Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire on Israelis in the West Bank, Officials Say

The Israeli military said two soldiers had been killed, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.Israeli soldiers standing next to one of the bodies of two armed Palestinian men after the exchange of fire on Friday.

A Adam Rasgon

Gadi Eisenkot Couldn’t Be More Unlike Netanyahu. Can He Beat Him?

Mr. Eisenkot, an ex-military chief leading in the polls, calls the Israeli prime minister an “anti-leader.” But his low-key campaigning style is worrying supporters.Gadi Eisenkot, the leading candidate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a campaign event in Haifa, Israel, last month.

D David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer and Johnatan Reiss

Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Starshield Restrictions on Ukraine

The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.A Ukrainian soldier checking a reconnaissance drone before launching it in the Sumy region last fall.

M Michael Crowley, Maggie Haberman and Siobhán O’Grady

Republicans Cut Taxes to Win the Midterms. It May Not Work Out.

Among the stakes in next month’s election is the long-running question of whether tax cuts can shape how people vote.Representative Mike Lawler campaigning this month in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Mr. Lawler, a Republican, has made the higher federal cap on the state and local tax deduction central to h

A Andrew Duehren

Alpha School Claims to Teach Kids Twice as Fast. Many Don’t Make It.

Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents and educators say it doesn’t live up to the hype.An Alpha private school in Austin, Texas. The Alpha network is small but growing rapidly. Its leaders have ambitions for the mo

D Dana Goldstein

The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.

J Jack Nicas

As Brazil Prepares for Election Runoff, a Town Offers Clues to Bolsonaro’s Rise

Deep in cattle country, voter sentiments in an evangelical stronghold help explain why the country’s leftist president is the underdog in Sunday’s election.A gathering last month in Nanuque, Brazil, where longtime residents and those who have moved away come together to dance and reconnect.

A Adam B. Ellick and Seth Kugel

Drivers Are Livid After Vote to Ban NYC’s Horse Carriages

The City Council voted 40 to 7 to ban the carriages from Central Park starting in 2028. But the carriage drivers vowed to fight their loss of livelihood in court.A ban on carriage horses has been debated for years but finally received the needed political support after a tourist died in a fall over

A Andy Newman, Dana Rubinstein and Andrea Barnes