Jérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.

Cuban revolutionaries taking over the Havana Docks Corporation facilities in 1960.

A furniture workshop in Havana carries reminders that the Castro family has been part of Cuba’s ruling elite for more than 65 years.

A SpaceX rocket in 2024. The company, led by Elon Musk, chose Goldman Sachs to be the lead bank for its initial public offering.

At a hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of a new Ebola outbreak.

A lawsuit against the F.D.A. threatens access to medication abortion, and the Trump administration has remained strikingly silent about the case, even as it reached the Supreme Court.

Susannah Flood, seated, and fellow cast members in “Liberation.”

A citizenship ceremony for new Canadians last year in Montreal.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada announcing a sovereign wealth fund on Monday in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking on Saturday at a Liberal Party convention in Montreal.

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Liberal Party’s convention in Montreal on Saturday. His agenda is focused on reducing Canada’s dependence on the United States.

Eliza Leone, a dietitian, teaches culinary medicine to a mix of medical, dental and dietetics students from Tufts University.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi standing atop a vehicle during an election campaign in Tokyo on Saturday.

A truck hauling material out of a mining valley for heavy rare earth metals on the outskirts of Longnan, China, in April.

Tatiana Schlossberg’s essay for The New Yorker, published online in November and in print this month, moved David Remnick, the magazine’s editor, with its “heart and intelligence and honesty,” he said.