An audacious first-ball six by a 14-year-old, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut earned him huge praise all around. One among those admirers was Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of tech giant Google.

An Israeli military investigation concluded Sunday that its troops did not use “indiscriminate fire” in an incident that killed 15 Gaza emergency service personnel, but acknowledged failures and announced plans to dismiss a field commander.

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes. 

​Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a 30-hour truce, but it comes as diplomatic efforts pick up, Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg writes.