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Live Updates: Germany’s Far Right Has Big Lead in Key Election, Exit Polls Show

U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Kyiv After Talks With Putin

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, left, with the U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday in Kyiv.

Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded

Reginald Dorvilma, 36, who was arrested in Orlando, Fla., two months ago and arrived in Haiti on Thursday.

In Germany, Ulrich Siegmund Is Bringing the AfD to the Cusp of Power

Ulrich Siegmund, center, is the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The party is projected to finish first.

In Ukraine, Fraud and Waste Are Rewarded With More Weapons Contracts

Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.

A Bad Year for Bees Gets Worse as Trump’s Tariffs Hit Canada’s Honey Belt

China’s New Graduates, Facing a Dire Job Market, Must Also Contend With A.I.

College students at a job fair in Fuyang, China, in April.

Here Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches

A Russian drone on the road in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, after being shot down in January by a Ukrainian police officer with a rifle.

Germany’s AfD Could Win Its First State Government. Here’s What to Know.

Members of the far-right at Alternative for Germany party celebrating early election results in eastern Germany on Sunday.

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War

In a photo that Russia’s presidential envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, shared on social media, Jared Kushner, center, and Steve Witkoff, left, were greeted by Mr. Dmitriev after arriving in Moscow on Saturday.

Nepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.

A rescue team at a house where a woman was found in Betrawati, Nepal, on Saturday.

What Secret Audits Tell Us About How Ukraine’s Military Is Spending Its Money

Ukrainian soldiers from the 14th Mechanized Brigade firing a Grad multiple rocket launcher toward a Russian position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, in 2023.

Huckabee Condemns ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Palestinians in West Bank Town Hall

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, center right, meeting residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is home to many American citizens, on Saturday.

Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan

Here’s the latest.

U.S. Military Sinks Boats Said to Aid Drug Smuggling Near Ecuador

Fishermen made their way to the ocean along Ecuador’s coast, in June.

U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says

A screenshot of handout video footage released Saturday by the U.S. military, which said it showed American forces striking an Iranian crude oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.

Following Stolen Cars From Canada to Russia

At the Port of Montreal, Frédéric Bonsaint, a Canada Border Services officer, inspects a stolen vehicle that was pulled from a shipping container destined for West Africa via Europe.

Scenic Route

The Fall of James Orr, the Man Called Farage’s Brain

James Orr was the head of policy for Reform U.K. until his suspension on Friday.

After Months at War, Brief Solace in a Party Town Far From Home

Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances

Russian soldiers during military drills in Minsk, Belarus, last year.

Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

Teresios Bundi, who ran an essay-writing business catering to overseas students, said his experience with artificial intelligence was a warning for online gig workers.

A Glitz-Free Place Named for Trump? Welcome to the Golan Heights.

A family at Trump Heights, a small settlement in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

English Museum to Repatriate Colonial-Era Human Remains

The Naga collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England, last year.

German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative for Germany party’s main candidate in Saxony-Anhalt. Surveys suggest the far-right party could be the first to win a German state election since World War II.

Netanyahu Posts A.I. Video Pairing Mamdani With Iranian Ruler

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing a tough re-election in October, has tried to associate Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York with Israel’s enemies.

9 Days After Flood, 2 Men Are Pulled Alive From Mud-Filled Tunnels in Nepal

Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at the hydropower station in Rasuwa, Nepal, on Thursday.

Timothy Carney, Diplomat Who Went Places Others Avoided, Dies at 82

Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.

Thieves Steal 800 Barrels of Guinness in Britain

The police in Britain said that thieves had made off with two trailers of Guinness beer from a depot in Cheshire on Monday.

Russian Drone Strikes Office of Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief

The headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in Kyiv after a Russian drone strike on Friday. The building is just across the street from the landmark St. Sophia Cathedral.

U.A.E. Pardons Egyptian Dissident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi speaking at a demonstration in Istanbul in 2018. He sought exile in Turkey about a decade ago.

Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalates

Houthi supporters at a rally marking the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Moulid, in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in August.

Here are some other extraordinary rescues from natural disasters.

Firefighters rescued a woman after she was trapped for 30 hours after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, last month.

Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon

In a screen grab obtained from a social media video released on Aug. 22, smoke rose following strikes on Ali al-Taher ridge in Nabatieh, Lebanon.

Philippines’ Vice President Faces Arrest Over Assassination Threats

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte at her office in Metro Manila last year, speaking about the impeachment motions filed against her.

U.N. Approves African Proposal for a New World Map

Families Mourn Nepal Flood Victims

Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods

Darshan Bhattarai, center left, and Kamala Bhattarai, center right, at a cremation ceremony for Pushpa Raj Bhattarai at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday.

Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Blankets Parts of Malaysia and Philippines

Nigel Farage to Speak at Reform UK Conference Amid Scrutiny Over Party Finances

The Reform party leader, Nigel Farage, right, with an aide, Dan Jukes, in 2024. British law requires all donations to be disclosed and prohibits political contributions from foreign sources.

Colombia’s De La Espriella Poses With Bodies in a Video Posted Online

The Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?

The Risk of Russian Sabotage in Europe: A Fight That Spirals Out of Control

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has long viewed his country as being in conflict with the West, but he has denied Russia’s involvement in European sabotage.

After Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

Alejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations

A refinery operated by the Venezuelan state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, in Punto Fijo.

Germany’s Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists

Ulrich Siegmund, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party in Saxony-Anhalt, speaking in Magdeburg, Germany, on Saturday.

Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation

Rescue team members working to enter the tunnel at a hydropower project tunnel on Thursday as they search for survivors, following deadly flash floods in Rasuwa, Nepal, last week.

Here’s the latest.

Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood

Rescuers carry one of the survivors found in the tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station, in Nuwakot, Nepal, on Friday.

The Battle to be Australia’s Best Pie

Winning entries on display at the Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition in Melbourne.

Argentina Is Ramping Up Its Claim to the Falklands. Here’s What to Know.

Argentine visitors looking at ammunition cases from the 1982 war scattered on the slopes of Mount Tumbledown in the Falkland Islands in March.

Israel Says It Cleared Tunnels to Strategic Hezbollah Fortress in Lebanon

Israeli strikes on the hilltops of the Ali al-Taher ridge last month in southern Lebanon.

Rogers Stadium in Toronto Is Damaged by Thunderstorm Before AC/DC Show

Rogers Stadium in Toronto, which opened last year to host large concerts, was damaged when a storm tore across the area on Wednesday. No injuries were reported.

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