Here’s what you need to know: The bakery La Antioquena VII, in Flushing, Queens on Wednesday, is ready for customers as the city opens up.Credit…Sarah Blesener for The New York Times New York City’s reopening — a milestone longed for over the last 14 months — arrived at last on Wednesday. It was less a […]

Here’s what you need to know: In 2016, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.Credit…Pool photo by Debbie Hill President Biden on Monday delivered a firmer message in private to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel than he has done in public, warning that he could […]

Spain deployed troops, military trucks and helicopters in its North African enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday after thousands of people crossed over from Morocco, one of the largest movements of migrants reported in the area in recent years. More than 6,000 migrants, including 1,500 minors, arrived on the beaches of Ceuta on Monday and Tuesday, […]

In Britain, normality seemed much closer on Monday, with indoor dining and socializing and visits to cinemas becoming options again in England, along with some international travel, and rules also easing in much of Scotland. The English reopenings are the third step in a cautious plan by the British government to ease all restrictions by […]

TEL AVIV — Tel Aviv’s city hall launched a playful social media campaign this month declaring itself a vaccinated city eager to welcome back international travelers on their first post-coronavirus trips abroad. That was before the rockets began to strike. During the past week of fighting between Israel and militant groups in Gaza, Tel Aviv […]

Speaking on CBS’ Face The Nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said there was no clear end in sight to the violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “We’ll do whatever it takes to restore order and quiet,” he said, adding, “It will take some time.” Hours after he spoke, […]

As the worst violence in years rages between the Israeli military and Hamas, each night the sky is lit up by a barrage of missiles streaking across the sky and the projectiles designed to counter them. It is a display of fire and thunder that has been described as both remarkable and horrifying. The images […]

KABUL, Afghanistan — On Saturday, the final day of a three-day national cease-fire for Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Muslim celebration marking the end of fasting after the holy month of Ramadan, the killings in Afghanistan kept coming. A Kabul traffic policeman was murdered Saturday morning, a day after a bombing at a Kabul mosque during […]

Here’s what you need to know: Video An Israeli airstrike destroyed a prominent building in Gaza City on Saturday that housed media outlets, including The Associated Press and Al Jazeera. The Israel Defense Forces said it gave an advanced warning for civilians to evacuate.CreditCredit…Hosam Salem for The New York Times The worst violence between Israelis […]

SDEROT, Israel — It was 1:30 p.m. on Friday in Sderot, and Ido Avigal, 5, was being laid to rest a few miles to the north. He had been killed in what officials termed a freak incident two days earlier when a rocket from Gaza made a direct hit on the building next door to […]