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Live Updates: Labour Party Wins U.K. Election, With Landslide Projected

Hurricane Beryl Bears Down on the Yucatán Peninsula

Israeli Leaders to Discuss Hamas Response on Cease-Fire Proposal

Debris covered streets in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case

China’s swimming team for the Paris Olympics includes 11 athletes who have previously tested positive for banned substances.

Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right

Young National Rally supporters distributing election leaflets in a Paris suburb.

Greece’s Six-Day Workweek: What to Know

Greek workers demonstrated outside the Finance Ministry in Athens in May during a strike to protest low wages amid high living costs.

Iranians’ Demand for Their Leaders: Fix the Economy

Abbas sells restored furniture in Tehran. “Iran is a rich country, but that wealth doesn’t go into the hands of the people,” he said.

What to Know as Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Grows

Mourning a member of Hezbollah in Baalbeck, Lebanon, in May, after he was killed in an Israeli attack.

First African-Born Member of German Parliament Won’t Seek Re-election

Karamba Diaby in the German Parliament in December. Bullets were fired through the window of his district office in 2020, and the office was a target of arson last year.

Europe Seeks to Solve the ‘Patriot Puzzle’ in Ukraine

A German soldier at a presentation of NATO Patriot missile air defense systems in Silac, Slovakia, in 2022.

This English Naval City Is a Bellwether Seat. How Do Voters Feel?

Voters at a polling station in Portsmouth, England, on Thursday morning.

Saudi Arabia Sentences Producer to 13 Years in Prison Over Netflix Show

Abdulaziz Almuzaini at a movie festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in November.

India’s Cable News Predicted a Big Modi Win. How Did They Get It So Wrong?

Journalists watching election results in Mumbai last month.

What Makes the U.K. Exit Poll So Trusted

A vote count in 2019. British general elections are conducted entirely with paper ballots, counted by hand in the hours after polls close at 10 p.m.

Friday Briefing

Results of an exit poll are projected onto the BBC Broadcasting House in London on Thursday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Euro 2024 and the Problem With Too Much Fame

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Euro 2024 statistics: selfie-seeking fans (many), goals (zero), frustration (mounting).

Iran’s Presidential Candidates: Who Are They?

Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Saeed Jalili, right, on a big screen during the last presidential debate in Tehran, on Tuesday.

Can the Labour Party Bring Back Britain’s Green Groove?

Drivers navigating an “ultralow emissions zone” in London.

Iran Voters Face Stark Choice in Competitive Presidential Runoff

Iranians gathered around a public video screen in Tehran this week to watch a debate between the hard-line presidential candidate Saeed Jalili and the reformist, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian.

Growing Economic Anxiety and Inequality Fuels Unrest Worldwide

Protests in Bolivia in June. Residents have lined up for gas because of shortages and a military general led a failed coup attempt.

Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale

Rishi Sunak Hangs On to His Seat in Parliament

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street last year.

Nigel Farage, Right-Wing Disrupter, Elected to Parliament for the First Time

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform party, greeting locals in Clacton-on-Sea, England, last month.

Jeremy Corbyn Wins Election Against Labour, Party He Once Led

Britain’s former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn after submitting his nomination papers to officially stand as an independent candidate for the general election in Islington North, in June.

Friday Briefing: Labour Projected to Win U.K. Election

If confirmed, it would be one of the worst defeats in the Conservative Party’s history.

Keir Starmer Is Set to Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, in Whitland, Wales, on Wednesday.

Hurricane Beryl Churns Toward Mexico With Renewed Force

In Jamaica, residents emerged from shelters on Thursday and took in a landscape devastated by Hurricane Beryl.

Russia Arrests Top Military Officer, Artyom Gorodilov, on Corruption Charges

Destroyed civilian cars littered a main road leading out of Bucha, Ukraine, in April 2022. The city was occupied by Russian troops in the early days of the war.

Who Are the Key Players in the UK Election?

The Parliament in London on Thursday. The political party that wins the most seats on Thursday usually forms Britain’s next government, and that party’s leader also becomes prime minister.

UK Election Night: When to Expect Results and What Comes Next

Outside a polling station in Saffron Walden, England, on Thursday.

Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty

Kiribati, a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, is playing a critical role in the election of the next secretary general of the International Seabed Authority.

On Canada’s Coastal Islands, a Win for Indigenous Rights

Thursday Briefing

Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, addressed prospective voters in London.

As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much.

Voters outside a polling station in Saffron Walden Town Hall, in Essex, England, today.

Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica After Pummeling 2 Other Islands

Petite Martinique, Grenada, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law

Mariama, a pregnant child bride, in Koidu, Sierra Leone, in 2020. She had married a 28-year-old man that year.

Israel Kills a Top Commander of Hezbollah, Which Replies With a Rocket Barrage

Hezbollah said it had fired 100 rockets at military targets over the border with Israel as part of an “initial response” to the drone strike that killed a top commander.

Thursday Briefing: What’s at Stake in Britain’s Elections

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., looks out at a crowd during a rally.

NOAA Flies Through the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Beryl

Inside the eye of Hurricane Beryl from the NOAA flight “Miss Piggy.”

Israel’s Repeated Evacuation Orders Take Toll on Already Weakened Gazans

Khan Younis, Gaza, on Wednesday. The evacuation order issued for parts of the Gaza Strip this week was the largest since October, according to the United Nations.

A Family Loses 3 Generations of Women in India Crowd’s Panic

Vinod Kumar, center, mourning over the bodies of his wife and daughter, who died in Tuesday’s stampede.

Jay Slater’s Disappearance on Tenerife Spurs Online Sleuths and Speculation

A missing person poster that has been distributed with a photograph of Mr. Slater, who disappeared in Tenerife.

Why the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Worries U.S. Allies

The United States Supreme Court granted an unprecedented expansion of executive power, worrying the country’s allies.

Israeli Air Base Is Linked to GPS ‘Spoofing’ Attacks

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that one major source of spoofing is an Israeli air base. Spoofing can disrupt missiles but affects commercial flights too.

You See a Hedge. He Sees Something Else.

A “reclining nude” hedgerow, which Mr. Bushe said was inspired by the artist Henry Moore.

Kings Battle for an Ancient Throne in Nigeria

Emir Muhammad Sanusi II receiving his subjects in June. Emir Sanusi is one of two men vying for the throne in the emirate of Kano.

On the Kenya-Tanzania Border, an Elephant Hunting Ban Has Collapsed

A bull elephant just outside Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya.

Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says

Reparación de un tejado en la capital de Granada, Saint George, el martes. Según las autoridades, el huracán Beryl causó muchos más daños en las islas de Carriacou y Pequeña Martinica, donde las comunicaciones quedaron interrumpidas.

How China and Russia Compete, and Cooperate, in Central Asia

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan, welcomed Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the international airport in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.

They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Stampede

Families visited hospitals late into the night to see if their relatives were among the scores killed on Tuesday at a guru’s gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

China Seizes Taiwanese Fishing Boat As Tensions Rise

Hsieh Ching-chin, a spokesman for Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, said the crew members should not become pawns in the tensions between China and Taiwan.

Wednesday Briefing

In the weeks before the debate, President Biden kept up a grueling travel schedule.

An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China

Chinese swimmers celebrating their gold medal in the women’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.

Iran’s Runoff Election: What to Know

A billboard in Tehran featuring pictures of the reformist candidate Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili.

New Haitian Leader Visits Washington Seeking Additional Support

Prime Minister Garry Conille of Haiti and members of his cabinet meeting with members of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Meloni Condemns Fascist Nostalgia Amid Scandal in Her Party’s Youth Wing

The news report was a blow to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has sought to cast herself as a modern, pragmatic leader of Italy, saying again and again that fascism belonged to history.

Thousands Flee in Gaza as Israel Orders More Evacuations

Palestinians fleeing from Khan Younis following an evacuation order by the Israeli army.

Wednesday Briefing: President Biden’s Lapses Increase

In the weeks before the debate, President Biden kept up a grueling travel schedule.

With Fists and Knives, Mobs Attack Syrian Refugees in Turkey

In Afrin, Syria, mourners carried the coffin of a man killed during protests against Turkey.

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