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Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Zelensky’s Top Aide Resigns Amid Widening Corruption Scandal President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigned on Friday in the highest-level political realignment in Ukraine since Russia’s all-out invasion nearly four years ago. Israeli Raid in Southern Syria Kills at Least 13, Syrian Officials Say An Israeli raid into southern Syria killed at least 13 people and left several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to Syrian health officials and the Israeli military, in one of the bloodiest cross-border incursions since the fall of the Assad regime last year. Sri Lanka Battered by Cyclone as Death Toll Climbs to 69 Sri Lanka was battered by heavy rainfalls and powerful storms as cyclone Ditwah made landfall on the country’s eastern coast, killing dozens and shutting down much of the island. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat France on Thursday announced the creation of a paid, voluntary military service for young adults, becoming the latest European country to beef up its armed forces in the face of perceived threats from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Rocket Attack on Iraqi Gas Field Cuts Power to Most of Kurdistan An overnight rocket attack on one of the largest gas fields in Iraq caused major power outages across most of the country’s semiautonomous Kurdistan region on Thursday, local authorities said. Hong Kong’s Worst Fire in Generations Fuels Scrutiny of Safety Lapses In Hong Kong, a city where millions of residents sleep, eat and work high above the ground in towers pressed together like books on a shelf, there has long been the threat that a massive fire could trap people inside their high-rises. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Live Updates: Fire Engulfs Hong Kong Apartments, Killing 36 and Leaving Hundreds Missing Firefighters were making slow progress early Thursday on a fire that quickly engulfed several high-rise towers in Hong Kong, killing at least 36 people and leaving others trapped inside the inferno. Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say As the Trump administration weighs using force to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, former diplomats and even some prominent critics of Mr. Maduro worry that his political opponents in Venezuela are promoting exaggerated claims and falsehoods to justify a U.S. intervention. Army Takes Control in Guinea-Bissau Amid Apparent Coup The army took control of Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, according to a military spokesman on state television, one day before the small West African nation was scheduled to announce the results of its recent presidential election. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones on the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday, as Kremlin officials signaled they would resist changes negotiated by Ukraine to President Trump’s peace plan. U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza The Trump administration is pushing for the rapid construction of a number of residential compounds to provide housing for Palestinians in Israeli-controlled parts of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, an effort that is fraught with risks and potential pitfalls. Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to start serving a 27-year sentence for overseeing a failed plot to hold onto power after losing the country’s last election. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: After ‘Meaningful Progress’ at Peace Talks, Zelensky Says Ukraine Is at Critical Moment President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine was at a “critical moment” and would soon determine its next steps, after negotiations with American officials over the weekend to revise a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. How a Sabotaged Ankle Monitor Ended Bolsonaro’s House Arrest Shortly before he was expected to begin a 27-year sentence for trying to stage a coup, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, on Saturday took a soldering iron to his tracking device. Vietnam’s Year of Floods, Mud and Death More than 90 people in Vietnam have been killed in the past week from flooding and landslides, and around a dozen more are missing, government officials reported Sunday, as a deadly rainy season in Asia that has been supercharged by climate change seems to drag on without end. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Ukraine Faces ‘Difficult Choice’ Over U.S. Plan to End War, Zelensky Says President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suggested on Friday that his country’s alliance with the United States could be at a breaking point over a White House plan to end the war against Russia that would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army. At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week At least 52 schoolchildren and teachers have been kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria, according to government officials, the second such attack in the country this week. Desperate Search for Missing Syrians Leads to Mass Graves More than 100,000 people disappeared during the civil war in Syria. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama Ukraine's anti-graft agencies have taken a cinematic approach to revealing a scandal that has touched President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle. Louvre’s Embattled Leader Defends Contested Renovation Plan, and Her Tenure In one of her very few interviews since the museum heist, Laurence des Cars said the plan would increase much-needed security, but critics say it is too focused on new construction. The Hunt Is On for Bears in Japan After Deadly Attacks Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Russian Missile Kills at Least 25 in Ukrainian Apartment Building Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine, killing at least 25 people and wounding some 73 others, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to revive long-stalled peace talks on Wednesday with negotiations in Turkey. Trump Lauds Saudi Prince in Lavish Visit, Brushing Off Journalist’s Killing President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s autocratic leader, to the White House on Tuesday, hailing him as a protector of human rights and a frequent phone friend. Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza Amid Truce, Officials Say Israel launched a series of strikes on Gaza, killing at least 25 people, according to the local health ministry, and piercing a cease-fire in the territory that has mostly held for the past six weeks. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People Automakers in the U.S. have turned to car battery recycling as a cheaper, seemingly sustainable source of lead. But in Africa’s lead recycling capital, a Times investigation found, reality looks very different: Factories are poisoning people. In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, a breakthrough that provides a legal U.N. mandate for the administration’s vision of how to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave. Jeju Air Crash Investigators to Hold Public Hearing as They Face Criticism South Korean investigators have scheduled their first public hearing into the Jeju Air jet crash that killed 179 people onboard last year. With the cause of the disaster still unclear, victims’ families have questioned the credibility of the inquiry board. