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How Golf and Physics Are Raising the Limits in Shot-Put NYT » World News Ryan Crouser, an American, has combined radar technology borrowed from golf and an innovative technique to take aim at his third straight Olympic gold.

Who Is Vadim Krasikov, the Russian Exchanged for a U.S. Reporter? NYT » World News Vadim Krasikov was sentenced to life in prison in Germany for a brazen assassination in a downtown park in Berlin. Now he is free.

Who Was Freed in the Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West? NYT » World News Here’s a list of the 24 prisoners who were exchanged on Thursday and their backgrounds.

Italian Boxer Angela Carini Quits Olympic Bout, Sparking Gender Furor NYT » World News The Italian, Angela Carini, stopped fighting only 46 seconds into her matchup against Imane Khelif of Algeria, who had been barred from a women’s event last year.

Turkey Aims to Cull Its Stray Dogs. Critics Say It’s About Politics. NYT » World News Turkey’s new law aimed at moving millions of stray dogs to shelters, and allowing some to be euthanized, has both cultural and political implications.

Live Updates: Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap NYT » World News The Wall Street Journal reporter and others were freed in a prisoner swap in Turkey in the most far-reaching exchange between Russia and the West in decades. President Biden is expected to deliver remarks shortly.

Who Was Released in the Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West? NYT » World News The prisoners released on Thursday include a Wall Street Journal reporter, an editor working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and a former U.S. Marine who had served in Iraq.

Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree NYT » World News Vandals last year chopped down the famed tree, which had stood on Hadrian’s Wall in England for nearly 200 years.

Famine Declared in Darfur Region of Sudan NYT » World News Experts who monitor global hunger rarely make an official declaration of famine, but they just sounded the alarm for more than half a million people who have fled the fighting in Sudan’s civil war.

How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran NYT » World News An explosive device hidden in a heavily guarded complex where Ismail Haniyeh was known to stay in Iran was what killed him, according to a Times investigation.

Suspect in Southport Stabbings Is Named NYT » World News A judge allowed the naming of the 17-year-old charged with three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder, lifting Britain’s reporting restrictions to help counter misinformation, he said.

South Korea Offers Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Stricken North Korea NYT » World News If accepted, the help could lead to the first official dialogue in years between the two Koreas, which have recently been sending each other trash balloons and propaganda.

How Track’s Athletics Integrity Unit Catches Doping Cheats NYT » World News Track and field’s antidoping arm, the Athletics Integrity Unit, has announced a string of cases in recent months. Is that the sign of a problem, or proof that its approach is working?

Security Concerns Grow for Israeli Olympians in Paris NYT » World News Concerns for the Israeli team — which has been shrouded in protection at every Games since 1972 — have substantially increased since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks and the war in Gaza.

Live Updates: Israel Says It Killed Leader of Hamas’s Armed Wing Last Month NYT » World News The fate of the leader, Muhammad Deif, who was a target in a bombardment that Gazan officials say killed at least 90 people, has been unclear. The announcement, which Hamas has not commented on, came as Iran held funeral prayers for another Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, whose death in a strike this week has amplified fears of a wider regional war.

Like Cyclists in a Peloton, Schooling Fish Save Energy, Study Finds NYT » World News Like Olympic cyclists, fish expend less effort when swimming in tight groups than when alone. The finding could explain why some species evolved to move in schools.

Fears of Wider Mideast Conflict Deepen, With U.S. Seen as ‘Not in Control’ NYT » World News American officials said they had no advance warning of the attack on the Hamas leader in Iran, raising worries of a power vacuum that could lead to a broader geopolitical crisis.

Muhammad Deif, a Top Hamas Commander, Is Dead, Israel Says NYT » World News Mr. Deif, who had survived several previous Israeli assassination attempts, was the No. 2 Hamas leader in Gaza. Israel said it killed him in a strike last month in southern Gaza.

Elon Musk Blasts Venezuela’s Maduro in an Escalating War of Words NYT » World News Mr. Musk, who has long criticized leftist politicians, called President Nicolás Maduro a “dictator” and compared him to a donkey.

As Botanists Drop a Racist Plant Name, Some Fear Scientific Confusion NYT » World News The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa.