Smoke from wildfires burning in the western United States and Canada is blowing toward the Northeast, lowering air quality and endangering vulnerable populations.
In his fourth speech to Congress, a record for a foreign leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel attempted to change the narrative on the fallout from the war in Gaza. Patrick Kingsley, Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how Netanyahu used the speech to shift attention to Iran and the threat it poses to Israel.
Commentators have noted the gulf between the applause the Israeli leader has received in Congress and the widespread sense of government failure in Israel as the war drags on.
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could spread in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cattle.
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war in Ukraine began. Many were shipped through a group of shell companies in Hong Kong.