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Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation

AARON BOXERMAN AND NATAN ODENHEIMER

The seizure of Beaufort in southern Lebanon called up bitter memories in both countries amid a widening Israeli conflict with Hezbollah that seems far from over.

Blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar

Insurgents say it was caused by explosives being used for mining close to the Chinese border.

Ebola spread in DR Congo 'deeply alarming', MSF warns

The medical charity's comments come as the head of the World Health Organization visits the region worst-hit by the virus outbreak.

Colombia Presidential Election: What to Know About the Candidates and Main Issues

GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

The election tests the legacy of the country’s first leftist leader against a rising far-right outsider and a traditional conservative.

Even Havana’s Street Sweepers Can’t Escape the Impact of the Fuel Blockade

ED AUGUSTIN AND FRANCES ROBLES

A fuel blockade on Cuba has aggravated a lack of consistent garbage pickup and produced enormous trash piles.

'Cancel it', Trump says after artists drop out of US Freedom 250 festival

Trump suggests holding a "Make America Great Again" rally instead after most headliners drop out of White-House-linked event.

To Improve Ukraine’s Military, She Calls Out the Ugly Parts

MARIA VARENIKOVA

Olha Reshetylova has been tasked by the government with overseeing soldiers’ rights. Some commanders resent her, but she says her work makes the armed forces stronger.

Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection

If confirmed, they would be the first infection cases outside Africa, since the outbreak began in DR Congo.

Laos cave survivors help with plan to find last two missing men

So far, five men have been freed from the narrow, flooded cave but efforts are ongoing to locate two more.

Dead whale towed ashore in Denmark ahead of autopsy

"Timmy" was found dead off the coast of Anholt despite multiple attempts to rescue it.

Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet

NIRAJ CHOKSHI

Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous tests before the public can use them.

India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King

ANUPREETA DAS, SUHASINI RAJ AND ATUL LOKE

Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists remaking the country.

The Sculptor Riding India’s Shivaji Craze

ANUPREETA DAS, SUHASINI RAJ AND ATUL LOKE

Demand has soared for his figurines and statues of the warrior king. It started with a video he posted online.

As Deaths From U.S. Boat Strikes Pass 200, Locals Tally an Even Greater Cost

MAX BEARAK AND JOSÉ MARÍA LEÓN CABRERA

Residents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean as a livelihood.

Timeline: Where and When Trump Has Involved the U.S. Military in International Conflicts

HELENE COOPER

The United States has been involved in many military operations around the world since President Trump returned to office.