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Putin Lobs New Nuclear Threats, Timed for Moment of Anxiety NYT » World News Repeated threats by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to make use of nuclear weapons have become the background theme of the war in Ukraine, often timed for maximum effect.

Friday Briefing: Many Killed in Gaza as Israelis Opens Fire NYT » World News Plus Donald Trump’s delay tactics paid off.

Canada Restores Visa Requirement for Mexican Visitors NYT » World News The immigration minister said Mexico had not done enough to address the surge of asylum seekers arriving in Canada.

Two Israeli Men Killed in West Bank Shooting, Officials Say NYT » World News It was another sign of escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank since Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7.

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Former President of Tanzania, Dies at 98 NYT » World News Handpicked by his socialist predecessor, Julius K. Nyerere, Mr. Mwinyi was credited with reforms, among them permitting the sale of mobile phones and computers.

Calls for a Boycott Roil Iran’s Parliamentary Elections NYT » World News Voters enraged by a violent crackdown on protesters and disaffected by the failure of elections to yield substantive changes are vowing to make a statement by staying home during Friday’s elections.

Biden Says Gaza Shooting Will Complicate Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks NYT » World News The president had hoped an agreement could be reached by Monday. That now seems unlikely, he said.

Vaccines Didn’t Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did. NYT » World News Behavior change among gay and bisexual men was more important than shots in curbing the spread, researchers concluded.

The Rochdale By-Election in England Is Chaos: What to Know NYT » World News Voters are going to the polls in a district near Manchester to choose a new member of Parliament, and the leading candidate is a fedora-wearing leftist firebrand.

London Police Should Not Have Hired Officer Who Killed Woman, Inquiry Finds NYT » World News Troubling information about the past of the man who killed Sarah Everard in 2021, a case that shook Britain, should have prevented him from joining the force, a long-awaited report said.

Chad Opposition Leader, Yaya Dillo, Reported Killed in a Shootout NYT » World News Yaya Dillo, who was expected to run in national elections in May, was killed alongside many others in a gun battle in the capital, the national prosecutor said.

Death Toll in Gaza Passes 30,000 NYT » World News The official toll of the war is staggering — roughly one person killed for every 73 Palestinians in Gaza — though experts say it is likely an undercount.

Pentagon Weighs New Plan to Ship Weapons to Ukraine Quickly NYT » World News A short-term measure carries political and military risks as the Biden administration considers whether to tap into U.S. stockpiles again.

Putin Says Direct Western Intervention in Ukraine Risks a Nuclear Conflict NYT » World News “We also have weapons that can strike targets on their territory,” Mr. Putin said in an annual speech. “Do they not understand this?”

Middle East Crisis: Death Toll in Gaza Surpasses 30,000, Health Ministry Says NYT » World News The Gazan health ministry’s toll may be an undercount given the difficulty of accurately counting deaths amid Israel’s war against Hamas. The ministry’s figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

Russia Took the City. Now It’s Coming for Their Villages. NYT » World News Ukrainian farmers and miners and their families who live to the west of the recently captured Avdiivka are poised to flee in the face of a Russian onslaught.

Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat NYT » World News The president ordered an investigation into auto software that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. imports from China.

The ‘Luxury Route’ to the U.S. for African Migrants NYT » World News Colombia’s main airport has become a hub for migrants heading to the U.S. in greater numbers. Some have been stranded for weeks, or forcibly turned back.

In Ancient Bones, a Reminder that Northern Ireland’s Ghosts Are Never Far NYT » World News When skeletal remains surfaced in Northern Ireland last year, the discovery was shaded with a discomforting question: Was this an archaeological site, or a crime scene?

5 Convicts Familiar With Navalny’s Prison Confirm Hellish Conditions NYT » World News The brutal cold, revolting food and beatings aren’t the worst part of being imprisoned at IK3, where Aleksei Navalny died. Rather, it’s being inside a system meant to break the human spirit.