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Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: [**Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life**](https://nyti.ms/4s7ZYXb) New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon? [**Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza**](https://nyti.ms/4sfhAAB) Israel has indicted an intelligence agent on charges that he profite

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: [**Pakistan Strikes Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ Against Taliban Government**](https://nyti.ms/4cRvJ2k) Pakistan and Afghanistan engaged in their fiercest clashes in years on Friday, according to officials from both nations, escalating months of tension and border skirmishes into an open conflict. [**U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, Urging Speed, as Possible Iran Strike Looms**](https://nyti.ms/4rELXQV) With the threat of a U.

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: [**How the Assault on Iran Unfolded**](https://nyti.ms/4rP27rg) Despite warnings after an earlier wave of killings, top Iranian officials gathered in person on Saturday, and Israel seized the chance to kill Iran’s supreme leader. [**Afghanistan Says Pakistan Tried to Strike Prized Air Base**](https://nyti.ms/4l1fkdQ) Afghan officials said Sunday that Pakistan had conducted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, its most prized milit

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: [**Israel Advances in Lebanon and Seizes More Land, as Hezbollah Fight Escalates**](https://nyti.ms/4sshBRX) Israel said on Tuesday that its military had seized areas of southern Lebanon as part of its escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as the Iran-backed armed group fired small volleys of drones at the country in the second day of fighting. [**A Junta Chief Eyes the Title of President**](https://nyti.ms/40GacCx) The milita

Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world: [**Live Updates: No Letup in Strikes on Iran, U.S. Says, as Mideast Crisis Widens**](https://nyti.ms/4aQI5Xo) The crisis in the Middle East widened on Wednesday after NATO air defenses shot down an Iranian ballistic missile headed toward Turkey, the U.S. sank an Iranian navy ship in international waters and several European nations deployed military assets to the region. Follow live updates. [**U.S. Opens Military Action in E