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Tuesday Briefing: U.N. Adopts U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Resolution NYT » World News Also, the center held in Europe and Apple unveiled new A.I. features.

The U.N. Security Council will vote on a U.S.-backed cease-fire resolution. NYT » World News Pictures on a wall in Tel Aviv on Sunday showing people who were kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.

Aircraft Carrying Malawi’s Vice President Is Missing NYT » World News A search is underway after the aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people vanished.

Ukraine Reconstruction Official Resigns, Highlighting Tensions NYT » World News The departure of the official, who had pointed up mismanagement of funds, was a blow to government efforts to assuage allies’ concerns about how aid is spent.

Aircraft Carrying Malawi’s Vice President Is Missing NYT » World News A search is underway after the aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people vanished.

Germany’s AfD Rises to 2nd Place in E.U. Election NYT » World News The AfD’s gains were a sharp rebuke to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition and a sign of the rightward political shift across the continent.

Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War NYT » World News Tens of thousands of male convicts have been freed to fight in Ukraine. It is not clear if a small contingent of female volunteers released from a prison portends wider use of female soldiers.

Titan Submersible Investigation Declares Frightening Transcript a Fake NYT » World News The federal team investigating the Titan disaster found that a detailed recounting of the craft’s descent was “made up.”

Analysis: Macron’s Early Election Call in France Is a Huge Gamble NYT » World News The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right. Are the French just letting off steam, or do they really mean it?

France’s Snap Parliamentary Elections: What to Know NYT » World News President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a gamble.

Sunny Days in Moscow NYT » World News A single image of a blustery day in wartime Moscow captures the feeling of triumph sweeping through the Russia.

Gantz Quits Israel Government in Dispute With Netanyahu Over Gaza NYT » World News The move, though unlikely to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office, exposed the fractures within Israel’s leadership eight months into the war in Gaza.

As His Political Alliance Breaks Up, Netanyahu Faces Battle at Home NYT » World News The Israeli prime minister is likely to become more dependent on the right-wing partners in his coalition government after the centrist Benny Gantz and his party pulled out of it.

Middle East Crisis: Blinken Arrives in Mideast as U.S. Pushes for Cease-Fire Vote at U.N. NYT » World News Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was set to meet with Israeli leaders. The United States asked the U.N. Security Council to support a cease-fire proposal that neither Israel nor Hamas has formally embraced.

Gazans Recall Intense Israeli Bombing Around Hostage Raid NYT » World News As the Israeli military freed four hostages, the surrounding area came under heavy fire, generating chaos and panic, eyewitnesses said.

European Parliament Elections: Key Takeaways NYT » World News The voting across 27 members of the European Union was a gauge of popular political sentiment at an unsettling moment on the continent. The right did well, but the center held.

A Big Decision for Boeing’s Next C.E.O.: Is It Time for a New Plane? NYT » World News Some analysts say building a new plane soon would help the company regain ground it has lost to Airbus. But doing so would be difficult and expensive.

Their Town Has a Plaque From Putin. They Want Zelensky to Tear It Down. NYT » World News Some residents of Bari, Italy, hope Ukraine’s president will drop by while at a nearby summit to help rid them of a memento of links with Russia.

A Reporter’s Work Helped Topple Presidents. Now He Is Being Investigated. NYT » World News Press freedom groups say the investigation of Gustavo Gorriti, a noted Peruvian journalist, is politically motivated and part of a growing campaign against the news media.

Sunny Days in Moscow NYT » World News A single image of a blustery day in wartime Moscow captures the feeling of triumph sweeping through the Russia.