September 2, 2024

The Russian president is making a state visit to a country that is heavily dependent on Moscow for oil.

A man is accused of drugging his wife and then inviting dozens of men to rape her over almost a decade. The questions raised by the case have unsettled the country.

Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records from the battlefield show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs and soldiers.

Thousands of workers walked off the job in outrage over the deaths of hostages in Gaza, as protesters demanded that Israel reach a deal with Hamas. Union leaders halted the strike after a court said they hadn’t given enough warning.

Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records from the battlefield show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs and soldiers.

“They are like a bleeding wound, and no one sees it,” a schoolteacher said of her pupils, many of whom have fled frontline areas or lost family members in the fighting.

The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had a very successful night in two states, despite its state chapters’ classification as “extremist” by German domestic intelligence.

The attack, the third large-scale bombardment in a week, coincided with intense fighting in eastern Ukraine and Russia.