International

Mediators work to extend Israel-Hamas truce as final planned hostage swap nears
U.S. and Israeli officials are in Qatar working on a new cease-fire extension. Separately, Hamas released two hostages it said were Russian citizens at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Two Edina High students say district punished them for pro-Palestinian chant
The students filed a federal complaint alleging discrimination after the school district suspended them for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a recent school protest. The district says free speech rights aren’t unfettered on school property.
New anthology of stories from Southeast Asian elders explores joy after grief
A Minneapolis-based nonprofit is releasing a book of stories collected by 16 authors from their older relatives who fled Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
U.S. Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker
Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy.
Israel and Hamas agree to a 2-day extension of the truce in Gaza
The announcement by Qatar, which helped broker the original four-day cease-fire, was also confirmed by Hamas. The extension comes as another swap of hostages for prisoners was expected Monday.
FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?
World leaders, climate experts and oil company executives converge on Dubai later this week to talk about climate change at the United Nations COP28 meeting. Here's what you need to know.
Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for climate conference
Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai for a climate change conference. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu.