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Middle East Crisis: Polio Campaign Enters Next Phase in Gaza as Israeli Airstrikes Continue NYT » World News As the first phase of vaccinations ended, an Israeli strike hit a hospital courtyard in central Gaza where people were sheltering, Palestinian news media reported.

Fugitive Ex-Mayor Whose Case Gripped the Philippines Is Arrested in Indonesia NYT » World News Officials have accused Alice Guo of helping criminal syndicates involved in online scams and human trafficking, and have questioned her about whether she was born in China.

Pope Finds Fervent Fans Among Indonesia’s Transgender Community NYT » World News For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero.

Ugandan Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Gasoline Attack NYT » World News The athlete, who was set on fire in Kenya by a man with whom she was in a relationship, competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics this summer.

Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis NYT » World News For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.

Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat NYT » World News The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.

In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood NYT » World News Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses.

When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted NYT » World News Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.

New Zealand’s Maori Name a New Queen NYT » World News Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back.

Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds NYT » World News The storm has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and is forecast to be the strongest to hit Hainan Province in a decade.

Thursday Briefing NYT » World News Here’s what you need to know.

China Woos Africa, Casting Itself as Global South’s Defender NYT » World News More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.

Police Arrest Man in 1993 Murder of 19-Year-Old Carmen Van Huss NYT » World News For more than 30 years, the case had remained unsolved. While questions remain, the police said they had linked a 52-year-old Missouri man to DNA at the crime scene.

Venezuelan and Proxy Forces Linked to at Least 6 Protester Deaths, Rights Group Says NYT » World News The Human Rights Watch report marks the first effort by a major international organization to verify some of the two-dozen reported deaths in protests since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election.

Zelensky Pushes Cabinet Overhaul as His Party Releases Names of New Ministers NYT » World News President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was acting to bring a “new energy” to state institutions at an important diplomatic juncture.

Hamas Releases Hostage Video of Two Slain Israeli Captives NYT » World News Release of the video of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32, appears designed to inflame divisions in Israel.

21 Migrants Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Italy NYT » World News Seven survivors were rescued from the boat that sank after leaving Libya. A crackdown by Italy has reduced migration, but not the high death rates that come with crossing the Mediterranean.

Russia Imprisons Top Physicists, Even as Putin Touts Their Technology NYT » World News A Moscow court sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk, the director of a physics institute who specializes in hypersonic flight, to 15 years in prison. It was the latest treason case against a leading scientist.

Short Notice and Blocked Exits Proved Lethal in Strike in Ukraine NYT » World News When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not.

Thursday Briefing: Ukraine Reshuffles its Government NYT » World News Plus, Daniel Dae Kim takes a risk.