Australia and New Zealand

But there were no early reports of casualties from the storm, which was named Sinlaku and was moving northwest of the region.

By Laura Chung

The storm, named Sinlaku, was expected to make landfall on Tuesday evening in Tinian and Saipan, where tens of thousands of people were urged to shelter in place.

By Laura Chung

A mysterious algal bloom has haunted South Australia’s coast for more than a year, killing marine life and unsettling communities that cherish the ocean.

By Isabella Kwai

The suspect, charged with five counts of murder, is accused of killing or ordering the killings of unarmed civilians during the Afghan war.

By Laura Chung

Tom Hanks’s character spent four years stranded in the 2000 film. The 30 cruise passengers were rescued much more quickly.

By Ali Watkins

The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.

By Edward Wong

In “Burnout Paradise,” four performers try ambitious tasks while jogging. If they can’t beat their run time goal, the audience gets its money back.

By Erik Piepenburg and Yuvraj Khanna

A hiker in New Zealand fell 180 feet down a waterfall and was evacuated without her dog. A crowd-funded rescue effort reunited them.

By John Yoon

About 160 people crowdfunded a private helicopter search to find Molly, a Border collie who was lost in the New Zealand wilderness for seven days. Molly went missing after her owner fell into a waterfall while they were hiking and was airlifted to safety without her.

By Jiawei Wang and Christina Kelso

An adventure town famous for madcap thrills is offering something relatively radical — relaxation.

By Brittany Lyte and Simon Devitt