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After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the way as they strove to rise from the wreckage and build new lives.

For cafes like Haraz Coffee House, riding a wave of interest nationwide in late-night, alcohol-free gathering spaces means embracing the franchise model.

The British government announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action after members broke into a military air base.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli or Iranian governments of a cease-fire, but Qatar has long worked to present itself as capable of narrowing the gaps between warring parties.

The ruling applies immediately to a group of men the government has sought to send to South Sudan.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bombing campaign aimed to end the threats from Tehran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles. He did not give a timetable for stopping the strikes.

The European Union and Canada struck a defense agreement on Monday, a step toward closer military cooperation as relations with the United States have soured.

Motivated by the helplessness of his boyhood, he described the lives of vulnerable people in conflicts around the world and later his own terminal illness.

The latest barrage hit a notorious prison in Iran and a building near a humanitarian aid facility.

F.B.I. and D.H.S. officials cautioned state and local law enforcement of the possibility of threats to U.S. communities.

Here are the latest developments.

The Ukrainian leader met with King Charles III and Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, after the latest in a series of intensifying Russian strikes.

Qatari officials said its air defenses had intercepted the missiles that were fired at Al Udeid Air Base.

About 10,000 troops are stationed at the base, which serves as the regional headquarters for the U.S. Central Command.

A review by the bloc found Israel’s actions in Gaza may have breached obligations under a treaty that governs their relations. Israel called the report “a complete moral and methodological failure.”