Snap legislative elections could end French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist political experiment and bring Marine Le Pen’s far-right party to power.
By Rick Noack, Emily Rauhala, Annabelle Timsit and Anthony FaiolaJune 30, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
Israel’s closure of the vital Rafah border crossing last month severed key supply lines, aid groups warned. Fighting goes on in Shejaiya, Gaza City, the IDF said.
By Jennifer Hassan, Claire Parker, Sarah Dadouch and Heidi LevineJune 30, 2024
Weather
Beryl is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands
By N. Kirkpatrick, Dylan Moriarty and Szu Yu ChenJune 30, 2024
Europe
France’s far-right National Rally party hopes to win an outright majority in National Assembly elections that begin on Sunday.
By Rick NoackJune 30, 2024
Asia
Almost no one has been able to defect from North Korea since Kim Jong Un shut the borders in 2020. But this family made a terrifying bid for freedom — and succeeded.
By Michelle Ye Hee LeeJune 30, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
U.S.-built pier is again suspended due to high seas, says Pentagon. The U.N. warns “at least 60,000 people” have been displaced from Gaza’s Shejaiya area as fighting continues.
By Adela Suliman, Victoria Bisset and Mohamad El ChamaaJune 29, 2024
Europe
The port city of Toulon helps explain the far right’s appeal in France and, critics say, the risks of entrusting it with government responsibilities.
By Rick NoackJune 29, 2024
Middle East
Turnout in the first round of voting hit a historic low. But some people hope the pro-reform candidate’s will mobilize voters ahead of the runoff July 5.
By Susannah GeorgeJune 29, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
Displaced Palestinians in Cairo have found sanctuary from war and a measure of calm, but are unable to build a future.
By Claire Parker, Lorenzo Tugnoli and Hazem Balousha June 29, 2024
Europe
An EasyJet flight left Belfast as Liz Weir, who uses a wheelchair, waited on the tarmac to board.
By Daniel WuJune 28, 2024
Israel-Gaza War
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says its fighters won’t stand down from attacking Israel until there is a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
By Kareem Fahim, John Hudson and Sarah DadouchJune 28, 2024
Middle East
For Iran’s ruling clerics, the public’s participation in elections is important to maintain the regime’s legitimacy, even as Iranians grow more disillusioned.
By Susannah GeorgeJune 28, 2024
Africa
Kapai and her herd were “rewilded” this month after years in an innovative Kenyan sanctuary, where keepers restored their health and prepared them to live free.
By Ami Vitale and Rael OmbuorJune 28, 2024
National
The expansion makes an additional 309,000 Haitians eligible for temporary protected status.
By Maria SacchettiJune 28, 2024
National Security
If global leaders weren’t already hedging their bets about a future Trump presidency, they sure are now.
By Michael BirnbaumJune 28, 2024
Europe
As Russia pummels Ukraine’s second-largest city with glide bombs, Kharkiv is relishing the rituals of early summer, which residents say, is a form of resistance.
By Siobhán O'Grady, Kostiantyn Khudov and Serhiy MorgunovJune 28, 2024
Asia
India has seen an infrastructure boom to meet rising demands for transportation, but there have been criticisms about poor maintenance and oversight of building.
By Anant Gupta and Karishma MehrotraJune 28, 2024
Asia
The tough language in the expulsion announcement suggests Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not done with his effort to ensure total loyalty in the world’s largest army.
By Christian ShepherdJune 28, 2024
Investigations
Former U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown calls for William Lewis to be criminally investigated. Lewis says he “did nothing wrong.”
By Aaron C. Davis, Greg Miller, Sarah Ellison and Isaac Stanley-BeckerJune 28, 2024
Europe
Ahead of French elections, vitriol and innuendo from National Rally candidates amplify doubts about how much the party of Marine Le Pen has truly evolved.
By Anthony Faiola and Annabelle TimsitJune 28, 2024
