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Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop

Par :Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola
Finns trying to enjoy beaches and parks during their all-too-brief summers have been vexed by legions of geese — and their droppings. The smelly mess has resisted even the most innovative solutions.

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Geese holding up traffic in Helsinki, where the birds are ubiquitous in the summertime.
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Starmer Is Edging Closer to Recognizing a Palestinian State, UK Officials Say

Par :Mark Landler
Two government officials said Britain was actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, in a shift driven by public pressure over starvation in Gaza.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at President Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. Mr. Starmer, the officials said, resisted Palestinian state recognition in the past because he viewed it as a largely “performative” gesture.
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Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30

Par :Vivian Wang · Lily Kuo and Berry Wang
The rains set off flooding and landslides, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the capital and neighboring Hebei Province.

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A flood-damaged road in the Miyun district of northeastern Beijing on Monday. Chinese state media said on Tuesday that 28 people had died in Miyun.
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Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery

Par :Genevieve Glatsky and Julie Turkewitz
Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony damaging to him.

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The former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe.
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U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration

Par :Alan Rappeport · Ana Swanson and Melissa Eddy
Top American and Chinese officials are meeting for two days of talks in Stockholm as the Trump administration tries to complete trade deals.

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Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva. The delegations will meet again this week in Sweden.
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Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Claim Cyberattack as Aeroflot Grounds Flights

Par :Ivan Nechepurenko
The hack may have been part of a campaign to disrupt the sense of normalcy Russians have mostly enjoyed since the start of the war.

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People waiting for flights at the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow on Monday.
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For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach

Par :Luke Broadwater and Michael D. Shear
President Trump will have to decide whether America intends to take a leading role in confronting one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century.

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President Trump opened talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday.
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Paul Gallagher, Brother of Oasis Frontmen, Is Charged With Rape

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher, was also accused of making death threats, the authorities said.

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Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, in 2003.
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Israel Returned to War in Gaza Hoping to Break Hamas. It Achieved Few, if Any, Goals.

Par :Patrick Kingsley
Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

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A strike in Jabaliya, north of Gaza City, as Palestinians fled their homes in May.
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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide

Par :Aaron Boxerman
Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree.

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Palestinians mourning the dead after an airstrike in Gaza City in June.
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Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women

Par :Lily Kuo and Vivian Wang
China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and “improper relations” with women.

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The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin. The Buddhist Association of China said it had revoked his clergy certificate.
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‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza

Par :Isabel Kershner
After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.

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Protesters gathered in May at the Shaar Hanegev junction near the Gaza border, holding photos both of Israeli hostages and of children killed in strikes in the enclave.
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Is the E.U. Tariff Deal With Trump Good for Europe?

Par :Jeanna Smialek
Both sides hailed the agreement as the biggest ever. But it will come at a cost to the European Union, and many details have yet to be nailed down.

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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and President Trump announced a preliminary trade deal during meetings at Mr. Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
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Heavy Rain Likely Caused Deadly German Train Derailment, Investigators Say

Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
Television news footage showed bent tracks and piles of mud at the scene of the accident near the town of Riedlingen in southern Germany. Three people were killed and 41 injured.

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A mudslide next to the rails where a local train derailed near Riedlingen, Germany, on Sunday.
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Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva and Alina Lobzina
The same data networks that enable phone apps and web surfing help drones navigate, so officials are imposing daily, patchwork shutdowns. The actions can be very disruptive to daily life.

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In St. Petersburg, Russia. In a country where smartphones provide the only online access for millions of people, it is a big disruption when mobile networks go dark.
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Europe, Worried by Other Global Crises, Agrees to Trump’s Trade Deal

Par :Jim Tankersley
The framework agreement will likely not do much for economic growth on either side. But it avoids new fissures on other foreign policy issues, particularly the war in Ukraine.

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A container ship leaving the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, this month.
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​North Korea Rejects New South Korean Leader’s Peace Overtures

Par :Choe Sang-Hun
In its first comment on President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea, North Korea dismissed a call for dialogue, dampening hopes of a new chapter in relations.

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A photograph provided by North Korean state media shows Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, speaking in Pyongyang in 2022. North Korea has no interest in pursuing dialogue with the South, she said on Monday.
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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens

Par :Sui-Lee Wee and Edward Wong
U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, center, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, left, and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, taking part in talks on a possible cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, in Malaysia on Monday.
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Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations

Par :Martin Fackler and Ko Sasaki
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.

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Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations

Par :Martin Fackler and Ko Sasaki
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.

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Thai-Cambodian Conflict Tears at Remnants of a Once-Proud Empire

Par :Sun Narin and Hannah Beech
People on both sides of the border share a cultural heritage much older than modern nation-states, dating back to the ancient Khmer civilization.

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The disputed ancient Ta Moan Thom temple (known in Thailand as Ta Muen Thom) in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, in March.
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For Trump, E.U. Trade Deal was Badly Needed

Par :Luke Broadwater
After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

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President Trump’s trade deal with the European Union is his biggest to date.
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News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza

Par :Ephrat Livni
Saying that journalists in the territory, like many Gazans, are facing starvation, the groups urged Israel to allow more food in.

