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Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire deal in Gaza, but the hard part starts now. David Sanger of The New York Times describes the major obstacles to further agreement about Gaza’s immediate future.

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

Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.

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

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

Also, the Treasury secretary is betting big on Argentina. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Our interview with the New York mayoral candidate who has burst onto the national stage.

The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.