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A lobbying group is preparing a bid to define hunting with animals as a protected belief. Many experts have questions.

The Israeli military said it had destroyed rocket launchers aimed at Israel. Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group, later said it had fired hundreds of rockets, but both sides appeared to signal they did not intend to escalate further.

Israel on Sunday launched what it described as a pre-emptive strike against a major attack that Hezbollah was planning on Israeli territory. Hezbollah fired its own barrage later in the day.

Japan’s southern islands were forecast to receive the most rain. The powerful storm has forced flight cancellations and disrupted high-speed rail travel.

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The government is aggressively promoting electric cars. But a dramatic blaze in an underground lot has left some potential buyers worried about safety.

Like Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was a prosecutor before embracing politics. The two share a few other traits.

After the fatal stabbing, which prosecutors say was committed by a Syrian who was rejected for asylum, the city of Solingen finds itself at the center of a longstanding debate over migrants.

After weeks of regional fears about a broader war, Hezbollah’s limited attack on Israel suggests that Iran, like its ally, wants to hem in the risk of escalation.