The move comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China.

Some violations of the truce, and some amount of violence, are to be expected, analysts say, and do not necessarily mean the deal will collapse and war will resume anytime soon.

World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says.

An initiative by officials at the monument in a partnership with Airbnb has prompted an outcry among those who feel it will demean a cultural treasure.

President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.

For days, pro-Western Georgians have clashed with police over the government’s plan to suspend plans for European Union membership.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Mr. Boulos, the businessman and father-in-law of Mr. Trump’s daughter, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.

Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.

A collapse of the government could further unnerve financial markets since it would put a quick passage of the budget at risk.