Yahya Sinwar has been the No. 1 target for Israel since the beginning of the war in Gaza.

The president, in a trip to Berlin that lasted barely a day, also joined Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in expressing new optimism about the prospect for peace in the Middle East.

Natalia Morari once reported on corrupt business in Moldova. Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of corruption, and running against the pro-West president in elections.

The ruling was a major blow to the conservative government’s plan to have asylum claims heard in Albania instead of Italy.

The Cuban government had just announced emergency measures to reduce electricity use — then the power went out across the entire nation.

It was a major blow to the Everyman image cultivated by President Joko Widodo, who stepped down on Sunday.

The role of chancellor at the University of Oxford has been around for 800 years. This year, a particularly broad range of people have applied.

Joko Widodo rose from a slum to the presidency. But with his tenure ending, he is being accused of undermining democracy by trying to install a political dynasty.

Israel carried out a series of strikes near the Lebanese capital on Saturday, killing two people fleeing a vehicle on a busy highway. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin warned Israel to scale back attacks near Beirut.

Israel escalates its attacks in Lebanon.