For Biden, modest goals, but a chance for a reset.

The American leader is aiming to look strong on human rights and security while also not making too many waves.


Zimbabwe Releases Local Reporter Working for The New York Times

The government said that it would not oppose bail for Jeffrey Moyo, a freelance journalist in the capital, Harare, adding that there was evidence to show he had believed he was acting legally.


Your Wednesday Briefing

Airstrikes on Gaza.


Biden Names U.S. Ambassador Nominees to Israel and Mexico

The official announcements of the long-rumored nominations came as the president traveled to Europe with the goal of demonstrating to global leaders that “America is back at the table.”


In Geneva, Putin Wants Respect. Biden Might Just Give Him Some.

By calling the Russian leader “a worthy adversary,” the president raised expectations in Moscow, but he will expect the favor to be returned.


Once, Superpower Summits Were About Nukes. Now, It’s Cyberweapons.

But with the ease of denying responsibility and the wide range of possible attackers, the traditional deterrents of the nuclear age no longer work.


Gov. Gavin Newsom marks California’s reopening with a lottery, a Hollywood robot and no mask.


Pentagon Weighs Proposal to Send Dozens of Troops Back to Somalia

The plan for a “train and assist” mission would partly reverse President Donald J. Trump’s withdrawal of nearly all American ground forces from the country.


Israel Ends Its Indoor Mask Mandate

With more than 63 percent of the population vaccinated, Israel lifts one of its last remaining pandemic restrictions.


Your Wednesday Briefing

Cycles of testing and lockdown across Asia.