Biden and Netanyahu Speak as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran
The conversation carried the weight of the worst relationship between the United States and Israel in years.
October 9, 2024
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary Gets a Hostile Serenade in Strasbourg
Some European Parliament members sang “Bella Ciao,” a song associated with antifascism, for Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary until ordered to stop.
Prestigious U.S.-Ireland Mitchell Scholarship Paused Amid Funding Woes
More than 300 American students have benefited from the George J. Mitchell program, founded after the Good Friday Agreement, but it has been halted indefinitely.
Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.
After an epic election defeat in July, opposition lawmakers have presented their party’s paying members with an unexpected choice of two candidates from the right.
A Gaza Family Separated by a Few Miles, and the War
Najia and Hammam Malaka have been stuck at opposite ends of the Gaza Strip, with their young children, for most of the yearlong conflict. The emotional toll has been devastating.
Flooding Ravages Thai District Known for Elephant Parks
Two people have died following the intense rains that inundated the city of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas that are popular with tourists.
With Biden Absent, Meeting of Western Leaders on Ukraine Is Postponed
A gathering in Germany intended to show support for Ukraine was put off after President Biden canceled his trip to deal with Hurricane Milton.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work With Proteins
Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind predicted protein shapes with A.I. while David Baker designed “a new protein that was unlike any other,” the committee said.
Kenya’s Police Battle Haitian Gangs While Understaffed and Lacking Money
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are in Port-au-Prince, trying to take the capital back from gangs, but financing and personnel shortages have hampered the effort.
Iranian Official Heads to Saudi Arabia as Israel Postpones U.S. Meeting
The Biden administration is dealing with complex dynamics in the Middle East as it tries to keep conflicts involving Israel from escalating further.