Several details remained unclear, but officials indicated that the deal would involve a pullback of Israeli troops, the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages as early as this weekend.

Even leaders from the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which opposes aid to Ukraine, have embraced the jobs that come with new weapons production.

China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.

For decades, Thai students have been subjected to unwanted haircuts in class. Many of them carry the humiliating memory into adulthood.

Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed.

The once dominant British political party has been outflanked by Reform, a right-wing populist rival. At the Tory annual conference, attendance was sparse.

By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.

Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.