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My 13-year-old has left her phone behind for hiking, chores and study in the Australian wilderness. Our pen-and-paper correspondence is opening up an unexpected world.

These votes can demonstrate control, serve as a warning and create the illusion of accountability.

Analysts say the Israeli military’s return to the largest hospital complex in the enclave may foretell more chaos without governance.

The cache of artifacts was discovered in the attic of a veteran’s home after he died. The items were turned over to the F.B.I., which arranged for their return eight decades after the war.

Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, is making his sixth trip to the Mideast since Oct. 7. The State Department said he would discuss freeing the hostages and increasing aid to Gaza.

He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made him reach for dreams beyond his career as a scientist.

Mr. Varadkar, who said on Wednesday that he would step down as Ireland’s prime minister, has had a career of firsts. His resignation came as a surprise.

The city enacted tough new security legislation with little public outcry, partly because those who would have opposed it were either in jail or in exile.

The government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.

The government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.