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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot

Police and security officers on Wednesday outside the hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, where Prime Minister Robert Fico was treated after he was shot.

As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine

A convoy of military vehicles, part of a NATO exercise, traveling from Germany to Poland. Ukrainian officials have asked their American and NATO counterparts to help train 150,000 new recruits closer to the front line for faster deployment.

Rafael Grossi of the IAEA Acts as the West’s Mediator With Putin and Iran

Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza

A new camp along the Mediterranean Sea for Gazans who fled fighting in the southern city of Rafah.

How Extremist Settlers Took Over Israel

A member of a group known as the Hilltop Youth, which seeks to tear down Israel’s institutions and establish ‘‘Jewish rule.’’

Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Gaza and the West Bank

The Arab League’s secretary general, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, left, and Bahrain’s foreign minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, at an Arab League summit meeting in Manama, Bahrain, on Thursday.

Satellite Images Show Widening Destruction in Rafah Amid Israeli Invasion

Russia Expels British Diplomat After U.K. Booted His Counterpart

The Russian Foreign Ministry building, in the center with the spire, in Moscow.

Zelensky Visits Embattled Kharkiv as Russia Presses Broad Assaults

A woman who was evacuated from her home near Vovchansk, Ukraine, registering for humanitarian aid in Kharkiv on Wednesday.

Why a New Yorker Story on a Notorious Murder Case Is Blocked in Britain

White House Considers Easing Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire

A cobalt mine in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The central African nation produced 76 percent of the world’s supply of the metal last year.

Dancing Past the Venus de Milo

Putin and Xi Hail ‘New Model’ of Ties Between Powers in Show of Unity

A photograph provided by Russian state media showed China’s leader, Xi Jinping, welcoming President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a ceremony in Beijing.

Heat Stress Is Hitting Caribbean Reefs Earlier Than Ever This Year

Bleached corals off Brazil this week. The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact

President Biden and Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, met in Saudi Arabia in 2022. The president and the crown prince have since sought a Middle East security pact, with stakes raised by the war in Gaza.

How Kite Surfing in a Remote Colombian Region Changed a Boy and a Village

Beto Gomez is the world’s only professional Wayuu kite surfer.

Putin’s China Visit Highlights Military Ties That Worry the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin bidding farewell to Chinese leader Xi Jinping before his departure to Harbin on the first day of his state visit in Beijing, on Thursday in this photograph provided by Russian state media.

Sevastopol Power Plant Struck by Ukrainian Military Strikes, Authorities Say

Novorossiysk, Russia, in 2022. The area is home to an important oil terminal.

The Premier League’s Asterisk Season

Everton fans have been battling the Premier League most of the season. They’re not alone.

Friday Briefing

Outside the hospital where Robert Fico, the Slovakian leader, was treated after he was shot.

The Kiwi Makes a Startling but Careful Comeback

Friday Briefing: NATO Considers Sending Trainers to Ukraine

Military vehicles traveling from Germany to Poland as part of a NATO exercise.

C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox

A health official investigating and treating a probable case of mpox at the Yalolia health center in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2022.

Venezuela’s 2024 Presidential Election: What to Know

President Nicolás Maduro firmly controls Venezuela’s political, financial and security institutions.

Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions

The presidential palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, last month.

5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Friendly Fire Incident in Northern Gaza

An Israeli tank near Gaza on Wednesday.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot in Attempted Killing: What to Know

Medical workers transferring Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia to a hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, on Wednesday.

ICJ Hears Arguments from South Africa on Israel’s Rafah Offensive

Representatives of South Africa at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Thursday.

U.S. Military Installs Temporary Pier in Gaza for Aid

An American ship, the Sagamore, setting sail from Cyprus last week.

Israel’s Settler Violence and Impunity: ​Takeaways From the Times Investigation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir in Israel’s parliament last year.

Thursday Briefing

Security officers moved Prime Minister Robert Fico in a car after the shooting.

Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union

The Slovak national flag, left, next to the flag of the European Union flying at the Presidential Palace in the Slovakian capital, Bratislava.

What to Know About the Summit Between Putin and Xi in China

Attempted Assassination of Slovak Leader Puts Europe on Edge

The scene moments after Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot in Handlova on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Slovakia’s Leader Was Shot

Security officers moved Prime Minister Robert Fico in a car after the shooting.

Blinken Warns Fighting Could Undo Aid Gains in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians packing their tent on Wednesday before leaving an unsafe area in Rafah.

U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight

Peter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, faced a barrage of questions during a congressional hearing this month.

A.T. Ariyaratne, a Hero in Sri Lanka for Helping the Poor, Dies at 92

Dutch Right-Wing Parties Reach Preliminary Deal to Form a Government

Geert Wilders, the leader of Party for Freedom, speaks to members of the news media after the government formation talks in The Hague on Wednesday.

Swiss Court Convicts Ousman Sonko, Ex-Gambian Minister, of Crimes Against Humanity

Fatoumatta Sandeng, a plaintiff in the case and the daughter of the tortured opposition leader, with Nina Burri, her lawyer, after the conviction of Ousman Sonko in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

A France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst

A bullet-ridden prison van at the site of the attack that killed two prison guards on Tuesday in Incarville, France.

Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?

Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and seriously wounded on Wednesday.

Wildfire Nears Canada’s Largest Oil-Producing Area, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

This photo released by the government of Alberta on Monday shows columns of smoke from wildfires near Fort McMurray.

King Charles III and a History of Polarizing Royal Portraits

The artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III at the unveiling of Mr. Yeo’s portrait of the king at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday.

France Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests in New Caledonia

Walking next to a burned-out car while a man holds a flag of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front after a supermarket was looted and shops vandalized in the New Caledonian capital, Noumea, on Tuesday.

After Outlawing Public Zoos, Costa Rica Relocates Hundreds of Animals

A net was used to get animals out of the water after the closure of the Simon Bolivar State Zoo.

Gaza Aid Gains May Be Lost as Fighting Rages in Rafah, U.S. Says

Trucks waiting on an Egyptian road along the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, earlier this month.

Ukraine Fights to Hold Off Fierce Russian Assaults in Northeast

Residents of Vovchansk and surrounding villages in northeastern Ukraine being evacuated to the city of Kharkiv on Tuesday.

Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush

Forensic investigators at the site of the ambush in Incarville, in northern France, on Tuesday.

Ethnic ‘Balancer’ for Government Jobs Becomes Focus of Ethnic Division

An ethnic Albanian shepherd with his flock in a village on the outskirts of Tetovo, North Macedonia.

Putin Is Selling Victory, and Many Russians Are Buying It

Miltary cadets at an exhibition of equipment captured from NATO countries in front of the Victory Museum in Moscow.

First, He Conquered Paris. Now, a Japanese Chef Wants to Become a Brand.

“If you make a compromise, or think ‘OK, this is good,’ then it is time to quit,” said Kei Kobayashi, pictured at one of his new Tokyo restaurants.

Wednesday Briefing

Donald Trump’s attorneys attempted to portray Michael Cohen as an opportunist.

FIFA Set to Roll Back Reforms Enacted After Corruption Scandal

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, center, in Washington in April. He has overseen the weakening of changes he championed as a candidate for the position.

China Deploys Dozens of Ships to Block Philippine Protest Flotilla

Philippine fishing boats near the town of Masinloc on Luzon Island on Wednesday morning, on their way to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

What Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Did for Singapore

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore with his wife, Ho Ching, during a trip to Indonesia last year. He leaves office on Wednesday.