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Aleksei A. Navalny, the imprisoned opposition leader, did not appear at a court hearing two weeks ago and has not been heard from since. His allies are trying desperately to find him.

The meeting came as pressure mounted over his government’s plans to bring them home.

While Monday’s eruption was not unexpected, it was larger than volcanologists had been predicting and took place not far from an evacuated town and a power plant.

Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and war in Ukraine going.

The eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava gushing into the night sky. Air travel did not appear to be affected.

He basks in parking spaces, frolics with traffic cones and generally makes himself at home. But the authorities are worried about the risks of too much time among humans.

Only a fraction of the presumed cases in five countries have led to positive tests for anthrax. Some scientists say other causes cannot yet be ruled out.

Some companies have rerouted their ships as the Houthis targeted commercial vessels in the past few weeks, creating extra costs that could be felt internationally through higher prices for oil and other goods.

As pressure grows on Israel to scale back the war in Gaza, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III met with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv to discuss how Israel’s campaign could shift after 10 weeks of fighting.