World

Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Killed at Historic Pace

More women and children have been reported killed in Gaza in less than two months than the roughly 7,700 civilians documented as killed by U.S. forces and their international allies in the entire first year of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to estimates from Iraq Body Count, an independent British research group. And …

Business

Shein, the Fast-Fashion Giant, Is Said to Have Filed for an I.P.O.

Shein, the ultrafast-fashion retailer founded in China more than a decade ago, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a person familiar with the plans for the deal, who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. Some companies keep their paperwork for an initial public offering temporarily …

World

Trial Starts in France for Teenagers Accused of Helping Teacher’s Killer

Six teenagers went on trial in Paris on Monday over accusations they were connected to the murder of Samuel Paty, a history teacher whose beheading by an Islamist extremist in 2020 inflicted lasting trauma on France. Most of the defendants, former middle-school students at the school where Mr. Paty taught, are accused of helping the …

World

Storm Batters Southern Ukraine, Spreading Misery for Civilians and Soldiers

A powerful wintry storm battered southern Ukraine on Monday, washing away Russian coastal defenses from some beaches on the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The storm, which Ukrainian meteorologists said was among the most intense in decades, snarled supply routes for both countries’ armies and deepened the misery of tens of thousands of soldiers huddled in shallow …

World

Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories

In Weirton, W.Va., in the heart of coal country, a company started by MIT scientists plans to build a plant that will produce a metal and alloy critical for clean energy, fuel cells and cleaner steel. In Vernon, Texas, also a former coal town, a third-generation wind entrepreneur plans to manufacture turbines suitable for remote, …

World

Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Faces Indefinite Detention in Israel

It was around 4 a.m. when Nariman Tamimi’s daughter, Ahed, roused her from sleep and told her that Israeli soldiers had surrounded their home in the occupied West Bank. Nariman Tamimi had been expecting the raid: Over the previous week, an online campaign had vilified her daughter as a terrorist and demanded Ahed’s arrest. But …

World

Hamas and Israel Extend Cease-Fire and Hostage-for-Prisoner Trades

The deal came after an Israeli offer to continue the cease-fire by one day for every additional 10 hostages released, who would be exchanged for 30 Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The Israeli hostages released on Monday were three women and eight children, all of them kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led assault on …

World

What We Know About Israeli Hostages Hamas Released on Monday

Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages — all women and children taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz — on Monday, the fourth day of the cease-fire, according to the Israeli government. The new releases followed an initial release of 13 Israelis on Friday, 13 more late on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Some of those released are …

Politcs

Arizona Legislators Must Testify About Voting Laws, Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that two Arizona lawmakers must testify about their reasons for supporting state laws requiring proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections. The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. No dissents were noted. The Justice Department, the Democratic National …

Business

Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials

President Biden signed the country’s first major climate law and is overseeing record federal investment in clean energy. In each of the past two years, he attended the annual United Nations climate summit, asserting American leadership in the fight against global warming. But this year, likely to be the hottest in recorded history, Mr. Biden …