In France, as in the United States, feelings harden against immigrants, and President Emmanuel Macron and President Biden take note.

Björn Höcke has done more than take the far right into the mainstream. He is tilting the mainstream toward the far right.

A tear-jerker from Thailand, “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies,” has become a surprise hit across the region. Its theme is universal: bonding with family.

Benjamin Netanyahu said the intensive phase of Israel’s war with Hamas “is about to end.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war’s intensive phase was coming to an end, while his defense minister said he would discuss its future in meetings in Washington this week.

Despite being aware of the devastation in the enclave, many in Israel ask why they should show pity when Palestinians there showed none on Oct. 7.

More than 1,300 people died, and a Saudi official said most of them were not registered for the pilgrimage. That left them with little protection from the heat.

Israel’s prime minister said the “intense stage” of the war in the Gaza Strip was about to end. That would allow Israel to move some forces toward Lebanon, and a separate conflict.

An attack in Dagestan rekindled Russian fears of terrorism.

The prosecution of a prominent playwright and a director in Russia over their work is a chilling sign of increased repression, cultural figures say.