The Taliban will be under pressure to keep a fragile economy afloat.
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Deal Between UN and Qatar Provides Aid to Gazans, But Reconstruction is Elusive
Millions will be funneled to impoverished families under an agreement reached by the United Nations and Qatar, a step forward in firming up a cease-fire with Israel.
Deal Provides Aid to Gazans, but Reconstruction Is Elusive
Millions will be funneled to impoverished families under a pact announced by the United Nations and Qatar, a step forward in firming up a cease-fire with Israel.
First Resistance to Taliban Rule Tests Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future
While the militants appear firmly in control, some prominent figures vowed to continue resistance as protests erupted in two cities and millions of Afghans parsed clues about the Taliban’s intentions.
U.N. Security Council to Hold Emergency Meeting on Afghanistan
It remains unclear how the Taliban would be regarded by the United Nations should the movement declare itself the legitimate power in Afghanistan.
A new initiative will bring more vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Pan American Health Organization will start its own vaccine program, stepping in where Covax, the global program for vaccinating developing countries, has fallen short.
The Toll of War in Gaza: Times Video Shows Survivors’ Trauma
A Times video team spent weeks in the territory after the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas to document the trauma and grief of those caught in the middle.
5 Takeaways From the U.N. Climate Report
The IPCC concluded that the world cannot avoid some devastating impacts of climate change, but that there is still a narrow window to keep the devastation from getting even worse.
A Hotter Future Is Certain, According to U.N. Climate Report
Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major new scientific report finds. But there is still a short window to stop things from getting even worse.
Myanmar Ambassador, Who Opposed Coup, Is Target of Assassination Plot
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said two Myanmar citizens living in New York plotted over the past month to attack and potentially kill the country’s ambassador to the United Nations.