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

Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of ISIS members and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.

Russia’s Exile From World Sports Will End Next Month at Paralympics

Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations in the Paralympic Games in Italy next month, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

South Sudan Appoints Dead Man to Election Panel, in Sign of Political Crisis

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan appointed Steward Sorobo Budia, an opposition politician, to an election panel last month. But Mr. Budia couldn’t serve on it because he had died five years earlier.

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