Kenya’s Leader Lifts His Global Profile. At Home, the Public Fumes.

He has taken dozens of trips abroad boosting his credentials on climate change, while raising taxes at home. He pledged to send his country’s police to quash gang violence in Haiti, though they stand accused of brutality at home. And he recently hosted an eight-course state dinner for King Charles III, amid skyrocketing food and …

Freed Israeli Hostages Feel Cycles of Emotion After Captivity, Families Say

Family members who were captured during the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 who have now been freed are experiencing bursts of euphoria followed by emotional crashes as they emerge from weeks of paralyzing fear in captivity, according to Israelis who spoke to journalists at the Israeli Embassy in London on Tuesday. “Everything is just …

In Canada, a Judge Sentences an Incel Killer as a Terrorist

The teenager was lying next to his bloodied sword when the police captured him outside a Toronto massage business where one woman had been stabbed to death and another seriously injured. The sword was inscribed with a sexist epithet and a note promoting an ideology of violence against women was found in the pocket of …

Hamas Releases 12 More Hostages as Nations’ Spy Chiefs Go to Qatar for Talks

Israel said on Tuesday it had received 12 more hostages from Gaza amid negotiations for a broader hostage-prisoner deal and warnings from the United States that, should hostilities resume, Israel should fight more surgically and avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians. The Israeli military said in a statement that 10 Israelis — including three members …

Corporate America Has Dodged the Damage of High Rates. For Now.

The prediction was straightforward: A rapid rise in interest rates orchestrated by the Federal Reserve would confine consumer spending and corporate profits, sharply reducing hiring and cooling a red-hot economy. But it hasn’t worked out quite the way forecasters expected. Inflation has eased, but the biggest companies in the country have avoided the damage of …

A Gaza Truce Aids Both Israel and Hamas. Until the Calculus Changes.

The decision by Israel and Hamas to extend their brief truce has created short-term benefits for both sides but amplified uncertainty about how, when and whether Israel will continue its invasion of the Gaza Strip. The agreement to prolong the cease-fire to six days from four has raised expectations that both sides will now agree …

The National Christmas Tree Fell Over. Make of That What You Will.

In a bold affront to the holiday season, the National Christmas Tree eschewed its festive duties and fell over on Tuesday afternoon, alarming federal park workers and temporarily throwing the plans for the national tree-lighting ceremony into question. This story is basically an insert-your-own metaphor exercise. People who don’t much like the president have already …

For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble

Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators were drastically lowering its standards. They noted reports of plagiarism, and worried about substandard writing and the use of freelance reporters with little due diligence. The journalists also wanted better pay, greater transparency during the hiring process and …

Hamas Releases Fifth Group of Hostages on Tuesday: What We Know

Ms. Marman, 63, a member of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, was taken hostage on Oct. 7, along with her partner, Luis Norberto Har, and three visiting family members: a brother, Fernando Marman, 60; a sister, Gabriela Leimberg, 59; and Ms. Leimberg’s 17-year-old daughter, Mia Leimberg, a high school senior who lives in Jerusalem. Moshe Leimberg, Gabriela’s …