Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world:

In a Cat-and-Mouse Game, Russian Oil Tankers Are Flying New Flags

A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions.

U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute

After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome

A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country’s history, its armed forces have regained the momentum. Some ask: to what end?

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