U.N. Passes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution as Blinken Presses Israel and Hamas

The Security Council endorsed a U.S.-backed plan, while Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the Middle East to lobby for it, but Hamas and Israel were noncommittal.

In Calling Elections in France, Macron Makes a Huge Gamble

The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right in European elections. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it?

She’s Fighting to Save America’s ‘Last Best Place’ From Suicide

Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns.

A Democrat, Siding With the G.O.P., Is Removing Limits on Political Cash at ‘Breathtaking’ Speed

The Federal Election Commission has long done little more than reach deadlock, but an ascendant bloc of three Republicans and one Democrat has begun to unravel longstanding restraints.

Israel’s Euphoria Over Hostage Rescue May Be Fleeting

The operation conducted by Israel’s military to free four hostages resulted in a high death toll among Palestinians and has not resolved the challenges facing the Israeli government.

Hunter Biden Is on Trial, but All Eyes Are on the Biden Women

The women called to testify have at different times tried to support a man whose history of addiction continues to hit them with shrapnel.

46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.

The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.

Israel Rescues 4 Hostages in Assault That Killed Scores of Gazans

The news was met with jubilation in Israel, where tensions over the hostages’ safety have been rising in recent months.

Trump Vows to Lower Prices. Some of His Policies May Raise Them.

Donald J. Trump has not released a detailed economic plan. But three of his key proposals would push prices up, economists say.

U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa

American and French forces have been ordered out of several countries after a series of coups.

A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies

Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she’s part of “the deep state cabal.”

A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss

A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Millions have fled. Now a famine threatens in one of Africa’s biggest countries.

U.S. Tightens Car Mileage Rules, Part of Strategy to Fight Climate Change

The new measure requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon for all the car models they sell by 2031.

Whose Fault Is Inflation? Liberals Want Biden to Blame Big Business.

“Greedflation” is a moniker about corporate price increases that has bolstered some Democratic senators, and now the president is being encouraged to lean in on the issue for his economic messaging.