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As rescuers searched the mountainous villages where the earthquake struck, officials cautioned that the death toll was likely to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many areas.

Leonel Martínez, a trap shooter from Venezuela, left the Summer Games in 1984 without making the podium. At 60, he’s again vying for a medal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel appeared to rebuff the Biden administration’s request, saying that any cease-fire would be contingent on the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

Tensions hung over a trade summit in Johannesburg after the Biden administration suspended four African countries that had belonged to a program aimed at promoting economic development.

Pens, pencils and a facility with numbers. Also helpful: earplugs, plushies, a water bottle, calming herbal oil and the occasional “wild bifurcation” (a.k.a. a wild guess).

The former NASA scientist James Hansen says in a new paper that global temperatures will pass a major milestone this decade, faster than other estimates predict.

In his first public comments since the war in Gaza began, Hassan Nasrallah said his powerful Lebanese militia had bogged down Israeli forces to help Hamas.

Storm Ciaran swept into Italy with torrential rains overnight, continuing its deadly push across Western Europe.

Lena Beseiso was one of 400 Americans approved to cross the Rafah border on Thursday. We followed her journey into Egypt.

Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, said any cease-fire would need to be contingent on the release of hostages. And in Lebanon, the leader of Hezbollah stopped short of declaring war on Israel.