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Ukraine’s Cash Is Running Low, and Europe Has No Good Plan B The European Union wants to finance Ukraine’s war efforts using a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets in Belgium. If that falls through, there’s no easy alternative. Britain’s Labour Government Plans New, Tougher System for Asylum Seekers Britain rolled out a major hardening of its rules for handling asylum seekers, reflecting the rapidly changing politics of immigration as successive British governments have failed to curb a rising influx of migrants crossing the English Channel in often unseaworthy boats. Trump-Style Candidate Heads to Runoff in Chile’s Election José Antonio Kast, the main conservative contender in Chile’s presidential election and a candidate who has borrowed liberally from President Trump’s playbook, secured second place in voting Sunday, advancing to a runoff that polls predict he will win. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Kenyan Workers Get Abused Abroad. The President’s Family and Allies Profit. The government of President William Ruto of Kenya acts as an arm of a staffing industry that sends poor workers abroad in droves, and whose leaders compare women to dogs and blame them for their own abuse, a Times investigation found. Zelensky’s Image Is Stained as Corruption Inquiry Shakes His Inner Circle Volodymyr Zelensky’s promises to fight corruption propelled him to the presidency in 2019. But now a sweeping corruption investigation is threatening his support both at home and abroad, and tarnishing his image as a lionized wartime leader. A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy Palestinians see the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Ukraine’s Dilemma as a City Teeters: Save Lives or Keep Holding On With Russia on the verge of capturing Pokrovsk, Ukraine faces a cruelly familiar choice. It could pull back, concede defeat and save lives. Or it could fight on, delaying a symbolic and tactical victory for Moscow but risking heavier losses of its own. How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy As Pakistan has hired lobbyists with close ties to President Trump, it has also received favorable tariff treatment and unique access in Washington. Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice One day in mid-September, a Colombian fisherman who had long plied the Caribbean in search of marlin and tuna, called his teenage daughter and told her he was going fishing. He never made it back. Now, his family wants justice. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: ‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison In March, the U.S. government sent more than 200 Venezuelan men to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash. Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has drawn criticism for holding a meeting at 3 a.m. on Friday. The issue is especially sensitive in Japan, where there have been high-profile cases in recent years of karoshi, or “death from overwork.” Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge News Analysis: The rare explosions in the the capital cities of India and Pakistan have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: ‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran. Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital At least 12 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Tuesday in an attack on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to officials. It was the first major attack to hit the city in more than a decade and comes as Pakistan is facing a resurgence of assaults by several insurgencies. How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia A Times investigation found that children in Saudi Arabia are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Without identification documents, they are banished to the fringes of society. Yet they cannot leave the country, either. Two Top BBC Leaders Quit Over Editing of Trump Documentary Two of the top executives of the BBC resigned abruptly on Sunday following a report suggesting the public service broadcaster had misleadingly edited a speech by President Trump that preceded the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The Village Where Draft-Age Men Have Mostly Vanished Ukraine faces a major draft-evasion problem, but no place is quite like Vylkove, a Danube River town where men of draft age have all but vanished, many of them trying to avoid military service. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza The United States is pressing the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution that would enshrine President Trump’s Gaza peace plan in international law with little room for negotiation, according to a senior U.S. official and diplomats involved in or briefed on the talks. Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site The Serbian Parliament approved a new law Friday to tear down an architectural landmark that NATO bombed in 1999, stripping it of cultural protections and clearing the way for President Trump’s family to replace it with a luxury hotel. As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has soared as officials wage what they are calling a far-reaching “war on drugs,” deploying the death penalty against smugglers who ferry hashish and amphetamine pills into the kingdom. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Russia Close to Its Biggest Capture of a Ukrainian City Since 2023 Russia is concentrating its firepower and troops on the small, battered city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, apparently pushing its forces close to capturing what has become a gateway to the war’s most fiercely contested region. Philippines Faces Grim Typhoon Aftermath as Another Storm Approaches The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 117, after the storm carved a dangerous path through the center of the Philippines and caused catastrophic flooding before making landfall in Vietnam. Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles Canada is on track to lose its place among the nations that have eliminated measles, as international health officials convene this week to review that designation, which experts call a measure of a country’s overall pandemic preparedness. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: ‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran. Nigeria, in Trump’s Cross Hairs, Rejects Christian Genocide Claims President Trump has joined a chorus of alarm about an “existential threat” to Christianity in Nigeria, threatening military intervention if its leaders didn’t “move fast” to stop the violence against Christians. How Venezuela’s Military Might Respond to U.S. Attacks Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war if the U.S. attacks. Here’s what to know about Venezuela’s military and President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to make his regime “coup-proof.” @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro and moves to seize control of the country’s oil fields, according to multiple U.S. officials. China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens. U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force The United States is seeking a mandate of at least two years from the United Nations Security Council for an international stabilization force to be deployed in Gaza, a key element of President Trump’s 20-point plan for a long-term end to the war there. @nytimes

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: Another Deadly Quake, and a Cascade of Calamities for Afghanistan A 6.3-magnitude quake in northern Afghanistan on Monday killed at least 20 people, injured more than 520 others and damaged countless buildings, including one of the country’s most iconic landmarks, according to the Afghan authorities. Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars The Russian authorities canceled a Halloween festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence. With ‘a Billion’ Eyes on Them, India’s Women Lift Cricket World Cup Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, India's national women's cricket team won its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life. @nytimes