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Yahya Sinwar, Leader of Hamas, Is Dead NYT » World News Mr. Sinwar climbed the ranks of the Palestinian militant group to plot the deadliest attack on Israel in its history.

Biden Prepares Quick, Rescheduled Visit to Germany, a Key Ally NYT » World News The president’s hastily rescheduled trip to Berlin will last less than a day. The German government has trimmed back its celebrations accordingly.

The U.K. Will Debate Legalizing Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know. NYT » World News A bill introduced in the House of Commons could legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015.

Meloni’s Balancing Act: Centrist Abroad, Right Wing at Home NYT » World News New policies on surrogate births and the treatment of asylum seekers, while largely symbolic, are designed to shore up her right-wing flank in Italy, analysts say.

Gazans So Malnourished That They Could Face Famine, Report Warns NYT » World News A hunger emergency has affected nearly all of Gaza, but the situation is worst for people in the north, where Israeli forces intensified operations this month, the report said.

U.S. Wrestles With Aiding Allies and Maintaining Its Own Weapons Supply NYT » World News Pentagon officials discuss whether the flow of assistance could be hurting the military’s ability to respond to a new conflict.

Fan Bingbing, Once China’s Top Actress, Returns to Film Years After Tax Scandal NYT » World News Fan was a megastar until 2018, when she was fined tens of millions of dollars over unpaid taxes and her career tanked. “Green Night” is her first film since the scandal.

Egypt Replaces Its Powerful Spy Chief NYT » World News Gen. Abbas Kamel, a longtime confidant of Egypt’s president, oversaw the country’s most important international relationships and helped maintain the president’s authoritarian grip.

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Zelensky Tries to Sell His ‘Victory Plan’ to European Leaders NYT » World News President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an urgent plea in Brussels, though it’s unclear to what extent the officials gathered there will go along with it.

Indian Doctors Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Killing of Colleague NYT » World News Six were subsisting only on water and were admitted into the hospital after a multiday fast to demand justice for the brutal rape and killing of a medical resident.

Peru Pañamarca Archaeological Site Finds ‘Hall of the Braided Serpents’ NYT » World News Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.

Live Updates: U.S. Strikes Houthi Weapons Caches in Yemen NYT » World News The attack on underground weapons facilities in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed militia could also serve as a warning to Tehran.

Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison NYT » World News In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone.

He Didn’t See Daylight for Five Years NYT » World News Here are some basics from the Times investigation into Bangladesh’s secret military prison, the “House of Mirrors.”

Former Seoul Police Chief Acquitted in Halloween Crowd Crush Case NYT » World News Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.

U.S. Bombs Houthi Weapons Caches in Yemen NYT » World News Air Force B-2 bombers struck five underground weapons facilities in what may be a signal from the Biden administration to Iran.

Thursday Briefing NYT » World News A heated interview with Fox News.

Moscow Roils a Country on the Edge of Europe and Russia NYT » World News Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a “strategic objective,” Moldovan officials and global media companies say.

U.N. Security Council Urges Israel to Increase Flow of Aid Into Gaza NYT » World News Some of the sharpest criticism about a lack of sufficient assistance in the enclave came from Israel’s allies, including the United States.