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Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Cabinet to Discuss Gaza Military Push

Par :Isabel Kershner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with his cabinet on Thursday as the families of the hostages warn that moving into new areas could endanger the captives.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering expanding Israel’s military operation in Gaza to the entire territory.
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Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested

Par :Ali Watkins
A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage in France.

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The flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying event in Paris.
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Italy Approves Project to Link Sicily to the Mainland by Bridge

Par :Elisabetta Povoledo
The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the economy of the region, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact.

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The Strait of Messina, the planned site for a suspension bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy.
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After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold

Par :Carlotta Gall and Nicole Tung
The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.

A wedding procession passed through the town of Busra al-Sham, Syria, during a cease-fire on Thursday. The latest conflict had renewed fears of attacks against religious minorities.
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Statue of French General Accused of Torture Divides His Hometown

Par :Ségolène Le Stradic
An effort to have a statue of Marcel Bigeard removed has reignited the debate over how the colonial past should be remembered.

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A demonstration last October in front of the city hall in Toul against the installation of the statue of Marcel Bigeard.
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For Some Wounded in Ukraine War, Surgery Helps Rebuild a Sense of Self

Par :Marc Santora · Laetitia Vançon and Daria Mitiuk
Surgeons have made significant strides in tending to the war’s wounded, particularly through the use of 3-D printing, creating patient-specific implants and surgical guides.

After more than three years of war, thousands of Ukrainians struggle with the physical and emotional trauma of severe facial injuries.
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Sudan’s Civil War Shifts Toward Kordofan

Par :Eve Sampson
Since the Sudanese Army drove its paramilitary rival from the capital in March, the two sides are battling for territorial gains in the Kordofan region.

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Sudanese Army soldiers arriving last March at a market in Al Kalalah district, an area south of the country’s capital, Khartoum, that had been recaptured a short while earlier from Rapid Support Forces.
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War Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It.

Par :Marc Santora · Nikolay Nikolov · Daria Mitiuk and Laetitia Vançon
Volodymyr is a Ukrainian marksman whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of the front line of the war with Russia. Calling in from there, he describes his recovery to Marc Santora, an international editor for The New York Times.
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With Sanctions Looming, Trump’s Envoy to Russia Meets With Putin

Par :Anton Troianovski
The envoy, Steve Witkoff, passed along “signals” from President Trump, according to an aide to President Vladimir V. Putin. Mr. Witkoff was making his fifth visit to Russia this year.

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Steve Witkoff in New Jersey last month.
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Video Forces Pakistan to Confront ‘Honor Killings’ and Gender Violence

Par :Elian Peltier and Zia ur-Rehman
Women in Pakistan die every day for supposedly dishonoring their families, and arrests are rare. But Bano Bibi’s defiant last words were caught on video.

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A protest last month in Quetta, Pakistan, against the killings of Bano Bibi and Ehsanullah Samalani, who had been accused of having an affair. A tribal leader ordered their execution, according to a police report.
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How the Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed Japan

Par :Hannah Beech
The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other potential threats.

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A visual simulation of the dropping of the atomic bomb, displayed at Hiroshima’s peace museum.
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With Canada No Longer Able to Rely on U.S., Carney Pushes New Markets

Par :Ian Austen
Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested he’s unlikely to add additional retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, but he is trying to help affected companies develop new products and find new buyers.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney visiting a lumber mill on Tuesday in British Columbia to announce efforts to help the lumber industry.
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Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

Par :Ana Ionova
The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is awaiting trial under house arrest after he was accused of overseeing a coup plot.
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British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

Par :Amelia Nierenberg
The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza.

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Tensions at the London company had been escalating as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsened.
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Ion Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95

Par :Dan Bilefsky and David Binder
As a three-term president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of brutality during the revolt that put him in power.

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President Ion Iliescu of Romania at the Presidential Palace in 1993. He oversaw the country’s transition to democracy after the overthrow of the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989.
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China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’

Par :Lily Kuo and Joy Dong
In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus, residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply.

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Fogging with insecticide at a hospital in the Chinese city of Foshan, where officials are battling an outbreak of chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne viral disease.
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Tommy Robinson, Far-Right UK Activist, Is Arrested Over Train Station Assault

Par :Esther Bintliff
Tommy Robinson was taken into custody for questioning on Monday after an assault that seriously injured a man last month at St. Pancras train station.

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Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, in London in June.
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Flash Floods in Indian Himalayas Kill 4, and Dozens Are Missing

Par :Hari Kumar and Mujib Mashal
The Indian Army and other forces were helping with the rescue, officials said. The flood’s full death toll may be higher, with so many missing.

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A picture from the Indian Army shows houses partially buried by a mudslide in Dharali in the state of Uttarakhand, India, on Tuesday, after flash floods.
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U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs

Par :Kailyn Rhone
Imports from other countries fell around 4 percent from the previous month as President Trump’s steep tariffs discouraged businesses from ordering goods.

