Iraq’s Tangled Politics Trips Up Front-Runner in Coming Election Prime Minister Abadi is a national hero, but in Iraq’s tricky sectarian system, that doesn’t mean he will win the election. By MARGARET COKER and FALIH HASSAN
With Tour and White House Lunch, Trump Presses U.N. Envoys on Iran The administration said it had shown Security Council diplomats proof that Iran was arming Yemen rebels. Iran dismissed it as “Iranphobic” fakery. By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests Following the lead of a woman’s protest in late December, six women in Tehran took off their head scarves in public Monday and waved them overhead on a stick. By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say A global map published by the company shows users’ movements and is said to expose data about bases and personnel, including those of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Explorer A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan Ancient fortresses, crisp mountain streams, curious people and healing cities: Travelers are discovering the Kurdish Region of Iraq, a place of great beauty, haunted by war. By TIM NEVILLE
Female Kurdish Fighter Kills Turkish Troops in Likely Suicide Bombing in Syria The Kurdish bomber, 20, fought for a part of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an important ally of the United States military in the battle against the Islamic State. By ROD NORDLAND
Iran Grants Baquer Namazi, 81, Four-Day Release From Evin Prison A lawyer for Mr. Namazi, the oldest American known to be imprisoned in Iran, said he had been released temporarily because of poor health. By RICK GLADSTONE and GARDINER HARRIS
Sara Netanyahu’s Aides Sued Over Her Tirades. Now, There’s a Recording. The Israeli premier’s embattled wife can be heard screaming at a publicist over a gossip item that did not mention her college and graduate degrees. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow The country has been gripped by a terrible drought, so a blizzard brought joy — although the relief was most likely only temporary. By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Israel Slams ‘Baseless’ Holocaust Legislation in Poland Legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust drew condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli lawmakers. By ISABEL KERSHNER
TimesVideo A Deadly Blast in Kabul A bomb placed inside an ambulance exploded on a busy Kabul street on Saturday, killing at least 95 people and injuring at least 158 others. The explosion comes a week after another attack shook the city. By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER
Foreign Fighters Back Kurdish Militia in Syria in Fight Against Turkey Many Westerners who identify with the promise of a Kurdish state have joined the Y.P.G. militia, battling first the Islamic State and now Turkey. By MEGAN SPECIA
Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention Saudi Arabia’s most prominent investor, he had been detained in the Ritz-Carlton in the capital after a mass crackdown on corruption. By BEN HUBBARD
Saudi Arabia Frees Media Mogul, but His Company’s Fate Remains a Mystery MBC’s owner resisted a purchase offer from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. He was among those seized in what the Saudis called a corruption crackdown.
Italian Student in Cairo Was Murdered Over His Research, Prosecutor Says Giulio Regeni was killed because of his academic interest in Egypt’s independent labor unions, Rome’s chief prosecutor said in an open letter. By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria? United States cooperation with the Kurdish group has complicated ties with Turkey, which views them as terrorists. By ANNE BARNARD and BEN HUBBARD
In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa The discovery could rewrite the migration story of our species, pushing back by about 50,000 years when Homo sapiens were thought to have first left Africa. By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
Trump Sharply Warns Turkey Against Military Strikes in Syria In a phone call, President Trump urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to limit attacks against Kurdish militias, including some backed by American forces. By GARDINER HARRIS
Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a Threat American military officials fear the makeshift camps may repeat a security mistake of the Iraq war even as they have sought to avoid any major responsibility for addressing it. By ERIC SCHMITT
TimesVideo Is Turkey’s Syria Offensive Endangering U.S. Troops? Turkey's president has said he wants his forces to take the Syrian city of Manbij. The problem is that the United States is already there. By DAVID BOTTI and BARBARA MARCOLINI
Iraq’s Tangled Politics Trips Up Front-Runner in Coming Election Prime Minister Abadi is a national hero, but in Iraq’s tricky sectarian system, that doesn’t mean he will win the election. By MARGARET COKER and FALIH HASSAN
With Tour and White House Lunch, Trump Presses U.N. Envoys on Iran The administration said it had shown Security Council diplomats proof that Iran was arming Yemen rebels. Iran dismissed it as “Iranphobic” fakery. By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests Following the lead of a woman’s protest in late December, six women in Tehran took off their head scarves in public Monday and waved them overhead on a stick. By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say A global map published by the company shows users’ movements and is said to expose data about bases and personnel, including those of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Explorer A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan Ancient fortresses, crisp mountain streams, curious people and healing cities: Travelers are discovering the Kurdish Region of Iraq, a place of great beauty, haunted by war. By TIM NEVILLE
Female Kurdish Fighter Kills Turkish Troops in Likely Suicide Bombing in Syria The Kurdish bomber, 20, fought for a part of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an important ally of the United States military in the battle against the Islamic State. By ROD NORDLAND
Iran Grants Baquer Namazi, 81, Four-Day Release From Evin Prison A lawyer for Mr. Namazi, the oldest American known to be imprisoned in Iran, said he had been released temporarily because of poor health. By RICK GLADSTONE and GARDINER HARRIS
Sara Netanyahu’s Aides Sued Over Her Tirades. Now, There’s a Recording. The Israeli premier’s embattled wife can be heard screaming at a publicist over a gossip item that did not mention her college and graduate degrees. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow The country has been gripped by a terrible drought, so a blizzard brought joy — although the relief was most likely only temporary. By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Israel Slams ‘Baseless’ Holocaust Legislation in Poland Legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust drew condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli lawmakers. By ISABEL KERSHNER
TimesVideo A Deadly Blast in Kabul A bomb placed inside an ambulance exploded on a busy Kabul street on Saturday, killing at least 95 people and injuring at least 158 others. The explosion comes a week after another attack shook the city. By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER
Foreign Fighters Back Kurdish Militia in Syria in Fight Against Turkey Many Westerners who identify with the promise of a Kurdish state have joined the Y.P.G. militia, battling first the Islamic State and now Turkey. By MEGAN SPECIA
Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention Saudi Arabia’s most prominent investor, he had been detained in the Ritz-Carlton in the capital after a mass crackdown on corruption. By BEN HUBBARD
Saudi Arabia Frees Media Mogul, but His Company’s Fate Remains a Mystery MBC’s owner resisted a purchase offer from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. He was among those seized in what the Saudis called a corruption crackdown.
Italian Student in Cairo Was Murdered Over His Research, Prosecutor Says Giulio Regeni was killed because of his academic interest in Egypt’s independent labor unions, Rome’s chief prosecutor said in an open letter. By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria? United States cooperation with the Kurdish group has complicated ties with Turkey, which views them as terrorists. By ANNE BARNARD and BEN HUBBARD
In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa The discovery could rewrite the migration story of our species, pushing back by about 50,000 years when Homo sapiens were thought to have first left Africa. By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR
Trump Sharply Warns Turkey Against Military Strikes in Syria In a phone call, President Trump urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to limit attacks against Kurdish militias, including some backed by American forces. By GARDINER HARRIS
Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a Threat American military officials fear the makeshift camps may repeat a security mistake of the Iraq war even as they have sought to avoid any major responsibility for addressing it. By ERIC SCHMITT
TimesVideo Is Turkey’s Syria Offensive Endangering U.S. Troops? Turkey's president has said he wants his forces to take the Syrian city of Manbij. The problem is that the United States is already there. By DAVID BOTTI and BARBARA MARCOLINI