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The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.

The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.

For much of the 20th century, the C.I.A. devised plots to overthrow governments, kill high-profile leaders or arm dissident groups.

It was unclear when Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Ghomari was killed, or by whom, but Israel appeared to claim the killing.

Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia.

Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of hostage and prisoner remains — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.

Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began more than half a century ago.

The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are held to account.

The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington.

Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack on southern Israel, according to the Jewish calendar.