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The Music That Made Us NYT » World News What happens when we re-encounter cultural artifacts that were deeply important to us and they’ve changed, or we have, or both?

Gaza’s Shadow Death Toll: Bodies Buried Beneath the Rubble NYT » World News With hand tools and bare hands, families and rescuers continue to search broken buildings for missing friends and relatives.

Russia Has Seen Several Major Attacks in Recent Decades NYT » World News The concert hall massacre near Moscow raised Russian memories of other attacks, most related to the wars against Chechen separatists in the 1990s and 2000s that helped enable the rise of Vladimir V. Putin.

The Government’s Struggles With Outsourcing Software Development NYT » World News The bloated cost of the ArriveCAN app and new investigations into possible fraud have highlighted some problems with turning to outside companies.

Moscow Concert Hall Shooting: Russia Searches for Assailants After Attack Kills More Than 90 NYT » World News The Kremlin said that 11 people had been detained in the attack, which U.S. officials attributed to ISIS-K, a branch that has been active in Iran and Afghanistan.

Modi’s Party Doesn’t Control All of India. But He’s Working on It. NYT » World News As an election nears, political strife between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition-held states is straining the federal formula that holds India together.

Princess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis Plunges Royal Family Into Uncertainty NYT » World News First King Charles and now Catherine, Princess of Wales, are facing grave health concerns, stretching an already slimmed-down monarchy.

Venezuelan Opposition Names New Candidate in Show of Unity NYT » World News The announcement that Corina Yoris would run came as a surprise to many who had feared that a fractured opposition would benefit President Nicolás Maduro.

Harry and Meghan Wish Princess Kate ‘Health and Healing’ After Cancer Diagnosis NYT » World News Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and King Charles III offered Catherine messages of encouragement.

U.S. Says ISIS Was Responsible for Deadly Moscow Concert Hall Attack NYT » World News After a period of relative quiet, the Islamic State has been trying to increase its external attacks, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.

Moscow Concert Hall Photos: Deadly Attack and Fire at Crocus City Hall NYT » World News Images show the scene of what could be the deadliest attack in Russia in decades. Multiple gunmen killed at least 40 people in an assault in the capital’s outskirts.

U.S. Warned About Possible Moscow Attack Before Concert Hall Shooting NYT » World News Pro-Moscow forces had dismissed the alert as an attempt to scare Russians.

Here’s the latest on the attack in Russia. NYT » World News

Live Updates: Gunmen Kill at Least 40 at Moscow Concert Hall, State Media Reports NYT » World News There was no report of who might be responsible for what could be the deadliest attack in Russia in decades.

U.S. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Into Russia-China Veto NYT » World News The American draft resolution before the Security Council did not go far enough to end the Israel-Hamas war, Russia and China said, after the United States had vetoed three earlier resolutions.

Rose Dugdale, Heiress Turned Irish Independence Fighter, Dies at 82 NYT » World News Born into English wealth and Oxford-educated, she left it all behind for a life of radical and often violent activism.

Norman Miller, German Refugee Who Helped Arrest a Top Nazi, Dies at 99 NYT » World News At 15, he escaped to England. At 20, he enlisted in the British Army and identified a German minister — whose roles included deporting Dutch Jews to labor camps — as he tried to flee.

Middle East Crisis: Russia and China Veto U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. NYT » World News The United States had vetoed three previous resolutions demanding a stop to fighting in Gaza. The measure it proposed on Friday called for an “immediate and sustained cease-fire.”

Gunmen Open Fire at Arena Outside Moscow, Russian News Agencies Report NYT » World News There are unconfirmed reports of dead and wounded after gunfire from several attackers. Videos show people wounded on the ground.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer NYT » World News The princess described the news as a “huge shock” and asked for “time, space and privacy” in a prerecorded video broadcast on the BBC on Friday evening in Britain.