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Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to release hostages and prisoners. Our colleague Jodi Rudoren explains this critical moment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would convene his government on Thursday to sign off on the agreement. Hamas said that the agreement would lead to the end of the war, but many of the details were unclear.

China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.

For decades, Thai students have been subjected to unwanted haircuts in class. Many of them carry the humiliating memory into adulthood.

President Trump’s plan contains elements that Hamas has resisted in the past, and which may yet prove to be sticking points.

The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.

Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners.

The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.

Shruthi Mahalingaiah, a Harvard researcher, investigated the fertility risks women face from air pollution. But her grant was canceled.

“Fundamentally, we were trying to learn about these systems to prevent people from dying unnecessarily from heat,” said Kevin Gurney, an atmospheric scientist.

The announcement from the French president came after last-ditch talks held by Sébastien Lecornu, France’s departing prime minister, who said most parties wanted to avoid snap elections.

The move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.

A conversation with our tech columnist Kevin Roose about an A.I.-generated video of him on a date with a robot.

A charity tied to the British royal confirmed that the government of Chad has cut ties with the group, after allegations of mismanagement.

The authorities initially thought the workers might be trapped after the collapse on Tuesday, but their bodies were recovered from the rubble overnight.

It was the second attempt in as many weeks to breach the restrictions around the Gaza Strip. Neither has succeeded.