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A bitter fight with the French gymnastics federation threatened the Olympic hopes of Kaylia Nemour. Dual nationality offered a way out.

Most Ukrainians still oppose ceding any territory to Russia. But polls and recent remarks by the country’s leaders highlight a palpable shift in the conversation around peace talks.

Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides.

Scavenger hunts for rubber ducks hidden by cruise passengers have spawned a duck-loving community of “quackers.”

The Israel-Hamas war has given the eight Palestinians competing in Paris Olympics a higher profile than usual.

The top Hamas leader, who was central to the group’s high-stakes negotiations and diplomacy, was killed in Iran’s capital.

The former president says Venezuela’s crime rate has plunged because it is expelling criminals. But there is little evidence supporting the claim.

Iran has blamed Israel for a series of targeted killings carried out within its borders.

He was central to the group’s high-stakes negotiations and diplomacy.

An N.B.A. star’s trash talk was good-natured but typical, elite players said. They say they play along with it … to a point.