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Wildfires came early this year, are more numerous and have spread across much of the country, burning millions of acres as climate change turns more forest into a tinderbox.

Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case.

The presidential candidate who was assassinated on Wednesday had a long history in Ecuador’s public affairs, largely as an antagonist to those in power.

A former camel trader who led a militia accused of genocidal violence in Darfur, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, widely known as Hemeti, leads the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary unit.

The legislation marks another significant erosion of freedom in a former British colony once known for its relative autonomy from Beijing.

The actions are almost always political, and governments sometimes resort to force-feeding, a practice denounced as inhumane. Deaths like that of a Palestinian prisoner this week are uncommon.

While the authorities continue to warn for a volcanic eruption, they say that any disruption to air travel will probably be minimal.

The unit responsible for enforcing the country’s strict Islamic dress code for women has been shut down, a concession to protesters. But the hijab law remains in place.

The government says its plan is a much-needed reform to curb the influence of an overreaching judiciary; critics say it will undermine the country’s democratic institutions.

Mr. Donaldson resigned as party leader on Friday after being charged with non-recent sexual offenses.