Ellen Francis

• Europe

Russian refineries burn as Ukraine’s cities go dark ahead of a cold winter and renewed targeting of the energy sectors.

• Europe

An official with Carles Puigdemont’s separatist party said he was returning to Belgium, where he has been based since staging a 2017 referendum for Catalan independence.

• Europe

Carles Puigdemont had been in self-imposed exile since a bid for Catalan independence in 2017. His return is a challenge to Spanish authorities.

• Olympics

Paris may avert the financial disasters of past Olympics, although its budget is bigger than expected and the benefits remain uncertain.

• Europe

Macron may figure that voters are angry at him, but are not truly prepared to allow a far-right prime minister to head a new French government.

• Israel-Gaza War

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, said he would resign if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not come up with a postwar plan by Saturday.

• Israel-Gaza War

Three top Israeli officials warned an offensive at the Lebanon border could be imminent if the steady drumbeat of clashes with Hezbollah is not resolved.

• National

The volcanic activity took place in an area that hadn’t erupted in nearly 50 years, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

• Europe

The French presidency said Russia will not be invited to events in Normandy on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings because of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.