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Also, the U.S. and China held climate talks.

The measure, which must still be signed into law, echoes a practice used by Russia, which has drafted tens of thousands of inmates into the war.

Comments from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III in a Senate hearing signaled the kind of leverage the United States can use to influence Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.

Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be high as top climate diplomats meet this week.

On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon.

The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods in an attempt to protect his manufacturing agenda.

Mr. Kim, who served under all three generations of the country’s ruling family, was likened to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.

Thailand had decriminalized marijuana in 2022, but the country’s new government is pushing for stricter drug laws.

Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.

The crossing at Kerem Shalom had been closed since a Hamas rocket attack from Gaza on Sunday killed four soldiers in the area.