Frances Vinall

• Asia

The strikes came amid an increasingly restive situation in the Middle East that has also strained relations between the nuclear-armed Pakistan and its neighbor.

• Asia

An environmental group shared video of the floating insects, urging residents to watch out for what it called “one of the world’s worst invasive species.”

• Middle East

Narges Mohammadi’s sentences total more than 12 years in prison and 154 lashes. The Nobel Peace Prize winner supported feminist protests.

• Israel-Gaza War

The strike early Saturday comes after a U.S.- and U.K.-led coalition launched a wave of attacks on Houthi militants in Yemen, and as Houthis vow retaliation.

• Israel-Gaza War

The Iran-backed Houthi militants said U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes in Yemen will “not go unpunished,” as Israel begins its defense at the International Court of Justice.

• Israel-Gaza War

The Pentagon said an assessment of the U.S.-led operation, intended to thwart future Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, was ongoing.

• Israel-Gaza War

U.S. military forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen Thursday in a bid to stem the militant group’s attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

• Asia

The ban, which came into effect this week, was proposed after protesters used Nazi salutes at rallies against immigration and trans rights in Melbourne last year.

• National

During an unusually warm Minnesota December, authorities near the lake popular for ice fishing have been repeatedly called to rescue stranded people.