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Chandra Observatory Captures Two Supernovas in (Slow) Motion NYT » World News For the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA produced ghostly time-lapse videos of two centuries-old stellar explosions.

U.K. Government Seeks Migration Miracle Worker, Preferably in Uniform NYT » World News Britain’s new center-left government is moving quickly to tackle a challenge that bedeviled its predecessors: how to prevent migrants crossing the Channel and break up trafficking gangs.

Ambani Wedding Shows Off India’s New Gilded Age NYT » World News Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not.

In an Outback Town, Praising the Lord and Improvising the Details NYT » World News For some churches, it’s all about music. Others translate scripture into Indigenous languages or enlist local artists to depict Bible stories in their own way.

Biden Uses NATO Summit to Assail Trump on Foreign Policy NYT » World News At his news conference, the president also acknowledged a new strategy to disrupt the growing ties between China and Russia but provided no details.

Friday Briefing NYT » World News A solo news conference from President Biden.

U.K. Government Seeks Migration Miracle Worker, Preferably in Uniform NYT » World News Britain’s new center-left government is moving quickly to tackle a challenge that bedeviled its predecessors: how to prevent migrants crossing the Channel and break up trafficking gangs.

Many in Gaza City Ignore Israeli Military’s Calls to Evacuate NYT » World News Some civilians are fatigued by their repeated displacements, while others say there is no point in going to other areas that may be just as dangerous.

Friday Briefing: A Make-or-Break Moment for President Biden NYT » World News Plus, a U.S. plan to deploy missiles in Germany angered Russia.

In Europe, Tactical Voting Was a Big Winner. In the U.S. It Is Harder. NYT » World News In France and England, parties worked to limit voters’ choices to avoid splitting votes.

Students Protest Job Quotas in Bangladesh’s Streets NYT » World News University students oppose the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs that was abolished in 2018.

After France’s Election, the Far Right Is at a Crossroads NYT » World News The National Rally’s campaign was marred by controversies that undercut its effort to convince voters that it was ready for power. Now, leaders are asking where the party goes from here.

It Turns Out the Picassos Anchoring a Gallery’s Exhibit Were Not by Picasso NYT » World News The Museum of Old and New Art in Australia claimed to have placed several Picassos inside a women’s restroom to protest a court ruling against the women-only exhibit. The curator now says they were fake.

U.S. Will Allow Delivery of 500-pound Bombs to Israel, an Official Says NYT » World News The bombs had been part of a shipment that President Biden withheld out of concerns over civilian deaths in Gaza.

Russia Places Yulia Navalnaya on Extremist List NYT » World News The Russian agency tasked with combating terrorism financing added Yulia Navalnaya to its registry.

NATO on the Edge: Biden Praises and Trump Denigrates a 75-Year Alliance NYT » World News As leaders gathered in Washington to mark the anniversary of the organization, they heard starkly different messages from two American presidents on NATO’s future.

A ‘Simpsons’ Joke Comes True for Cypress Hill NYT » World News The famed California hip-hop group played with the London Symphony Orchestra — 28 years after “The Simpsons” dreamed up the collaboration.

Cease-Fire Negotiations Are Being Watched Closely by Hezbollah Leaders in Lebanon NYT » World News Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, warned that “the only way” to stop the cross-border hostilities between his group and Israel was to negotiate an end to the fighting in Gaza.

Letter in The Lancet Raises Question of Excess Deaths in Gaza War NYT » World News A letter in a major medical journal has prompted a discussion about the importance, and difficulty, of tallying those killed as an indirect result of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli Military Clears General Who Approved Fire on House With Hostages on Oct. 7 NYT » World News The military conceded that it had “failed in its mission” to protect an Israeli village from attack, but exonerated a general who oversaw the fighting there.