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Emergency Declared as Smog Chokes Parts of India and Pakistan NYT » World News The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged residents to stay home. Similar measures have been implemented in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province.

On Migration, Europe Warms to Ideas Once Seen as Fringe NYT » World News As in the United States, a decline in the numbers of migrants crossing borders has not stopped anti-migrant sentiments from gaining ground.

Monday Briefing NYT » World News A major change in U.S. policy on Ukraine.

What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That May Be Used Against Russia? NYT » World News In a major policy shift, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use the ballistic missiles within Russia.

Celeste Caeiro, Whose Flowers Gave a Name to a Revolt, Dies at 91 NYT » World News In Portugal in 1974, she spontaneously gave red carnations to soldiers on their way to ending a dictatorship in what became known as the Carnation Revolution.

Biden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change NYT » World News The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.

Monday Briefing: Ukraine Can Hit Russia With U.S. Long-Range Weapons NYT » World News Plus, World of Warcraft turned 20.

What’s New in the Case of the Document Leaks Roiling Israel NYT » World News A judge revealed more details about how and why an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave sensitive information to the news media.

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles NYT » World News With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Haiti Has Big Problems and Few Solutions NYT » World News A search for a solution to the crisis in Haiti is growing more urgent as gangs gain territory and thousands more flee their homes.

Israel Strikes Building in Central Beirut NYT » World News The attack came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months.

Israeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People NYT » World News As Israel’s military wages a renewed offensive in the northern part of the enclave, Al Bureij and Nuseirat in central Gaza came under attack.

Barnard’s Star Finally Has a Planet, and Possibly More NYT » World News For a century, exoplanet hunters have “discovered” planets around a nearby star, only to retract the claims. But the latest find is for real.

Why Trump’s Space for Deal-Making in the Middle East Has Shrunk NYT » World News President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda in the region is not yet clear, but the geopolitical landscape has changed significantly since he was last in office.

Haiti Has Big Problems and Few Solutions NYT » World News A search for a solution to the crisis in Haiti is growing more urgent as gangs gain territory and thousands more flee their homes.

Russia Launches Major Attack on Power Grid, Ukraine Says NYT » World News Ukrainian energy infrastructure was the target of an hourslong attack involving around 120 missiles and 90 drones, officials in the country said. At least five people were killed.

At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community NYT » World News It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.

‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre NYT » World News The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.

Man Hiding Tarantulas, Centipedes and Ants Is Stopped From Boarding Flight NYT » World News Officials in Lima, Peru, said the endangered spiders had been taken from the Amazon basin. The man was flying to South Korea.

Vladimir Shklyarov, Star Russian Ballet Dancer, Dies at 39 NYT » World News The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, which announced the death, did not say how or where he died.