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Polling places in Caracas, the capital, and other cities were sparsely populated but officials claimed turnout was higher than 40 percent.

Federal layoffs and grant terminations threaten efforts to understand and preserve the nation’s past. “We are getting cut off at the knees,” said one archaeologist.

Plus, Mexico City’s artistic eras.

Women took the lead in the protests against South Korea’s last president. But the men running to replace him are saying little about the discrimination they face.

Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.

Plus, Mexico City’s artistic eras.

Yaron Lischinsky, 30, was buried on Sunday in the small town where his family lived.

In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs to neighboring Guyana.

The attack involved nearly 370 missiles and drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. At least 12 people were killed.

Some in the opposition say the only way to protest is to abstain. Others say doing so will let the government “say they won without resistance.”

After a stint with a drone unit led by a member of Parliament, Russian officials return to work, and promotions, garlanded as war veterans. Most soldiers are stuck in indefinite deployments.

Three shipyard officials were arrested, including the chief engineer, state media said. The North Korean leader was watching as the launch of a navy destroyer went wrong.

A wealthy Qatari businessman’s campaign to lead the sport’s global body is being investigated. One of his critics was detained and interrogated in Doha.

As President Trump blurs the lines between politics and business — and threatens steep tariffs on trade partners — governments feel compelled to favor Trump-related projects.

As President Trump blurs the lines between politics and business — and threatens steep tariffs on trade partners — governments feel compelled to favor Trump-related projects. Damien Cave, Vietnam bureau chief for The New York Times, and Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the international desk, discuss how this dynamic has played out in Vietnam, at the groundbreaking of a fast-tracked $1.5 billion Trump golf complex.

An arson attack and damage to a transmission tower cut off power in the area, the authorities said. The festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday is scheduled to proceed normally.

The hourslong raids, involving hundreds of drones, were a reminder that any diplomatic resolution to the conflict remains far off.

Among the 20th century’s most significant choreographers, he led the Bolshoi Ballet for more than 30 years, creating epic ballets like “Spartacus.”

The president threatened both Apple and the European Union with higher tariffs on Friday, saying trade talks with the Europeans had stalled.

After Eton and a successful career in the British Army, he became, in his words, “the go-to guy for military coups.” The rewards (and risks) were enormous.