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What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump

8 août 2025 à 18:50
The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump at a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.

William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101

8 août 2025 à 18:46
A former federal judge, he first came to the F.B.I. just as two of the worst spies in American history were running rampant.

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military

8 août 2025 à 17:33
The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Al-Sabra neighborhood in central Gaza City last month. In a statement on Friday morning, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stopped short of saying Israel would conquer the entire territory.
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  • What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
    A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.
     

What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at White House

8 août 2025 à 17:40
Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit corridor through its territory, which will be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, left, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at a meeting in Moscow last October. The two leaders’ declaration comes after months of shuttle diplomacy between the countries.

Vance and Lammy Mix Fishing and Foreign Policy at UK Estate

8 août 2025 à 14:00
JD Vance and his family are spending two nights at the country residence of the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, with whom he has a somewhat unlikely friendship.

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Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, left, and Vice President JD Vance on Friday at Chevening House. Mr. Lammy and Mr. Vance have cultivated a personal relationship that predated their current jobs.

War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon

8 août 2025 à 14:18
Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.

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The island of Santa Rosa de Yavarí, foreground, sits at a border shared by Colombia, Peru and Brazil in the Amazon rainforest.

What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza

8 août 2025 à 13:12
A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City could further endanger their loved ones.

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Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend a rally in Jerusalem on Thursday demanding their release and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine

8 août 2025 à 12:14
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may be seeking to build support among countries that have backed Moscow or remained neutral in the conflict.

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia meeting with Ajit Doval, India’s national security adviser, in Moscow on Friday, in a photo released by Russian state media.

Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country

8 août 2025 à 12:36
The Mexican government thought it had turned a corner in cooperating with the Trump administration on combating the cartels, having launched an aggressive crackdown of its own.

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President Trump directed the Pentagon to target drug cartels on Friday. If the Pentagon plans to deploy troops to Mexico, it could strain ties to their worst point in decades.

Canada’s Girl Guides Suspend U.S. Trips Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

8 août 2025 à 11:19
The organization, Canada’s equivalent of the Girl Scouts, said it was pausing the trips out of safety concerns for its members.

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The Peace Arch monument at the U.S.-Canada border in Surrey, British Columbia.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

8 août 2025 à 11:03
Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.

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A planned airport in the Everglades would have been the world’s biggest, but only one runway was built and it was rarely used.

India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Xi and Trump

8 août 2025 à 13:07
The collapse of the prime minister’s high-stakes efforts to transform ties with the world’s two superpowers has exposed the limits of India’s leverage.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing relations with President Trump break down over issues including trade with Russia.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

8 août 2025 à 10:19
Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.

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A planned airport in the Everglades would have been the world’s biggest, but only one runway was built and it was rarely used.

New Tariff on ‘Transshipped’ Goods Mystifies Importers

8 août 2025 à 09:47
The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.

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In addition to an extra 40 percent tariff on goods that pass through more than one country, the White House is designing rules to apply higher charges on components that go through a similar transshipment before assembly.

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

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President Trump ordered the State Department to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations after taking office in January.

Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza

8 août 2025 à 08:33
The move followed weeks of debate over reports of hunger in Gaza, but it was precipitated by Israel’s decision to expand military operations there.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany last month. He said the country would stop exporting weapons to Israel to be used in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan

8 août 2025 à 07:06
International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month. His office said that the Israeli military “will prepare for taking control of Gaza City” while distributing aid to civilians “outside the combat zones.”

Trump to Host Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for ‘Peace Signing’

8 août 2025 à 06:40
President Trump appeared eager to project confidence that an agreement could be reached in a long-intractable conflict.

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A border crossing in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2023. It has been at the center of decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks

8 août 2025 à 12:08
“Here on the ground, we don’t feel any real changes from all these high-level meetings and statements,” a soldier said.

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An explosion from a Russian drone strike lit up the sky over Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.

As Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid

8 août 2025 à 06:24
An increasing number of Palestinians are dying from hunger-related causes. Others are weak from months of extreme deprivation and vulnerable to illnesses in a territory short on crucial medical supplies, fuel and clean water, aid workers say.

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Gazans waited to receive meals at a charity kitchen this month. Nearly one in three people in the territory is not eating for days at a time, the United Nations said.

Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?

8 août 2025 à 05:57
The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.

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An Israeli armored fighting vehicle near the border with Gaza on Tuesday.

Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?

8 août 2025 à 05:47
The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.

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An open-air museum in Red Square commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Amid budgetary strains, the Kremlin has protected military spending as the war in Ukraine goes on.

The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

8 août 2025 à 05:13
To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Police officers at a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in London last week. Immigration has become a lightning rod in the debate over free speech in the U.K.

A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political.

8 août 2025 à 13:20
A livestream of an undersea project has captivated Argentina as President Javier Milei wields a chain saw on the budget for science.

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Congo’s Teens Brave Bombs, Rebels and Abduction to Play Hoops

8 août 2025 à 05:00
A basketball academy that offers young people a lifeline and a chance to dream is hanging on in the Congolese city of Goma, despite years of war and the chaos and violence that have followed a rebel takeover.

