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Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever

Par :Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin
Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost entirely on imported energy.

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The Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan, Taiwan.
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Student Who Filmed Himself Raping at Least 10 Women to Be Sentenced in London

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Zou Zhenhao, 28, is considered by the police in the British capital to be “one of the most prolific predators” they have encountered. Investigators say there are probably many more victims.

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A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao, who attacked women in Britain and China. He would lure victims back to his homes and then drug and rape them.
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This Oregon Native Went to Kyiv as a Volunteer. He Died in a Russian Attack.

Par :Kim Barker
Fred Grandy was upset by the United States’ reversal in its support for Ukraine, his family said. This week, he was among the 28 people killed in a drone and missile assault.

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Firefighters at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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No Sting, No Mercedes: A Russian Expo Shows Cost of Divorce With the West

Par :Ivan Nechepurenko
The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to host multibillion-dollar deals and performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.

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At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on Wednesday. Major American investors once again shunned the conference.
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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall

Par :Roger Cohen
The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

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Watching Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to the people of Iran, in Tehran, on Wednesday.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been widely criticized for appearing weak in a conversation with Cambodia’s Hun Sen, who released a recording of their exchange.

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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand has apologized for comments, which she cast as a “negotiation technique.”
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Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.

Par :Patrick Kingsley · Adam Rasgon · Ronen Bergman · Natan Odenheimer and Julian E. Barnes
Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

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Tel Aviv this week. Since Iran started retaliating against Israel’s fire, Israel’s defense system has intercepted most incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.
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Air India Cuts International Flights After Crash Causes Chaos

Par :Anupreeta Das
The move came a day after Indian officials told the airline to improve its operations, and as delays and canceled flights are drawing complaints from passengers.

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An Air India aircraft takes off at the international airport in Ahmedabad, India, on Tuesday.
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Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties

Par :Lara Jakes and Steven Erlanger
A plan to increase military spending at the level President Trump wants is becoming clearer, as are its shortcomings.

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A Norwegian naval commando hoisted himself onto the deck of a ship during a NATO exercise in March.
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Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?

Par :Alexander Nazaryan
Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.

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Patrick Shafto, who oversees DARPA’s information innovation office. A.I., he said, shows “huge potential benefit to the community of mathematicians and to society at large.”
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A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages

Par :Marta Giaccone
A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.

Sea cliffs at the Regional Natural Park of Porto Conte, along Sardinia’s northwestern coast.
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China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets

Par :Megha Rajagopalan
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.

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Russian soldiers marching in the country’s annual Victory Day parade in May. Hacking groups appear to have become more interested in Russian targets after the country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs

Par :Jenny Gross
A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors.

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Nicole Dekoster, 71, dancing at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, in an outing organized by a Belgian nonprofit.
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Iran Missile Strikes Hospital in Southern Israel

Par :Adam Rasgon
The strike highlighted the risks to civilians in Israel and Iran after days of fighting between the two nations.

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The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, after an Iranian missile strike.
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Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico as a Category 4 Storm

Par :Diana Manzo and John Yoon
Erick set off flash floods in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. A stretch of the Pacific coastline, including Acapulco, was under a hurricane warning.

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A woman filming waves breaking on the beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on Wednesday.
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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

Par :Edward Wong
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.
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Iranian Civilians Are Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including a Poet and an Equestrian

Par :Farnaz Fassihi · Leily Nikounazar and Parin Behrooz
Israel has said it does not target Iranian civilians, but hundreds have died in the violence, among them a poet and her family, an equestrian and a graphic designer.

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A copy of an Iranian newspaper showing people killed in recent Israeli strikes.
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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

Par :David E. Sanger
The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.
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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg · Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson
President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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Tehran, the Iranian capital, after an Israeli strike on Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Says It Is Working to Help Americans Leave Israel Amid Iran Conflict

Par :Anushka Patil
As fighting between Iran and Israel continued for a sixth day, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem made its first announcement for Americans trying to leave Israel.

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The United States Embassy in Jerusalem in 2023.
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Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting

Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
The government announced proposals to make it harder to buy a firearm after a gunman killed nine students and a teacher.

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A vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Graz, Austria.
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