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As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap? NYT » World News China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.

Hamas Says It Has Returned Another Body It Believes Is Shiri Bibas NYT » World News Less than 24 hours after Israel found that remains delivered by Hamas did not belong to Ms. Bibas, a slain Israeli hostage, the militant group said it had returned another body.

Berlin Stabbing Attack at Holocaust Memorial Injures One NYT » World News The police said they had detained a suspect in the assault, which occurred among the labyrinth of concrete slabs at one of the German capital’s most sacrosanct sites.

Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks NYT » World News President Trump on Friday said the Ukrainian president had been negotiating “with no cards” and did not need to participate in all the diplomatic meetings to end the war.

Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know. NYT » World News The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand, change the way you travel?

Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan NYT » World News Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say NYT » World News As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire NYT » World News Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else.

As Russia Talks Peace, Moscow Threatens New Ukraine Region NYT » World News Moscow’s forces are three miles from Dnipropetrovsk, a province they have never invaded. If they cross in, the advance would be a morale blow to Ukraine and complicate any territorial negotiations.

Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand NYT » World News The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course.

Hamas Failed to Return the Body of a Hostage. What Now? NYT » World News The Palestinian armed group said it had handed over the remains of Shiri Bibas along with her two young children and another man. Israel said forensic testing found that it wasn’t her.

Gazans Returning Home to Jabaliya Embrace Reopened Market NYT » World News A single image of a farmer’s market sprouting back up in devastated northern Gaza tells the story of loss and, perhaps, eventual rebirth.

When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy NYT » World News The country’s competitiveness has stagnated and its once-powerful industries are suffering. Just ask these executives.

As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days NYT » World News “I was in Gaza. I survived. Keith survived. Others will not,” said Aviva Siegel, who with her husband was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. She urged the Israeli government to secure the release of others.

Russia Closes In on Another Ukrainian Region, Even as Peace Talks Pick Up NYT » World News Russian troops are three miles from Dnipropetrovsk, a region they have never invaded. If they cross into it, the advance would be a morale blow to Ukraine and complicate any territorial negotiations.

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It NYT » World News Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out?

Archaeologists Find a Pharoah’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says NYT » World News The Ministry of Antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb since 1922.

Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea NYT » World News The authorities are looking into possible damage to an undersea line east of Gotland island. NATO has stepped up its surveillance of the region.

Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win NYT » World News Canada beat the U.S. in a championship game with added meaning because of political tensions caused by President Trump’s taunts and economic threats.

Friday Briefing NYT » World News Germans head to the polls.