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.

The group now advancing, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, says it wants to replace the Assad government with one inspired by Islamic principles.

In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on Monday. Amid fears that U.S. support could dry up, Ukrainian officials had criticized him for a recent phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin.