A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the fifth time since December, cracking the Sundhnjukar mountain ridge open with spectacular force and sending lava spewing 150 feet into the air. nyti.ms/4aDr5QR

En Venezuela hay dudas generalizadas de que Nicolás Maduro permita hacer públicos los resultados que no le favorecen en las elecciones presidenciales, o que los acepte si se difunden.  nyti.ms/45itrUt

In a high-stakes election taking place this week in South Africa, the African National Congress, which has governed for three decades since the end of apartheid, may lose its outright majority for the first time nyti.ms/3V0n96Y

Secretary of State Blinken suggested that the Biden administration could be open to tolerating strikes by the Ukrainian military inside Russia, saying that the U.S. would “adapt and adjust” its stance based on changing conditions on the battlefield. nyti.ms/4aErrXt

El Congreso Nacional Africano, partido gobernante, podría perder su mayoría parlamentaria por primera vez desde la caída del apartheid hace 30 años. nyti.ms/3UZ5i07

The Netherlands will be getting a new prime minister, with the four right-wing parties that are forming a government finally naming their pick, Dick Schoof, more than six months after the elections. nyti.ms/3yx9pZN

If you’re visiting Paris this summer for the Olympic Games, you might find yourself needing a break from the crowds. Here are some French cultural highlights to enjoy. nyti.ms/4bErUu4

An experienced international aid official, Garry Conille, was unanimously appointed prime minister of Haiti. He is now tasked with leading the country out of its current crisis until elections for a new president can be held. nyti.ms/3KlK7Re

Venezuelan officials rescinded an invitation to the European Union to observe the upcoming July 28 presidential elections, another stark sign that President Maduro is unlikely to cede power despite allowing an opposition candidate to run against him. nyti.ms/4bY7E6A

A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s why it won’t be easy. nyti.ms/4bWMNjX

As voters head to the polls for the most consequential election in South Africa since the end of apartheid 30 years ago, Black professionals represent one of the grave threats to the precarious grip on power that Cyril Ramaphosa and his party holds. nyti.ms/4aFEkAF

New Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever on Wednesday — 126 degrees Fahrenheit, or 52.3 degrees Celsius — leaving residents of the Indian capital sweltering in a heat wave that has kept temperatures in several Indian states well above 110 for weeks. nyti.ms/4aHKpwv

Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires. nyti.ms/4dZIuGb

Many people in former Soviet nation of Georgia see a new foreign influence law aimed as a sign the country is moving away from Western Europe and toward a Russia they abhor. nyti.ms/4bZROs7

In the Olympic dining hall near Paris, carbon imprint will outweigh cassoulet as chefs consider the environmental impact of French cuisine. There won’t even be French fries. nyti.ms/3WZOdpq

A surprise television hit, now on Netflix, 'Extremely Inappropriate!' has people talking about what Japan has lost with today’s changed sensibilities. nyti.ms/3KhOUDf

In northeastern Ukraine, and in the part of Russia it touches, the war strains the emotions of people with relatives, and family histories, that span both sides. nyti.ms/3Kop0h7

North Korea’s latest tool of showing anger at South Korea: sending balloons over South Korea to dump trash from the sky. nyti.ms/3R2nCnS

A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election in South Africa.

Here’s why it won’t be easy. nyti.ms/3KinexU

The bombs used in the Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in a camp for displaced people near Rafah, Gaza, on Sunday were made in the United States, according to weapons experts and visual evidence reviewed by The New York Times. nyti.ms/4547Z5u