Israeli officials defended the attack on a former school compound, saying Hamas was using it as a base for military operations in Gaza City.

Officials are investigating potential causes of a plane crash that killed 62 people near São Paulo. Using videos and other clues, aviation experts have formed theories.

A flurry of Stephen Curry 3-pointers helped the United States survive a French challenge and win a fifth straight gold medal.

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More than 200 civilian settlers on a contested island in the South China Sea find themselves on the frontier of a possible conflict with China.

A public marathon and a series of overnight 10Ks offered recreational runners a chance to feel closer to the Games.

An inquiry by Chiles’s coach led judges to adjust her score and give her a medal. A court ruled the inquiry came too late. Now, the I.O.C. wants her bronze back.

The students who brought down an autocrat are now cabinet ministers and traffic cops, trying to restore order and chart a new future for a nation of 170 million.

Russia’s response to a Ukrainian incursion.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Yoav Gallant of embracing an “anti-Israel narrative” in a disagreement over how to prosecute the war.