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The legislature approved a law to replenish Ukrainian forces. Lawmakers said the bill included incentives for volunteers and new penalties for those trying to evade conscription.

The visit of Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, the U.S. military commander in the Middle East, came as diplomats sought to avert a wider war.

The legislature approved a law aimed at replenishing depleted Ukrainian forces. Lawmakers said the bill included incentives for volunteers and new penalties for those trying to evade conscription.

Reporters from The New York Times spoke to men who could be affected by the change.

The watchdog agency did not attribute blame, but its head said the strikes at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.”

The resolution adds diplomatic weight to international demands to curb the supply of weapons being used in Gaza.

World leaders welcomed the shift by an Israel facing increasing pressure, but they stressed that the measure of success would be whether enough trucks get in to ease the humanitarian crisis.

A bristling phone call reflected a shift in Lloyd J. Austin III’s tone toward his Israeli counterpart as he stressed the need for better protection of aid workers.

The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.

The C.I.A. told Russia that Islamic State terrorists were plotting an attack on Crocus City Hall, a concert venue.