U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin

Shocked by the U.S. agreement with Russia, which Ukraine has called “a gift” to President Putin, officials in Europe have coalesced around a cautious diplomatic message.President Trump departing Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Saturday for a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tenn.

M Michael D. Shear and Jeanna Smialek

Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine

President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow’s war machine.Smoke rising from fires at an oil refinery after what the authorities said was a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow last month.

C Constant Méheut

Zelensky Comment Raises Fear That U.S. Is Cutting Intelligence Sharing

The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv had no early warning from its Western partners before a Russian ballistic missile attack. But some such attacks do go undetected.A resident collecting belongings from an apartment building that was struck in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

C Constant Méheut and Carlotta Gall

Trump Has Asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign, White House Says

Ms. Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has faced a string of damaging reports including asking a Republican donor to pay off a credit card.Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, at the ambassador’s residence in Athens in December.

T Tyler Pager

Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents

Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map.

S Shane Goldmacher

America’s Favorite Fruit Is Being Bruised by the Iran War

The journey of one banana from farm to store shows how the war’s economic effects have cascaded into some surprising industries.Transporting bananas to the United States has become much trickier since the war in Iran put pressure on global supply chains.

A Ana Swanson

War Collides With Saudi Ambition at a Gathering of Oil Powers

The tone of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh this week was defiant even as delegates were forced to redirect travel or address the audience from afar.A handout image of the WPC Energy Congress, which started on Sunday. Those attending were forced to reroute to other airports and even countries in t

L Lisa Friedman

The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics

As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.A roadside memorial for Liraz Assulin, who was killed by Hamas-led gunmen as she tr

I Isabel Kershner

The New Affordability Fight in the Midterms: Home Insurance Prices

Extreme weather is driving up insurance rates, impacting races from California to the nation’s central Tornado Alley.Increasingly violent storms in the nation’s midsection, like the storm that hit Gilbert Kirk’s house in Kansas City, Kansas, are driving up homeowners insurance.

D David W. Chen

This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?

Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks return to violence.Workers clearing debris within a former processing plant as part of preparations to reopen the Panguna copper and gold mine.

V Victoria Kim and Matthew Abbott

Your Politics Questions

We answer reader queries about the midterms.Voting machines in South Carolina.

A Adam B. Kushner

Cyberattack Hits Hundreds of Supermarket Refrigeration Systems in France

The attack targeted a Danish software system in at least 380 supermarkets, forcing some shops to throw out frozen produce. The attackers have not been identified.Empty shelves at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, France, on Monday, following a cyberattack that caused refrigerators to defrost.

S Ségolène Le Stradic