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The White House hopes that the approval of some oil and gas projects will speed the expansion of transmission lines for renewable energy.

Regarded historically as a moderating force in the country’s politics, the generals’ reputation has withered under attacks from the ousted prime minister, Imran Khan.

Staunch supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still like his tough-guy rhetoric and critiques of the West and see no viable alternative, though he has been accused of mismanaging the economy.

A state election in Karnataka was being watched for what it might say about national elections next year.

The airstrikes came as residents of Israel and Gaza braced for more violence after Israel killed three leaders of the militant group. Militants in Gaza began firing salvos of rockets toward Israel.

At least three of the dead were leaders in Islamic Jihad, the group said. Officials reported that at least 10 civilians, including children, were killed in the strikes, which Israel said had hit the planners of attacks.

Mr. Khan, a former cricket star, has staged a comeback since being ousted, openly challenging the powerful military. His detention raises fears of mass protests.

The military wing of Islamic Jihad confirmed the deaths of its leaders. At least nine civilians, some of them children, were also killed, according to officials.

New DNA evidence helped confirm that a man who went by John Damon and died in Australia in 2010 was actually William Leslie Arnold, a convicted killer and escaped inmate from Nebraska.

Come for the crown jewels and gold stagecoach; stay for the questions about the monarchy’s relevance.