Hundreds of teens still venture out in the Congolese city of Goma, recently taken over by rebels, to train at a youth basketball academy.

With Gaza City Plan, Netanyahu Risks Ending Up in Familiar Deadlock

8 août 2025 à 15:40
Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. The decision to capture Gaza City repeats a strategy that has failed in the past.

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A camp on the Gaza coast for displaced Palestinians. Many civilians in the enclave have been trapped in a dystopian nightmare by the Israeli military campaign.

Trump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last

8 août 2025 à 00:05
Dozens of Bhutanese men ejected from the United States are now in refugee camps in Nepal, which doesn’t want them but has nowhere to send them.

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Bhutanese people, members of the harassed Lhotshampas ethnic minority, have lived in refugee camps in Nepal since the 1990s.

Should Soccer Star Son Heung-min Have Held an Umbrella for a Female Reporter?

8 août 2025 à 00:12
A photo of Son Heung-min set off a heated debate online that laid bare the intense emotions surrounding South Korea’s gender divide.

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Son Heung-min, center, before an exhibition match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in Seoul on Sunday.
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Big-Game Hunter Is Killed by Buffalo During Safari

7 août 2025 à 17:40
Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said.

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Asher Watkins was pursuing a Cape buffalo in South Africa when it attacked and killed him.

Canada Wildfires: Military Is Brought In to Battle Blazes

7 août 2025 à 17:30
Amid thousands of evacuations and the spread of smoke to the United States, the Canadian armed forces and the Coast Guard were summoned to help battle the blazes.

South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, May Complicate Tariff Talks

7 août 2025 à 16:59
Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back measures that redress the damage of apartheid.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and President Trump at the White House in May.

Egypt Ends Rent Control System Than Aided Poor for Decades

7 août 2025 à 14:16
Officials say a new law will rebalance a housing market long distorted by rigid rent controls, but many residents could be pushed out.

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Even in some expensive areas of Cairo, rent control measures in place for decades have enabled some renters to pay very low prices.

Spanish Officials Condemn City’s Ban on Religious Events as ‘Racist’

7 août 2025 à 13:56
A leader in the conservative party says a measure does not “single anyone out for their beliefs,” but a branch of the far-right Vox party praised it for “banning Islamic celebrations.”

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Protests against migrants last month in Torre-Pacheco, in southeastern Spain.

Dean Cain, Who Played Superman, Says He Is Joining ICE

7 août 2025 à 09:17
The actor told Fox News he will sign up as an immigration officer, as the Trump administration recruits more personnel to staff its deportation campaign.

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Dean Cain at a premiere in June.

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed

7 août 2025 à 10:23
The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.

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The warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were stored when the U.S. government defunded the agency.

U Myint Swe, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies at 74

7 août 2025 à 07:42
A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their rule after a 2021 coup.

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In a photo released by the Myanmar military, U Myint Swe attends a defense and security council meeting in Naypyidaw in 2023.

For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals

7 août 2025 à 17:28
The Russian leader sees direct talks with Trump as essential to achieving his ultimate aims in Ukraine.

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In a photo released by state media, President Vladimir V. Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza

The announcement appeared to stop short of saying explicitly that Israel would take full control of the Gaza Strip, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was his intention earlier.

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The Israeli military says it controls about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north of the enclave to Khan Younis in the south is the main area that is outside Israeli control.

She Survived a 9-Story Fall After a Russian Missile Hit Her Building

7 août 2025 à 05:17
Veronika Osintseva’s story has captivated a war-weary Ukraine.

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Veronika Osintseva, 23, with friends at a hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. “I don’t know how I flew, but I somehow stayed alive,” she said in an interview.

Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms

7 août 2025 à 05:10
A summit between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin would come as the United States has urged Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine or face new sanctions.

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President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting in 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

7 août 2025 à 05:03
The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Bow Island, Alberta is home to a large Menonite Community.

Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

7 août 2025 à 05:02
Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.

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The Vineyard Wind project off Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. The Interior Department has ordered its lawyers to review some projects that have already been approved.
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  • How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain
    Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group known for its direct action, was banned as a terrorism group under British law. The decision followed a break-in by the group at Britain’s largest air base, causing a political scandal. Lizzie Dearden, a security reporter, explains how this has large stakes for the legacy of direct action in protest movements in Britain.
     

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain

Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group known for its direct action, was banned as a terrorism group under British law. The decision followed a break-in by the group at Britain’s largest air base, causing a political scandal. Lizzie Dearden, a security reporter, explains how this has large stakes for the legacy of direct action in protest movements in Britain.

How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law

7 août 2025 à 05:00
The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But after it damaged military property, the British government banned it as a terrorist organization.

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A demonstration in London in July. The British government has put Palestine Action, a protest group, on the same legal footing as groups like Al Qaeda in response to actions related to property damage.

Why a Teen Bullying Case in China Set Off Protests and a Crackdown

7 août 2025 à 04:48
Residents in a city in southwestern China protested what they saw as official indifference in the attack on a girl. Police repression and censorship fueled the outrage.
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