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Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power NYT » World News The storm brought record-breaking winds as it battered Ireland, Scotland and northern England on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of electricity customers were in the dark.

Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge. NYT » World News Hundreds of truckloads of food, fuel and other supplies have arrived in Gaza each day since the cease-fire took effect. But the need is vast after 15 months of war.

Israel and Hamas Prepare for Next Round of Hostage and Prisoner Releases NYT » World News Under the terms of the Gaza cease-fire, Hamas was expected to share the names of four female hostages to be released Saturday, and Israel would name the more than 100 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange.

How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into the Middle East NYT » World News Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation.

Trump Says He Will Reach Out to North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un NYT » World News North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

China Cracks Down on Online Panda Advocacy NYT » World News Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol.

Did Ukraine Kill Its Own by Downing a Russian Plane? A Year Later, It Hasn’t Said. NYT » World News Russia says Ukraine shot down a military transport carrying 65 captured Ukrainians. Ukraine has not confirmed its role, identified the bodies it received, or said how it happened.

French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping NYT » World News David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested.

Friday Briefing: Trump Criticizes Europe NYT » World News Plus, the Oscar nominations.

Amanda Knox Slander Conviction Is Upheld by Italy’s Highest Court NYT » World News An American who was convicted and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Ms. Knox was found guilty of falsely accusing someone else of the crime.

I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecuting Afghan Women and Girls NYT » World News Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.”

U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say NYT » World News The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire.

What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and Britain’s Royal Family NYT » World News Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III?

Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right NYT » World News But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.

Trump Re-Labels Yemen’s Houthi Rebels as Terrorists NYT » World News The move will authorize harsher penalties on the Iran-backed group, which has attacked Israel and disrupted global shipping trade in the Red Sea for over a year.

Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — But It’s Still Losing the War NYT » World News Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo NYT » World News The last two towns before Goma, a provincial capital in Congo’s east, have just fallen to M23 rebels. They last captured the city in 2012.

Passengers Fled a Train Over Fears of a Fire. Then Another Train Hit Them. NYT » World News Twelve people were killed in India after they disembarked a train bound for Mumbai, only to be struck by another train, the authorities said.

U.K. Teenager Who Killed 3 Girls in Southport Stabbing to Be Sentenced Today NYT » World News Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder after attacking children and two adults at a dance class last July.

Israeli Forces Kill 2 Men in Jenin Who They Say Were Wanted for Murder NYT » World News The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that carried out an attack earlier this month, the military said.