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A burst pipe in an unfinished extension of Bangkok’s subway system opened a hole more than 60 feet deep in a road near a hospital and royal palaces.

The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.

President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate conference that his country would seek to reduce emissions by at least 7 to 10 percent by 2035. Ukraine’s president appealed for more weapons to fight Russia and warned of the dangers of a new arms race.

In his first U.N. address, Ahmed al-Shara, a former rebel, highlighted his efforts to rebuild Syria and its institutions.

The Himalayan region supplies most of India’s apples. But when heavy rains left a major highway blocked for weeks, farmers couldn’t get them to markets.

The Ukrainian leader’s U.N. speech came just a day after President Trump suddenly said Ukraine could win the war with Russia, a change in stance so dramatic it left many Ukrainians wary.

President Trump has shown dwindling interest in mediating a peace accord, joining European “security guarantees” for Ukraine or providing aid and intelligence to the Ukrainians.

Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the General Assembly looking to prevent the imposition of sanctions on his country, this time from the United Nations Security Council.

One million residents of Guangdong, in southern China, were evacuated before the powerful storm made landfall on Wednesday. At least 18 people have been killed along its path this week.

Hundreds of firefighters and soldiers dispatched to Guangfu have gone door to door to check for trapped residents.

Mr. Bhat, a scholar of Persian literature, was a rare and eloquent voice of moderation in Kashmir’s often militant separatist movement.

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

The concession from President Lazarus Chakwera came despite reports of irregularities at the polls. Final results showed that Peter Mutharika had won nearly 57 percent of the vote.

At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.

In his first U.N. address, Ahmed al-Shara, a former rebel, highlighted his efforts to rebuild Syria and its institutions.

Protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh, a strategically important Himalayan region, clashed with the police.

President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate summit that China will reduce emissions across its economy, expand renewables sixfold and make electric cars “mainstream.”

Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain.