World News Desk

• UN Approves U.S.-backed Effort to Lift Sanctions on Syria’s President

  Associated Press

• Piles of Garbage and Seeping Sewage Pollute Devastated Gaza

• U.S. Travelers Scramble to Adjust as Airlines Cut Flights Because of Shutdown

  Associated Press

• Fate of Thousands Feared in Darfur After Reported Rampage by Sudanese Paramilitary Force

  Associated Press

• What Is the Filibuster and Why Does the President Want to Get Rid of It During the Shutdown?

  Associated Press

• Ukraine’s ‘Sea Baby’ Drones Are Growing Up with Longer Range, Bigger Payload

• Explainer: How Will the Next UN Chief Be Chosen and Who Wants the Job?

• North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as President Trump Prepares for Asia Trip

• Peru’s President Declares State of Emergency In Capital as It Tries to Stem Surging Violence

  Associated Press

• French Government Collapses in 14 Hours, Deepening Political Crisis

• Situation for Mothers and Babies in Gaza Has ‘Never Been Worse,’ says UNICEF

• WHO Estimates at Least 15 Million Teenagers Use E-Cigarettes Worldwide

• Myanmar’s War-Torn Rakhine Faces a Hunger Catastrophe, Aid Groups Say

• What Happens Now That a Government Shutdown Is Underway?

  Associated Press

• What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program as UN Reimposes ‘Snapback’ Sanctions

  Associated Press

• Russian Forays into NATO Airspace Are Causing Alarm. Here’s Why They Might Be Happening

  Associated Press

• ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Cases Are Increasing in the U.S.

  Associated Press

• Four Major Western Nations Recognize a Palestinian State, to Fury of Israel

• Pakistan Says Its Nuclear Program Can Be Made Available to Saudi Arabia Under New Defense Pact

  Associated Press

• The Rise of AI Tools Forces Schools to Reconsider What Counts as Cheating

  Associated Press