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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

Par :Ephrat Livni
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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“The immediate plan is to scale up the number of sites up to 16 and begin to operate them as much as 24 hours a day,” Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a Fox News interview.
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Trump’s Tariff Gamble Puts America’s Ties With India at Risk

Par :Anupreeta Das
As the president pursues his goals on Russia and trade, America’s relationship with an important partner in Asia could end up as collateral damage.

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Assembling printed circuit boards at factory in Bengaluru, India, in June.
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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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The state funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during Israeli attacks on Iran in June.
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Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed

Par :Karen Zraick
The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.

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Judge Roger M. Young wrote that his court lacked jurisdiction and that the issue fell under federal law, not state law.
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New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

Par :Jonathan Wolfe
Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

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The evacuation plane, shown in a handout photo from the New Zealand Defence Force, landed at McMurdo Station on Tuesday, loaded up the evacuees and returned to Christchurch on Wednesday morning, making the round trip in just under 20 hours.
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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

Par :Maggie Haberman · Steven Erlanger and Andrew E. Kramer
If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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California Wildfire Season Starting Earlier Because of Climate Change, Study Finds

Par :Raymond Zhong
Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said.

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A new study examined fire trends while taking into account the different characteristics of the state’s 13 ecological regions.
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India Digs In After Trump Doubles Tariffs

Par :Anupreeta Das
Facing a 50 percent tariff as a penalty for buying Russian oil, India says it is “unfortunate” that it is being punished for acting in its national interest.

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A factory in Tamil Nadu, India, last year.
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Prince Harry Cleared of Bullying Accusations at Charity He Co-founded

Par :Lynsey Chutel
The British regulator found no evidence to support the claims made by the charity’s chair, but it criticized all sides for letting the fight play out publicly.

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Prince Harry with a group of children at a Sentebale event in Botswana in 2019. He co-founded the charity to help young people with H.I.V. and AIDS.
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Despite Opposition, Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet to Discuss Gaza Military Push

Par :Isabel Kershner
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with a group of senior ministers 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 region’s economy, 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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Our Reporter Speaks to a Ukrainian Sniper About His Recovery

Par :Marc Santora · Nikolay Nikolov · Daria Mitiuk and Laetitia Vançon
Volodymyr is a Ukrainian sniper 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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After Trump’s Tariffs, Carney Seeks to Reduce Canada’s Economic Ties to U.S.

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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Ms. Rimington in 2004. After retirement, she wrote spy novels.
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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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