Mike Ives

Milton remained remarkably powerful as it roared through the state, forcing people in inland counties to seek shelter and prepare for damaging winds and rain.

Gulf Coast residents were beginning to assess damage from heavy winds, rain and storm surges. More than three million customers were without power.

As the storm moved offshore into the Atlantic, Gulf Coast residents were beginning to assess damage from heavy winds, rain and storm surges. More than 3.3 million customers were without power.

The Israeli military attacked the Dahiya, a Hezbollah-dominated area south of the Lebanese capital, for a second straight day as it kept up an offensive in northern Gaza.

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, appeared to strike a measured tone. He said Israel’s attack should not be “magnified or downplayed,” state media reported.

The director of the C.I.A. was in Qatar for preliminary talks with Israeli officials aimed at reviving cease-fire negotiations with Hamas.

The president-elect’s picks include two Republicans from New York who fought for him during his first impeachment. He is expected to nominate Senator Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state.

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s top aides offered to resign hours after he rescinded his extraordinary order. Protesters are calling for his resignation as lawmakers prepare to meet.

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s top aides offered to resign hours after he rescinded his extraordinary order. Protesters are calling for his resignation as lawmakers prepare to meet.

Syrians who fled during the 13-year civil war are considering whether to return, as the rebels who now control Damascus try to unite the country.