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Stella Rimington, First Woman to Lead U.K.’s MI5, Dies at 90

Par :Adam Nossiter and Lynsey Chutel
Widely regarded as the inspiration for the recast of the James Bond character “M,” she was the first British spy chief to be publicly named and photographed.

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Stella Rimington, the director general of MI5, in 1993.
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Norway’s Hedged Bet on Europe’s Energy Future: A Garbage Disposal for Emissions

Par :Stanley Reed and Thomas Ekström
A business called Northern Lights is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle.

Northern Lights, backed by the Norwegian government, is using a process known as carbon capture and storage to clean up industries like cement and fertilizer that pump out huge amounts of carbon dioxide.
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Torrential Rain Batters Hong Kong, Flooding the Waterlogged City

Par :Joy Dong and Chris Buckley
Record-setting rain has brought chaos to parts of Hong Kong, with submerged streets, stranded buses and landslides. Residents were advised to avoid going out.

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Water spilling onto a street in the Quarry Bay area of Hong Kong on Tuesday. Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill by flooding caused by days of heavy rains.
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss Israel-Gaza War and Hostages

Par :Aaron Boxerman
The Israeli government said it had allowed some private businesses to resume importing goods into Gaza, which has been gripped by severe hunger.

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Seeking food at a charity kitchen in Gaza on Monday. More than one in three people in the enclave are not eating for days in a row, according to the U.N. World Food Program.
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On Gaza, Germany’s Government Faces Pressure From All Sides

Par :Steven Erlanger
Germany, after the Holocaust, has a special bond with Israel. But a hunger crisis in Gaza is creating a demand for Berlin to take bolder action.

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Activists set up pictures of children in Gaza in front of the Parliament in Berlin during a protest last month.
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Bite Club: The Fraternity That Awaits You After a Shark Attack

Par :Victoria Kim
Very few people know what it’s like to recover, physically and emotionally, from a shark bite. But some of the ones who do are ready to help.

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Anika Craney, whose foot was bitten by a shark in the Great Barrier Reef, resolved not to let the attack change her lifelong love of the ocean.
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Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the Jeju Air Crash

Par :Selam Gebrekidan and Grace Moon
Original designs for a structure at the end of the runway stipulated that it should break apart easily on impact. It ended up being made of concrete.

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The crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 was the deadliest on Korean soil, killing 179. The disaster may have been worsened by construction choices at the airport.
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Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Settle $875 Million New Jersey PFAS Claims

Par :Hiroko Tabuchi
New Jersey officials called it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

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New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the deal on Monday, calling it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.
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Bolsonaro Placed Under House Arrest by Brazil’s Supreme Court

Par :Ana Ionova
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose case has partly motivated President Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, was ordered to remain under house arrest as he awaited trial.

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil had been required to wear an ankle monitor. Now the Supreme Court had ordered him placed under house arrest.
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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

Par :Ephrat Livni and David C. Adams
The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

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A police patrol near Kenscoff, Haiti, on Monday. Eight people were kidnapped from an orphanage in Kenscoff on Sunday.
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Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty

Par :Paul Sonne and John Ismay
The United States has accused Russia of violating the pact, which expired in 2019, for more than a decade.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said intermediate-range ballistic missiles would be deployed to Belarus, which shares a border with three NATO countries.
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U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry

Par :Michael Crowley
A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.

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The move is the Trump administration’s latest in a multifront effort to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies

Par :Penelope Green
Before 9/11, she ran a dry cleaning business in Massachusetts; in the aftermath, she returned home after decades away to educate young girls.
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Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show

Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva and Josh Holder
The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

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Submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet off the port city of Vladivostok during Navy Day celebrations in 2023.
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Trump’s Demand to Trading Partners: Pledge Money or Get Higher Tariffs

Par :Alan Rappeport
President Trump is using an “Art of the Deal” approach to get other nations to hand over cash to lower their tariffs.

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President Trump has added an extra wrinkle into trade deals by suggesting countries invest in the United States or face higher tariffs.
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More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen

Par :Ismaeel Naar and Abdi Latif Dahir
The vessel capsized along a heavily traveled but treacherous route for Africans transiting the war-torn country to find work in the rich Gulf states.

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Africans who are looking for work travel through Yemen, which has a porous land border with Saudi Arabia.
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El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others

Par :Annie Correal and Maria Abi-Habib
Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

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President Nayib Bukele’s success in restoring safety in El Salvador has made him enormously popular, even as his tactics have raised alarms.
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What’s It Like to Deal With Brutal U.S. Tariffs? Ask Malaysia.

Par :Alexandra Stevenson and Zunaira Saieed
Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.

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Kuala Lumpur. Over the last decade, Malaysia rose to become one of the world’s biggest makers of solar panels, but only two solar panel makers remain today.
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