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The storm had skirted the coast near the border of India and Pakistan. Tens of thousands of residents had been evacuated before the cyclone’s strong winds arrived on Thursday.

The father of two of the survivors said the family had feared the children would be recruited by a violent armed group.

In meeting with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, Xi Jinping is pushing Beijing as an alternative to the U.S. for diplomatic leadership.

Tens of thousands of residents along both countries’ southern coasts were evacuated before the cyclone’s expected landfall on Thursday. Flooding remained a threat in some areas.

Dutch intelligence officials shared information with the C.I.A. in June 2022 that they had learned the Ukrainian military had been planning an operation using divers to blow up one of the pipelines.

Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.

The findings in the death of Oswaldo Payá contradict the Cuban government’s official version of what happened 11 years ago.

It was unclear whether the report might complicate Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s rescheduled trip to Beijing for meetings that begin June 18.

The four siblings, ages 1 to 13, were eager to play and asked for books just a day after being rescued and having survived 40 days in the jungle, officials said.

Provincial firefighting agencies are stretched thin, there is no national agency and it’s hard to get approval for controlled burns — factors that have exacerbated recent outbreaks.