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Colleagues attending the funeral of Mohammed Abu Hatab, a Palestinian journalist who was killed in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in 2023.
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England’s Lionesses Take ‘Football Home’ With Gripping Euro Win

Par :Mark Landler and Lizzie Dearden
By edging out Spain in a penalty shootout in the European championship final, England’s women’s team cemented its position as the standard-bearer for English soccer.

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England’s players celebrated their victory in the European women’s soccer championship on Sunday.
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Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo

Par :Saikou Jammeh and Justin Makangara
The attack raised questions about diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in the Central African country.

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The remains of a vehicle burned during an attack in Komanda, in the eastern Ituri Province of Congo, on Sunday.
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R.S.F. Coalition Names Leaders of Sudan’s Parallel Government

Par :Eve Sampson
The move by a paramilitary-led coalition may make it even harder for the African country to hold together.

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General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, attending a meeting in Khartoum in 2022. The Sudan Founding Alliance said General Hamdan would head a 15-person government council that would include regional governors.
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U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe

Par :Ana Swanson · Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy
The United States and the European Union agreed to a 15 percent base tariff after weeks of negotiations, which were among the Trump administration’s most difficult discussions.
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With Bombs Whizzing in Air, Thousands Flee Thailand-Cambodia Border

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
The conflict is one of the deadliest clashes ever between the two countries. Thirty-four people have died, and over 165,000 have been displaced.

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An evacuation site in Surin Province, Thailand, on Sunday. The conflict began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near an ancient temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia.
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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69

Par :Vivian Yee · Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza
A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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Ziad Rahbani performing at a concert entitled “For Gaza” in the southern Lebanese port-city of Sidon in 2014.
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Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar

Par :Amelia Nierenberg and Niki Kitsantonis
Firefighters are battling several blazes, with officials warning that extreme heat will pose a risk of more in the coming days.

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A wildfire on Kythira, a Greek island popular with tourists, on Saturday.
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Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger

Par :Aaron Boxerman
Operations in parts of the enclave were put on hold to allow more aid. It was unclear if the move would relieve the hunger crisis, amid rising deaths from starvation.

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No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals

Par :Patrick Kingsley · Bilal Shbair and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad
After Israeli restrictions on aid, hunger has risen across Gaza. Doctors and nurses, struggling to find food themselves, lack the resources to stem the surge.

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Hanin Barghouth with her 3-month-old daughter, Salam, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza this week. At birth, her doctor said, Salam weighed roughly 6.6 pounds, and three months later, she weighs only 8.8 pounds — at least three pounds underweight.
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The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies

Par :Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on immigration and other issues.

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Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party, in the Bundestag in Berlin this month.
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Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Par :Catherine Odom
Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too.

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Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party setting up for a campaign event in Pirna, Germany, in 2023.
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Kartik Kumra Was Ready for Indian’s Fashion Moment

Par :Alisha Haridasani Gupta
As the “big guys” dabble in Indian looks, Kartik Kumra is in it for the long haul. And stars like Kendrick Lamar and Stephen Curry are wearing his designs.

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Kartik Kumra started his fashion label, Kartik Research, in his dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid

Par :Pranav Baskar
It was at least the third vessel blocked this year while challenging Israel’s naval blockade and seeking to deliver supplies by sea to a population facing rising starvation.

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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship leaving a southern Italian port for Gaza earlier this month.
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Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for Climate Summit

Par :Ana Ionova and María Magdalena Arréllaga
The Brazilian city of Belém, host to the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference, is short on hotel rooms. Love motels are offering a solution.

A heart-shaped Jacuzzi in one of the luxury suites in the Secreto, a love motel in Belém, Brazil. The motels typically charge by the hour for people who want to use the rooms for romantic assignations.
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At Trump’s Urging, Thailand and Cambodia to Meet for Cease-Fire Talks

Par :Sui-Lee Wee
After calls by President Trump, the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand are set to meet in Malaysia on Monday to discuss a halt to the fighting.

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Residents waited to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Sunday.
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Amid Growing Fury Over Gaza, Israel Says It Is Easing Aid Restrictions

Par :Patrick Kingsley
As starvation rises in Gaza, prompting global outrage, Israel’s military said it would restart airborne aid delivery there and make land deliveries less dangerous.

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Palestinians outside Gaza City after aid trucks loaded with food entered for the first time in June following a lengthy closure of the border.
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E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns

Par :Andrew E. Kramer
The $1.7 billion reduction capped a tough week for President Volodymyr Zelensky as he deals with Ukraine’s governance issues.

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Protests erupted Wednesday in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Parliament stripped the independence of two agencies at the center of the government’s anticorruption efforts.
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A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland

Par :Luke Broadwater
The president was criticized by demonstrators on a range of issues, from his stance on immigration and Gaza to his ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday during President Trump’s visit to Scotland.
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