an “uneventful” emergency surgery, according to the hospital that treated him.

Protests in Kenya Demand Action Over a Spate of Brutal Murders of Women

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday to demand that the government take action to stop the killings of women and girls.

Trump Mocks Trudeau and Canada in Post on Tariffs and Trade

President-elect Donald Trump listening during a meeting in 2019 with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.

Taiwan Says China Has Deployed Largest Fleet of Ships in Decades

A Taiwanese fighter jet landing in Hsinchu on Tuesday.

Uncertainty and Hope on the Road to and from Damascus

Wednesday Briefing: A Wave of Post-Assad Attacks

An Israeli military vehicle entering the buffer zone with Syria.

Cyclist Rohan Dennis Pleads Guilty in Death of Wife Melissa Hoskins, Fellow Olympian

Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to creating a risk of harm. He faces seven years in prison.

Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status in U.S.

Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.

A hill with an ice core, known as a pingo, in the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories.

Police Arrest 3 After Deadly Explosion in the Netherlands

An explosion and fire killed at least six people and destroyed part of an apartment building in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Saturday.

Israel Strikes Military Assets Across Syria to Keep Them From Rebels

The aftermath on Tuesday of an overnight strike on the Barzah scientific research center, which had been linked to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons program.

South Korea Martial Law Fallout: What to Know on Yoon’s Future

Police officers near the National Assembly in Seoul last week after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

On the Ground in Damascus as Syrians Chart a New Path

Prince William and Jacob Elordi Grow Beards

Prince William has had a beard at multiple public appearances in recent weeks.

Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money

Australia Signs Security and Economic Treaty With Nauru

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and President David Adeang of Nauru meeting in Canberra, Australia, on Monday.

Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines Forces Mass Evacuation

How to Understand the Armed Factions Operating in Syria

Celebrations at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Monday.

What to Know About the Countries Still Fighting in Syria After al-Assad’s Ouster

A poster of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria hanging on the side of a shopping mall decimated by bombs in the war-ravaged city of Homs, Syria, in June.

The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, in November.

Tuesday Briefing

Syrians celebrated in Umayyad Square in Damascus yesterday.

Syrians, in Shock and With Some Unease, Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad

Thousands of Syrians celebrated in the streets of Umayyad Square in the center of Damascus, Syria, on Monday.

Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

The Mezzeh air base in Damascus, Syria, where two officials were accused of committing war crimes and running a notorious prison facility.

U.S. Scrambles to Navigate Perils of a New Syria

U.S. officials say they are closely watching to see whether Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, displays traits of a terrorist group or whether it has changed.

Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Gain Steam, Officials Say

A makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in the Nahr al-Bared area in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Tuesday Briefing: Syrian Rebels Rush to Establish Order

Celebrations in Umayyad Square in Damascus yesterday.

Syria’s President Had Stocks of Chemical Weapons. What Happens to Them Now?

A Syrian rebel tries on a gas mask seized from a Syrian army factory in the northwestern province of Idlib in 2013. Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on rebels and civilians was a defining feature of the early days of Syria’s civil war.

A Quick Arab Pivot: From Welcoming al-Assad to Managing the Chaos

A torn poster of the deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at an abandoned border checkpoint in Masnaa, Syria, on Monday.

Crowds Throng to Syria’s Sednaya Prison to Find Relatives and Friends

Surveying cells in the Sednaya Prison on Monday in Damascus, Syria.

Explosion at Fuel Depot Near Florence Kills at Least Two

Smoke billowed from the depot near Florence, Italy, after the explosion on Monday.

How Syria’s Rebels Took Damascus, Captured on Video

Syrians celebrating in the central city of Homs early on Sunday.

Displaced Syrians Rush to Return Home

People traveling on the road to Damascus, the Syrian capital, from Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.

Israel Claims Credit for al-Assad’s Ouster, but Sees Risk in His Absence

Celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad on a road leading to Syria’s Masnaa border crossing in Bar Elias, Lebanon, on Sunday.

E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning

The dry-cleaning industry has objected to new restrictions imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages

Haitians detained for deportation in a police vehicle between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Ukraine Weighs Telegram Security Risks Amid War With Russia

Telegram’s Air Raids Map channel. Roughly 70 percent of Ukrainians use Telegram as a main source of news, according to a recent survey.

Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

A goat farmer in a drought-stricken area of Leonforte, Sicily, in July.

South Korea Bars President From Traveling Abroad

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea with Oh Dong-woon in May, when Mr. Oh was appointed as head of the office investigating high-ranking officials.

Monday Briefing

A toppled statue of Syria’s late president, Hafez al-Assad, in Damascus yesterday.

Revolutions Swept the Middle East in 2011. Will Syria’s End Differently?

Hundreds celebrated the end of Bashar al-Assad’s long and brutal grip on Syria on Sunday on a road leading to the border between Lebanon and Syria.

Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says

An armored police vehicle in Cité Soleil, a slum in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in May.

Trump Picks Former Ambassador to Mexico for Deputy Secretary of State

Christopher Landau in 2019. Because of his background in dealing with Mexico, Mr. Landau could be tasked with handling migration and tariffs in the Trump administration.

With Syria in Flux, Turkish Forces Attack U.S.-Backed Forces

Destroying a statue of Bassel al-Assad, the ousted president’s brother, on Sunday in Qamishli, Syria, on the border with Turkey.

Stunned Iranian Officials Try to Distance Their Country From Assad

The damage after Syrians looted the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria’s capital, on Sunday.

Syrians in New York City Celebrate the Fall of Assad

Marcelle Shehwaro, center, a Syrian activist, celebrated the fall of the Assad regime along with other activists and supporters in Washington Square Park on Sunday.

Notre-Dame Holds First Public Mass in Years: ‘Fire Has Not Conquered Stone’

Priests at the newly reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral after the Sunday evening service.

Israeli Ground Forces Cross into Syria, Officials Say

Israeli troops in the buffer zone with Syria, in the Golan Heights on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Al-Assad Flees Syria as Rebels Claim Power

Crowds gathered near the Maasna border crossing into Syria.

As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge

Celebrations broke out on Sunday after President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria collapsed, including at a border crossing in Lebanon, above.

Syria’s Army Was Hollowing Out Long Before Rebels’ Advance

Abandoned tanks lined up at Mezzeh Air Base after Syrian forces deserted their posts on Sunday in Damascus.

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