Hundreds of thousands in Gaza face shortages of clean water and medicine.

Crucial infrastructure has been destroyed or taken offline in the latest eruption of deadly violence, which shows no sign of abating.


For Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers During Covid, Discrimination Is Its Own Epidemic

The government has repeatedly singled out the city’s poor migrant workers as “high risk” for the coronavirus, though actual infection rates are low.


Japan Is Shaken After a Detainee, Wasting Away, Dies Alone in Her Cell

Critics of the country’s immigration system say the death reveals an opaque and capricious bureaucracy with nearly unchecked power over foreigners caught inside it.


Capri — First Choice of the Jet Set — Gets First Dibs on Vaccines

Eager to jump-start the lagging tourist economy and compete with Greece and Spain, Italy allows residents of its island playgrounds to get first in line for inoculations.


Nottingham’s Dilemma: Robin Hood or High Tech?

An unlamented mall in the heart of the English city is being demolished. But what should go in its place?


Biden Administration Clears 3 Guantánamo Detainees for Release

The men, none of whom were ever charged, would be sent to countries that agree to impose security conditions on them. But it is not clear where they will go or when.


The Toll of Eight Days of Conflict in Gaza and Israel

A week of fighting has left more than 200 people dead in Israel and the Palestinian territories.


Democrats, Growing More Skeptical of Israel, Pressure Biden

Among Democrats in Congress, attitudes toward Israel have grown more critical as the party base expresses concern about the human rights of Palestinians.


Biden Voices Support for a Cease-fire in a Call With Israel’s Netanyahu

The statement fell short of an immediate demand for an end to the weeklong violence.


Biden Supports Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire, as Fighting Rages Into Second Week

Mr. Biden’s language was carefully couched, reflecting continued reticence to criticize Israel despite rising international condemnation.